Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with delectable mini pizza poppers, the perfect party appetizer or quick and easy weeknight meal. These bite-sized treats are a symphony of flavors, combining the classic taste of pizza with the convenience of a handheld snack. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the process of creating these delightful poppers from scratch.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
PIZZA POPPERS
Both my husband and I are big pizza fans, so we created these pizza rolls that we like to take to parties. I think they'd be fun to set out for Santa to enjoy, along with his milk and cookies!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 32 appetizers.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast, oregano and salt. In a saucepan, heat water and shortening to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add egg; beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Stir in cheese and pepperoni; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into four pieces. Divide each piece into eight balls. Roll each ball into a 12-in. rope. Tie into a loose knot, leaving two long ends. Fold top end under roll; bring bottom end up and press into center of roll. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with pizza sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 271 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 538mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 12g protein.
MINI PIZZA BITES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, pepper, salt, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, salt, shredded mozzarella cheese, mini pepperoni, flour tortillas
Provided by Tasty
Categories Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C)
- In a large bowl mix marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, pepper, salt, and oregano.
- Lightly oil a 12-cup muffin tin or coat with nonstick spray.
- Lay tortilla on a flat surface. Using an empty can, cut 3-4 medium circles, pressing firmly enough in a rocking motion to cut through the tortilla.
- Fit tortilla circle into each of 12 muffin cup.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon pizza sauce into each muffin cup.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Top with mini pepperonis.
- Place into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 113 calories, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 1 gram
EASY PEPPERONI PIZZA MUFFINS
Super easy mini pizzas - delicious and done in 20 minutes or less!
Provided by Johnna
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray 10 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Press biscuits, one at a time, between hands to flatten. Place each flattened biscuit in a muffin cup; press into bottom and up sides of muffin cup. Set aside for biscuit to settle and slightly rise, about 5 minutes. Lightly press biscuits into cups as needed.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon pizza sauce into each biscuit; top each with 1 slice pepperoni and 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until biscuit is lightly browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Remove each pizza from tin and place on a cooling rack, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.5 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 6.9 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 438.9 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
MINI-PIZZA POPPERS
Enjoy these warm and hearty pizza popovers that are ready in 45 minutes - perfect if you love Italian cuisine.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Snack
Time 45m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400°. Put the pie crusts on the counter for 15 minutes to soften.
- Put the pizza sauce and cheese in the bowl. Stir with the spoon until mixed. Save for later (you will need this in step 5).
- Unfold each pie crust. Take off the plastic sheets. Press out the fold lines on pie crusts, using your fingers. Cut each pie crust into seven 3 1/2-inch circles, using the biscuit or cookie cutter.
- Cut each pepperoni slice in half on the cutting board, using the knife.
- Put 2 pepperoni halves on center of each pie crust circle. Top with about 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture.
- Brush the edge of each pie crust circle with a little water, using the pastry brush. Fold each circle in half over filling. Press edges of circles with the fork to seal. Place pizza poppers on the cookie sheet (you do not need to grease the cookie sheet).
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until pizza poppers are light golden brown. Use the pot holders to take cookie sheet out of oven. Right away, take pizza poppers off cookie sheet, using the pancake turner. Cool for 5 minutes on the wire cooling rack before serving.
- Serve warm pizza poppers with extra pizza sauce for dipping, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 205, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Pizza Popper, Sodium 360 mg
MINI PIZZA POPPERS
Who said cake pop makers can be used only for cakes? With this recipe, you can use one to make these adorable bite-sized Mini Pizza Poppers!
Provided by Flavorite
Categories Appetizer, Party Food, Snack
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a small bowl combine liquid ingredients and add to the dry ingredients. Fold in cheese, pepperoni and sausage. The batter should be a thick pancake batter consistency, if it get too thick, stir in more milk until it reaches desired thickness.
- The recipe makes a lot of them. Since I was experimenting, there was some
- sampling going on so I can't tell you how many it made, but it was a plate full.
- I would say that it would serve 7-10 people but if this was for a party, there
- is usually other food so I would say 7-10 easily. I cut a few in half so you
- can see the inside. Serve these with warmed pizza sauce for dipping. They
- are very satisfying. I prefer them in the popper form rather than the
- pancakes (the pancakes would be limp but tasted good).
MINI BELL PEPPER POPPERS WITH BACON
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories appetizer
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Cut the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the ribs and seeds. Arrange the peppers on the prepared baking pan cut-side up.
- Mix the cream cheese, Cheddar, bacon, Fresno pepper and milk together in a bowl until very well mixed and soft.
- Put the mixture into a resealable plastic bag (or a disposable pastry bag) and snip a corner to make an opening a little less than 1/2-inch across. Pipe a line of the cream cheese mixture into each of the peppers (the filling should not fill the whole pepper; it will spread as it cooks).
- Bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.
MINI PIZZA WRAPPERS
You can make mini pizzas on tortillas, bagels, pita, english muffins, and store-bought prepared bread dough, but what about using little gyoza or won ton wrappers?? This is a tasty, healthy, kid-friendly alternative that can be low-fat to fat-packed depending on how you top them. This is more an "idea" than a "recipe", but it was so easy and tasty I thought I'd share it for those of you who aren't already enjoying these little morsels. Deep-dishers beware: this produces the thinnest of thin crusts!
Provided by Heather U.
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 25m
Yield 42 mini pizzas
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray a pizza stone, cast iron skillet, or other low-profile, oven-proof dish lightly with cooking spray.
- Arrange rows of wrappers in a single layer on the oven-proof dish.
- Put 1 T of pizza sauce on the center of each wrapper, and spread around, leaving about 1/4 inch of"crust" showing.
- Place about 1 tsp of cheese on top of the sauce, followed by 1 tsp of whatever topping (s) you've selected; to keep it low fat, we used part-skim mozzarella, and turkey pepperoni with great results.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 6-7 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, and the"crust" is golden.
CREEPY MINI PIZZAS
Set out your favorite pizza toppings and let everybody create their own spooky or fun masterpiece!
Provided by Fleischmann's Yeast
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips ARGO®, KARO®, FLEISCHMANN'S®
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute.
- Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Divide dough into 8 portions; cover. (If using RapidRise Yeast, let dough rise at this point for 10 minutes.)
- Pat each portion of dough with floured hands into an 8-inch circle on a greased baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough. Add a second crust to the same baking sheet.
- Bake for 6 to 7 minutes, dough will be just set and only lightly browned on the bottom. Remove crusts to a wire rack to cool. Continue with remaining pizza dough. (Works best to use several baking sheets.) May use crusts immediately or place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 1 month.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Spread each crust with pizza sauce. Top with desired toppings to make Halloween designs! Repeat with remaining pizzas. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and bottom of crust is browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.3 calories, Carbohydrate 43.3 g, Cholesterol 38.2 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 823.3 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
Tips:
- Use store-bought pizza dough or make your own using a simple recipe.
- Roll the dough out as thinly as possible to get crispy poppers.
- Cut the dough into small circles using a cookie cutter or a sharp knife.
- Place your favorite pizza toppings on each circle, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Fold the dough over the toppings and seal tightly, making sure there are no holes.
- Brush the poppers with olive oil and sprinkle them with seasonings before baking.
- Bake the poppers in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve the poppers immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
Conclusion:
These mini pizza poppers are an easy and fun appetizer or snack that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are a great way to use up leftover pizza dough and toppings, and they can be customized to suit your own taste. You can make them ahead of time and freeze them for later, or you can make them fresh and serve them immediately. Either way, they are sure to be a hit!
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