Description
Pizza Roses are adorable, rose-shaped pizza bites made with soft pizza dough, melty mozzarella cheese, savory pizza sauce, and classic pepperoni. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, parties, or fun family dinners, these baked muffin-tin pizzas are easy to make and impossible to resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package refrigerated pizza dough (13–16 oz)
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 20–24 thin round pizza slices
Seasoning & Extras:
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Olive oil or cooking spray, for greasing
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 375°F (190°C) and generously grease a muffin tin.
- Prepare dough: Roll pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to about ¼-inch thickness.
- Cut strips: Slice dough into long strips about 2 inches wide.
- Add sauce: Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce over each strip, leaving one edge uncovered.
- Add cheese: Sprinkle mozzarella evenly and season lightly.
- Add pepperoni: Place pepperoni slices along the top edge, slightly overlapping.
- Fold & roll: Fold the bottom edge of dough over the filling and roll tightly into a rose shape.
- Place in pan: Set each rose upright into a muffin cup.
- Bake: Bake for 18–22 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- Cool: Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Do not overfill: Too much filling can cause roses to lose their shape.
- Extra crisp: Brush exposed dough lightly with olive oil before baking.
- Make ahead: Assemble and refrigerate for several hours before baking.
- Storage: Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days and reheat in the oven.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza rose
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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