This mini garlic bread pizzas take the best parts of a pizza party and combines them into one delicious appetizer. Garlic bread made with freshly-roasted garlic is topped with mozzarella cheese and mini pepperoni to create crispy, cheese bites that are perfect for eating as-is or dipped in marinara or pizza sauce for the full pizza experience.
We love pizza. Seriously, who doesn’t? From traditional pizza to creative variations like pizza monkey bread casserole, the flavors of pizza are always a hit, whether you’re making a family dinner or bringing a dish to a party.
Because we are two ladies who really love our pizza, we decided to create the ultimate pizza party experience by combining garlic bread with the cheesy, meaty flavors of pepperoni pizza. The result? An appetizer that’s crispy and garlicky like garlic bread and ooey gooey like pizza. They’re ready in just a few minutes, and they disappear almost as quickly!
Jump to:
- Why You’ll Love These Homemade Garlic Bread Pizza Bites
- Ingredients
- Flavor Variations
- How to Make Mini Garlic Bread Pizzas
- Hint
- Storage
- What to Serve with Pizza Garlic Bread
- Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Try These Mini Garlic Bread Pizzas Today
- More Delicious Pizza Recipes You’ll Enjoy
- Mini Garlic Bread PIzzas
Why You’ll Love These Homemade Garlic Bread Pizza Bites
- Basic Ingredients: This recipe’s ingredients are so simple that you’ll probably only have to buy the bread!
- Easy: This recipe is easy and beginner-friendly. Even roasting the garlic is simple!
- BIG Garlic Flavor: Roasting your own garlic gives the bread a deep, rich, caramelized garlic flavor that’s so good.
- It’s a Pizza Party: These mini garlic bread pizzas are a pizza party in every bite.
Ingredients
- French Bread Sticks: French bread sticks cut into medallions make the perfect, bite-size garlic bread.
- Fresh Garlic Bulb: Roasted fresh garlic adds deep, caramelized garlic flavor to the pizza bread.
- Butter: Butter mixed with roasted garlic and a few seasonings creates the Italian flavor we love in garlic bread.
- Mozzarella Cheese: It’s the classic pizza cheese, giving this bread all its ooey gooey goodness.
- Mini Pepperoni: Mini pepperoni has the same smoky flavor as regular pepperoni, but it makes it easier to eat the bread.
For a full list of ingredients and their exact measurements, see the recipe card at the end of the post.
Flavor Variations
- Dairy-Free: Use plant-based butter and cheese for a dairy-free version of these mini garlic bread pizzas.
- Cheese: Use other cheeses that easily melt, like cheddar, Monterey Jack, provolone, and the like, to change the flavor of this recipe.
- Meats: Try cooking Italian sausage, ham, bacon, or ground beef and adding it to the bread for different flavor combinations.
- Pizza Bread: Use pizza sauce in place of garlic butter to make pizza bread.
How to Make Mini Garlic Bread Pizzas
1: Cut off the top ¼ of the garlic bulb, drizzle it with oil, wrap it in foil, and roast it until soft and caramelized. Set side to cool a bit.
2: Squeeze the roasted garlic into a small bowl with the butter and spices and mix.
3: Brush the bread slices with garlic butter, then top them with mozzarella cheese and mini pepperoni. Bake until melted. Enjoy!
Hint
Only cut off enough of the garlic bulb to make it easy to squeeze the garlic out after it’s roasted. You don’t want to waste any of that garlic goodness!
Storage
Refrigerate this garlic bread for up to 4 days in an air-tight container. For longer storage, wrap the garlic bread pizzas in plastic wrap and freeze them for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container or a heavy-duty freezer bag. Defrost the bread overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
To reheat the garlic pizza bread, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake them at 350 until heated through.
What to Serve with Pizza Garlic Bread
Serve these pizza bites with marinara sauce, pizza sauce, or ranch for dipping. They make a great addition to a larger Italian-themed dinner or party alongside dishes like sausage pepperoni pizza sliders, homemade lasagna, and pepperoni pizza breadsticks.
Tips
- Use a sharp, serrated bread knife to cut the French bread sticks to avoid squishing them while you cut.
- A 5×5 inch piece of foil is the perfect size for wrapping the garlic.
- Grate your own mozzarella cheese if possible. Pre-shredded mozzarella has additives to prevent sticking that can impact its ability to melt properly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Authentic pizza bread is an Italian dish. However, the pizza bread we normally make is an Americanized version of it.
French breadsticks, French bread, Italian bread, and even thickly-sliced white bread can be used for pizza garlic bread. As long as the bread is thick and substantial enough to hold up to the melted butter as it bakes, you can use it.
Marinara sauce, pizza sauce, and ranch are all excellent dippers for pizza garlic bread.
Try These Mini Garlic Bread Pizzas Today
With a crispy exterior, buttery garlic flavor, and tons of cheese and pepperoni, these mini garlic bread pizzas are a pizza party in every bite. They deliver all the flavors of pizza and garlic bread in one easy-to-make dish, and they’re the perfect appetizer or addition to any pizza party. Everyone will love these, and you’ll love that you were able to make them in no time!
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Mini Garlic Bread PIzzas
Ingredients
- 2 French bread sticks, sliced into discs (it’s thinner than a loaf of French bread).
- 1 garlic bulb, roasted
- ½ teaspoon olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup fresh mozzarella cheese, grated or crumbled
- 5 ounce mini pepperonis, we didn’t use all of it, and we used Hormel
Instructions
- How to Roast Garlic
- Cut ¼ off the head of the garlic.
- Place the garlic bulb, root side down, on a piece of aluminum foil about 5×5 inches.
- Drizzle olive oil over the garlic and add a pinch of salt.
- Wrap the foil around the garlic to seal completely. Place in the air fryer basket and cook at 390 degrees for 20 minutes, (to roast garlic in the oven, place on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes – 1 hour).
- Remove and once the garlic is cool enough to handle, unwrap.
- Squeeze the garlic cloves into a small bowl and add butter, oregano, basil, and parsley.
- Stir until all the ingredients are combined.
- Add butter mixture to each piece of bread and place on the baking sheet.
- Sprinkle them with mozzarella and fresh mozzarella. Top with mini pepperonis.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, or until desired doneness is obtained.
- Serve with marinara or your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
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- Use a sharp, serrated bread knife to cut the French bread sticks to avoid squishing them while you cut.
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- A 5×5 inch piece of foil is the perfect size for wrapping the garlic.
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- Grate your own mozzarella cheese if possible. Pre-shredded mozzarella has additives to prevent sticking that can impact its ability to melt properly.
