Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
This Easy Pizza Pull-Apart Bread is a super easy and quick appetizer or snack that is made with biscuits, pepperoni, Italian seasoning, garlic and cheese!
AN EASY AND FUN APPETIZER OR SNACK
This Pizza Pull Apart Bread is so good! It’s everything you love about pizza all stuffed into a bread like snack. Each bite is like enjoying your favorite cheesy, garlic crusty pizza with slices of pepperoni, spices, and herbs and shredded cheese all baked into tender, fluffy pops of biscuit dough. Don’t forget your favorite pizza sauce for dipping! Trust me, not only is then an easy dish, it gets gobbled up fast!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You bet! Cheese lovers unite! Feel free to use more cheese than the recipe calls for if you love a really cheesy pull-apart bread. You bet! This is a very easy recipe to customize.
Add in any pizza toppings you enjoy: cooked sausage crumbles, green peppers, onion, etc. all work well in this.
It’s important to use a bundt pan for this recipe so all of the biscuits cook evenly. If you use just a regular baking dish, the inside would remain doughy while the outside is well-done. So, no, I recommend sticking to a bundt pan.
Sometimes this can happen. Keep an eye on your bread, if you see that it may start to brown, you can tent it with foil to prevent the browning while still letting the bread finish baking. If it starts to brown too early, it may get crispy and not break apart as easily.
I think this is best when you first make it. However, you can keep leftovers if needed. I recommend storing leftover Pull Apart Pizza Bread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2-3 days. Store it separately from the dipping sauce. Reheat in the oven or in the microwave.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- refrigerated biscuits – use any of your favorite style of biscuits. I have used flaky and homestyle. They both work well.
- olive oil – you could also use melted butter to really amp up the flavor
- pepperoni
- shredded mozzarella
- grated Parmesan cheese
- Italian Seasoning– Use a good quality Italian seasoning. Some of the generic brands go overboard with oregano in their Italian seasonings and it can overpower this recipe.
- onion powder
- garlic salt
- pizza sauce – for dipping
HOW TO MAKE PIZZA PULL-APART BREAD:
Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces, place in a bowl. Toss biscuit pieces with oil (or butter) and set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Add biscuits; toss well to coat.
Arrange in the prepared Bundt pan. Bake at 400F degrees for 15 minutes (or until golden).
Turn bread out of pan onto a serving plate while still warm. You may need to take a butter knife and gently go around the edges to get it to loosen it up. I like to serve it top side up (the pretty side). Serve with pizza sauce or marinara for dipping.
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Originally published: July 2013
Updated photos and republished: August 2024
Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
Ingredients
- 12 ounce tube refrigerated flaky biscuits
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil (or melted butter)
- 16 slices pepperoni, quartered
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces, place in a bowl. Toss biscuit pieces with 1 Tablespoon olive oil and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine 16 slices pepperoni, quartered, 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning, 1 teaspoon onion powder and ¼ teaspoon garlic salt; mix well.
- Add the quartered biscuits; toss well to coat.
- Arrange in the prepared Bundt pan.
- Bake on the middle rack at 400F degrees for 15 minutes (or until golden).
- Turn bread out of pan onto a serving plate and serve with pizza sauce while still warm.
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
My 10 year old put this together all by himself. So easy and we all really enjoyed it!
I love your recipes! I make them over and over! Thank you so much for making me a better cook
Awwww thank you so much Lori! That was so sweet of you to take the time to come and comment!
can you make this, cook, then freeze and reheat?
can i use sausage instead of pepperoni
Absolutely!
Made it this evening. It was delish! I substitute 2 spices and it was perfect.
We’re doing these for NYE!! Pepperoni, and then one w Ham & Pineapple!!
I think they’ll be a hit!
This looks good, but no where near enough cheese or topping! I’m going to try coating bread dough chunks with the pizza sauce and adding a lot more cheese. What a fun idea!
SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :}
Hi I am making this for a party of about 10 people. Can i use 2 cans of biscuits? I saw another recipe that called for 2.
Rthdembski@yahoo.com
Delish! Only change I made was to use 2 T. Of oil instead of 1.. Thanks! Ruth
Good to know! Thanks so much Ruth!
Could you use a ball of pre made pizza dough? I don’t care for the sweetness of canned biscuits. Thank you, Katherine
Of course! I too have a gargantuan disdain for the sweetness of artificial, pre-made, commercialized doughs, and a simple homemade pizza dough will work wonders with this recipe. (Helpful hint: Don’t skimp on the olive oil in this recipe).
All the best,
Larry
I plan to try this today.Seems very easy and delicious.I think I will double the recipe.So to do that do I just double the time and ingredients??
Oh la la, easy peasy to make but faster to eat!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr8 recipe.
Delicious
Hey! My 12 1/2 old son made these last night!! We all loved him! He as so proud he contribute and make dinner! LOl! Thank you for this recipe! It was delicious!
Thank you so much Donna! I apologize I didn't see your comment earlier! I am so happy you are here. Ok, if you don't have a bundt pan, you can use a 9×13 baking dish. Just keep an eye on the time of it. It might bake faster since they are more spread out.
About the cheese, you use both mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in this recipe. You can add as much cheese as you like really. I probably would've add even more because I love cheese!
Thank you so much Donna! I apologize I didn't see your comment earlier! I am so happy you are here. Ok, if you don't have a bundt pan, you can use a 9×13 baking dish. Just keep an eye on the time of it. It might bake faster since they are more spread out.
About the cheese, you use both mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in this recipe. You can add as much cheese as you like really. I probably would've add even more because I love cheese!
Question, the ingredients in the recipe calls for parmesan cheese, but the picture shows mozzarella? Which turned out better?
My mom told me about your site and now I am hooked. I love the fact that you show step by step pictures. Your recipes are awesome!.I'm so glad my mom came across your site and shared with me.
I tried this, but was wondering if I could use more cheese, it just seems as thought it was not enough, other than that this was a very good snack for my family. thank you for this 🙂
I used store-bought pizza dough, this recipe is amazing, was SO good!!
No bundt pan….what's a good substitute?
I think that using a 2 qt. round baking dish would give you similar results. Also, as far as for the sticking factor, I line the bottom of my cake pans with wax paper for easy removal. Good luck. 🙂
Love all of your appetizer recipes. Thanks, dotty
I don't have a bundt pan! Can I use something else??
I used a 8×8 pyrex dish 🙂 Worked beautifully.
Such a fun recipe isn't it! It's one of my all time favorites!
This was so easy and my family absolutely loved it. I will certainly make this again.
Wow…this looks gorgeous and yummy. I love this. Save the troubles of making pizza dough and enjoy something similar to pizza. This is just what I am looking for, thinking to try this coming weekend. 🙂
So much easier than monkey bread with crescent rolls.
I was JUST looking for a recipe like this the other day! Thank you so much for sharing – I can't wait to try it!
Could you use butter instead of oil
We do, no problem.
Tis looks good but I am not really too fond of biscuit dough. Do you thin k this would work out with frozen bread dough balls?
Oh man, this will be a super hit. My husband will probably write you a personalized thank you letter! Thanks!