Pizza Roses
Pizza Roses are an easy and fun way to turn ordinary pepperoni pizza into a creative and delicious appetizer that can be served at any gathering. The finished product looks like a rose with pepperoni slices forming the petals.
Equipment
- 1 Regular-size muffin pan
Ingredients
- 13.4 ounce can of refrigerated pizza crust
- ½ cup (4 ounces) pizza sauce (See Tip 1)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded low-moisture Mozzarella cheese (See Tip 2)
- 6 ounce package of pepperoni slices (See Tip 3)
- ¼ cup (1 ounce) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (See tip 4)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a regular-size muffin pan with paper liners. (See Tip 5)
- Roll the pizza crust on a floured surface to approximately 11 inches by 18 inches. Use a pizza cutter to cut 1 ½-inch strips width-wise.
- Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on each strip. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Overlap pepperoni slides on the cheese, allowing between ¼ and ½ inch to overhang on one side. (See Tip 6)
- Sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning on the pepperoni. Starting at one long end, roll the strip into a tight coil to form the rosebud and place the pepperoni, end up, in the prepared muffin pan.
- Bake in the preheated 400°F oven for 17 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool. If desired, remove the paper liners before serving.
- Yield 9 to 10 Pizza Roses. (See Tip 7)
Video
Tips/Notes
- I used store-bought pizza sauce. However, you could also use marinara sauce or homemade pizza sauce.
- I like to shred my Mozzarella cheese finely. However, you could also use preshredded Mozzarella cheese or Italian blend cheese.
- I used 9 pepperoni slices per strip of pizza crust.
- You can substitute dried oregano for the Italian seasoning or omit the seasoning altogether.
- Rather than use paper liners, you can spray the muffin pan well with nonstick spray.
- Pepperoni slices come in different sizes. The slices that I used were 1 ¾ inches in diameter. If you use a larger diameter pepperoni, you will need to increase the width of the pizza crust slices.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several days. Reheat at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 10gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 721mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 144IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 1mg
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