Mini Deep Dish Pizzas

I really LOVE pizza. I probably eat it once a week. Healthy I know. I came across this recipe from another blogger friend, @The Dashing Dish, and thought I would share because it seems easy and something I want to try. Like I said, I like to cook only if it is easy. Making pizza can't be that hard right? Here ya go...A recipe for your Thursday.

The crust for these hand-held pizzas are made from whole wheat wraps, which bake up nice and crispy, so they taste a lot like a thin crust! I added parmesan cheese and spices to the sauce, so every bite is bursting with cheesy flavor! You could add any toppings you’d traditionally have on your pizza to make them even better!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 whole wheat wraps (try to find ones with at least 3 grams of fiber or more per wrap)
• 1 (15oz) can pizza sauce (you may have some left over, depending on how much sauce you like)
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 48 mini turkey pepperonis (or the 12 whole turkey pepperoni’s, each cut into 4 even pieces)
• 1 tsp basil/oregano mix OR Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• pinch of sweetener, (sugar/stevia/splenda)
• pinch of black pepper

*Put your own spin on these by adding anything that you would normally like on a pizza just before popping them in the oven!

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Start by laying each tortilla out individually on a flat surface, and use an empty can, cup, or cookie cutter to cut 3-4 medium circles out of each wrap. I used the empty pizza sauce can, which worked well!

Press firmly enough, using a rocking motion, until it cuts through the wrap.

3. Press each wrap circle into muffin tin using your fingers. 

4. Meanwhile, pour pizza sauce into a medium sized bowl….

Add in the parmesan cheese…

And the spices. Stir until everything is well combined.

5. Drop about 1-2 tbs of sauce in each wrap, this really varies according to how much sauce you like!

6. Divide mozzarella cheese evenly over each mini pizza.

7. Place 4 mini pepperoni’s on top of each pizza. Or more if you like.

8. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

9. Wait for pizzas to cool, and remove from muffin tin using a fork or knife. 

Serve warm and enjoy!

How creative!

Enjoy,

K