These Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks are made with refrigerated pizza dough, mozzarella cheese sticks and plenty of pepperoni.
Dip these cheesy pizza sticks into some Homemade Marinara Sauce for an epic snack, easy lunch or game day appetizer!
Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
All you need is 6 simple ingredients to make this easy snack recipe. There is virtually no dishes to clean up. BONUS – they’re super quick to put together.
Ingredients Needed
Here’s what you’ll need in order to make these delicious pizza sticks! As always, you can find the full list of ingredients located in the recipe card below.
- Pillsbury Pizza Dough – you could also use homemade if desired
- Pepperoni Slices
- Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- Butter
- Garlic Powder
- Parsley
How To Make Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
These pizza sticks are so easy to make, the kids love getting in there and helping out too!
CUT PIZZA DOUGH Start by rolling out the pizza dough into a large rectangle. Cut the pizza dough into 10 equal pieces, long enough to fit the cheese sticks. I like to use a pizza cutter to make the cuts easier.
TOP WITH CHEESE Add the pepperoni down the center of each piece of dough and top with a cheese stick.
ROLL UP TIGHT Roll up the dough tightly around the cheese sticks, making sure to pinch the sides and place the seam-side down on the baking sheet.
BRUSH WITH BUTTER Melt the butter and combine the garlic powder and parsley. Brush this mixture over the top of each pizza stick to give it a nice buttery topping.
How Long To Bake Pizza Sticks
Bake the pizza sticks at 450 degrees F. for just 10 to 12 minutes.
You may have some cheese that oozes out of the pizza sticks after they have baked. That’s ok! I love the melty cheese that gets slightly crispy on the pan.
Recipe Variations
The fun thing about these pizza sticks is that they are completely customizable to your taste preferences.
Try adding all sorts of filling options like: sliced olives, sliced mushrooms, green peppers, onions, sausage, bacon, etc.
PRO TIP: Make sure you don’t overfill the pizza sticks as they will get more difficult to wrap up. Just a little filling is all you need.
Make Ahead and Freezer Options
I often get asked if you can make these cheesy pepperoni pizza sticks ahead of time. The answer is YES!
You can bake these pizza sticks, let them cool, then pop them in a zip close bag in the fridge. To reheat, bake them in the oven until they’re heated through or you can air fry them to get them nice and crisp on the outisde.
This is my favorite air fryer to use to reheat pizza sticks.
FREEZE You can also freeze the baked pizza sticks for up to 3 months. They’re great for pulling out and making an easy snack.
What To Serve with Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
In order to keep the pizza sticks from getting soggy, I’ve opted to not add any sauce to the inside.
The best thing to do is dip the pizza sticks in a warmed marinara sauce, similar to fried mozzarella sticks.
To make these pizza sticks a full meal, try adding my Caesar Pasta Salad as a side!
More Pizza Stick Recipes to Try
We love pizza in this house! I know you’re going to love these easy pizza recipes too…
- Cheesy Taco Pizza Sticks
- Philly Cheesesteak Pizza Sticks
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Sticks
- Cheesy Pretzel Pizza Sticks
All my taste testers approved this recipes with two thumbs up.
I can’t wait for you to give this simple recipe a try! I know you’re going to love it!
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Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 Pillsbury pizza crust, tube
- 40 pepperoni slices
- 10 mozzarella cheese sticks
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- marinara sauce, for dipping (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Spread pizza dough out on a lightly greased baking sheet. Cut the dough into 10 equal size rectangles.
- Arrange 4 pepperoni slices on each rectangle and top with a mozzarella cheese stick.
- Roll up the pizza dough, enclosing the cheese stick, pinching the seams closed.
- Melt the butter and add the garlic powder and dried parsley. Brush the pizza sticks with the butter.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Enjoy warm with a side of marinara sauce for dipping if desired.
These were a hit last year for our Super Bowl gathering and I’m about to start making a batch of them for tonight’s game. Thanks!
