This pull-apart pizza monkey bread is made with biscuit dough. It is loaded with extra stretchy, gooey mozzarella cheese, rolled in tangy parmesan, layered with meaty pepperoni, and baked to irresistible!
You may know Monkey Bread as an old-fashioned dessert, but this Pull Apart Pepperoni & Mozzarella Pizza Monkey Bread recipe is a savory twist on the classic. The dough is made from store-bought canned biscuits (a shortcut), making this recipe even easier.
Each dough bite is stuffed with mozzarella cheese and filled with pizza sauce before being closed and rolled in butter and garlic parmesan cheese. If that isn’t enough to get your mouth watering, add in layers of pepperoni and even more mozzarella cheese between each bread bite. Finish it off with the remaining butter and cheese and then bake.
Serve with ranch, pizza sauce, or your dip of choice. This dish is perfect for entertaining, and you’ll be lucky if it lasts a full five minutes before every last piece is gobbled up. So, If you’re looking for a delicious, easy-to-make appetizer that will be the hit of your next get-together, then this Pull-Apart Pepperoni & Mozzarella Pizza Monkey Bread is just what you need!
Full directions and measurements for this dish are in the printable recipe card below. This is a quick walk-through on how to make it.
Ingredients For Your Pepperoni & Mozzarella Stuffed Pull-Apart Bread
- biscuits dough
- mozzarella cheese cubes
- pizza sauce
- parmesan cheese
- garlic powder
- dry parsley
- butter
- mozzarella, shredded
- mini pepperoni
- Ranch and/or pizza sauce for dipping
How To Make Pizza Monkey Bread With Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a bundt pan with nonstick spray
- Press each biscuit out to a thin circle
- Place ½ teaspoon of pizza sauce and one cheese cube in the center of each biscuit
- Form a ball, sealing firmly
- Repeat this process for all biscuits
- In a shallow bowl mix together parmesan, garlic powder, and dry parsley
- In a separate bowl melt the butter
- Dip each ball in butter, roll in parmesan cheese mix, and place in prepped pan
- Layer on mini pepperoni and shredded mozzarella cheese
- Add another layer of balls, then mini pepperoni and shredded mozzarella cheese
- Drizzle on remaining butter and shredded cheese
- Bake 40-45 minutes until golden brown
- Cool 10 minutes then turn out on plate
- Serve with pizza sauce and/or ranch and enjoy!
What To Serve With Your Pull Apart Pizza Bread
If you are having a large get-together for the holidays or are hosting a game day party, then you’ll need to pull together some appetizers or finger foods. Pair this monkey bread with a cheese platter and/or fruit tray for your vegetarian guests. If you’re looking for more great party food ideas check out these recipes:
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Pizza Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tubes of biscuits 10 each can
- 20 mozzarella cheese cubes
- ⅔ cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dry parsley
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
- 1 bag mini pepperoni
- Ranch and/or pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a bundt pan with nonstick spray
- Press each biscuit out to a thin circle
- Place ½ teaspoon of pizza sauce and one cheese cube in the center of each biscuit
- Form a ball, sealing firmly
- Repeat this process for all biscuits
- In a shallow bowl mix together parmesan, garlic powder, and dry parsley
- In a separate bowl melt the butter
- Dip each ball in butter, roll in parmesan cheese mix, and place in prepped pan
- Layer on mini pepperoni and shredded mozzarella cheese
- Add another layer of balls, then mini pepperoni and shredded mozzarella cheese
- Drizzle on remaining butter and shredded cheese
- Bake 40-45 minutes until golden brown
- Cool 10 minutes then turn out on plate
- Serve with pizza sauce and/or ranch and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
looks very cute! I have to admit I love pizza in practically any possible form, I like this recipe as well
I really would love to find a bundt cake mold so I can make this. This would be the perfect meal! I love pizza o much!
Aisasami, I do have a link to the mold in the article. Thank you for coming by!
I’m not big on cooking but if somebody could do this for me, I’ll be a happy one. Haha.
LOL! Yeah, maybe someone can cook this for you; it is tasty. Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you for this recipe! I’m going to try a dairy free version. Tonight, I actually tried making a pizza pie in a pie iron over a campfire. It was really fun and yummy!
You’re welcome. Sounds yummy. Thank you for stopping by, Lauren!
I love cheese so I would love to try that for sure. besides, it’s very easy and quick to make, so I think it would be an incredible snack at home on the weekeds.
I hope you enjoy it when you do. Thank you for stopping by!
This looks so delicious and I bet it’s a great snack when hanging out with friends. Not that difficult to make yet a very fancy appearance.
Thank you! and thank you for coming by!
Thank you for this recipe of Pizza monkey bread, I’m gonna follow you recipe and bake it soon to enjoy. Cheers Siennylovesdrawing
I hope you enjoy it and thank you for coming by!
OMG, This looks so good and delicious! I will definitely try to make this Pizza Monkey Bread this weekend. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Thank you, Risa. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for coming by!
This pepperoni and mozarella pizza recipe looks so good. My stepchildren will definite enjoy this with their friends. I should try this for their sleepover treats.
I hope they enjoy it and have a blast at the sleepover, Thank you for stopping by, Blair!
YUM YUM YUM! This looks SO delicious. All of my favourite ingredients! Definitely one to add to the list ot try.
Lol, Thank you, Laura. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for coming by!