This Pizza Pull Apart Bread is a total family favorite. It’s cheesy, easy to make, tastes amazing as leftovers, and only requires a few simple ingredients. It’s basically got all the flavors of pizza, without having to go through the steps to make and bake pizza dough.
Whether you make it as a great appetizer or as a dinner for the whole family, this pull apart pepperoni pizza bread is bound to be a hit.
Best part? It’s so easy to make. You’ll whip up the delicious garlic butter. This gets spread on each slice of bread before adding mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Bake it up, pull-apart, and dip in marinara sauce — talk about an easy pizza night!
What You Need to Make Pizza Pull Apart Bread
- Sourdough bread: make sure you find a bakery loaf of sourdough, not the pre-sliced kind.
- Butter: need I say more?
- Garlic: you’ll be mixing garlic with melted butter to smother all over the bread. You’re welcome.
- Italian seasoning: every zza deserves some Italian seasoning.
- Pepperoni: pepperoni is an easy add because it’s already pre-cooked and provides the classic pizza flavor.
- Mozzarella cheese: pizza isn’t pizza without the cheese! This recipe calls for mozzarella cheese.
- Marinara sauce (for dipping): to complete the meal, heat up a little marinara sauce for dipping!
- Pastry brush: make sure you have a pastry brush to slather on that delicious garlic butter.
Variations and Substitutions
Just like traditional pizza, this pull apart pizza bread is the perfect canvas for all kinds of toppings and flavor variations. Not a fan of pepperoni? It’s A-okay. Feel free to add any of your favorite pizza toppings to the bread before baking.
Are you a minimalist? Totally cool. Just top your bread with mozzarella and call it a day. You could also add peppers and onions if you prefer a veggie option. Just sauté up a green pepper and half a medium onion and then sprinkle it on before baking.
We’re also big fans of topping this pizza bread recipe with buffalo chicken. If you’ve got leftovers, even better!
Top Tips for Pizza Pull Apart Bread Recipe
Make sure to use a sharp knife. A sharp, cerated knife will make cutting through the sourdough that much easier. That way, you won’t squish your bread while trying to cut it.
Choose a bakery loaf of sourdough. You want your bread to be sturdy enough to hold all the toppings and not get soggy. A pre-sliced mass-produced sourdough may not hold up as well as one from your local bakery.
Don’t skip the garlic butter! This simple mixture adds a ton of flavor to the bread. Plus, it helps to keep the bread from drying out in the oven.
Storage + Freezer Directions
We like to store leftover pull-apart pizza bread in the tin foil it was cooked in. You can also transfer it into an airtight container or a gallon-size plastic bag and store it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
To freeze, wrap in plastic wrap before storing in a freezer-safe, airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
What to Serve with Pizza Pull Apart Bread
Want to make your pepperoni pizza pull-apart bread even more indulgent? Swap the marinara sauce for one of our delicious dips! Here are some that would be drool-worthy with this dish:
Throwin’ a banger? You could also pair this pull apart pizza recipe with other delicious appetizers like our Air Fryer Baked Brie, Smoked Salmon Pinwheels, or Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings.
Stuffed Pizza Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
- 1 round sourdough or Italian loaf un-sliced
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup sliced pepperoni cut into quarters
- 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or italian blend shredded cheese
- ½ cup marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350ºF, and cover a baking sheet with tin foil. Make sure to use enough tin foil to be able to wrap your loaf completely.
- In a small bowl, combine melted butter, garlic powder and italian seasoning.
- Slice loaf diagonally in both directions into 1-inch sections, creating diamond shapes. Make sure to not cut all the way through the bread, rather leave the bottom crust of the bread unsliced.
- Place loaf in the middle of the tin foil covered baking sheet.
- Using a pastry brush, brush butter mixture over the loaf, making sure to brush butter in between slices.
- Stuff shredded cheese in-between each of the slices, making sure to to get cheese in between each slice. Repeat with pepperoni.
- Fold the sides of the tinfoil in towards the sourdough loaf, sealing it shut. Bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes.
- Unwrap tin foil from top of loaf and bake uncovered for an additional 8-10 minutes, or until the bread crust is crisp and cheese is completely melted.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before tearing pieces off loaf and dipping into warm marinara sauce. Enjoy!
