Move over, tiny pizza bites, because here come hearty Easy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls! This recipe is made with my popular super soft and chewy Homemade Pizza Dough, Homemade Pizza Sauce, loads of scrumptious turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. All rolled up into one amazingly tasty treat that is always a big hit at my house.
Pair these scrumptious rolls with a Caesar Salad or Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup and you have a complete comfort homemade meal that makes it tough for a restaurant to beat.
Just one little piece of advice, though, if you make them to freeze: make sure you label them clearly if you also freeze cinnamon rolls for quick & handy meals on the go. Or you may end up with a nice pizza roll with your morning coffee...otherwise, yum, yum!
Pizza rolls will be a new staple in your home. From lunch boxes to easy and lazy dinners or even game day parties, these savory bites make for a great snack or a meal. So, let’s get started!
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📋 Recipe Ingredients
The ingredients for these pizza rolls are pretty basic. Chances are you already have most of these items in your pantry and fridge.
- Pizza sauce (I prefer my Homemade Pizza Sauce)
- Turkey pepperoni
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parsley (for topping the pizza)
Homemade Pizza Dough
You may use store-bought, of course, but I encourage you to try making Homemade Pizza Dough from scratch. Your pizza will taste so much better.
- Homemade Pizza Dough Ingredients
See this recipe post on how to make Homemade Pizza Dough.
🔪 Recipe Instructions
How to Make Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
These pizza rolls are surprisingly super simple to put together. If you’ve made cinnamon rolls before, it's basically the same process.
Split all the dough in half for easier rolling. Roll out the first piece of the dough into a rectangle roughly about ¼ inch in thickness.
Spread out homemade pizza sauce evenly throughout the dough. Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese, top the cheese with turkey pepperoni and sprinkle additional cheese over the pepperoni (this way the rolls will stick better and hold their shape).
Note: Reserve one cup of grated mozzarella cheese to sprinkle over top of the pizza rolls after they are baked.
Start rolling the dough from one end into a tight log. Seal the end by pinching the dough together.
Using a super sharp knife slice the pizza dough log into equal rolls, placing them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
This step is optional but to me, it makes a huge difference in taste. Melt 2 oz. of butter and squeeze garlic juice from one large garlic clove into the hot butter. Then brush each roll with garlic butter.
Let the rolls rise for 30 minutes before baking. 15 minutes into the rising time you may start preheating your oven to 350 F (180 C).
⏲️ Baking time
If you have leftover garlic butter you may brush it once more before placing the rolls into the oven.
Bake pizza rolls in preheated oven to 350 F (180 C) for 25 - 30 minutes.
Remove baked pizza rolls from the oven, sprinkle the earlier reserved cup of grated mozzarella cheese and freshly chopped parsley.
Cool the rolls for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
💭 Prepping Tips
- Don’t overstuff the dough. You’ll have to roll these up pretty tightly, so overstuffing will make it harder to roll up and the dough may become thin and tear.
- Make sure the dough is rolled out to about ¼ inch thick. It may seem too thin when you portion it into rolls, but you need to keep in mind that the dough will also expand a bit during rising and baking.
🍱 Storing Tips
- Store any leftovers in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and kept frozen for up to three months.
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Easy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
Ingredients
Homemade Pizza Dough Ingredients
- 5 cups - organic all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp. – organic sugar
- 1 tbsp. – dry active yeast
- 1 tsp. – sea salt
- 2 tbsp. – grass-fed salted butter (room temperature)
- ½ cup – lukewarm organic whole milk
- 1½ cups - lukewarm water
- See the recipe post on how to make Homemade Pizza Dough
Pepperoni Pizza Rolls Ingredients
- 1 cup – pizza sauce (I used Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe)
- 5 oz. – turkey peperoni
- 1 lb. – mozzarella cheese
- Fresh parsley for topping
Optional Pizza Rolls Glaze Ingredients
- 2 oz. – melted butter
- Juice from 1 garlic clove
Instructions
How to Make Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
- These pizza rolls are surprisingly super simple to put together. If you’ve made cinnamon rolls before, it's basically the same process.
- Split all the dough in half for easier rolling. Roll out the first piece of the dough into a rectangle roughly about ¼ inch in thickness.
- Spread out homemade pizza sauce evenly throughout the dough. Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese, top the cheese with turkey pepperoni and sprinkle additional cheese over the pepperoni (this way the rolls will stick better and hold their shape).
- Start rolling the dough from one end into a tight log. Seal the end by pinching the dough together.
- Using a super sharp knife slice the pizza dough log into equal rolls, placing them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- This step is optional but to me, it makes a huge difference in taste. Melt 2 oz. of butter and squeeze garlic juice from one large garlic clove into the hot butter. Then brush each roll with garlic butter.
- Let the rolls rise for 30 minutes before baking. 15 minutes into the rising time you may start preheating your oven to 350 F (180 C).
Baking Time
- If you have leftover garlic butter you may brush it once more before placing the rolls into the oven.
- Bake pizza rolls in the preheated oven to 350 F (180 C) for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Remove baked pizza rolls from the oven, sprinkle the earlier reserved cup of grated mozzarella cheese and freshly chopped parsley.
- Cool the rolls for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Prepping Tips
- Don’t overstuff the dough. You’ll have to roll these up pretty tightly, so overstuffing will make it harder to roll up and the dough may become thin and tear.
- Make sure the dough is rolled out to about ¼ inch thick. It may seem too thin when you portion it into rolls, but you need to keep in mind that the dough will also expand a bit during rising and baking.
Storing Tips
- Store any leftovers in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and kept frozen for up to three months.
Notes
- Reserve one cup of grated mozzarella cheese to sprinkle over top of the pizza rolls after they are baked.
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Juniper says
Hi. Looks great. What temperature for the oven?
Valya's Taste of Home says
350 F. I fixed it. Thank you for noticing! 😉