Description
Delight your loved ones this Valentine’s Day with these fun and easy heart-shaped pizza pockets that are sure to impress!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package of pizza dough
- 1 cup of marinara sauce
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup of pepperoni slices
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Flour (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface.
- Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the dough.
- On half of each heart, spread a spoonful of marinara sauce.
- Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices.
- Fold the other half of the heart over and seal the edges with a fork.
- Brush the tops with beaten egg for a golden finish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the fillings with your favorite pizza toppings.
- These can be made ahead of time and frozen for later use.
- Serve with extra marinara sauce for dipping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza pocket
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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