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Pizza-Stuffed Pumpkins

These festive garlicky pumpkin-shaped pizza bites are stuffed with ricotta cheese, brushed with garlic butter, and served with a marinara dipping sauce.

Original recipe: delish.com

Yield:
16 servings
Prep:
45 min
Cook:
0 sec
Total:
2 hr
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Ingredients

  1. 2 c. (16 oz.) ricotta
  2. 1 c. shredded mozzarella
  3. 1/2 c. finely grated Parmesan
  4. 1 tsp. kosher salt
  5. 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  6. 1 (16.3-oz. tube) Pillsbury Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
  7. 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  8. 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  9. 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
  10. 1/2 tsp. paprika
  11. 16 (1"-long) thin pretzel sticks
  12. Marinara sauce, for serving
  13. Kitchen twine

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. Cut biscuits into 16 pieces; form each into a ball with your hands. Roll out each ball to a 3 1/2” to 4” round.
  3. Place about 2 tsp. ricotta mixture in the center of round. Gather sides of dough; pinch to seal. Gently press down on dough to create a flat bottom. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining rounds. Refrigerate until cold, about 20 minutes.
  4. Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°. Cut 16 (17” to 20”)pieces of kitchen twine. On a cutting board, lay out 1 strip of twine. Place 1 piece of stuffed dough in the middle of twine. Loosely tie around dough, then flip and tie as if you were tying a bow around a gift. Turn dough and tie twine around. Repeat as needed for 6 sections total. Make a loose knot to secure. Trim off excess twine. Repeat with remaining stuffed dough and twine. Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1” to 2” apart.
  5. Bake pumpkins until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, in a small pot over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add garlic, parsley, and paprika and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is fragrant and slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool.
  7. Brush pumpkins with garlic butter. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Carefully remove twine.
  8. Insert a pretzel stick into top of each pumpkin. Serve with marinara sauce alongside.