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With a crispy crust, melty cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings, this easy Air Fryer French Bread Pizza puts store-bought frozen French bread pizza to shame!
Similar to my Pizza Grilled Cheese, Pita Pizzas, and English Muffin Pizzas, these Air Fryer French Bread Pizzas come together in 15 minutes or less. It's one of those easy wins I rely on for nights when I'm simply too tired to cook.
Kristen's Keys for Air Fryer French Bread Pizza
While an easy and adaptable recipe, I have two tips that will help to ensure the best results.
- Toast the bread first. Brushing the French bread with seasoned olive oil and quickly toasting before adding the sauce and toppings prevents soggy bread and adds flavor. This step matters more than you think.
- Add toppings or opt for sliced cheese. Shredded cheese can blow around in some air fryer models, which leads to uneven melting (and a mess). Sliced cheese stays put, or you can anchor shredded cheese with toppings like pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, or sausage.
How to Make French Bread Pizza in the Air Fryer
Air Fryer French Bread Pizzas are designed for busy weeknights, quick lunches, late night snacks, or even college dorm rooms. Simple ingredients, minimal prep, maximum flavor. Let me walk you through the process, with a few tips along the way.
Step One: Prepare Bread
While this recipe is called French bread pizza, you can easily swap the French bread out for a small loaf of Italian bread or small baguette. The trick is slicing it open lengthwise and then cutting the halves into 2-6 pieces, or individual pizzas, that will fit inside the air fryer.
Once the bread is sliced, brush the cut-side of the bread with olive oil that has been seasoned with garlic powder and oregano. Bread dipping oil works insanely well here too.
Step Two: Toast Bread
Place the bread cut-side up in the air fryer and cook at 375°F for 3 minutes to lightly toast. Keep in mind that depending on the size of your air fryer and how many pizzas you are making, you may need to work in batches to not overcrowd the air fryer.
Step Three: Add Toppings
Spread each piece of toasted bread with a thin layer of pizza sauce (or sauce of choice), top with cheese, and then any toppings you like.
Step Four: Air Fry Pizzas
Return the French Bread Pizzas to the air fryer and cook until the cheese is nice and melted.
Flavor Variations
The options for toppings and flavor variations are endless. Use your favorite toppings or get inspiration from a few of my favorites below.
- Pesto & Tomato: Replace the pizza sauce with pesto sauce and then top with sliced tomatoes and thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese.
- BBQ Chicken: Spread a thin layer of store-bought or homemade barbecue sauce, followed by leftover rotisserie chicken, and Monterey jack cheese. Air-fry as directed.
- Breakfast French Bread Pizza: Replace the seasoned olive oil with softened butter. Air-fry to toast as directed and then top with scrambled eggs, cooked breakfast sausage, and sliced cheddar cheese. Return to the air fryer and cook as directed.
More Quick & Easy Air Fryer Recipes
Air Fryer French Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz) loaf French bread
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 12 slices mozzarella or provolone cheese, or 2 cups shredded cheese
- 12 slices pepperoni, cut into fourths (optional)
Instructions
- If needed per your air fryer model, preheat to 370℉.
- Slice the loaf of French bread open in half lengthwise, then cut each half crosswise to form 4 pieces.
- In a small mixing bowl combine the olive oil with oregano and garlic powder. Use a pastry brush to evenly brush over the cut-side of the french bread pieces.
- Place the seasoned french bread into the basket or on the tray of your air fryer, working in batches, if needed. Cook for 3 minutes at 370℉ to simply toast the bread.
- Remove the toasted french bread from the air fryer. Spread each piece evenly with pizza sauce and top with sliced cheese to evenly cover. Top with pepperoni or desired pizza toppings.
- Return the pizzas back to the air fryer, working in batches if needed, and air fry for 5-6 minutes at 370℉, or until the cheese is melted. Let the pizzas cool for a couple of minutes before serving.
Equipment
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This post was originally published in 2022 and updated in 2026.
There is no mention of what temperature to cook or pre-cook the pizza at
Hi Steve! All the times/temperature and details are in the recipe card.
How do you stop the lighter pepperoni from flying around your air-fryer please?
Hi John! Try laying sliced cheese over the pepperoni if your model blows it around too too much.
I think I want pizza on french bread from now on! It's so yummy & crisp! The air fryer makes it so easy!
So easy!
Saw this on Facebook and knew I had to try it! It's amazing how you can make delicious things in the Air fryer, and this french bread pizza is one of my faves. Will definitely make again.
So happy you found this recipe--and you enjoyed it!
Who knew just how easy this is to make? Thank you so much, we loved this!
Fabulous!
This was sooo yummy!!! Quick and easy!!