Woohoo! So glad you love them! 🙂
Soooooooo good. Thank you for something so easy to make and delicious and further tips on sealing them. They will make great finger food for parties. I too had the seal problem. Next time I will turn the seal down. Also i will not spray so much oil in the pan because I’m guessing that added to the problem where the ends got oil when cutting and handling them. The stickiness was gone.
My first time at tasting marinara sauce. What a treat! Never had a reason to buy it before this recipe.
However, pizza sauce is my favorite so next time I will brush on a very thin coating on the middle of the dough. I will try the idea for the garlic salt too since I love more garlic flavor.
And one more thing…..I will bake them on my air pans I bought for cookies so I can get them less brown on the bottom. As soon as out the oven I will add the butter.
Really, It’s great to follow this blog, such a lovely recipes you have shared with us!
My husband and 4-year-old LOVED these (as did I)! I followed the directions given, and they came out just like the picture. I’ll be making these again :)!
Can you use croissant dough for the pizza sticks
I made these exactly to specification and they came out burnt. The bottoms were black and the tops brown. I’ll need to cut way down on the time in order for them to come out like they did in the picture.
Have you tried making these and freezing them to cook later? Just curious!
DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT MEAT FILLINGS FOR THESE PAYDAY FIND A NEW FAVORITE! OH , NOW I CANT WAIT TILL PAYDAY… LOL
Just took them out of the oven. Baked at 400 for 15 minutes. The cheese did leak out some but I could probably have sealed it better. Still delicious! Thanks for recipe! 🙂
So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
yum! I’m sure the kids will love these.
These were good though I had difficulty getting 10 sticks out of my can of Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust. I found that when using aluminum baking sheets 425 degrees for 10 minutes gave the best results. I did still have some minor oozing even with careful crust sealing. I also highly suggest 1/2 tsp Penzey’s Frozen Pizza Seasoning in place of the dried parsley. Thank you for a fun movie night recipe!
These were amazing – only 3 things:
1. I didn’t have pepperoni.
2. I didn’t have cheese sticks and
3. I didn’t have pizza dough.
So, I went off with my usual substitution guesses, and used salami for the pepperoni, shredded mozzarella for the cheese sticks, and puff pastry as the pizza dough. They still turned out amazing, and even better – I COULD DO CUTE LITTLE SHAPES!
Thanks for the recipe, and inspiring my new weekend treat!
xx
Disaster. Bottom was totally burnt black.
Mine were black on the bottoms as well…even after slightly greasing pan, and baking at 450 for a little shy of ten minutes. I’m not sure if my gas stove has anything to do with it, but after cutting off the burnt bottoms, they tasted great! I will experiment next time at 400 degrees for 10 minutes and just keep checking them until I get the right coloring.
What is the nutritional information per stick!?
I’m not sure, but you can plug all the ingredients into an app like My Fitness Pal and find out! 🙂
I’ve printed your recipe and plan to use it soon…however
your picture would not go over well with my family…..they just HATE it when someone tries to ‘double dip”….You can see the child has taken a bite out of her stick then dips it in the sauce. We always put a spoon in the sauce or dips to make sure no one double dips….
Sorry to criticize but that’s the first thing I noticed…otherwise the recipe looks great and will try it.
Thanks Sue for letting the world know of your germaphobic family practices.
Does anyone have a glutten free option?
Would love to made these
These look awesome a great speedy dinner since I live alone
I am totally going to make this but I want to use the mini pepperoni’s cause they are so cute! I saved this recipe so I can print it out and try it. My nephew would really love these and I have a recipe for a 10 min. Marinara sauce from America’s Test Kitchens that would be amazing for this. Thanks for the yummy recipe!
Love the mini pepperoni! Good idea! 🙂
I wish they coyld make this gluten free 🙁 there is nothing out there that you could pop open from a tube and do this..the Pillsbury one in a container is sweet and falls a part right out of the container b4 you even can even create anything
Hopefully Pillsbury will come out with a good gluten free pizza dough soon!
I want to make these up ahead of time but not cook them, and then freeze them. Is there a way to cook them when taking them out of the freezer?
Hi Daniel, I think that would work. I would just bake them until the tops are golden brown once you pull them out of the freezer.
I made this tonight for dinner they were awesome
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