As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
This incredible Air Fryer French Bread Pizza recipe comes together in just minutes with only a few ingredients. Perfect for fast dinners or snacks, they’re even easy enough for kids to make their own.
This Air Fryer French Bread Pizza is a wicked-fast dinner that is ready in under 10 minutes and won’t heat up your house. What could be better? Nothing.
These pizzas in the air fryer are so awesome because everyone in the family gets to personalize their own with their favorite toppings. No fighting, no negotiating, or bargaining. You get what you want, and so does everyone else!
If you have a favorite pizza topping, go for it! You can make it vegetarian, meat lovers, or start epic social media battles by covering it with pineapple. It’s YOUR PIZZA!
A few homemade suggestions: homemade pizza sauce, white pizza sauce, vegan pesto, sugar-free barbeque sauce, crumbled bacon (related: how to bake bacon in the oven), homemade sausage, or even roasted garlic and chopped basil.
How to Freeze French Bread Pizza
For make-ahead options as part of your meal prep, make the pizzas and freeze them unbaked on a baking sheet lined with parchment for three hours. Once frozen, wrap pizzas in parchment or foil and then transfer them to freezer storage (we love these reusable silicone bags).
You can cook the frozen french bread pizzas in the air fryer without thawing. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes depending on how large your slices are.
How Long Do You Cook Frozen French Bread Pizza
Have some store-bought frozen French bread pizzas in your freezer? Preheat your air fryer for 3 minutes at 380˚F and then cook the frozen French bread pizzas for 4-6 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- You can use French bread or baguettes for this pizza. Baguettes get much crispier when cooked in the air fryer.
- Lighter toppings like pepperoni, thinly sliced peppers, and mushrooms do tend to “fly” around the air fryer because of the powerful fan. I find putting them under the cheese works best to keep everything in place.
- You can brush the bread with olive oil and a bit of garlic powder and cook for 2 minutes at 350˚F before adding the toppings if you prefer the base to be a bit crispier.
- Cut bread into smaller pieces to turn these meal-size air fryer pizzas into a fast appetizer.
- This is a recipe where I strongly recommend using air fryer parchment. It helps with the delicious gooey cheese that might fall onto the basket. Don’t have special parchment? No problem! Take a piece of your normal parchment and punch a bunch of holes in it with a chopstick or small knife.
French Bread Pizza in Air Fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese {grated}
- toppings of choice
Instructions
- Cut the loaf of French bread in half down the middle. Slice each section in half lengthwise.1 loaf French bread
- Top each piece of bread with sauce, cheese, and toppings of choice.1/3 cup pizza sauce, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, toppings of choice
- Brush air fryer basket with olive oil or line with a piece of air fryer parchment.
- Fit pizzas into the basket (you may need to cook in batches) and cook at 350F degrees for 5 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and melty.
Notes
- Lighter toppings like pepperoni, thinly sliced peppers, and mushrooms do tend to “fly” around the air fryer because of the powerful fan. I find putting them under the cheese works best to keep everything in place.
- If you prefer the base to be a bit crispier, you can brush the bread with olive oil and a bit of garlic powder and cook for 2 minutes at 350F before adding the toppings
So easy and so delicious! Thank you!!
Pizza is always a good idea! 🙂
I love your air fryer recipies. I have a Power XL Air Fryer Grill and use it for everything. Thanks for all of the Air Fryer recipies – especially this one as I love French Bread Pizza. Also, I have aXL Power Pro Pressure Cooker so I am also enjoying those recipies. I have been cooking with a stove to pressure cooker for over 40 years making soups, stews and deserts but I sure love my new electric one. Thanks for having this site and sharing these great recipies.
Kathi, your comment made my day! Thanks so much for leaving it. 🙂
I’m all for any appliance that gets used and makes life easier. And I too LOVE french bread pizza. YUM!
You come up with the most amazing recipes. Who would have thought of putting them in the air fryer- brilliant!
That’s funny to me because I would put EVERYTHING in the air fryer if I could! I am always up for trying it once. HA!