Description
These Pizza Pinwheels are a delightful mix of flaky dough, melty cheese, and savory pepperoni, perfect for a quick snack or a fun party appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
- 2 cups marinara sauce (divided)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- A pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- 32 pepperoni slices
- 2 tsp parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out pizza dough to ¼–⅓ inch thick on a large cutting board.
- Spread marinara sauce evenly over dough, leaving 1 inch at one edge clean.
- Season sauce with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan over sauce, then layer pepperoni slices.
- Roll the dough tightly into a log and seal the edge.
- Slice the log into 12 pinwheels and place on the baking sheet, cut-side up.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes until golden and puffed at the edges.
- Cool slightly and garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
For a crispy bottom, pre-bake the dough for a few minutes before adding fillings.
Homemade pizza dough works well; just roll to the same thickness as store-bought.
Cool pinwheels slightly before serving to prevent burns.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg