It’s May and I am totally over packing lunch for Evan every day. He hates sandwiches. Meat and cheese don’t work because they get “warm” and “icky”. I use quotations because my ice packs say this isn’t true. I may have found a secret weapon, though…Snack Pizzas!
I made these with things I keep on hand in the pantry every day. They take a bit of time but most of it is waiting time, not hands-on time. Plus it makes 12 so you can throw them in the freezer and have lunch box food on hand with no effort at all! Just throw them in and they are thawed in time for lunch. Easy peasy!
Snack Pizza Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps sugar
- 1 tsp salt heaping
- 1 cup water warm verging on hot
- 1 packet instant yeast
Toppings
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 24 slices pepperoni for half cheese and half pepperoni. Double if you want all pepperoni.
- 300 grams Italian shredded cheese blend Almost all of a small bag
Snack Pizza Instructions
Grab your ingredients from the pantry!
Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix water and oil together in your measuring cup.
Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until combined. Don’t worry if it doesn’t really look like dough yet.
Turn out onto a floured counter. Knead additional flour into the dough until it comes together into a ball. It should not stick to your hands (keep adding flour if it does). You will likely add another half to full cup of flour.
Here’s what your dough should look like at the end. Not sticky but also not cracked and dry.
Place the dough ball into a large bowl you have sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap and let double in size (about 30 minutes).
Here’s what it should look like after rising.
Place risen dough onto a floured cutting board. Cut in half and then cut each half into 6 equal pieces (12 in total).
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll each piece into a ball and stretch it into a round. You can go back and stretch them more until you get the size you want. They stretch easier after they rest a bit. Don’t let the rounds touch each other.
Spoon a bit of sauce on each round. You don’t want too much or your cheese will slide off! Add 4 pepperoni pieces 6 of your snack pizza rounds. (or all 12 if you want them all to be pepperoni). Add cheese to all pizza rounds. Let pizzas rest and rise while you preheat your oven.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place racks at the lower 1/4 and upper 3/4 positions.
Place the cookie sheets in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Switch the two pans half way through so they cook and brown evenly.
Let cool for a bit on the pan and then move the snack pizzas to a cooling rack (or just let cool on the pan, works either way). Once completely cooled you can serve them or put your snack pizzas in a large Ziplock to freeze for later.
Printable Snack Pizza Recipe
Homemade Snack Pizzas
Homemade pizzas that are easy, delicious and perfect for the lunch box!
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps sugar
- 1 tsp salt, heaping
- 1 cup water, warm verging on hot
- 1 packet instant yeast
Toppings
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 24 slices pepperoni, for half cheese and half pepperoni. Double if you want all pepperoni.
- 300 grams Italian shredded cheese blend, Almost all of a small bag
Instructions
- Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix water and oil together in your measuring cup.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until combined.
- Turn out onto a floured counter. Knead additional flour into the dough until it comes together into a ball. It should not stick to your hands (keep adding flour if it does).
- Place dough ball into a large bowl you have sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap and let double in size (about 30 minutes).
- Place risen dough onto a floured cutting board. Cut in half and then cut each half into 6 equal pieces (12 in total).
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll each piece into a ball and stretch it into a round. You can go back and stretch them more until you get the size you want. They stretch easier after they rest a bit. Don't let the rounds touch each other.
- Spoon a bit of sauce on each round. You don't want too much or your cheese will slide off!
- Add 4 pepperoni pieces 6 of your snack pizza rounds. (or all 12 if you want them all to be pepperoni).
- Add cheese to all pizza rounds. Let pizzas rest and rise while you preheat your oven.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place racks at the lower 1/4 and upper 3/4 positions.
- Place the cookie sheets in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Switch the two pans half way through so they cook and brown evenly.
- Let cool for a bit on the pan and then move to a cooling rack (or just let cool on the pan, works either way). Once completely cooled you can serve them or put them in a large Ziplock to freeze for later.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
pizzaAmount Per Serving: Calories: 178Saturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 476mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 9g
Mrs. P
Tuesday 8th of November 2022
the ingredients don't mention oil, but the instructions do. Did I miss something?
Soozle (Suzie B)
Tuesday 14th of May 2019
Yum! These look delicious! Thank you for the recipe