Homemade Pizza Bites
Homemade Pizza Bites
Ingredients
For the Pizza Bites
- 1 pizza dough, pre-made, 13.8 ounce package
- nonstick cooking spray, as needed
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated, optional
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 1/2 cups low moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons hot honey, for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F. This high temperature helps achieve a crispy crust quickly.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 500
- 2
Unroll the pre-made pizza dough and, using a dough scraper or knife, cut it into approximately 12 equal portions.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Generously spray each cup of a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Place one piece of dough into each muffin cup. Press it down firmly with your fingers, working it up the sides to form a cup-like base.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce into the bottom of each dough cup.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
If desired, sprinkle a small amount of grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the pizza sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Place a few slices of pepperoni on top of the cheese/sauce layer in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add a generous amount of shredded low moisture mozzarella cheese to each cup, filling it about two-thirds full.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Top with a few more slices of pepperoni on top of the mozzarella cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Bake the pizza bites in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, and the edges of the dough are crispy.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500
- 11
Once baked, carefully remove the muffin pan from the oven. Use a small knife to gently loosen the edges of each pizza bite from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Invert the muffin pan to release the pizza bites onto a clean cutting board or serving platter. Stack them up and drizzle liberally with hot honey before serving immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
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Homemade Pizza Bites
Ingredients
For the Pizza Bites
- 1 pizza dough, pre-made, 13.8 ounce package
- nonstick cooking spray, as needed
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated, optional
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 1/2 cups low moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons hot honey, for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F. This high temperature helps achieve a crispy crust quickly.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 500 - 2
Unroll the pre-made pizza dough and, using a dough scraper or knife, cut it into approximately 12 equal portions.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Generously spray each cup of a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Place one piece of dough into each muffin cup. Press it down firmly with your fingers, working it up the sides to form a cup-like base.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce into the bottom of each dough cup.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
If desired, sprinkle a small amount of grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the pizza sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Place a few slices of pepperoni on top of the cheese/sauce layer in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add a generous amount of shredded low moisture mozzarella cheese to each cup, filling it about two-thirds full.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Top with a few more slices of pepperoni on top of the mozzarella cheese.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Bake the pizza bites in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, and the edges of the dough are crispy.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500 - 11
Once baked, carefully remove the muffin pan from the oven. Use a small knife to gently loosen the edges of each pizza bite from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Invert the muffin pan to release the pizza bites onto a clean cutting board or serving platter. Stack them up and drizzle liberally with hot honey before serving immediately.
⏱️ 1 min