Kitchen-made Pizza Pockets for the Table

I’m a 90s kid which meant that I lived largely off of pizza pockets during the summer while my parents were working and I was left to make my own lunches! My brother and I could NOT get enough of them.

Recently, I saw a video on social media where someone was making large pizza pockets in the air fryer using TORTILLAS and I knew that I had to give that a try.

As usual, I added my own spin on the recipe and I ADORE how they turned out!

Ingredients needed:

• Burrito sized tortillas: We’re using tortillas in this method instead of pizza crust. I used plain store-bought large tortillas for this but I have also seen people make these with low carb/ low calorie tortillas to make them a little lighter.
• Mozzarella cheese: you’ll need a good couple cups of shredded mozzarella cheese for these.
• Pepperoni slices: I used the vegan pepperonis from Trader Joe’s BUT genuinely any pepperonis or sausage will work well OR you can even leave them out and simply add more cheese.
• Seasoning: I found this genuinely fun “pizza seasoning” from Trader Joe’s recently and it worked so well in these pizza pockets. However, you could use a mix garlic powder + Italian seasoning instead OR only leave it out all together.
• Flour + water: we’re going to mix these together to create a kind of “glue” to hold the seams of the tortilla shut.
• Optional other fillings: chopped onion, tomatoes, olives, green pepper, and mushrooms are all great options! Dare I even suggest….pineapple?
• Pizza Sauce: I debated putting the pizza sauce IN the pizza pockets but instead decided to serve in on the side because Worth keeping a good dipping sauce:)

To make them:

These are unfussy to make but lets go over it:

Start by cutting your tortillas in half and then folding them over towards the center to create a cone. We’re then going to stuff the cones with a mixture of the cheese, pepperonis, and seasoning and then seal up all of the edges using our flour “glue”. Crimp the edges using a fork so that the pockets are completely sealed up.

Spray the tops with cooking spray and then sprinkle on a little more seasoning as desired.

To cook them:

There are several ways that you could cook these.

In the air fryer: this is how I did it. You simply put the pizza pockets in the air fryer and spray them with cooking spray before frying them for about 6 minutes total.

In the oven: While I haven’t tried this, I think that these would cook beautifully in the oven. Place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown and crispy along the edges.

Storing these for later:

While I haven’t tried this, I think that these would freeze beautifully! I suggest following the recipe as written and freezing the pockets BEFORE cooking them. To cook, follow the above methods only adding a few extra minutes on.

More flavor-packed pizza recipes to try:

• Rainbow Veggie Pizza
• Unfussy Pizza Dough
• English Muffin Pizzas
• Dessert Pizza
• Savory Vegan Pizza
• Vegan Grilled Pizza