Pepperoni and mozzarella cheese sticks get wrapped in crescent roll dough and brushed with garlic butter. These are perfect for dipping in your favorite homemade marinara sauce. Kids will love these and they make a great appetizer for any occasion.
I first shared this recipe back in 2014. Since then air fryers have become really popular so I also included the instructions for air frying these pizza puffs. Hope you enjoy them!
What Ingredients do I need?
In this section, you can find substitutes or suggestions for certain ingredients. I also will try and list out what the ingredients' purpose is for.
Crescent Roll Dough - found in the refrigerator section at the grocery store
Cheesesticks - I used a park skim mozzarella cheese stick and cut them in half so they would fit.
Pepperoni - Turkey pepperoni slices or regular pepperoni slices
Garlic Butter - melted butter, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning blend and garlic
How to make Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
To print the full recipe please see the recipe card below.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Take each triangle of crescent roll dough and place 6 pepperonis on the bottom of the triangle. Place half of a cheese stick on top and roll-up. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.
While rolls are cooking, combine the melted butter, Italian seasonings, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
When rolls are done remove them from the oven and brush them with the garlic butter glaze. Serve with marinara, pizza sauce, or ranch if desired.
To make the pizza puffs in the air fryer, set it to 400 degrees. Place the pizza puffs on the bottom of the basket and air fry for 2 to 4 minutes.
Other Recipes to Try
Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Knots
Trisha Yearwood’s Charleston Cheese Dip
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Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10-14 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 4 cheese sticks, halved
- 1 (3.5 ounce) package sliced pepperoni
- optional - marinara or ranch sauce for dipping
- Garlic Butter Glaze: (optional)
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasonings
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Take each triangle of crescent roll dough and place 6 pepperoni on the bottom of the triangle. Place half of a cheese stick on top and roll up. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.
- While rolls are cooking, combine the melted butter, Italian seasonings, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
- When rolls are done remove from the oven and brush with the garlic butter glaze. Serve with marinara, pizza sauce, or ranch if desired.
- To make the pizza puffs in air fryer, set it to 400 degrees. Place the pizza puffs on the bottom of the basket and air fry for 2 to 4 minutes.
Notes
myWW points blue 5, green 5, purple 5 (1 pizza puff)
Use the recipe for 2 ingredient dough to make these pizza puffs lighter
- Category: Easy
- Method: Oven or Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza puff
Keywords: pepperoni pizza puffs
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
How delicious are these pizza puffs! And so easy to make too - a perfect recipe!