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Home » Recipes » Appetizer » Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

11/11/15

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Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

Mini pizzas. They were a staple on Saturday nights when I was kid. My mom and dad would cut up all of my favourite toppings-usually a mix of mushroom, green pepper and onions-and then I would slather English muffins with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and a ton of veggies.

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As an adult, I love to replicate recipes that my parents showed me how to make. These Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites are the perfect injection of childhood fun for a grown-up get-together. Everyone gets to have a taste of what they like, and they are great in that they cater to everybody's dietary restrictions in a no-fuss manner.

Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

Have you ever ordered pizza with a group, and no one can seem to agree on pizza toppings? I have a pretty big family, and there are some people who don't eat red meat, some who are vegetarian, some who are meat lovers and even some who insist on pineapple and hot peppers as toppings! With so many different demands, we always end up with pizzas that are half and half, and a couple people typically have to compromise on what they want and eat what the majority ends up deciding. Well, these Mini Pizza Bites are great news for picky eaters (like myself!) 😉

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I have to say that one big flaw with my parents' pizza was the fact that we were using English muffins. If they weren't toasted beforehand, they would get all soggy and mushy, or they would become too crisp and just be too far from what a pizza crust should be. In fact, whenever I make a pizza with anything but a traditional dough, I always feel like I'm compromising in some way or another. I have pizzas on pitas during the week when I need a quick dinner, but a pita just doesn't mimic a crunchy, crisp crust.

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This is where the pizza dough comes in. Nathalie suggested I try a cookie cutter on the pizza dough and my life literally changed. The result was small, equally sized pizzas, with the same crunch and flavour as a traditional pizza. We've discovered that the best way to make pizza in the oven is to heat the oven as high as possible (around 500 degrees), and heat the pizza stone up in the oven with the pizza so that you end up with a crisp, pizzeria-style pizza crust that is crunchy and fresh tasting.

Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

I made four different kinds of Mini Pizza Bites: Red pepper, red onion & pesto; Pepperoni, mushroom & green pepper; Pizza Blanco with arugula & prosciutto; and Margherita-style with bocconcini cheese, cherry tomatoes & fresh basil.

Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites

These are just some of my fave pizza flavours and it's really up to you to customize your pizzas how you like them! I personally just looove variety and having ton of options is important to me with any sort of cuisine.

Party-Friendly Mini Pizza Bites
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Mini Pizza Bites

4 from 5 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12 -14 pizzas

Ingredients

  • 1 bag store-bought pizza dough
  • Tomato sauce of your choice

Homemade pesto

  • 1/2 cup chopped basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup chopped kale
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp water if you're using a blender/Magic Bullet
  • 1 ball of mozzarella

Your favourite toppings such as:

  • Mushrooms
  • Pepperoni
  • Green pepper
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Bocconcini cheese
  • Fresh basil
  • Red onion
  • Red pepper
  • Arugula
  • Prosciutto

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 485 degrees and put your pizza stone into the oven to heat up as the oven heats up (this is an important step as the stone can shatter if it's placed into the oven cold!)
  • On a floured surface, roll out your pizza dough so that it is about 1/2 an inch thin. You want it to be pretty thin because it will puff up in the oven!
  • Use a stainless steel cup, glass cup or circular cookie cutter to create the same size circles of dough. You should be able to cut about 8 or 9 before you have to roll the dough up again to cut more.
  • To get the dough to stick together again, run it under water just to get it wet enough so that it's sticky again, and roll it back out with some flour. Repeat with the cookie cutter, and you should end up with between 12-14 pieces of dough total.
  • Take the pizza stone out of the oven, and place each little circle of dough onto the pizza stone. They will start to cook right away so place the whole stone into the oven right away and let the dough cook for 7-8 min.
  • Meanwhile, make sure all your toppings are ready and cheese is grated.
  • Take the dough out of the oven (making sure it's slightly crisped on top and bottom). Top dough with sauce, olive oil, pesto or whatever base you would like. Add cheese and toppings and put back in the oven for another 10-12 minutes, watching closely. Once the cheese is melted to your heart's desire, remove from the oven.
  • Enjoy right away when they're hot 😉

 

 

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Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

Comments

  1. Brittany Nikole says

    March 1, 2016 at 23:11

    Thank you so so much for sharing this! My husband and I use to make mini pizzas, but I forgot all about that option until now:) Will definitely start making them again with your improvements!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      March 3, 2016 at 09:15

      Hahaha awww thanks Brittany!! I guess you could say this is the grown up version of mini pizzas 😉 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
    • Sadia says

      February 3, 2017 at 11:57

      Can these be made ahead of time and reheated later?a

      Thanks

      Reply
      • Taylor Stinson says

        February 3, 2017 at 12:03

        Hey Sadia! Yes they definitely can 🙂

        Reply
  2. Vedeena Haulkhory says

    May 19, 2019 at 17:20

    Hi Taylor, I want to make them ahead of time and freeze them. Can I half cook them and freeze or fo they have to be completely cooked, cooled and frozen and reheated on the day. Thanks

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      May 21, 2019 at 08:32

      Hey Vedeena! I imagine you can freeze them after they have been cooked and then reheated in the oven on the day of. I haven’t tried half cooking them and then freezing but I think that could also work!

      Reply
    • Marilyn says

      November 29, 2019 at 19:44

      Half baked then remove them and refreeze till actually ready to serve. I started some like at 9 pm then I let her tell people. Social media how it’s all working. I’ll wait till I’m recovered till this latest surgery and see.

      Reply

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