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Impress your whole family with these delicious mini pizzas made in the air fryer or oven! They come together so fast, and everyone can add their favorite toppings for a fun and healthy meal. Can be made in less than 30 minutes!
Easy Mini Pizzas in Air Fryer
Especially on a busy weeknight, it can be so tempting to hit the drive thru or order take out! Fortunately, these healthy mini pizzas are so fast to make at home.
Since the 3 Ingredient Pizza Dough is made with yogurt and baking powder, it doesn’t need the same kneading or time to rise like normal.
You can even make it in the morning and throw together these easy air fryer mini pizzas that night. The kids can help make them too!
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Why We Love These Air Fryer Mini Pizzas
- From scratch: Unlike storebought crusts or frozen pizzas, these homemade mini pizzas are made completely from scratch! That means you can control the sugar, salt, flavorings, and preservatives to ensure they’re a nutritious option for your family.
- Quick & easy: Since the pizza crust is made from yogurt dough, this pizza comes together incredibly fast. And you don’t even have to heat your oven!
- Customizable: Just like regular pizza, everyone in your family can decorate their own pizza with their favorite pizza toppings. As a bonus, you can cook them up in the oven if you don’t own an air fryer!
Ingredient Notes
For the homemade pizza dough:
- Whole wheat flour: I recommend using white whole wheat flour for extra fibre without the whole wheat flavor. All-purpose flour can be used as well if preferred.
- Baking powder: This will help your homemade dough to get a good rise, similar to a biscuit dough.
- Salt: This will activate the baking powder and make your dough more flavorful.
- Greek yogurt: This is the secret ingredient. Greek yogurt adds moisture, density and a mild tangy flavor, making this pizza dough so scrumptious!
For the mini pizzas:
- Pizza sauce: Use storebought marinara sauce or this homemade low sodium pizza sauce recipe.
- Shredded cheese: The standard option is shredded mozzarella cheese, which melts into an ooey-gooey texture, but you can use whatever cheese you have on hand.
- Toppings: Gather a variety of toppings to make a pizza decorating bar!
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the Greek yogurt and mix until it becomes crumbly in texture.
- Use your hands to knead the dough for a few minutes until it starts to come together into a ball. If it still feels too dry, add 1 tablespoon of additional Greek yogurt at a time until the dough resembles a pizza dough consistency.
- Sprinkle a little flour on a flat surface and roll the dough until flat. I like to roll it out to about ¼ inch thickness for these mini pizzas, but you can roll it out to your desired thickness.
- Use a circular cookie cutter or circular object such as a wide glass or mason jar lid to cut out small circles from the dough. Place the dough circles on a parchment paper-lined pan.
- Spread a small amount of pizza sauce on each dough circle until evenly covered.
- Add any optional toppings. Sprinkle cheese on top of the sauce and toppings on each dough circle.
How to Make Mini Pizzas in Air Fryer
- Brush the air fryer basket or tray lightly with olive oil and place dough circles on the basket.
- Air fry at 375° F for 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown and crust is slightly crispy. You may need to work in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
How to Make Mini Pizzas in Oven
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the cheese melts and the crust gets slightly brown and crispy. The mini pizzas will puff up slightly while baking and deflate once cooled.
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TIPS FOR THE BEST MINI PIZZAS
- The number of mini pizzas this recipe makes will depend on how thin you roll the dough and the size of your cutter. I rolled mine about 1/4 inch thick and got about 12-14 4-inch mini pizzas.
- If you don’t have whole wheat or white whole wheat flour on hand, you can also use all-purpose or self-rising flour. Just skip the baking powder and salt if you sub in self-rising flour instead.
- You can also freeze the pizza dough circles ahead of time and then simply add the toppings and cook when ready to serve. You may need to add a few extra minutes to the cooking time if cooking from a frozen state.
- To make these mini pizzas even more fun, you can cut the dough into fun shapes using cookie cutters before adding the toppings. Try heart, star or teddy bear pizzas!
Recipe FAQs
The secret to the perfect air fryer pizza is to get the temperature right. You want to set your air fryer at 375 degrees F for a crispy crust. Let the air fryer preheat before adding your personal pizzas to the air fryer tray.
Spray the tray with cooking spray or place your pizza bases on a piece of parchment paper or air fryer paper liner and add it directly to the air fryer basket. This makes it easier to lift out and serve, too! You only need to cook these small pizzas for about 5-7 minutes or until the top of the pizza is golden brown and bubbly.
