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Puff Pastry Pizza! The perfect combination of flaky, buttery puff pastry with all your favorite pizza toppings. From quick weeknight dinners to party appetizers, discover the endless possibilities with this easy puff pastry pizza recipe.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Delicious and easy puff pastry recipe: Do you have some puff pastry sitting in the freezer? This is a great recipe to make with it! It turns into a light, flaky, buttery crust that is irresistible!
- Simple dinner idea: A quick and easy recipe that is perfect for dinner! Serve it with a salad or cooked veggies on the side.
- Great for entertaining: These are a fun party appetizer, movie night or game day snack that everyone will love!
- Kids love it: This is a fun kid friendly recipe! You can also get the kids involved by having them build their own pizzas with their favorite toppings. Leftovers are also a great lunch box idea!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Let’s get started! To make this puff pastry pizza recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- Puff Pastry: To make things easy, I like to use the frozen pre-rolled sheets of puff pastry that can be found at the grocery store. Thaw according to package directions.
- Egg wash (optional): For a shinier more golden crust.
- Sauce: Choose your favorite! You can use pizza sauce (tomato sauce), white pizza sauce (Bechamel sauce), pesto, BBQ sauce, etc.
- Cheese: Shredded mozzarella or the cheese of your choice.
- Pizza Toppings: Your favorite pizza toppings. See the Topping Ideas section below for inspiration.
Detailed ingredient list and directions located in the recipe card below.
How To Make Puff Pastry Pizza
Puff pastry pizza is super easy to make! Simply…
STEP 1: Cut puff pastry. Carefully unroll the thawed puff pastry sheet and place on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Using a paring knife, cut the pastry into 4 to 16 pieces (cut into 4 to 6 pieces for lunch or dinner size slices or into 9, 12 or 16 squares for appetizers and bite size snacks). Spread out on the baking sheet, leaving space between each one.
Optional: For a more defined looking crust, use a paring knife to score a 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) border around the edge of each square. Don’t cut all the way through. Poke some holes in the center part of each puff pastry square with a fork.
Optional Egg Wash: For a shinier, more golden crust, brush each piece with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water).
STEP 2: Prebake crust. Bake for 8-10 minutes in a 400F/200C oven or until the puff pastry begins to puff up and turn a light golden color. Remove from the oven. Gently press down the centers of each puff pastry piece, leaving the outer edges puffed up.
STEP 3: Add toppings. Spread sauce evenly all over the center of each piece, leaving a crust around the edges. Top with cheese and toppings of choice. You can either top them all the same or vary them.
STEP 4: Bake and enjoy. Place back in the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve and enjoy!
Topping Ideas
Now, let’s have some fun with toppings! The beauty of puff pastry pizza is that you can customize it any way you like! Keep it simple or get adventurous – the choice is yours!
Here are a few ideas for inspiration. You can also set out a variety of different toppings and let everyone build their own pizza!
- Margherita Style: tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil
- Veggie Supreme: tomato sauce, mozzarella, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, red onion, olives
- Capricciosa: tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, black olives
- Mediterranean Style: pesto or olive tapenade, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, feta cheese
- Prosciutto & Arugula: tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, oregano (add prosciutto, arugula and a drizzle of balsamic glaze once out of oven)
- BBQ Chicken: BBQ sauce, mozzarella and cheddar, shredded chicken, red onions
- Supreme: tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, bacon, green bell pepper, mushrooms, red onion, black olives
- Fajita Style: salsa, mozzarella and cheddar, fajita veggies, chicken (drizzle of sour cream before serving)
- Mushroom: white sauce, parmesan cheese, sauteed mushrooms
Helpful Tips
- Prebake the puff pastry! Blind bake or prebake the crust first before adding the toppings. This ensures that the finished puff pastry pizza will be fully cooked through with a flaky crispy crust that is not soggy.
- Use egg wash for golden color. The egg wash is an optional step. However, I recommend it if you would like a shinier, more golden crust. Some say that it also creates a moisture barrier so that the sauce doesn’t penetrate the puff pastry crust. However, I didn’t notice much of a difference in that regard while testing. The difference was mostly in the color.
Storage & Reheating
- Storing leftovers: Allow the pizza to fully cool before storing it in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in a 350F oven on a lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is hot and melty again. You could also reheat in an air fryer (adjust temperature and timing based on your model).
- Freezing: I don’t recommend freezing this puff pastry pizza.
Ways To Serve Them
This puff pastry pizza recipe is super versatile. Serve them as a…
- Main Dish: Serve with a salad for a simple lunch or dinner.
- Party Appetizer: These make a great appetizer! Cut the puff pastry into smaller pieces to make a finger food version (puff pastry pizza bites).
- Snack: Serve as a game day snack, movie night snack or a fun after school snack.
- Hands On Activity: Set out a variety of toppings and let everyone build their own puff pastry pizza. Fun for kids or when entertaining!
A Few Questions Answered
There are a couple of reasons for this. You either didn’t pre-bake the crust before adding your toppings (blind baking) or perhaps you’ve added too many toppings that are watery. For example, many veggies release liquid while baking so it can be a good idea to either add less of them or cook them before adding as a topping (i.e. roasting, grilling or sautéing first).
No, it’s a very different type of dough and has a different texture. The puff pastry will produce a crust that is light, flaky and buttery.
I like to buy the pre-rolled puff pastry sheets. Therefore, no rolling is necessary!
Looking for another delicious savory puff pastry recipe? Try these Chicken Sausage Rolls!
I hope you enjoy this Puff Pastry Pizza recipe and have fun with the toppings! Please leave me a comment below if you make this recipe!
Puff Pastry Pizza
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: 4 to 16 pieces 1x
- Category: Main Dish, Appetizer
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Puff Pastry Pizza! The perfect combination of flaky, buttery puff pastry with all your favorite pizza toppings. From quick weeknight dinners to party appetizers, discover the endless possibilities with this easy puff pastry pizza recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
- optional egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup sauce (tomato sauce, white sauce, pesto, BBQ sauce, etc.)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or cheese of choice (or just measure with your heart!)
- pizza toppings of choice (see notes for some ideas)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 400F / 200C. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cut puff pastry into pieces: Carefully unroll the puff pastry sheet and place on the lined baking sheet. Using a paring knife, cut the pastry into 4 to 16 pieces (cut into 4 to 6 pieces for lunch or dinner sized slices or into 9, 12 or 16 squares for appetizers or bite size snacks). Spread out on the baking sheet leaving some space between each one.
- Score border (optional): For a more defined looking crust, use a paring knife to score a border (about 1 cm or 1/2 inch) around the edge of each square (don’t cut all the way through). Poke some holes along the center part of each piece with a fork.
- Brush on egg wash (optional): Brush egg wash all over the top of each puff pastry square for a shinier, more golden crust.
- Prebake crust: Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the pastry begins to puff up and turn a light golden color. Remove from oven.
- Add toppings: Gently press down the centers, leaving the outer edges puffed up. Spread sauce evenly all over the center of each puff pastry square, leaving a crust around the edges. Top with cheese and pizza toppings of choice.
- Bake: Place back in oven and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
- Topping Ideas: Customize your puff pastry pizza with your favorite toppings. Keep it simple or get adventurous – the choice is yours! Here are a few ideas for inspiration. You can also set out a variety of different toppings and let everyone build their own pizza!
- Margherita Style: tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil
- Capricciosa: tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, black olives
- Supreme: tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, bacon, green bell pepper, mushrooms, red onion, black olives
- Mediterranean Style: pesto or olive tapenade, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, feta cheese
- BBQ Chicken: BBQ sauce, mozzarella and cheddar, shredded chicken, red onions
- Veggie Supreme: tomato sauce, mozzarella, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, red onion, olives
- Prosciutto & Arugula: tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, oregano (add prosciutto, arugula and a drizzle of balsamic glaze once out of oven)
- Mushroom: white sauce, parmesan cheese, sauteed mushrooms
- Fajita Style: salsa, mozzarella and cheddar, fajita veggies, chicken (drizzle of sour cream before serving)
- Storing leftovers: Allow the pizza to fully cool before storing it in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in a 350F oven on a lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is hot and melty again. You could also reheat in an air fryer (adjust temperature and timing based on your model).
We do pizza movie night every week and it was such a fun treat to do pizzas in a different way this week. We made a whole bunch of little ones and got to do mulitple flavours/toppings and try some new things! It was a ton of fun and delicious too.
That’s so much fun! Love the idea of pairing these with movie night!
YUM. I mean, what’s not to like? Personalizable, easy-to-make pizza? Check. Buttery, flaky, low-effort puff pastry? CHECK. This is just an awesome idea overall. I make my own pizza dough quite frequently (there’s a batch proofing right now, in fact), but it takes time. This is an awesome variation to have in the bank. Also yes, I WILL be measuring mozarella with my heart. Lol.
Love this! Measuring cheese with your heart is definitely the only way to go!
As a mom of two, we like easy, breezy recipes that go in without fuss! Love this!
These pizzas were a hit with the boys on game night. There were no leftovers.
Love that!
Such a great idea. I have a box of frozen puff pastry I didn’t use at Christmas so I’m looking for ways to use it up. This one works for me!
Oooh, such a delicious and easy option for pizza night! The texture sounds absolutely amazing with the use of the puff pastry.
Super easy! Make a quick salad to go with it and you have a meal!
I absolutely love puff pastry so I just had to try this pizza! What a delicious way to use it in a savory recipe. We all enjoyed it and can’t wait to make another pizza variety with it soon!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed it!
This was such an easy pizza recipe to make!! I actually made a few of your variations and served it as an appetizer when we had a bunch of friends over a few nights ago and it worked great! Everyone loved it!
It’s such a fun appetizer idea! I’m so happy that your friends enjoyed it!
The delicate layers of flaky pastry combined with the savory toppings created a mouthwatering explosion of flavors. It was a culinary masterpiece that left me craving for more!
These were so easy and fun to make! Had all the ingredients!
It’s the best when you already have everything on hand! So happy you enjoyed it!