Homemade Pizza Rolls in Air Fryer
Servings: pizza rolls
Whip up a batch of these easy homemade pizza rolls in your air fryer for a quick meal your whole family will love! Made with whole wheat pizza dough, veggies and your kids' favourite pizza toppings, these homemade air fryer pizza rolls are perfect for packing for lunch or as a fun handheld meal!
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat or regular pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup pizza or marinara sauce
- Sprinkle of Italian seasoning to taste
- Sprinkle of garlic powder to taste
- 1 cup baby spinach finely chopped
- 1/3 cup finely chopped red pepper
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- Slices of pepperoni (optional)
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of air fryer with non-stick spray and place a piece of parchment paper down. Then, preheat air fryer to 325°F.
- Flour your workspace well and roll out the pizza dough into an 8″x12″ rectangle.
- Brush the surface of the pizza dough lightly with olive oil to prevent the filling from making your pizza rolls soggy. Spread ½ cup of pizza sauce evenly across the surface of the dough. Make sure to leave a 1-inch gap around the edges so you can seal the roll.
- Sprinkle lightly with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Top evenly with chopped spinach and bell peppers.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese evenly over the dough.
- Starting on the long end of the rectangle, tightly roll the dough like you would with cinnamon rolls. The tighter the better.
- Adjust the roll so the seam-side is face down on your countertop and using a sharp knife, cut 10 – 12 individual 1-inch rolls. Carefully tuck the dough around the fillings if some fell out when cutting the rolls and pinch the bottom of each roll (as best as possible) to seal the sauce and cheese inside. Dip the bottom of each roll into cornmeal if desired.
- Evenly space out the rolls in your pre-heated air fryer – they should NOT touch. Leave about ½ inch of space between each. Cook in two batches if your air fryer is too small. Top each roll with remaining ½ cup of shredded cheese.
- Air fry at 325°F for 10 – 14 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the dough is puffy and cooked through. Check at the 10 minute mark and add time as needed. Remove from the basket and cool down for a few minutes before serving with extra pizza sauce, marinara sauce, or pesto.
Notes
- Be sure to flour your working surface and dough really well to prevent the dough from sticking. The stickier the dough is, the harder it is to roll and cut.
- Try to roll your dough as evenly as possible. If it’s too thin in some places, it may rip and some of the toppings may come out as you’re rolling the dough.
- If you use pepperoni (or other protein), I recommend chopping it up into smaller pieces since the larger slices can make the log of dough tougher to roll.
- The dough and toppings can be a bit messy to roll, but try your best to roll them as tightly as possible, tucking the toppings in to keep them contained in the dough. If some of the toppings come out, you can just stick them back in again and reform the rolls once you’ve cut them. They don’t have to be perfect. To make the log of dough easier to cut and help prevent the rolls from falling apart as you slice, place it in the fridge, uncovered, for at least 20 minutes.
- I like to pour some cornmeal onto a plate or bowl. Dip the bottom of each roll into cornmeal and place in the air fryer cornmeal side down. The cornmeal is optional, but gives the bottom of the rolls some additional crispiness and helps to absorb some of the excess moisture to help the pizza roll ups better stay together.
- Allow these pizza roll ups to cool for several minutes as they will be fairly hot when they first come out of the air-fryer.
- Pizza rolls are best served right after cooking, though they can be stored in the fridge for several days and reheated.
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 297mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 503IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 0.2mg
