March 19, 2019

You know those foods that are super reminscent of your past? Like, as soon as you smell said food, it immediately transports you back to a certain place and time?

That’s what Pizza Rolls do to me. Those little pepperoni and cheese filled dough bites were such a staple food item in my adolescent years. As soon as I smell them, memories with my sister immediately come flooding back to me. I know it sounds odd, but when we lived together, we bonded over a plate of Pizza Rolls and our favorite movie. The good ol’ days.

Anyway, enough of me babbling about memories of stuffing my face with pizza rolls, and let’s get into the recipe! If you loved these little morsels as much as I did growing up, then grab a brew and let’s take atrip down memory lane with the easiest vegan pizza rolls!

To make these vegan pizza rolls, you’ll need two ice trays or a ravioli press. If you’re using ice trays, you’ll use them similar to how you’d use a ravioli press. Click here for an easy tutorial and video on how to use an ice tray in place of a ravioli press. Once you have your filling ready, all you need to do is stuff the dough, bake, and enjoy! It’s really that simple!

Because the pizza rolls I loved so much as a young adult were super simple as far as fillings, I tried to mimic that simplicity with a very basic stuffing – vegan sausage and cheese, and of course a few herbs to jazz it up just a bit.

If simple and basic isn’t your thing (it’s not usually mine either), then add whatever fillings you want! One of the best things about these vegan pizza rolls is that they are super customizeable to your preference.

We hope you guys love our easy vegan pizza rolls as much as we do!

If you enjoyed these as much as I did growing up, and you’re now vegan as well, I hope they transport you back to simpler times in life. Sometimes all you need are memories of frozen junk food to put a little smile on your face.

If you give these vegan pizza rolls a try, snap a photo and share it to Instagram! Make sure to tag me at @eat_figs_not_pigs. I love seeing your recreations of our recipes! Til next time, friends!

XOXO

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Vegan Pizza Bites

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

Author: Ashley

Recipe type: Vegan

Cuisine: American

Serves: 24 Pizza Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 tsp avocado or vegetable oil
• 2 links, or 3.5 oz Beyond Meat Hot Italian Sausage or favorite vegan sausage brand of choice
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 bag, or 7 oz vegan Mozzarella shreds, such as Daiya Cutting Board Mozzarella Shreds
• 2½ cups favorite marinara sauce, separated
• ½ cup fresh basil, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Flour, for dusting
• 1 package premade no-knead pizza dough (you can use homemade dough if you prefer)
• 2 empty ice cube trays or a ravioli press
• 4 TBS vegan butter, melted
• ½ cup vegan parmesan cheese
• Fresh flat leaf parsely, finely chopped, for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F
2. In a saute pan on medium heat, add oil. Once the oil is hot, add sausage and Italian seasoning. With a wooden spoon, or spatula, crumble the sausage into bite size pieces and cook until the pieces are golden brown and slightly crisp around the edges, about 6-7 minutes.
3. Transfer hot sausage crumbles to a large bowl. Toss with mozzarella shreds, one cup marinara, and fresh basil. Mix well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper if you wish. Set aside.
4. Using a sharp knife, cut pizza dough ball in half. Then cut each half in another half - this should result in 4 pieces of dough.
5. Dust a clean working surface with a bit of flour, and roll out each piece of dough large enough to cover a standard ice cube tray or ravioli press, about 15 inches long, and 5 inches across. Dust your ice tray or ravioli press with enough flour that they're coated with a thin layer.
6. If using a ravioli press, follow ravioli press directions and fill each "ravioli" with about 1 tablespoon of sausage and cheese filling. If you're using a standard ice tray, place one empty ice tray in front of you and lay your first sheet of dough gently on top of the empty ice tray. Take the second empty ice tray and gently press down to form pockets in the dough. Once you have pockets in the dough, place 1 tablespoon of sausage and cheese filling in each pocket, trying to avoid getting filling outside of the pockets. Gently tap the ice tray to remove any air pockets.
7. Next, lay the other half of your sheet of dough over the ice tray, pressing with the flat of your hand to push out any extra air. Then take a rolling pin and run it over the surface of the dough until the ridges beneath become visible. At this point, you can flip the mold over and gently peel it away. If you find that some ravioli are stuck to the tray, try tapping one edge against the table—any remaining pasta should come loose. Repeat this process once again with the other two sheets of dough.
8. Transfer pizza rolls to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush each roll with melted butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake until the tops of the rolls are golden brown and crispy, about 11-13 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsely and cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with additional marinara sauce and enjoy!

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