Air Fryer Copycat Marco's CinnaSquares
Description
Buttery squares of pizza dough tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with vanilla icing — a homemade take on Marco's Pizza CinnaSquares, made in the air fryer with canned dough.
Ingredients
CinnaSquares
- 13.8 ounces refrigerated pizza dough
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Vanilla Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 350°F for 3 minutes. Stir the granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a large bowl and set aside.
- Unroll the pizza dough onto a lightly floured cutting board. Using a pizza cutter, cut into 1½-inch squares (about 30).
- Brush the squares on both sides with about half of the melted butter.
- Arrange in the air fryer basket in a single layer, leaving space between the squares. Air fry at 350°F for 8 minutes, shaking the basket at 4 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.
- Transfer the hot squares immediately to the bowl of cinnamon sugar. Drizzle with the remaining melted butter and toss to coat. Coat while hot — the sugar will not stick to cooled dough.
- Repeat with the remaining dough (2–3 batches total for a 6-quart basket).
- For the icing, whisk the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt with 1 tablespoon of milk. Add more milk a few drops at a time until it's thick but pourable. Serve warm with the icing for dipping.
Equipment
- Cooking Spray
- Parchment Paper, optional
Notes
- Temperature matters. 390°F browns the outside before the center cooks. 350°F is the difference between golden and gummy.
- Butter before, sugar after. Cinnamon sugar burns at air fryer temperatures if it goes in the basket.
- Best within 20 minutes of cooking. Store up to 2 days at room temperature; reheat at 300°F for 2 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 581mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 239IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 2mg