Description
Homemade garlic toast pizzas deliver quick comfort with crispy edges and melted cheese. Italian-inspired mini pizzas create delightful appetizers you can customize with favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices frozen garlic toast
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups (375 ml) shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup (125 ml) shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup pepperoni slices
- ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 400F/200C as specified on garlic toast packaging, ensuring optimal cooking environment.
- Toast Foundation: Lay frozen garlic toast slices on baking sheet, spacing them evenly to promote uniform heating and crisp texture.
- Initial Baking: Par-toast garlic bread for 5 minutes, creating a sturdy base without complete browning.
- Sauce Layer: Remove from oven and quickly spread pizza sauce across each toast slice, ensuring complete coverage.
- Cheese and Toppings: Generously layer shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese, then add preferred toppings like pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and bell peppers.
- Seasoning: Sprinkle Italian seasoning across the assembled mini pizzas to enhance overall flavor profile.
- Final Baking: Return to oven and bake 7-9 minutes until cheese melts completely, developing a golden, bubbly surface.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven, let rest 2-3 minutes to set cheese, then serve immediately while hot and crispy.
Notes
- Customize Toppings Wisely: Choose ingredients that cook quickly and evenly to prevent soggy or undercooked garlic toast pizzas.
- Control Cheese Placement: Spread cheese to the edges for a crispy, melted border that enhances overall flavor and texture.
- Monitor Baking Closely: Watch pizzas during the final 7-9 minutes to prevent burning and achieve perfect golden-brown cheese.
- Prep Ingredients Ahead: Chop toppings in advance for smooth, efficient assembly and faster pizza preparation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg