Pizza Crescent Rolls

How to Make Pizza Crescent Rolls

Here’s how to easy it is to make pepperoni crescent rolls! For complete instructions, refer to the recipe for all the details so they turn out perfectly every time:

Separate the Crescent Triangles

Remove dough from the can and separate using the perforations. Pat each triangle with your fingers to make them slightly larger to hold all the delicious fillings.

Top Crescents with Pepperoni and Cheese

Roll Them Up

Roll up the crescents with the fillings and place them on a cookie sheet. Using the recipe amounts for filling ingredients creates a perfect flaky-dough-to-filling ratio, preventing the crescents from being overfilled, which causes fillings to pop out the sides during baking.

Bake and Serve

Bake the pizza croissants and serve with heated pasta or pizza sauce for dipping the ooey, gooey crescents into.

Customizing Pizza Crescent Rolls

These crescent dough pizza roll-ups are very similar to Italian Stromboli, which is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses, cold cuts, or vegetables. While this recipe calls for mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, you can easily customize your meat and cheese selections to your own tastes. Customize your pizza crescents, for a different recipe every time or take advantage of what you have on hand! Try one of these simple swap ideas:

Great Filling Swaps

Sausage Crescent Rolls: Swap a tablespoon of cooked hot Italian sausage for the pepperoni.

Pepperoni and Peppers Rolls: Add a thin strip or two of bell pepper (lay it crosswise on the crescents, so they’re easy to roll up) before topping with the cheese.

Buffalo Chicken: Substitute 1 tablespoon finely chopped buffalo chicken for the pepperoni. Serve with ranch dressing.

Cheeseburger Crescent Rolls: Substitute 1 tablespoon cooked and drained ground beef for the pepperoni and shredded cheddar cheese for the mozzarella. Serve with ketchup and mustard, rather than the pasta sauce.

Cheesy Ham Crescents: Substitute 1 tablespoon finely chopped fully cooked or smoked ham for the pepperoni and shredded cheddar cheese for the mozzarella.

Terrific Toppings

Garlic Butter: Brush garlic butter over crescent rolls before baking.

Extra-Cheesy: Sprinkle each crescent with additional shredded cheese just before baking.

Italian: Sprinkle each crescent roll with grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning before baking.

Egg Wash Glaze: Mix 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water and brush over the tops of the crescents before baking, for a shiny, golden glaze.

Storing and Reheating Leftovers

These stuffed crescent rolls are so easy to make, you can throw them together any time you’re in the mood for the flavors of pizza or need a quick meal or snack. For the best texture and flavor, pepperoni pizza crescent rolls are best served warm from the oven.

If you find yourself with leftovers, you can place them in a food safe storage container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Enjoy them cold or to reheat them, place one on a microwavable plate. Cover and microwave on medium (50%) about 1 minute or just until warmed.