Kids love pizza! Let’s face it, we all love pizza. It’s always funner when you make it yourself. Even better when your kids can help. I’ve said this before, but kids tend to eat so much better when they had a hand in making it. I’m not saying this is a “healthy” recipe, more of a Friday night meal. This is a start to get the kids in the kitchen and get comfortable helping out with meals. If you have picky kids, like me, use this recipe as a jumping off point to get them to try new things. Soon, they will be wanting to cook more and more with you and trying different ingredients-like veggies perhaps! Gasp!!!
But…. I digress! Let me get to this super easy, kid friendly recipe that your whole family will love!! We only made one version in this recipe, but you can add anything to make it a more extravagant meal. Add cut up onions, peppers, olives, mushrooms….anything you would put on a pizza. Just be careful not to overload it too much. For this recipe, I am using my waffle and french toast maker. If you don’t have one, Amazon has some great options. However, any waffle maker will do nicely. Making them look like waffles also makes them funner to eat! Also, if you make a large batch, you can freeze them and pull them out for an easy lunch.
This recipe would also be great for snacks or easy food for a party!
Start with gathering ingredients. I bought both pizza crust and pie crust to try both. The pizza crust made plenty for the kids, so did not get to the pie crust-next time! As I said, anything you would like on a pizza would be great. You could even do a white sauce.
Start heating up the waffle maker. Roll the pizza dough out (good job for the kids).
I cut one roll of dough into four equal pieces. Lay one down on the heated waffle iron. You have to work the dough equally over the iron and flatten it out quickly before it start cooking. No need to spray oil on the griddle.
Once you have dough positioned so that when you close the iron, it will seal the sides, so filling won’t seep out (I made this mistake the first time- BIG MESS). Top dough with toppings in this order! I repeat this order! Cheese, pepperoni, (whatever added topping), sauce and more cheese. The reason for this is, if you put sauce directly on dough it can get soggy and not get crusty. Lay another layer of dough on top. Close up waffle iron. Let cook for 7-8 minutes.
Ta-Da! Sooo easy! Cut into sticks and dip into sauce
Homemade Pizza Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 Roll Pizza dough
- 1 Cup Cheese
- 1 Cup Cup Pizza Sauce
- 1 Cup Pepperoni
- Any Amount Added toppings -Onions, peppers, mushrooms…
Instructions
- Heat up waffle iron. Roll out dough to make 4 equal parts.
- Place on part of the dough across heated waffle iron. Making sure that dough reaches edges to seal in filling.
- Top with cheese, pepperoni, any additional topping, sauce and then top off with cheese.
- Close waffle iron. Cut off any dough that seeps through the outside of the iron.
- Let cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Carefully take out and let cool. Cut into stick and dip into sauce.
- Follow same instructions for the rest of dough.
