Pepperoni Pizza Rolls are a quick and easy recipe! These delicious pizza rolls can be made in the oven or air fryer and only takes 5 minutes of prep time. With only a few ingredients, such as pizza dough, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, Italian spices and garlic butter, you’ll have a tasty snack in minutes!
Easy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
Pepperoni Pizza Rolls are my go to easy recipe when I need something fast! Make them in the air fryer or oven when you need a tasty snack.
These pizza rolls made with pizza dough filled with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese are a crowd pleaser and easy to whip up for dinner, game days or for kids to make on their own.
Since my daughter doesn’t like tomatoes, we leave out any sauce and use our favorite marinara sauce for dipping. It never fails to be the most asked for recipe in my home!
Dip these pizza rolls in marinara sauce for the perfect dinner or serve at your next party!
Originally Published August 17, 2018 – Updated December 2021
Pizza Rolls Recipe + 10 Years of Blogging
This summer was my 10 year blogging anniversary and I can’t believe I haven’t put these yummy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls here until now!
I have written many articles about pizza, but completely forgot to share our most favorite recipe of them all! We do so much at home and I often forget to share.
I’m just so happy to have been able to have been creating fun ideas for this website for 10 years now! To celebrate, I’m sharing our favorite pizza rolls recipe. Thank you for reading and following along!
10 Blog memories to celebrate 10 years!
Thank you so much for reading Living Locurto! I hope you enjoy your gift and this simple Pepperoni Pizza Rolls recipe which is one of my family’s favorite meals. xoxo ~ Amy
P.S. Thanks for filling out my survey! The giveaway is now over and the randomly chosen winner was Mary Susan.
Can You Cook Pizza Rolls in the Air Fryer?
Wondering if you can cook this recipe for pizza rolls in your air fryer? The answer is yes, and they will be crispy on both sides. Yum!
The trick is making your pizza roll fit in the size of your air fryer. I have a very large air fryer, so one roll would fit. (I like this–> air fryer so much!) But if you have a smaller air fryer, you’ll have to cut the pizza dough and make two smaller pizza rolls.
How Long Do You Cook Pizza Rolls in Air Fryer?
For this air fryer pizza dough recipe, you will be using raw dough that needs to fully cook and brown on both sides.
You’ll want to set your air fryer to 400 degrees or as high as it will go. After you bake your pizza dough for a minute or so, assemble the pizza rolls and bake for 5 minutes. Check on the dough to see if it’s browned and fully cooked through. It might need a few more minutes of cook time depending on your type of air fryer.
They should be crispy on both sides, with a golden finish. See detailed directions in the recipe card below.
How to make Pepperoni Pizza Rolls In the Oven Or Air fryer
Enjoy directions below on how to make pizza rolls in your oven or air fryer. I hope your family loves this recipe as much as mine!
Pepperoni Pizza Rolls (Oven or Air Fryer)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 25 pepperoni slices
- 1 ½ cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups Marinara dipping sauce
Instructions
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degree
- Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and roll pizza crust into a large rectangle (about 14×9) and bake for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl mix melted butter and garlic.
- Remove pizza crust from oven, let cool for a minute. Use a spatula to unstick crust from pan.
- Brush garlic butter over the crust. Reserve a small bit for later.
- Layer the pepperoni and cheese onto the pizza crust and sprinkle with basil and oregano.
- Gently roll the pizza crust and coat the top with reserved garlic butter.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes more or until golden brown.
- Slice and serve with warmed marinara sauce for dipping.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Cut 2 pieces of parchment paper to fit the size of your air fryer. Before unrolling pizza dough, slice it in half. Lightly spray the paper with cooking spray and roll one half of pizza crust into a rectangle on the parchment paper. Repeat with the other half of the dough on the second sheet of parchment paper.
- Place a sheet with dough into the air fryer. Bake at 400 degrees or as high as your air fryer will go for 1-2 minutes until dough is slightly baked.
- Remove pizza crust from air fryer, let cool for a minute. Use a spatula to unstick crust from parchment paper.
- In a small bowl mix melted butter and garlic.
- Brush some of the garlic butter over the crust. Reserve a small bit for later.
- Layer pepperoni and cheese onto the pizza crust and sprinkle with basil and oregano.
- Gently roll the pizza crust and coat the top with reserved garlic butter.
- Repeat with the other piece of pizza dough.
- Spray air fryer with cooking spray, place prepared pizza rolls directly into the air fryer (no parchment paper this time) and bake at 400 degrees or as high as your air fryer will go for 5 minutes. You might be able to fit both rolls into your air fryer, if not, bake one at a time.
- Check the dough to see if it's golden brown. If not ready, add 1-2 more minutes. Pizza rolls should be crispy on both sides, with a golden finish.
- Remove from air fryer, place onto a plate. Slice and serve with warmed marinara sauce for dipping.
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Tried it, wonderful!
My family will love these! So easy!
These are so easy and delicious!! My family has already asked me to make them again ASAP!!
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I’m a sucker for pizza rolls and all things pizza.
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Congratulations on a wonderful ten years of inspiring and helping others!
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spicy sausage and mushrooms make a great pizza roll
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Honestly I’m a pepperoni and cheese kinda girl…. If I’m feeling brave, I might add some banana peppers lol
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I do make this a lot. Super easy and fun, I also make a ham and cheese version.
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I completed the survey.
And I would add Pineapple and onion to these Pizza Rolls.
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Took the survey!
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put Pineapple in my pizza!
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Broccoli!!!!
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Cheese and more cheese
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green olives
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done!
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I have completed the survey.
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Survey complete.
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I took the survey
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I took the survey!
Survey complete!
I would put sausage, onion & green pepper in my pizza roll ups!
OR…. BBQ Chicken, red onion & jalapenos! Yum!!
I also took the survey!
I would put mushrooms and sausage in my pizza rolls
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I completed your fun survey.
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i would put spinach, cream cheese and bacon to my pizza rolls
You’re awesome Jeannie! Thanks!! I know all of the girls will love these pizza rolls! ha!
I forgot to finish my sentence in my first comment. I would put pineapple and Canadian bacon in my pizza rolls. I love the Hawaiian pizza so much. Thanks again girl!!
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finished survey
I would put bacon and jalapeno in my pizza rolls
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I took the survey!
I would put PINEAPPLE in my pizza rolls.
I would add sausage and peppers to my pizza rolls