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Easy Pizza Dip — Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip recipe!! It’s the perfect party food that’s a guaranteed hit! 

Easy Pizza Dip - Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip!! Perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! That CHEESE!!

Easy Pepperoni Pizza Dip

Pizza. It’s everyone’s favorite food. Especially for game days, family-friendly weeknight dinners, and those must-have-cheese-now situations.

If you’re a cheese lover or a pizza fan you’re going to love this crustless pizza dip. I’d gladly skip my own one-hour homemade pizza crust and just eat pizza cheese, thank you very much. Plus, no crust means it’s naturally gluten-free dip, which is nice if you’re entertaining to have that option.

This pepperoni dip is so fast and easy to make that you can have it assembled and in the oven in less than 5 minutes without dirtying a single bowl. The perfect kind of recipe.

There are only 5 ingredients in the dip, and 3 of them are cheese. Cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese that are layered into pizza sauce and topped with pepperoni.

Easy Pizza Dip - Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip!! Perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! That CHEESE!!

Ingredients in Pizza Dip 

To make this baked pizza dip recipe, you’ll need: 

  • Cream cheese
  • Grated mozzarella 
  • Grated Parmesan
  • Pizza sauce (homemade or store-bought)
  • Pepperoni 

Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.

Easy Pizza Dip - Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip!! Perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! That CHEESE!!

How to Make Pizza Dip

This is such an easy dip recipe! Here’s an overview of how the cream cheese pepperoni pizza dip comes together:

  1. Spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray, then carefully spread the cream cheese all around the base of the dish. 
  2. Sprinkle half the Parmesan and mozzarella over the cream cheese, then spread the pizza sauce over top.
  3. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the pizza sauce before adding the pepperoni slices.
  4. Bake the pepperoni dip until the cheese is fully melted and the dip is done to your liking. 
Easy Pizza Dip - Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip!! Perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! That CHEESE!!

Tips for Making Hot Pizza Dip

Be sure to use brick-style cream cheese for the richest, creamiest pepperoni pizza dip. You also want your cream cheese to be softened to room temperature so it’s easier to spread around the pie dish. 

Use your favorite pizza sauce or marinara sauce in this cheesy dip. If you have a homemade pizza sauce recipe you love (click the link to see my fave!), even better. 

Note that this pizza dip is best warm and fresh, but leftovers can be gently reheated in the microwave. 

Easy Pizza Dip - Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip!! Perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! That CHEESE!!

What to Serve with Pizza Dip

The possibilities are endless when it comes to serving this pepperoni pizza dip! If you think something will taste good dunked in pizza sauce in cheese, then it probably will.

Here are some serving suggestions to get you started: 

  • Toasted baguette slices
  • Breadsticks
  • Garlic toast
  • Pita chips 
  • Bagel chips
  • Pretzels
  • Crackers
Easy Pizza Dip — Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip recipe!! It's the perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! 

Can I Add Extra Pizza Toppings to This Dip?

If you’re a fan of doctored up pizza (my family isn’t), feel free to add black olives, sausage, bell peppers, pineapple, or whatever floats your pizza boat. You can use pretty much any of your favorite pizza toppings in this recipe!

Can I Make Pizza Dip in a CrockPot? 

I’ve never made pizza dip in the CrockPot before, so I’m not sure if it’ll work. Based on the texture of this dip, my gut says it won’t. 

Easy Pizza Dip — Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip recipe!! It's the perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! 

Storage and Reheating Instructions

Spoon any leftover cream cheese pizza dip into an airtight container and refrigerate for up to five days.

You can reheat individual portions in the microwave at 30-second intervals, and call them crust-less pizza or noodle-less lasagna. But I doubt you will wind up with leftovers because after everyone digs into the warm, gooey, bowl of comfort, all this cheesy goodness will be gone in no time!

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Easy Pizza Dip

By Averie Sunshine
Cheese lovers and pizza fans will love this fast and easy dip recipe!! It's the perfect party food that's a guaranteed hit! 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12
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Ingredients  

  • 8 ounces brick-style cream cheese, very well-softened (lite is okay)
  • 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided (3/4 cup + 3/4 cup)
  • 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese, divided (1/2 cup + 1/2 cup)
  • 1 heaping cup pizza sauce, or your favorite marinara or red sauce
  • about 15 pepperoni slices, or as needed to cover surface of pie dish

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9-inch pie dish (I used a glass Pyrex) with cooking spray.
  • Using a spatula or butter knife, evenly spread the cream cheese over the base of pie dish. It’ll slide around a bit and it doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s so much easier if your cream cheese is very well-softened.
  • Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over cream cheese.
  • Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan.
  • Evenly add the pizza sauce to cover cheese and if necessary, gently spread it with a spatula or knife to evenly disperse.
  • Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over sauce.
  • Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan.
  • Evenly top with pepperoni slices.
  • Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes (I baked 23 minutes), or until cheese has melted and dip is done to your liking. Allow dip to cool momentarily before serving.

Notes

    • Serving Suggestions: toasted French bread or baugettes, breadsticks, garlic toasts, pita chips, bagel chips, crackers, or eat by the spoonful.
    • Dip is best warm and fresh, but extra will keep airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Gently re-heat in micro before serving leftover portion.
    • Read product labels to ensure all products are gluten-free if that’s a consideration for you.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 192kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 40mg, Sodium: 431mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published Jan 28, 2015 and republished Jan 24, 2020 with updated text.

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  1. 5 stars
    I might have left this a litt!! Sharon🌞le too soon because I actually found your recipe online and I’m making it for a super bowl party at work tomorrow, but it looks amazing and it was so easy.. definitely going to be accompanying me on lots of parties this year. Thank you so much looking forward to trying your other recipes too🌞

  2. My sincere apologies, Averie. I didn’t read my emails yesterday, and just sent you one about the broken link.
    12 servings? 🤣🤣🤣 Appetizer /supper = 1. Before bed snack =2! 😬

  3. 5 stars
    I followed the recipe for the most part but make a couple small tweaks.  I added a little more of everything aside from more cream cheese and instead of Parmesan cheese I used a queso pizza  blend!  Some alterations that seemed to work: I used mini hormel pepperonis while layering so each bite would get some pepperoni!  You could also cut or divide regular sized pepperoni and incorporate those.  I also added some Italian seasoning and garlic powder.  Not to each layer and not a lot, but enough to give it a little something extra.  With the extra cheese and extra sauce I wanted it to layer nicely so I did – cream cheese base, small pepperonis, cheese blend, Italian seasoning, garlic and pizza sauce.  Repeat until your casserole dish is getting to the top….cover with a final layer of cheese and top with pepperoni. It was a huge hit!  You really can’t go wrong with this dip.  It’s my family’s new favorite. 

  4. 5 stars
    I followed the recipe for the most part but make a couple small tweaks.  I added a little more of everything aside from more cream cheese and instead of Parmesan cheese I used a queso pizza  blend!  Some alterations that seemed to work: I used mini hormel pepperonis while layering so each bite would get some pepperoni!  You could also cut or divide regular sized pepperoni and incorporate those.  I also added some Italian seasoning and garlic powder.  Not to each layer and not a lot, but enough to give it a little something extra.  With the extra cheese and extra sauce I wanted it to layer nicely so I did – cream cheese base, small pepperonis, cheese blend, Italian seasoning, garlic and pizza sauce.  Repeat until your casserole dish is getting to the top….cover with a final layer of cheese and top with pepperoni. It was a huge hit!  You really can’t go wrong with this dip.  It’s my family’s new favorite. 

  5. 5 stars
    I’m not usually one to leave reviews, but this dip was better than I could have imagined. Made it exactly like the recipe, and ate it with some toasted baguette slices and homemade pita chip crisps. 

  6. I like the idea of a pizza dip but what happens to the texture after it cools off? Are you still able to scoop/dip it with a cracker or some type of chip without it crumbling to bits or is it beyond soft and scoop able because it has cooled? Cheese does harden up after all. At a gathering other dips and apps will be out so this probably won’t be the center of attraction (unless I eat it all myself). Love pizza, love this recipe!

    1. Yes cheese does harden but I would say you have 90 minutes or so with this without worrying about it. Make sure people know HOT DIP here (aka eat this one first!). I don’t think you’ll have any problems getting it off your hands!

  7. 5 stars
    I made it the day before and put it in the oven cold and turned the oven on to 375 and baked it for 20 minutes. Turned out great!