Easy Air Fryer Mini Pepper Pizzas

Air Fryer Mini Pepper Pizzas stacked on top of each other on a white plate.

Easy Air Fryer Mini Pepper Pizzas

Make these quick Air Fryer Mini Pepper Pizzas for an easy family snack, appetizer, or game day food! With only five ingredients, these yummy pizza popper bites will become your favorite go to snack.

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Air fryer Appetizers, air fryer mini pepper pizzas, quick air fryer snacks

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 8

Servings

Author Ivory

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

4 mini sweet peppers
8 teaspoons pizza sauce
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
8 slices pepperoni
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

Air Fryer Instructions:

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and set the timer for 2 minutes.
Leaving the stems intact, cut the peppers in half. Cut out and discard the seeds and white membrane from the peppers.
Chop the pepperoni slices into one-fourths.
Fill each pepper with 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce. Then top with mozzarella cheese.
Add 2 to 3 drops of pizza sauce on top of the cheese, then stick 2-3 pepperoni pieces on top (I do this so that the pepperoni does not fly off while cooking in the air fryer).
Sprinkle each pepper with Italian seasoning.
Place peppers in the air fryer and cook for 1-2 minutes until the cheese has melted. Be sure to check on them halfway through.
Carefully remove peppers from the air fryer. Let cool, then enjoy!

Oven Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Leaving the stem intact, cut the peppers in half. Remove and discard the seeds and white membrane.
Chop the pepperoni slices into one-fourths.
Fill each pepper with 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce, then top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
Add peppers to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 7 to 10 minutes until the cheese is hot and bubbly.

Notes

Try these other easy air fryer pizza recipes next!

Storage And Reheating Instructions:

Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
To reheat, preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit and heat for 1-3 minutes until hot.

Pro Tips:

When cooking these in the air fryer be sure to add drops of pizza sauce on top of the cheese and place each pepperoni piece on top of a drop of pizza sauce. This will help prevent the pepperoni from flying off during the cooking process.
The air fryer I used was the Instant Vortex Plus 6 quart. Since all air fryers are different, you will need to adjust the cook time based on the air fryer you are using.

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