If you are hosting a party or trying to make a bunch of mini pizzas at once, you might realize your air fryer isn’t quite big enough for this air fryer pizza recipe. In that situation, set your conventional oven to 400 degrees F. They’ll need longer to bake (approximately 15-17 minutes), but you can fill several sheet trays with pizzas at once.
To make homemade pizza from scratch, set your air fryer to 375 degrees F and let it preheat for at least 5 minutes before adding your pizzas.
Storage Guidelines
- To refrigerate: Store leftover pizzas in an airtight container in the fridge or wrap each mini pizza in plastic wrap. You can keep them in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- To freeze: You can also freeze your pizzas for up to 2 months and thaw them in the fridge for a few hours before reheating and serving!
- To reheat: Pop your pizzas into a preheated air fryer set to 375 degrees F for about 5 minutes or microwave for 1 minute.
Mini Pizza Toppings
Whether you’re serving this mini pizza recipe for a party, your next pizza night, or to pack in a lunch box, don’t forget the toppings! This is a great way to entice your little ones to help you in the kitchen and sneak in some extra protein or veggies.
Try a combination of any of the following:
- Italian sausage
- Mini pepperoni
- Leftover chicken
- Italian ground beef
- Bell pepper
- Mushrooms
- Sliced onions
- Olives
- Pesto
- Spinach
- Fresh basil
Serving Suggestions
To make these easy air fryer pizzas into a complete meal, serve it with some extra veggies or protein or add a side salad or two for a crowd!
- Green salad
- 4 Ingredient Pasta Salad
- Sliced veggies with tzatziki sauce or high protein hummus
- Veggie Tots in Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Zucchini Fries
- Sliced fruit
Recipe Variations
- Skip the dough: If you don’t have time to make dough from scratch, use English muffins, mini naan bread, or bagels instead. Add your sauce, cheese, and toppings. Bake until the cheese is bubbly & golden!
- Hawaiian mini pizzas: Add a slice of Canadian bacon and some pineapple for a sweet and salty flavor.
- Breakfast pizza: Instead of marinara sauce, spread some pesto and top with scrambled eggs, mozzarella, and sliced cherry tomatoes for an easy meal. Yum!
More Easy Meals
- Mexican Fiestada Pizza Recipe
- Green Pasta Sauce Recipe
- Baby Quesadilla
- Chicken Pastina Soup
- Hamburger Helper Without Milk
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Healthy Mini Pizzas in Air Fryer or Oven
Ingredients
For the homemade pizza dough:
- 1 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour, whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
For the mini pizzas:
- 1/2 cup tomato or pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- Desired toppings
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the Greek yogurt and mix until it becomes crumbly in texture.
- Use your hands to knead the dough for a few minutes until it starts to come together into a ball. If it still feels too dry, add 1 tablespoon of additional Greek yogurt at a time until the dough resembles a pizza dough consistency.
- Sprinkle a little flour on a flat surface and roll out the dough until flat. I like to roll it out to about ¼ inch thickness for these mini pizzas, but you can roll it out to your desired thickness.
- Use a circular cookie cutter or circular object such as a wide glass or mason jar lid to cut out small circles from the dough. Place the dough circles on a parchment paper-lined pan.
- Spread a small amount of pizza sauce on each dough circle until evenly covered.
- Add any optional toppings. Sprinkle cheese on top of the sauce and toppings on each dough circle.
To cook mini pizza in air fryer:
- Brush the air fryer basket or tray lightly with olive oil and place dough circles on the basket. Air fry at 375° F for 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown and crust is slightly crispy. You may need to work in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
To bake in oven:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the cheese melts and the crust gets slightly brown and crispy. The mini pizzas will puff up slightly while baking and deflate once cooled.
Notes
- The number of mini pizzas this recipe makes will depend on how thin you roll the dough and the size of your cutter. I rolled mine about 1/4 inch thick and got about 12-14 4-inch mini pizzas.
- If you don’t have whole wheat or white whole wheat flour on hand, you can also use all-purpose or self-rising flour. Just skip the baking powder and salt if you sub in self-rising flour instead.
- You can also freeze the pizza dough circles ahead of time and then simply add the toppings and cook when ready to serve. You may need to add a few extra minutes to the cooking time if cooking from a frozen state.
- To make these mini pizzas even more fun, you can cut the dough into fun shapes using cookie cutters before adding the toppings. Try heart, star or teddy bear pizzas!
