These Easy Pizza Roses are a fun, creative pizza recipe made with pizza dough, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni—rolled into beautiful rose shapes and baked in a muffin tin. Perfect for parties, kids’ snacks, game days, or quick dinners, they look impressive but are incredibly simple to make with everyday ingredients.
Ingredients
- Main Ingredients
- 1 lb pizza dough store-bought or homemade
- 20 –24 pepperoni slices
- 1½ cups mozzarella cheese shredded or thinly sliced
- Flavor Base
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder optional
- Pantry Staples
- 1 tbsp olive oil for greasing
- All-purpose flour for rolling
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese optional, for topping
Instructions
- Prep
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a muffin tin with olive oil.
- Roll pizza dough on a floured surface into a large rectangle about ¼-inch thick.
- Cut dough into long strips about 2 inches wide.
- Assemble & Bake
- Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce down the center of each strip.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder if using.
- Place pepperoni slices along one edge, slightly overlapping, with half hanging over the edge.
- Fold the bottom half of the dough strip up over the filling.
- Roll tightly from one end to form a rose shape.
- Place each rose into a greased muffin cup.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
- Texture Check
- Roses are done when dough is cooked through and tops are lightly browned.
- If browning too quickly, loosely cover with foil for final minutes.
- Finish
- Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then remove. Sprinkle with Parmesan or fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
- Don’t overfill—less sauce and cheese make rolling easier.
- Tight rolling helps the roses keep their shape.
- Muffin tins are key for structure and even baking.