Air Fryer Pizza Toast

If there is a comfort food that is perfect for the air fryer, it is air fryer pizza toast. A simple everyday air fryer recipe and perfect for when you have some spare sliced bread in and can’t decide what to have for dinner.

I always think of pizza toast as a kids food, but perfect for us adults too!

Pizza Toast

I was first introduced to pizza toast by a girl that I went to school with. Her parents worked and sometimes I would go to her house for lunch. She lived a two-minute walk from the school and she would load up pizza toppings onto bread and make a triple decker pizza bread feast for us.

It was heaven.

Though back then it was more than 20 years before I got my first air fryer and these delicious triple pizza toasts was made in the microwave.

Fast forward all these years later, and sadly they are not triple, but single slices of bread, toasted in the air fryer with any pizza toppings that I have to hand.

And also like a big kid, I love comfort food in the air fryer, so do check out our big mac tacos in the air fryer, that we shared yesterday, as they are just as good.

What Is Pizza Toast?

Pizza toast, or toast pizza, is simply cheese on toast in the air fryer. But….. instead of the typical butter spreading on the bread you swap it for pizza sauce, then instead of just cheese, you add cheese and any other favourite pizza toppings.

Its simple, its delicious and its perfect for a cheap dinner (or brunch or lunch) in the air fryer.

Garlic Toast Pizza

Or another option is garlic toast pizza. Which works in a similar way. For the garlic toast pizza air fryer recipe you instead can use garlic butter as your pizza sauce, then fill it up with cheese and you have a delightful garlic toast pizza.

Can You Toast Bread In Air Fryer?

Yes, you can air fry toast and its so easy and so delicious. We have a full air fryer toast guide for you to refer to and it works in any air fryer. I prefer toast in ninja air fryer though, because you toast a lot more. You can then add bread to both drawers, rather than one basket.

Ninja Air Fryer Pizza Setting?

When making Ninja Air Fryer Pizza Toast we recommend the air fry setting. There is a lot of settings on Ninja Air Fryers and it can be confusing to beginners.

Another reason why people prefer pizza in ninja air fryer is that it has a match feature. So if you are using both drawers of a Ninja Dual you can press match and then you are not setting the time and temp twice.

Pizza Toast Recipe Ingredients

Bread – As this is a fun upgrade of air fryer toast, we are starting with the bread. Any bread that slices well can be used for toasting in air fryer.

Spread – We are replacing the butter or margarine that you would usually spread over your bread. So just think of a pizza topping that you love. If I am in a hurry my pizza on toast will be barbecue sauce mixed with a little garlic puree and oregano. Or some tomato puree with ketchup, garlic puree and oregano also is a winner.

Cheese – This may feel like cheese on toast in the air fryer, but we love our cheese on top. You can keep it simple with some sliced cheese and press down to stop it lifting up as you air fry.

Extras – Then whatever other pizza toppings you would like. You could include some pepperoni, sliced pineapple (don’t tell kyle lol), red onion, cherry tomatoes or whatever you prefer. I love mine with cherry tomatoes.  

Seasonings – I also love a sprinkling of dried oregano or basil. But this is of course optional.

Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?

I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.

How To Make Pizza Toast?

• Spread. Start your pizza toast recipe by mixing together your pizza sauce and spreading it like butter across your bread.
• Cook. Place the pizza toppings over your bread and then transfer to the air fryer. Cook your bread pizza in air fryer for 8 minutes at 180c/360f or until your bread is toasted and you have melted cheese and cooked toppings.
• Serve. Use a spatula (or your hands) to remove the pizza on toast from the air fryer.

Now that is how simple it is to prep and cook pizza toast in air fryer and its one of those simple recipes you will want to repeat all the time.

Can You Use Puree For Pizza?

Yes, you can use puree for pizza, and I do this all the time. It’s a real time saver when making pizza at home. You can use a mix of garlic puree and tomato puree or if making an Asian pizza you could use ginger puree in the same way.

What About An Air Fryer Pizza Toastie?

You can also make an air fryer pizza toastie. Simply follow our air fryer grilled cheese or our air fryer cheese and bean toastie recipes and then swap the filling for the pizza toppings.

Sam & Doms Top Tips For Success

For this pizza toast air fryer recipe, it’s all about the bread. Using contemporary bread doesn’t toast very well in the air fryer and its much better with some cheap sliced bread, like you would use for beans on toast.

Plus, if you love cheese here are a few more: soup maker cheese sauce, air fryer mac and cheese, air fryer cauliflower cheese, air fryer frozen cauliflower cheese, instant pot kraft mac and cheese and let’s not forget about air fryer cheese flan.

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Air Fryer Pizza Toast

If there is a comfort food that is perfect for the air fryer, it is air fryer pizza toast. A simple everyday air fryer recipe and perfect for when you have some spare sliced bread in and can’t decide what to have for dinner.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time8 minutes mins

Total Time13 minutes mins

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Air Fryer

Servings: 1

Calories: 355kcal

Author: Recipe This

Ingredients

• 1 Slice Toast Bread

FOR THE PIZZA SAUCE

• ½ Tbsp Tomato Puree
• ½ Tbsp Garlic Puree
• 1 Tbsp Barbecue Sauce
• ½ Tsp Sweet Paprika
• ½ Tsp Dried Oregano

FOR THE PIZZA TOPPINGS

• 2 Slices Cheese
• 4 Cherry Tomatoes

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

• Mix the pizza sauce ingredients together in a small bowl or into a pizza sauce jar if making more for later.
  
• Spread the pizza sauce over a slice of toast bread.
  
• Then add your pizza toppings. We like to use two slices of cheese and overlap them for a good coating over the bread. Then we also sliced cherry tomatoes and spread them on top and also added a sprinkling of oregano. You can also swap cherry tomatoes for one medium tomato instead.
  
• Place your pizza toast into the air fryer basket. Or if using a dual you can cook one in each drawer. Air fry for 8 minutes at 180c/360f or until the toast is crispy and the toppings are golden.
  
• Remove from the air fryer (using a spatula is easiest) and then cut into quarters before serving.
  

Notes

Please note This pizza toast recipe was tested in our Philips air fryer XL basket. (its this one) and our Ninja Dual (this one) Air fryers vary so adjust if necessary, depending on the quality of your air fryer. Or consult the temperature test on page 18 of The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook.

Portions. Note we made enough pizza sauce to cover about 3 rounds of toast. You can increase the quantities to make a big batch and then store it into a jar for later.

For One. We have also made this pizza toast air fryer recipe for one. That way its easy to scale depending on how many people you’re feeding.

Tomatoes. We like to cut cherry tomatoes in half but you can also use one salad tomato and cut into slices if you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 689mg | Potassium: 361mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1484IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 469mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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