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Pizza Puffs Little Caesars Copycat

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

**For the Garlic Butter:**

  • - 1/2 cup of melted unsalted butter
  • - 2 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley
  • - 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
  • - 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
  • - 1/2 teaspoon of salt adjust to taste
  • - 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
  • - 1 teaspoon of dried oregano

**For Assembly:**

  • - 1 pound of pizza dough
  • - 1 cup of marinara sauce
  • - 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
  • - 8 ounces of turkey pepperoni
  • - Italian seasoning

Instructions

**Making the Garlic Butter:**

  • In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, parsley, minced garlic, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and dried oregano. Set aside.

**Assembly and Baking:**

  • Brush each cup of a cupcake tin with the garlic butter.
  • Divide the pizza dough into small pieces, roughly the size of ping pong balls.
  • Place each dough ball into a cupcake tin, cover tightly, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, gently press down the center and shape the edges to form a cup.
  • Brush the inside of each cup with more garlic butter.
  • Fill each cup with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, two pieces of pepperoni, more marinara sauce, one more pepperoni, and top it off with more cheese. Sprinkle Italian seasoning on top.
  • Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until golden and bubbly.
  • Let them cool for 5 minutes before serving with ranch dressing. Enjoy your homemade pizza puffs!