Description
This Valentine Snack Board is one of my favorite easy recipe ideas when I want something cute, cozy, and crowd-pleasing without spending hours in the kitchen. It features soft heart-shaped mini pizzas topped with melty mozzarella and rich pizza sauce, then arranged on a festive board for a fun party snack, easy lunch, kid-friendly dinner, or appetizer spread. It is perfect for Valentine’s Day food ideas, quick snacks, easy dinner nights, holiday appetizers, and simple entertaining.
Ingredients
2 tubes refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup pizza sauce, plus extra for dipping
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup mini bell peppers, sliced
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil or parsley
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the pizza dough to about 1/4 inch thick.
3. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the dough and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Spoon a little pizza sauce onto each heart, leaving a small border around the edges.
5. Top each heart with shredded mozzarella. Cut the fresh mozzarella into small heart shapes if desired and place them on top for decoration.
6. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper over the pizzas.
7. Brush the edges lightly with olive oil.
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is lightly golden.
9. Let the mini pizzas cool for 2 minutes.
10. Arrange them on a serving board with extra warm pizza sauce in a small bowl, then add sliced mini bell peppers around the board.
11. Finish with chopped fresh basil or parsley and serve warm.
Notes
Use cold dough straight from the fridge for cleaner heart shapes and easier handling.
Do not overload the hearts with sauce or cheese, or the centers may get too soft before the edges turn golden.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
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