Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites are filled with flavorful pepperoni and melty mozzarella all wrapped up in crispy wonton wrappers and oven toasted to perfection. Get ready to dip!
Bite-Sized Pizza Perfection
For an after school snack, a light dinner or entertaining friends, these Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites serve up pizza perfection, one delicious mouthful at a time! Pepperoni and mozzarella all wrapped up in wonton wrappers and baked into crispy, dippable goodness. It’s your new pizza addiction!
Wonton wrappers make the whole thing so easy. And so flexible, too! We make our pizza pockets with pepperoni, but there’s room to improvise with your favorite pizza toppings. I could see adding some minced mushroom or bell peppers or cooked crumbled Italian sausage.
What Do I Need to Make Pizza Pocket Bites?
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Pizza sauce
- Chopped pepperoni
- Garlic salt
- Dried Italian seasoning
- Butter
- Italian seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
- Wonton wrappers
- Baking sheet
- Olive oil cooking spray
How to Make Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the mozzarella, 1/4 cup parmesan, pizza sauce, pepperoni, 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt and Italian seasoning.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter and then whisk in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup grated parmesan.
- Brush each wonton wrapper on both sides with the melted garlic butter. Place 2 teaspoons of the cheese mixture in the center of each wrapper. Fold both sides of the wrapper over the filling, overlapping them and pressing to seal. Then fold the ends of the wrapper over the fold, press to seal.
- Place the filled wrapper in the bowl of breadcrumb parmesan mixture and turn to coat well. Shake off any excess and place, seams side down, on the prepared baking sheets.
- Repeat with the remaining wrappers, filling and breadcrumbs.
- Spray the rolls with olive oil cooking spray.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown and toasted.
More Easy and Delicious Pizza Recipes
- Baked Pizza Taquitos: These easy roll ups make for a great weeknight dinner that the whole family will love!
- Sheet Pan Pizza: Scrumptious and scratch-made with simple and satisfying toppings, it’s sure to be a hit!
- Quick and Simple Pizza Dough: Give your pizza aficionados a run for their money with this easy pizza dough recipe. Ready for your favorite toppings, it makes a fast, easy and delicious dinner that everyone will rave about!
How to Serve and Store Pizza Pocket Bites
Serve Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites warm with pizza sauce for dipping.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. Reheat in a 350-degree oven on the middle rack for 5 minutes or until heated through.
If you make these Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. ? I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
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Description
Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Bites are filled with flavorful pepperoni and melty mozzarella all wrapped up in crispy wonton wrappers and oven toasted to perfection.
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped pepperoni
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup Italian seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
- 36 square wonton wrappers
- Pizza sauce, for serving
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the mozzarella, 1/4 cup parmesan, pizza sauce, pepperoni, 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt and Italian seasoning.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter and then whisk in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup grated parmesan.
- Brush each wonton wrapper on both sides with the melted garlic butter. Place 2 teaspoons of the cheese mixture in the center of each wrapper. Fold both sides of the wrapper over the filling, overlapping them and pressing to seal. Then fold the ends of the wrapper over the fold, press to seal.
- Place the filled wrapper in the bowl of breadcrumb parmesan mixture and turn to coat well. Shake off any excess and place, seams side down, on the prepared baking sheets.
- Repeat with the remaining wrappers, filling and breadcrumbs.
- Spray the rolls with olive oil cooking spray.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown and toasted.
- Serve warm with pizza sauce for dipping.
