Pizza Crescent Rolls

Recipe Ingredients

These pizza crescent rolls come together with just a few simple ingredients for a quick, handheld twist on pizza night.

Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls: They’re perfect for easy dinners—just pop, fill, roll, and bake!

Pizza Sauce + Mozzarella Cheese: These are classic pizza ingredients loved by kids and adults alike. You can swap the mozzarella for a different shredded cheese blend if that’s what you have on hand. And in a pinch, you could use a bit of marinara instead of pizza sauce.

Pepperoni: This adds salty, spicy flavor to your pizza crescent rolls. However, if you’re not a fan, you can use whatever pizza topping is your favorite—or simply skip it altogether.

How to Make Pizza Crescent Rolls

Here’s how easy it is to make pizza crescent rolls! For complete instructions, refer to the recipe for all the details so they turn out perfectly every time.

1. Separate the Crescent Triangles

Remove dough from the can and separate using the perforations. Pat each triangle with your fingers to make them slightly larger to hold all the delicious fillings.

2. Top Crescents with Pepperoni and Cheese

Place pepperoni slices on the triangles and sprinkle with shredded cheese.

3. Roll Them Up

Roll up the crescents with the fillings and place them on a cookie sheet. Using the recipe amounts for filling ingredients creates a perfect flaky-dough-to-filling ratio, preventing the crescents from being overfilled, which causes fillings to pop out the sides during baking.

4. Bake and Serve

Bake the pizza crescent rolls and serve with heated marinara or pizza sauce for dipping the ooey, gooey crescents into.

Storing and Reheating

For the best texture and flavor, pizza crescent rolls are best served warm from the oven. If you find yourself with leftovers, here’s how to keep them just as tasty the next day.

Refrigerator

Place them in an airtight food storage container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Reheating

Leftover pizza crescent rolls are delicious cold, but if you’d prefer them warm, you can reheat them in the microwave. Place on a microwave-safe plate, cover, and microwave on medium (50%) about 1 minute or just until warmed.

Pizza Crescent Roll Variations

These crescent dough pizza roll-ups are very similar to Italian Stromboli, which is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses, cold cuts, or vegetables. While this recipe calls for mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, you can easily customize your meat and cheese selections to your own tastes. Customize your pizza crescents for a different recipe every time or take advantage of what you have on hand! Try one of these simple swap ideas:

Great Filling Swaps

• Sausage Crescent Rolls: Swap a tablespoon of cooked hot Italian sausage in place of the pepperoni.
• Pepperoni and Peppers Rolls: Add a thin strip or two of bell pepper (lay it crosswise on the crescents, so they’re easy to roll up) before topping with the cheese.
• Buffalo Chicken: Substitute 1 tablespoon finely chopped buffalo chicken for the pepperoni. Serve with ranch dressing.
• Cheeseburger Crescent Rolls: Substitute 1 tablespoon cooked and drained ground beef for the pepperoni and shredded cheddar cheese for the mozzarella. Serve with ketchup and mustard, rather than the pasta sauce.
• Cheesy Ham Crescents: Substitute 1 tablespoon finely chopped fully cooked or smoked ham for the pepperoni and shredded cheddar cheese for the mozzarella—or try this super simple recipe for Ham and Cheese Crescent Rolls!

Terrific Toppings

• Garlic Butter: Brush garlic butter over crescent rolls before baking.
• Extra-Cheesy: Sprinkle each crescent with additional shredded cheese just before baking.
• Italian: Sprinkle each crescent roll with grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning before baking.
• Egg Wash Glaze: Mix 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water and brush over the tops of the crescents before baking for a shiny, golden glaze.