Description
These Christmas Pizza Bites are the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer for your holiday gatherings. With their cheesy goodness and festive toppings, they are sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
- ½ to 1 teaspoon marinara or pizza sauce
- shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
- finely diced beef pepperoni
- finely diced green bell pepper
- finely chopped baby spinach
- optional: dried cranberries
- optional: finely crumbled cooked lean ground beef seasoned with Italian herbs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Press the seams together to form two solid rectangles, then stack them and press the seams together again to create one thicker sheet of dough.
- Cut the dough into 24 even squares, approximately 2×2 inches.
- Transfer the dough squares to the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between each one.
- Spoon about ½ to 1 teaspoon of marinara or pizza sauce onto the center of each dough square.
- Sprinkle a generous pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese over the sauce on each bite.
- Evenly distribute the finely diced beef pepperoni, green bell pepper, and chopped baby spinach over the cheese on each bite.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Let the Christmas Pizza Bites cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a serving platter.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
Keywords: Don't overfill the bites to prevent sogginess. You can use cookie cutters for fun shapes, and consider serving with a dipping sauce like marinara or ranch for added flavor.