Description
These Pizza Stuffed Waffle Snacks are a fun and easy twist on traditional pizza, combining crispy waffle iron-cooked dough pockets filled with gooey mozzarella, pepperoni, and flavorful pizza sauce. Perfect as a kid-friendly snack or appetizer, they’re quick to make and customizable with your favorite pizza toppings.
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 1 can refrigerated pizza dough or crescent roll dough
Filling
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup mini pepperoni slices or chopped pepperoni
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Other
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Extra pizza sauce for dipping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare waffle iron: Preheat your waffle iron and lightly coat it with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking and achieve a crisp crust.
- Prepare dough pieces: Roll out the refrigerated pizza or crescent roll dough on a clean surface, then cut it into rectangles roughly the size of the waffle iron sections for easy stuffing.
- Add fillings: On half of the dough rectangles, spread a spoonful of pizza sauce, sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese, add mini pepperoni slices, and finish with a pinch of Italian seasoning, making sure to leave a small border around the edges for sealing.
- Seal the snacks: Place another dough rectangle on top of each filled piece and carefully pinch the edges together to fully seal the filling inside.
- Cook in waffle iron: Place the stuffed dough packets into the preheated waffle iron and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until they turn golden brown and crisp on the outside.
- Cool and serve: Carefully remove the cooked snacks from the waffle iron and let them cool slightly before serving, optionally with extra pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
- Customize your snacks by adding your favorite pizza toppings like mushrooms, olives, or cooked sausage.
- These snacks are best enjoyed warm for optimal taste and texture.
- You can freeze leftover snacks and reheat them in a toaster oven or air fryer to maintain crispiness.
