I made two versions of these Pizza Tarts for October Is Tailgating Snacks Month. 1: Classic or Traditional with pizza sauce, and 2: a Pizza Blanco (white pizza) with sour cream. Both are delicious. Dan preferred the Classic (pizza is probably his favorite food). I think I preferred the Pizza Blanco. Either way, they are both great! You could make a mix, one tray of traditional and one of Pizza Blanco.
The sauce measurements in the recipe below are basically 1 teaspoon sauce per tart. And, the cheese is 1/2 tablespoon per tart. I always prefer to know a total amount needed in a recipe. Of course, if you’re a big cheese fan, you can add more. Just don’t overload the tart squares too much with toppings, or they won’t puff up and get all flaky. Which is my favorite part of puff pastry!
We make our own pizza sauce around here now. I know, it sounds complicated or fancy, but I swear, the little bit of extra time it takes to make your own is nothing compared to how super yummy this sauce is! It’s rich and thick, slightly sweet and slightly spicy. It’s everything you want in a Pizza Sauce. Besides, this sauce doesn’t even require any cooking!
Also, I like making my own mix of Italian Seasonings. I know what’s in it. It lasts for a long time. It’s salt free. And, it’s cheaper to mix your own. You’ll find the recipe for the Italian Seasonings as well as the Pizza Sauce here.
Pizza Tarts
Ingredients
- 1 17.3 ounce package frozen puff pastry
- 1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons Pizza sauce or sour cream
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon shredded mozzarella
- thinly sliced red onion and red pepper
- Italian Seasonings
- fresh oregano or basil to garnish
Instructions
- Place oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove frozen pastry sheets from box and paper wrappings. Thaw pastry sheets at room temperature for about 40 minutes or until pastry unfolds easily, but pastry is still cold. Unfold pastry on a lightly floured surface, and remove any additional paper wrappings. Cut each sheet into 9 pieces by cutting down the fold lines, then cutting each row into three equal pieces.
- Line two cookie sheets or baking sheets with silpats or parchment paper, and place 9 pastry squares on each baking sheet.
- Spoon 1 teaspoon pizza sauce or sour cream into the center of each pastry square, and spread to a thin layer, leaving about a 1-inch space along each side. Sprinkle each square with ½ tablespoon shredded cheese, and top with sliced red onion and red pepper. Generously sprinkle each with Italian Seasonings.
- Bake in 400 degree oven for 13-17 minutes, rotating trays halfway through baking time, until the pastry is golden brown and puffed. Carefully remove from oven, place on a serving tray, and garnish with fresh herbs. Devour.
Culinary Ginger says
What a great idea and they look so pretty.
Kathy Widenhouse says
These are a perfect option to make for all those upcoming holiday parties — when you need an easy pick up! Thank you!
Laurel Regan says
Sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing!
dishofdailylife says
These are awesome! Cannot wait to try these! I could definitely eat them pretty much any time of day!!
nettiemoore11 says
These look amazing Debi, love using puff pastry! Nettie
Michelle F. says
That looks so good. I love that you used puff pastry as the crust.
mealplanmaven says
What a perfect tailgating snack as well as a fun party nibble! I bet these are always gobbled up in a flash!
cookingactress says
omigoshhhhh!!! LOVE these tarts-I love pizza, I love puff pastry, YUM YUM YUM
Caitlin says
These looks amazing!! Great for the holidays!!
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
I love the variety! Both styles of pizza sound yummy. Puff pastry is so light and crunchy, YUM. Pinning. FYI your link to the Italian Blend is not “live”. Thought you’d like to know.
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
OMG sounds fabulous! The puff pastry adds a whole new dimension to pizza!
progers39 says
This looks amazing! If I could find a gluten free puff pastry , my life would be complete.
Danielle Stewart says
Now this looks like my kind of food. I definitely want to try this out.
Kristin says
Mmmmm, those look so tasty and so chic! Perfect for a party!
motherhoodcommunity says
My goodness, I can’t wait to try these!
Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., author of The Business of Baby says
Oh my, these look amazing. I want to come to your house for dinner!
Stephanie Pass says
I love puff pastry. I’ve never thought about making pizza with it before. This looks fantastic!
Ruth says
Pizza tarts wow. It really good to have a variety of snacks, especially for kids. Looks amazing!
Nicole Neverman says
These pizza tarts are such a great idea! I love the sound of both of the flavors you tried. YUM!
Healing Tomato says
This is the most perfect recipe I have seen all day!. I love a good tart recipe.
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day Love this idea Debi and is now on my party list to do!
Cheers! Joanne
Two Healthy Kitchens says
I fell in love with these the moment I saw your yumm-ilicious photo! So great that you offer a couple of options on the sauce and really demonstrate how flexible this recipe can be! Really wonderful, too, the encouragement to try making things like pizza sauce and seasoning blends – you’re great at inspiring people to jump in and get creative! For sure pinning this! 😀 ~Shelley
Jenni @ Jenni's Ferris Wheel of Food says
These look delicious and perfect for a crowd!!
Heidy L. McCallum says
Thanks for sharing another fantastic recipe on #PureBlogLove ! I just wanted to invite you to join us tonight to share some more wonderful recipes at the party! Starts at 8 PM EST-runs through Sunday! I am excited to see what you share!
XoXo
Heidy
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
How fun are these?! Love the idea of bit sized pizza!
Kristen says
Those look elegant enough for a dinner party, but easy enough for a game day gathering. Yum!!
Jodie Chapman says
I love the simplicity of these, and how beautiful they are.I wish I would have planned to have these for my grand-babies showers.
Loriann Cargill Bustos says
These look so yummy! My son would love them!
whiskandshout says
These look so great! So simple and totally delish 🙂
Joann Woolley says
This is something we have to try – pinning to my pizza board.
justine @ Full Belly SIsters says
Such a great idea to use puff pasty for these pizzas! I’m totally gonna steal that 😉
Charlotte says
Can you prepare them in advance then bake
Debi says
Charlotte, yes you can prepare them in advance. I’ve done them as early as the day before. Just make sure to keep them covered in the fridge so the puff pastry doesn’t dry out.
Heather says
reading this is making me drool! I love tailgating and this is a perfect snack!
paula golato says
I wish people who comment on a recipe actually make the recipe. How great the recipe looks or sounds is just not helpful!!
Debi says
Paula, I wish more people who made the recipe would come back and let me know as well. I do find that people tend to leave reviews on Pinterest. Here are a couple of reviews/pins for you to look at: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36310340722416509/ AND https://www.pinterest.com/pin/76913106111904890/