If you are looking for the best kid-friendly air fryer recipe, look no further than these Air Fryer Pizza Pockets, packed with your favorite pizza toppings like pepperoni and cheese, along with rich pizza sauce. These pockets are air-fried to crispy perfection in minutes!
Once we made these Air Fryer Cheeseburger Pockets, my kids suggested we make some Pizza Pockets too, which happened to be a great idea! They loved these, and since kids can be super picky, they are great for picky eaters because they can easily be customized with your favorite pizza toppings!
What you’ll love about Air Fryer Pizza Pockets:
- Quick Recipe – These are great for an easy and fast lunch!
- Easy to Customize – Great for picky eaters!
- Extra Crispy Crust – If you are a crispy crust fan, then you will love these with the crispy biscuit crust.
- Kid Friendly – One of the most kid-friendly recipes, great for lunch or dinner paired with a side salad!
If you like this, you will love these Air Fryer Garlic Bread Pizzas too.
Ingredients needed for Air Fryer Pizza Pockets:
- Pillsbury Grand Biscuits (8-Count)
- Pepperoni
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Pizza Sauce
- Garlic Salt
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray
- Optional – Pizza Toppings of Choice!
Step-by-Step Instructions for Air Fryer Pizza Pockets:
- Take the biscuits from the can and flatten the biscuit (dough) with your hand or a roller to make them thin.
- Add 1/8 cup pizza sauce to 4 of the biscuits (1/8 cup to each biscuit, 1/2 cup of sauce used), 1/8 cup shredded cheese to those same 4 biscuits, and 2 slices of pepperoni to the 4 biscuits. Leaving a little bit of room on the side to seal it.
- Use another biscuit without toppings, place it on top, and pull the dough to fully fit and form the pocket.
- Use a fork to seal the sides by pushing it down around the edges.
- Place each pocket in a greased air fryer, as many as will fit; mine usually fits two.
- Spray the top of the pockets with olive oil cooking spray and add a dash of garlic salt.
- Air Fry at 360 degrees F using the air fryer for 4-5 minutes.
- After 4 minutes, carefully turn the pockets over and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes on the opposite side.
- They should be nice and brown when done and served.
- If you prefer, you can cut them open to get the inside cooked a bit more if needed.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Pizza Pockets:
These work best if you flip them about halfway through the cooking time. It’s also important to note that all air fryers heat differently, which means what works for mine may not be the same cooking time for yours. When making them for the first time, be sure to watch closely.
- Watch the biscuits closely; all air fryers heat differently.
- Each pizza pocket uses 2 biscuits, so a can of 8 biscuits will make 4 pizza pockets.
- Remember that you can customize them with the topping of your choice!
How do you store leftovers?
Once the pockets have fully cooked, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When ready to reheat, heat in the air fryer at 350 degrees F for 3-5 minutes.
Air Fryer Pizza Pockets are the kind of meal that takes very little effort and will please your entire crowd! These are a go-to for us on busy weeknights when mom just really needs to get dinner on the table without going to the drive-thru!
Easy Air Fryer Pizza Pockets
Ingredients
- 1 Can of Pillsbury Grands Biscuits 8 Count
- 1/2 Cup Pizza Sauce, Divided
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, Divided
- 8 Slices Pepperoni
- 1 tsp Garlic Salt
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Take the biscuits from the can and flatten the biscuit (dough) with your hand or a roller to make them thin.
- Add 1/8 cup pizza sauce to 4 of the biscuits (1/8 cup to each biscuit, 1/2 cup of sauce used), 1/8 cup shredded cheese to those same 4 biscuits, and 2 slices of pepperoni to the 4 biscuits. Leaving a little bit of room on the side to seal it.
- Use another biscuit without toppings, place it on top, and pull the dough to fully fit and form the pocket.
- Use a fork to seal the sides by pushing it down around the edges.
- Place each pocket in a greased air fryer, as many as will fit, mine usually fits two.
- Spray the top of the pockets with olive oil cooking spray and add a dash of garlic salt.
- Air Fry at 360°F using the air fryer for 4-5 minutes.
- After 4 minutes, carefully turn the pockets over and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes on the opposite side.
- They should be nice and brown when done, serve.
- If you prefer you can cut them open to get the inside cooked a bit more if needed.
Notes
Nutrition
John Brislenn says
How about a good recipe for a Air Fryer Hamburger?
Kristy says
We do this for burgers – https://airfryerfanatics.com/easy-air-fryer-cheeseburgers/
Christopher says
If you’re going to post a recipe, please include measurements.
I’m here on the internet specifically because I do not trust my ability to “guess” on the ingredients and their quantities to make a proper, edible dish, so you posting a “just guess” recipe not only is unhelpful to my needs, but also reinforces my anxiety that I’m the only adult so incompetent that they don’t already know exactly how much sauce/cheese/etc to use.
Kristy says
I am 100% sure that you are not incompetent at all; however, I appreciate the feedback and you make a very good point. I’ve updated it, I hope this helps!