Easy Pepperoni Pizza Roses
The best way to say “you’ve got a pizza my heart” on Valentine’s Day is with these Easy Pepperoni Pizza Roses! They’re made with crescent dough, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni slices.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 - 8 oz. crescent dough sheet
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 5 oz. sliced pepperoni
- 1/2 tsp. fresh basil chopped small
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- Serving options: extra pizza sauce warmed, or hot honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Unroll the crescent dough sheet and cut into 1" wide strips.
- Spread a light layer of pizza sauce onto each strip of dough.
- Follow by sprinkling with cheese, fresh basil, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.
- Then, layer the pepperoni slices on top, overlapping each slice and positioning the pepperoni so the top halves stick out of the dough.
- Take an end of the dough and begin rolling it up into a tight roll.
- Place the rolled dough into the muffin pan and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool slightly. Remove from pan and serve warm with extra pizza sauce or hot honey.