Air Fryer French Bread Pizza

This easy recipe is really a fun way to introduce a new way to eat pizza to your family for pizza night, Give everyone their own part of the loaf and they can make their own how they like it and with less cooking time than an oven.

If you are new to using an air fryer, there really is nothing to be intimidated about. You might even find you love it to make a quick lunch or heat up leftovers. So get started on your air fryer recipe journey with these air fryer pizzas.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make our air fryer French bread pizza recipe, you need the following ingredients:

• Bread: you will want to use long loaf French bread
• Oil: olive oil will work best for homemade French bread pizza 
• Sauce: grab your favorite pizza sauce or use homemade pizza sauce
• Cheese: shredded parmesan cheese and shredded mozzarella cheese is always great for making homemade pizza
• Topping: slices of pepperoni (or your family’s favorite pizza topping) 
• Herbs: fresh parsley

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Air Fryer
• Cutting Board
• Serrated Knife

How to Make Air Fryer French Bread Pizza

1. Preheat. Preheat the air fryer to 350°F. 
2. Prep the “crust”. Cut the French bread in half lengthwise to create two long pieces. Then cut those pieces in half to create 4 shorter pieces. Brush the cut side of each piece and arrange the pieces, cut side up, in the basket of the air fryer (you will likely have to do this in 2 batches). Air fry for 3 minutes. 
3. Assemble the pizzas. Divide the pizza sauce evenly between the 4 toasted pizzas, brushing it over the toasted cut side of the bread. Sprinkle each piece with 1/3 cup mozzarella and arrange pepperoni pieces over the top. Sprinkle parmesan over each slice. 
4. Melt. Carefully transfer the prepared pizzas to the air fryer basket and air fry for 7 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and you have crispy crust and golden brown. You may have to do this in 2 batches depending on the size of your air fryer. 
5. Serve. Serve warm garnished with fresh parsley. 

Storage Suggestions

Fridge: Store the leftovers in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 3 days or the crispy french bread crust will no longer be crispy.

Recipe Notes

• Pick your favorite toppings. Use one (or none aka a cheesy pizza but nothing else) or a variety of toppings to have a pizza you will love! Some of our favorite toppings include the following: fresh basil, red pepper flakes, chopped bell peppers, Italian sausage, black olives, pepperoni slices, garlic butter (for the pizza crust), bacon, and Italian seasoning.
• Sauce to use for this easy Air Fryer French Bread Pizza recipe: Depending on what your pizza craving is, you can use olive oil, pesto, marinara sauce, or alfredo sauce. 
• Make this even simpler: If you want to make this recipe even simpler, you can apply most of the same things to the pizza, but instead of getting a loaf of French bread or Italian bread, You can get a box of frozen garlic toast and use the toast as your base and top it with the simple ingredients and cook it until you have melted cheese. 

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