Mini Pepperoni Pizzas

Watch Me Make It

Mini Pepperoni Pizzas are a hand-held option for sharing as a casual snack or appetizer. The garlic herb butter is brushed on after baking, so it stays fragrant and glossy rather than cooking into the crust. Let the pizzas rest briefly before serving to help the cheese and butter settle for easier picking up.

Why This Recipe Works

Evenly sized dough rounds bake more consistently and make it easier to serve the batch at once. Keeping the sauce in a light, centered layer leaves an exposed edge that can bake properly instead of becoming wet.

Ingredients

• 1 roll refrigerated pizza dough
• 1 teaspoon pizza sauce
• 1 pinch shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese
• Italian seasoning
• 2 pepperonis
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or Italian herbs

How to Make It

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Open one roll of refrigerated pizza dough and roll it out.

Using a glass, cut out mini pizza rounds from the dough, aiming for about 6 to 8. Place the mini pizza rounds on a baking sheet.

Add about 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce to each round. Sprinkle 1 pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese on each round.

Add 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese on top of that. Sprinkle your favorite Italian seasoning on top.

Place 2 pepperonis on each mini pizza. Put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

While baking, mix together 4 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley or your favorite Italian herbs. Mix well and brush the garlic butter mixture on top of the mini pizzas after they come out of the oven.

Allow the mini pizzas to sit for about 5 minutes to cool. Serve hot.

Tips and Variations

Keep the toppings modest on each small round so the centers cook evenly. Toward the end of baking, look for melted cheese and lightly browned exposed dough, since small pizzas can color quickly.

Serving Ideas

Serve warm with grated Parmesan on the side, fresh basil as an optional garnish, or extra pizza sauce for dipping.

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Mini Pepperoni Pizzas

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Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 roll refrigerated pizza dough
• 1 teaspoon pizza sauce
• 1 pinch shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese
• Italian seasoning
• 2 pepperonis
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or Italian herbs

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Open one roll of refrigerated pizza dough and roll it out.
• Using a glass, cut out mini pizza rounds from the dough, aiming for about 6 to 8.
• Place the mini pizza rounds on a baking sheet.
• Add about 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce to each round.
• Sprinkle 1 pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese on each round.
• Add 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese on top of that.
• Sprinkle your favorite Italian seasoning on top.
• Place 2 pepperonis on each mini pizza.
• Put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• While baking, mix together 4 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley or your favorite Italian herbs.
• Mix well and brush the garlic butter mixture on top of the mini pizzas after they come out of the oven.
• Allow the mini pizzas to sit for about 5 minutes to cool.
• Serve hot.