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New Year's Eve Pizza Pinwheels

New Year's Eve pizza pinwheels are rolled with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and chopped pepperoni, then baked until golden with bubbling cheese. Chill the dough log before slicing for neat, savory party-ready bites.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Chilling and resting 20 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Servings: 18 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 110
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tube (13.8 oz) pizza crust refrigerated
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour for dusting
  • 0.33 cup pizza sauce
  • 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 4 oz pepperoni sliced, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning

Equipment

  • 1 18x13-inch rimmed baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F and line an 18x13-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Dust a work surface with the flour, unroll the pizza crust, and roll it into a 10x14-inch rectangle.
  3. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border, then scatter the mozzarella, pepperoni, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning evenly over the sauce.
  4. Starting at a long edge, roll the dough tightly into a log and pinch the seam closed; refrigerate seam-side down for 15 minutes.
  5. Cut the log crosswise into 18 slices about 3/4 inch thick and arrange them cut-side up on the prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes, until the dough is golden and the cheese is bubbling, then let the pinwheels rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

For cleaner slices, keep the dough log seam-side down while it chills. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days; freeze baked pinwheels for up to 2 months. Turkey pepperoni can be used as a lighter swap.