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Air Fryer Hot Pockets

By Karly on October 28, 2021 | Updated October 7, 2022 | Rate Recipe

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The air fryer is the perfect kitchen appliance for making hot pockets taste better than ever!You can get a crisp shell to your hot pockets when you cook them in the air fryer!  Try out these convenient way to make this grab and go lunch!If hot pockets are a convenient lunch option for you, you need to try making them in the air fryer!  No cold spots, a nice crisp crust, and it is just as easy as a microwave is!


Air fryer hot pockets are ready in 10 minutes with a crispy crust and hot, cheesy center! My kids love to make these for lunch!

Two hot pockets resting in an air fryer basket.

My kids used to microwave Hot Pockets for lunch on the regular, which was fine, except for the fact that the whole house smelled of delicious pizza.

It’s basically torture for the people not eating the Hot Pockets! Who can resist that smell??

The only problem with microwaving Hot Pockets is that the crust never really gets crispy. Which is fine, if you like them soft! But I like mine to have a perfectly crispy, flaky crust…and that’s where the air fryer comes in to play!

These do take a few minutes more than the microwave, but it’s all hands off time and totally worth it!

Don’t love freezer foods? Try our crustless pizza or English muffin pizza instead!

Table of Contents

  • Ingredient Notes:
  • How to Make Hot Pockets in an Air Fryer:
  • FAQ:
    • More air fryer frozen foods you might like:
  • Air Fryer Hot Pockets
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
    • Instructions 
    • Notes
    • Nutrition
      • Did You Make This Recipe?

Ingredient Notes:

Pizza hot pockets in an air fryer basket next to the package they came in.

Hot Pockets – Just in case you didn’t know, “Hot Pockets” is a name brand. There are spin-off brands that offer turnovers filled with meat, cheese, and the like. This recipe is expected to work with each of those brands, so buy your favorite!

How to Make Hot Pockets in an Air Fryer:

Cook the Hot Pockets – Remove them from the packaging. No need to use the little ‘crisper’ packet they provide for the microwave! Just pop these right in the air fryer.

Let Rest – We let these rest for 2 minutes after cooking. Don’t skip this step – it lets the Hot Pocket finish cooking on the inside.

Close up of two hot pockets side by side in an air fryer basket.

FAQ:

What is a hot pocket?

It is a turnover filled with meats and cheese. They can be easily found in the frozen section of most grocery stores and come with a variety of fillings.

Do I need to use the sleeve the hot pockets come in?

No. This u0022crisping sleeveu0022 is made for crisping up the Hot Pocket in the microwave but is not necessary in the air fryer. .

Where can I buy Lean Pockets?

Lean Pockets, a form of lower calorie Hot Pockets, are no longer made, as of the date this article was published.

A woman holding up a hot pocket that was cut in half.

More air fryer frozen foods you might like:

  • Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
  • Air Fryer Frozen Burrito
  • Pizza Rolls in Air Fryer
  • Air Fryer Frozen Pizza
  • Air Fryer Frozen Fish Sticks
2 cooked hot pockets in an air fryer basket.
Two hot pockets resting in an air fryer basket.

Air Fryer Hot Pockets

Created by: Karly

Course Air Fryer Snacks
Cuisine American
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
1 Hot pocket
Cooking Hot Pockets in the air fryer is so simple and creates the perfect crispy crust with a hot and melty center!
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Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Hot Pocket

Instructions
 

  • Cook at 370 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown on the outside and hot inside.
  • Let set for 2 minutes before serving.

Notes

You can cook more than one Hot Pocket at a time with the same settings. Just take care not to let the hot pockets touch each other or the edge of the basket.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 640mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g

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