You're going to love these air fryer English muffin pizzas! Made with minimal effort and ingredients, you get tasty personal sized pizzas perfect for any snack or lunch.
Recipe: $4.71 | Per Serving: $1.18 | Servings: 4
Making English muffin pizzas in the air fryer is simple and fun. The end results are crispy, chewy, flavorful mini pizzas topped with all of your favorite toppings.
In our house pizza is one of the main food groups, right up there with mac and cheese. We have so many fun variations of pizza like Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake, French Bread Pepperoni Pizza, and Mini Bagel Pizzas. But the air fryer is great for speed and convenience.
If you love air fried pizza recipes, make sure to check out our Air Fryer Pizza Rolls and Air Fryer Tortilla Pizza.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- Basic ingredients. English muffins, sauce, and toppings are all you'll need to make these simple pizzas. Any shopping trips needed will be minimal (and frugal!)
- It's quick. From start to finish, you can have a batch of pizzas on your plate in 10 minutes or less. Perfect for a quick snack.
- It's customizable. Add pepperoni, olives, sausage, peppers, and more. These little pizzas can be customized to your own tastes and include any number of toppings and cheeses. Any toppings that you'd put on a homemade pizza crust, like this Pizza Dough In a Bag, you can place on these English muffins.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Mozzarella cheese- You can use pre-shredded mozzarella cheese or a "pizza blend" of cheeses to save on time, or you can shred the cheese yourself. Cheese that you shred yourself will melt more nicely because it doesn't have the anti-caking agents that pre-shredded has.
English muffins- You'll want to use plain English muffins for the base of the pizza, but whole grain or whole wheat options work well too. If you still have English muffins left over, make sure to try our English Muffin French Toast.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🧾 Substitutions
Pepperoni: Not sure which pepperoni to use? You can use mini pepperoni, regular-sized pepperoni slices, and even a pepperoni stick. If using regular-sized pepperoni, you may wish to quarter them so you can fit more per slice. If using a pepperoni stick, dicing the pepperoni works best.
Sauces: You can adjust this recipe however you'd like, and that includes switching up the sauces and toppings. Feel free to try using BBQ sauce (storebought or Homemade BBQ Sauce), Cream Cheese Alfredo sauce, or ranch dressing.
📖 Variations
Topping Ideas: Explore various topping options beyond pepperoni to customize your pizza, such as slices of bell peppers, black olives, shredded chicken, Canadian bacon, crumbled cooked bacon, ground beef, pineapple, tomatoes, or spinach.
Cheese Varieties: Experiment with different cheese types to enhance the flavor, including pizza blend, shredded mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, Italian cheeses, or feta.
🔪 Instructions for Air Fryer English Muffin Pizza
Step 1: Slice the English muffins in half (if they aren't already) and place them cut-side-up in the air fryer basket.
Step 2: Cook for 3 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Step 3: Remove from the air fryer and top with sauce.
Step 4: Add the toppings, and cheese (add cheese last!) or layer cheese, toppings, and more cheese on top.
Step 5: Carefully lift and return the English muffin pizzas to the air fryer.
Step 6: Cook for 2 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Serve warm, and enjoy.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- The cheese goes on top! In air fryer pizza recipes, ensure cheese is placed on top of toppings to prevent them from flying around due to air circulation. This keeps toppings in place and prevents mess.
- Work in batches. Avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket to prevent soggy English muffins.
♨️ Oven Directions
Halve the English muffins and place them onto a baking sheet. Top with sauce and cheese, and then add your desired toppings. Bake in the oven at 425 degrees F for 5 minutes.
⏲️ Make Ahead Instructions
You can prepare the English muffin pizzas and place them in a single-layer air-tight container in the fridge for up to 2 days before cooking. This could be a great idea for meal prepping!
👩🏻🍳 Storage
Fridge Storage: Keep your cooled pizzas stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freezer Storage: To freeze your cooked English muffin pizzas, wrap them in plastic wrap or foil to prevent freezer burn, then place them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. This helps maintain their quality until you're ready to enjoy them.
🍳 Reheating
Microwave Reheating: Reheat the pizzas in the microwave for about 30 seconds on a microwave-safe plate. If reheating multiple pizzas, you may need 1-2 minutes to heat them together.
Air Fryer Reheating: For reheating in the air fryer, cook the pizzas at 350°F for 3-5 minutes until warmed through.
Oven Reheating: Alternatively, place the pizzas on a baking sheet in the oven at 325°F for about 10 minutes until heated thoroughly.
💭 Recipe FAQs
Pizza is a great dish on its own, but if you're looking for simple side dishes, you really can't go wrong with veggies. Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Carrots, Orange Creamsicle Fluff, and The Best Canned Green Bean Recipe are all great options for making these pizzas into a family meal.
Hunt's tomato sauce invented the English muffin pizza back in the 1950s to help advertise their sauces.
By using less sauce and by toasting the English muffin before adding the sauce and toppings, you can prevent a soggy muffin. Toasting the muffins helps to keep the sauce from being absorbed into the bread.
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer English Muffin Pizzas
Ingredients
- 6 English muffins, halved ($1.48)
- ½ cup pizza sauce ($0.49)
- 18 pepperoni slices, quartered ($0.52)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded ($2.22)
Instructions
- Slice the English muffins in half (if they aren't already) and place them cut-side-up in the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 3 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Remove from the air fryer and top with about ½-1 tablespoon of sauce each.
- Add the toppings, and cheese (add cheese last!) or layer cheese, toppings, and more cheese on top.
- Carefully lift and return the English muffin pizzas to the air fryer.
- Cook for 2 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Serve warm, and enjoy.
Notes
- Place cheese on top of toppings to prevent them from moving around in the air fryer.
- Avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket to prevent soggy muffins.
- Microwave: Heat for about 30 seconds on a microwave-safe plate.
- Air fryer: Reheat at 350°F for 3-5 minutes.
- Oven: Place on a baking sheet and bake at 325°F for about 10 minutes.
- Prepare the pizzas and store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days before cooking.
- Store cooled pizzas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Freeze cooked pizzas in an airtight container for up to 3 months, wrapped in plastic wrap or foil to prevent freezer burn.
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