Pepperoni Pinwheel Appetizers is an easy recipe that starts with refrigerated crescent roll dough and bakes up in just 15 minutes. These pepperoni bites will quickly become a family favorite appetizer.
Calling all pizza lovers. Pepperoni Pinwheel Appetizers are here just in time for the holidays, movie night and even this weekend’s football game.
Easy as could be to make with refrigerated crescent dough, these pinwheels are cheesy with a hint of pepperoni spiciness all rolled up in a tender flaky crescent dough.
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Cheesy Pepperoni Pinwheel Appetizers
This recipe is an easy appetizer that you can even have on hand in the freezer for unexpected company, After rolling up the dough and filling, tightly wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil or a freezer bag. Freeze until ready to bake. Then slice, no need to defrost, and bake until golden and cooked through for one of the easiest appetizers ever!
Trust me when I say that these pepperoni pizza pinwheels are a little bit of melt-in-your-mouth heaven in every bite with their creamy cream cheese filling.
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How to make pizza pinwheels recipe
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- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, mozzarella, chopped pepperoni and basil until blended.
- On lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough sheet and press any seams together. Top with pepperoni mixture, spreading evenly over dough.
- Sprinkle with Panko breadcrumbs.
- Beginning at the long side, roll up the dough.
- Using a serrated knife, or a sharp knife, cut into 16 slices.
- Arrange the pinwheels on the prepared baking sheet, cut sides up.
- Bake 15 minutes or until dough is golden and cheeses are melted.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Serve your favorite pizza sauce as a dipping sauce
- Stir a bit of grated Parmesan cheese into the filling mixture
- Add a pinch of garlic powder to the filling
- For a hint of heat add a pinch of red pepper flakes
- Before baking, sprinkle with a little more shredded mozzarella cheese
Substitutions
- Substitute dried Italian seasoning for the dried basil
- For another flavor combination replace the pepperoni with chopped sun-dried tomato
- You can also make these pepperoni rolls with a tube of refrigerated store-bought pizza dough
- You can substitute 1 tube (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent recipe creations seamless dough sheet for the crescent rolls dough
Ingredients for cream cheese pinwheels
- cream cheese
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- pepperoni slices
- dried basil
- refrigerated crescent rolls dough
- seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
Easy Appetizer Recipes
Cheesy Pepperoni Pinwheel Appetizers
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese , at room temperature
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup pepperoni slices ,chopped
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls dough
- 1/4 cup seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In bowl combine cream cheese, mozzarella, chopped pepperoni and basil until blended.
- On lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough sheet and press any seams together. Top with pepperoni mixture, spreading evenly over dough. Sprinkle with Panko breadcrumbs.
- Beginning at long side, roll up dough. Using a serrated knife, or a sharp knife, cut into 16 slices. Arrange the pinwheels on the prepared baking sheet, cut sides up.
- Bake 15 minutes or until dough is golden and cheeses are melted.
Wow! These pepperoni pinwheels look so yummy! A perfect treat for everyone to enjoy and to pair with our hot coffee! Loved it!
A perfect appetizer to make for my birthday.
It looks delicious and easy to make.
I've made pinwheels before, but never with panko, which was a genius touch! This recipe was a hit with my family!
These are always a fan favorite! So simple and easy to make, and delicious! I might need to make these for some football parties now!
Perfect for game day watching!