Pizza pizza party! Pizza pizza party!
Yes, pizza has caught the imagination of all kids and adults worldwide. It is an easy and popular. Best part is it is not spicy. Most kids love to eat it anytime of the day. However you cannot give the whole pizza in bento boxes. Pizza pockets come in all shapes and sizes for that mini meal and refuel those tiny tummies.
Learn to make pizza pockets in air fryer using frozen sheets and solve your daily lunch box dilemma.
My kiddo loves his pizza too. I always keep a frozen pizza handy just in case we run out of options. You can always make frozen or fresh pizza in an air fryer once a while.
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Ingredients
This recipe of pizza pockets needs very simple ingredients and can be easily made in the airfryer.
- Puff pastry sheets
- Pizza sauce
- Sweet peppers
- Cheese
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make air fryer pizza pockets?
- Take the pastry sheets out of the freezer ,allow it to thaw for 10 minutes. Cut into into smaller size.
- Place 1 spoon of pizza sauce on the top of sheets
- Place any veggies like peppers,olives on top
- Add grated cheese on top
- Close the pockets from all sides
- Preheat the air fryer at 200C/390F for 5 minutes,place the pockets in the air fryer tray
- Cook for 13-14 minutes at 200C/390F
Hint: You can brush oil on these of you want these air fryer hot pockets
Substitutions
If you want to make this recipe vegan, then just replace the cheese with vegan cheese.
You can also replace the sweet peppers with any stuffing of your choice.
Variations
You can use a shortcut pastry sheet instead of a puff pastry sheet.
You may make frozen air pockets in the air fryer ,follow the recipe here.
Storage
Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.
These ingredients do/don't stand up well to freezing for X days/weeks/months.
Top tip
You can prep these pizza pocket in airfryer by making the stuffed pockets and freezing them earlier, just cook them directly from the freezer into the air for an additional 4-5 minutes i.e. total time of 17-18 minutes.
FAQ
If you use cold pockets then cook them for 13-14 minutes , if you want to cook frozen hot pockets in air fryer then cook for 17-18 minutes.
You can reheat the pizza on a pan or in an air fryer.
Related links
Hot pockets in air fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 frozen puff pastry sheets
- 4 tablespoon pizza sauce
- 1 medium red pepper chopped
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Take the pastry sheets out of the freezer,allow it to thaw for 10 minutes,Cut into into smaller size
- Place 1 spoon of pizza sauce on the top of sheets,Place any veggies like peppers,olives on top
- Add grated cheese on top,Close the pockets from all sides
- Preheat the air fryer at 200C/390F for 5 minutes,place the pockets in the air fryer tray
- Cook for 13-14 minutes at 200C/390F.Once done, take them out of the air fryer, serve warm.
Food safety
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods.
- Never leave cooking food unattended.
- Always have good ventilation while using an air fryer.
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