Three ingredient Crescent Roll Pizza Roll-Ups are such a simple recipe. They’re perfect as a lunch, a quick dinner, or even an appetizer.
Crescent Roll Pizza Roll-Ups
I first shared these easy pizza roll-ups in 2012 but they deserved some new pictures. I make them all the time but they’re so quick, I rarely leave time for photos.
Flaky crescent roll dough filled with gooey, melty cheese and pepperoni make a great meal or snack.
Why you’ll love these Pepperoni Crescent Rolls
- Ease. With only three ingredients, they don’t get much easier.
- Customizable. I used pepperoni here and even did a few with just cheese, but you can use your favorite pizza toppings. Sometimes we use ham lunch meat.
- Kid-Friendly. I started making these way before I had kids, but they are very kid (and adult) friendly.
Helpful Tools to make Pepperoni Pizza Crescent Rolls
You certainly don’t need much to make these pizza rolls, even the kids can make them!
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Kid-friendly knives – for cutting the cheese sticks
Ingredients for Crescent Roll Pizza Roll-Ups
Below is a list of the ingredients you’ll need to gather to make this recipe, why you need them, and possible substitutions. Scroll all the way down for the full recipe card with measurements.
JumpYou only need a few ingredients (literal few…three).
- Crescent Rolls – Refrigerated dough has been hard to come by lately. Store brand works fine, use whatever you can find. Or, if you have extra time, make homemade crescent roll dough.
- Mozzarella Cheese – We always have cheese sticks on hand for snacks so that is what I use, just cut them in half, but you can also use shredded mozzarella or fresh mozzarella.
- Pepperoni – Sometime I use turkey pepperoni or original pepperoni.
- Optional toppings – I sprinkled on some garlic powder and parsley flakes but those are optional.
How to make Crescent Roll Pepperoni Pizza Roll-Ups
This section shows you how to make this recipe, with process photos showing the steps to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.
Jump- STEP ONE: To crisp up the pepperoni a bit, lay the pepperoni in a single layer on a paper towel and microwave for 30-40 seconds.
- STEP TWO: Separate the crescent roll dough, lay 3-4 pepperoni slices on the dough, lay half a cheese stick on the widest part of the dough on top of the pepperoni and roll it up. Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- STEP THREE: If desired, sprinkle each roll with garlic powder and parsley.
- STEP FOUR: Bake for 8-10 minutes in a 375° preheated oven. Let cool a bit and then enjoy!
What to serve with Pepperoni Rolls
Pizza Roll-Ups make a great side dish to pasta like slow cooker lasagna or baked mostaccioli. Or, serve alongside a chopped salad or even on their own!
I made a simple dipping sauce out of tomato paste, water, onion powder, and garlic powder.
If you want a more “grown up” pizza appetizer, try these pizza tarts!
- If you don’t have mozzarella cheese sticks, you can use shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Don’t have pepperoni? They’re great with just cheese.
- Try other lunch meats in the roll-ups – sometimes we use ham.
- To fancy them up a bit, you can brush the tops with butter before sprinkling with garlic powder and parsley. You could also give them a sprinkle of homemade Italian seasoning.
How to store leftovers
Though best fresh, leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or the air fryer.
Can I prepare them ahead of time?
Crescent roll dough can’t be stored for long after opening the can, but you can prepare these up to two hours before baking them. They’re best fresh, so bake them as close to when you’ll be eating them as possible.
Need more ways to use crescent rolls? Try these:
Cheesy Asparagus Puffs
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza
Crescent Roll Pepperoni Pizza Roll-Ups
Ingredients
- 8 ounce crescent roll dough
- 24 slices pepperoni approximately
- 4 sticks Mozzarella string cheese cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Optional: Line the pepperonis onto a piece of paper towel and microwave for about 30-40 seconds to crisp them up.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and line with 3-4 slices of pepperoni.8 ounce crescent roll dough, 24 slices pepperoni
- Lay a half of a cheese stick at the widest part of the dough, on top of the pepperoni, and gently roll up. Place onto the prepared pan.4 sticks Mozzarella string cheese
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just golden.
- Remove from oven, let cool slightly, then enjoy!
Notes
- Shredded mozzarella cheese may be used in place of string cheese.
- Use different fillings like turkey pepperoni, deli ham, olives, etc.
- For extra flavor, brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic powder, parsley, or Italian seasoning.
- Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days but they are best fresh.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Originally published May 29, 2012
We make these all the time at home. LOOVVEEE them.
What a great snack idea! I def plan to make those for a fun snack!
These are so delicious!! We love them. We are so glad you joined our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. We love to see all of the great recipes and ideas!! Thanks and we hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters
So good and so easy!!! If you’re having a party or get together these are a must make!!!
Thank you, Shannon!
These are so good! Warning, mine took more like 16-17 minutes to cook all the way, it probably depends on your oven. Otherwise delicious!
Thanks, Claire!
Please consider making both metric and imperial measurements available. For example, you often say 1 serving is 1 gram. That doesn’t translate well for those of us who aren’t familiar with metric measure. Please use both grams and oz/cups/teaspoons etc. when you give instructions. Thank you!
Hi Sandra – Thank you for the suggestion. I’m (slowly) working on converting my baking recipes to metric.
As far as the serving size, that is just a rough estimate & for this purpose, 1g = 1 serving.
In this recipe, 1 serving = 1 pizza roll. To get any accurate nutrition information, you would need to calculate using your actual ingredients & weigh your portion.
I hope that helps. I include the calculation to try to be helpful, but sometimes it creates more confusion.