Description
These Air Fryer Pizza Bagels are a quick and delicious snack or meal, featuring crispy bagel halves topped with zesty pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and Italian seasoning, all perfectly cooked in an air fryer for a golden, bubbly finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 pieces bagels, halved
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 0.5 cup pepperoni slices (or your choice of toppings)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 spray Olive oil spray (for crispness)
- to taste Fresh basil leaves (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat your air fryer to 350°F (175°C) for about 5 minutes to ensure it reaches the right temperature for even cooking.
- Prepare Bagels: While the air fryer heats, cut the bagels in half carefully, creating the base for your pizza bagels.
- Oil Bagels: Lightly spray the cut sides of the bagels with olive oil. This will help achieve a crispy texture when air fried.
- Apply Sauce: Spread a generous tablespoon of pizza sauce evenly on each bagel half for a flavorful foundation.
- Add Cheese: Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the pizza sauce on each bagel half, covering the sauce thoroughly.
- Add Toppings: Place your preferred toppings, such as pepperoni slices, evenly on top of the cheese for extra flavor.
- Season: Sprinkle some Italian seasoning over the toppings to infuse classic Italian flavors.
- Air Fry: Arrange the bagel halves in a single layer inside the preheated air fryer basket, ensuring they are not overlapping.
- Cook: Cook for 6-8 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and the edges of the bagels are golden brown and crisp.
- Finish and Serve: Carefully remove the pizza bagels from the air fryer, let them cool for a minute, and garnish with fresh basil leaves if desired before serving warm.
Notes
- You can customize toppings as you like—try mushrooms, olives, or bell peppers for variety.
- Spraying olive oil on the bagel cut side helps create a crisp crust.
- Keep an eye on the bagels during cooking as air fryer models can vary in intensity.
- Serve with marinara sauce or ranch for dipping to enhance flavors.
- Allow bagels to cool slightly before eating to avoid burns from hot cheese.
