Pizza Bites

Mar 19

Pizza Bites

The current viral sensation are the Crazy Puffs from Little Caesars pizza. I knew as soon as I saw these, I could make them! Thats exactly what I did! I think my Hubby ate 4 of these LOL. Safe to say he LOVED them!!! The fun part with these are that you can add any toppings that you would like. You can definitely get creative with these. For my toppings, I used pepperoni and sausage. If you use sausage, fully cook about 2-3 oz of pork sausage (breakfast sausage) and set aside.

In a bowl, add 1 tbsp of butter, 1 tsp of minced garlic, 1 tsp of garlic salt and 1 tsp of dried oregano. Heat in the microwave until the butter has melted.

Roll the can of pizza dough onto a cutting board. Generously brush the garlic butter on top of the pizza dough.

Using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut 6-9 circles in the dough. You may need to refurbish some of the excess dough to make more pizza bites. I was able to get 9 circles total.

Spray your muffin pan generously with cooking spray. Add each circle to the muffin pan.

Layer each dough with 1/2 tsp of pizza sauce, 1 tsp of mozzarella cheese, sausage/pepperoni and top with more cheese and sprinkle dried oregano on top. Repeat steps until all of them are filled.

Cook in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted and they are golden brown.

Remove from the oven and set aside to allow them to cool. Caution, they will be extremely hot. Serve with ranch dressing or marinara sauce. Serve and ENJOY!

Yield: 4-6

Author: Shauntra Maddison

Pizza Bites

Hand-held pizza bites with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and sausage stuffed inside mini garlic butter crusts.

Prep time: 25 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 45 Min

Ingredients

1 can of pizza dough
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup pizza sauce
1/2 stick of butter
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic salt
pepperoni slices (as needed)
2 oz pork sausage (as needed)

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Fully cook the pork sausage and set aside.
In a bowl, add butter, minced garlic, dried oregano and garlic salt. Melt in the microwave.
Roll the pizza dough onto a cutting board. Generously brush the melted garlic butter on top of the pizza dough.
Using 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutters, cut 6-9 circles of the pizza dough.
Spray a muffin pan generously with cooking spray.
Add the circles of pizza dough into each section of the muffin pan.
Add a layer of pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, sausage/pepperoni, more cheese and sprinkle dried oregano on top. Repeat until all of the pizza bites are filled.
Cook in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and they are golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool, caution, they will be hot!
Serve with ranch dressing and/or marinara sauce. Serve and ENJOY!