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Mini California-style pizza cups topped with cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs.
Justin Hadley~No More Than 5

Pizza Bites

These Pizza Bites are quick, easy, and baked in a muffin pan with crescent roll dough, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and mini pepperoni. Perfect for snacks, parties, or weeknights!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 pizza bites
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8-count can refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Mini pepperoni slices

Equipment

  • Muffin pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a muffin pan. If using a 12-cup pan, fill any empty cups halfway with water to ensure even baking.
  2. In a small bowl, mix pizza sauce with Parmesan cheese. 1/2 cup pizza sauce,1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese.
  3. Separate crescent roll dough into 8 triangles. Press each triangle into a muffin cup, gently stretching and pressing the dough up the sides to form a cup shape. 1 8-count can refrigerated crescent rolls.
  4. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the sauce mixture into each cup.
  5. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce. 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese.
  6. Top each cup with mini pepperoni slices. Mini pepperoni slices.
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes until crescent roll dough is golden brown and cheese is melted and bubbly.
  8. Let cool for 2-3 minutes before removing from pan. Serve warm.

Notes

Don't go crazy with the sauce or they'll get soggy - one tablespoon is perfect. Make sure you really press that dough up the sides of the cups so they hold their shape. And if you're only making 8 in a 12-cup pan, add water to those empty spots, it seriously helps with even baking.