Like your childhood favorites these Homemade Pizza Rolls are stuffed with pepperoni, cheese and pizza sauce. Making these hand-held treats a fun weekday snack.
I don’t know about you, but my kids are addicted to Totinos Pizza Rolls. We go through bags of those little things like they are going out of style.
I do have to admit that I also partake in the binging because, hey…I loved them too!But the cost can add up from buying one bag after another after another and I get kind of sick and tired of always purchasing them so I figured one day that I would just make some homemade pizza rolls instead. Genius!
Now you’re never going to get that “real” pizza roll flavor, because I just can’t copy a boxed meal. But these homemade pizza rolls are just as good and my kids LOVE them! They are a little time consuming consuming, stuffing each and every roll, but it’s so worth it and it’s fun that you can create something at home that you usually just buy from the grocery store. WIN!
PIZZA ROLLS:
When it comes to pizza rolls this is the closest we could come to finding the greatest copcycat recipe available. Simple, tasty and quick.
INGREDINTES NEEDED:
- Egg roll wrappers
- Pepperoni
- Pizza sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
HOW TO FOLD PIZZA ROLLS:
Ok so I’m going to TRY to explain my steps for folding and sealing these pizza rolls. Don’t mind my horrendous photos of me showing you HOW to roll and fold these, I used my phone so I could actually kinda show you and not just leave you in the dark with my mumbled words.
- So you’ll want to start out with 5 sheets of egg roll wrappers.
- You then cut those into quarters so you’ll end up with about 4 squares.
- You’ll add a little filling off to the left side of the square and then you’ll wet all sides and roll it up.
- Then you’ll press the edges down to seal and then roll up slightly to seal again.
Then you’ll press the edges down to seal and then roll up slightly to seal again. Follow me? I truly hope the pictures help. You’ll want to make sure they are sealed nice and tight or they will burst open in the hot oil, and thats never good…who want’s and empty pizza roll? Surly not I!
HOW TO YOU MAKE PIZZA ROLLS?
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Preheat 1″-2″ of oil in pan to 350 or in deep fryer.
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Cut each of your egg roll wrappers into 4 squares.
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Chop your mozzarella cheese into smaller pieces.
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In bowl mix together pepperoni, pizza sauce and cheese.
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Place heaping teaspoonfuls of filling onto the left side/center of your egg roll wrapper leaving 1/2″ above and below filling.
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Using your finger, wet all edges of wrapper with water.
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Gently roll your pizza roll up and press above and below filling to seal edges.
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Wet the top and bottom again and just gently fold each up to create a small seal (reference photos above in post).
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Make sure you seal tightly so they do not bust open in oil.
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Place about 4 into heated oil at a time frying for about 1-2 minutes until puffy and golden.
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Remove from oil and drain on paper towel lined plate.
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Serve with pizza sauce for dipping if desired.
Serve these delicious little things with a side of pizza sauce and you’ll have an amazingly delicious treat that everyone will love! If you’re having pizza night at home, these are a fun addition along side your normal slice, or maybe even hav these the main dish and serve with a side salad! There are so many options also for filling these, pepperoni, sausage, cheese, supreme, chicken. Limitless, as long as you can stuff it all inside, it will be amazing!
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Homemade Pizza Rolls
Ingredients
- 5 egg roll wrappers
- 1/3 cup chopped mini pepperoni or regular sized, minis are thicker
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat 1"-2" of oil in pan to 350 or in deep fryer.
- Cut each of your egg roll wrappers into 4 squares.
- Chop your mozzarella cheese into smaller pieces.
- In bowl mix together pepperoni, pizza sauce and cheese.
- Place heaping teaspoonfuls of filling onto the left side/center of your egg roll wrapper leaving 1/2" above and below filling.
- Using your finger, wet all edges of wrapper with water.
- Gently roll your pizza roll up and press above and below filling to seal edges.
- Wet the top and bottom again and just gently fold each up to create a small seal (reference photos above in post).
- Make sure you seal tightly so they do not bust open in oil.
- Place about 4 into heated oil at a time frying for about 1-2 minutes until puffy and golden.
- Remove from oil and drain on paper towel lined plate.
- Serve with pizza sauce for dipping if desired.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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April Whitehead
I wonder if you could use actual pizza dough and roll it and press slightly in little pieces if it would work 🧐 maybe make the process faster
Lisa Randall
I loved making these! I made them in the air fryer so they don’t have the same color as yours but still tasty. 375 for 3-4 minutes. It took a little practice to get the filling right so they don’t open up. I had the same thought about freezing them. I’m going to freeze about 10 and see how they do.
Gigi
Did you end up freezing them? Any luck? I’m thinking of having these for a party and want to get ahead of the game freezing. Thank you.
Lisa
Can these be frozen and cooked later?
Can these be cooked in an air fryer?
Tornadough Alli
I have not tried to freeze these for later. They possibly could be air fried, I would search air fryer egg rolls to get an estimate on timing for these since they use egg roll wrappers, but I personally have never air fried these.
K
Big hit at dinner. A bit labor intensive but well worth it. Highly recommend doubling recipe-they’ll get gobbled up fast.
Jaden Hall
Children love them and so do I
Grace
Please be careful of using a pan to make these as the oil gets dangerous. To fry them, one has to have the oil at very high temps. I am personally uninjured, but wanted to warn others. This recipe is most likely done best in a deep-fryer.
As for the quality of this recipe, I thought it turned out well- nice and crispy. I would try it again if I had the correct equipment,