Description
Pizza Roses are an easy Valentine’s Day recipe made with pizza dough, marinara, mozzarella, and pepperoni, baked into charming rose shapes for a simple yet romantic dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can refrigerated pizza dough
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 6 slices mozzarella cheese
- 20–24 slices pepperoni
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and lightly grease a muffin tin.
- Roll out the pizza dough on a clean surface.
- Slice the dough horizontally into six long strips.
- Spread marinara sauce evenly over each strip.
- Place mozzarella slices on top of the sauce.
- Line pepperoni along the top edge of each strip with half hanging over.
- Roll each strip tightly into a rose shape.
- Place each rose upright into the muffin tin.
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Notes
- Use light sauce to keep the dough crisp.
- Roll the dough tightly so the roses hold their shape.
- Reheat leftovers in the oven for best texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza rose
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 20mg