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    The easiest 4-ingredient snack, appetizer or lunch for the kids! Easily change them to your tastes. Less than 10 minutes start to finish!

    Pizza Crackers: The easiest 4-ingredient snack, appetizer or lunch for the kids! Easily change them to your tastes. Less than 10 minutes start to finish! www.thereciperebel.com

    I’m not really a cracker person.

    I think maybe it’s because I’m not really a cheese person. Apparently they go really well together.

    I like cheese when it’s stirred into something, or melted on top of something, but I don’t like cold cheese. Anyone else with me? I don’t know what it is about cold cheese.

    But heck, on a pizza, or lasagna? Load it up. The more the better.

    Pizza Crackers: The easiest 4-ingredient snack, appetizer or lunch for the kids! Easily change them to your tastes. Less than 10 minutes start to finish! www.thereciperebel.com

    My mom used to make these pizza crackers for our birthdays every year. I remember they were always a big hit with our friends. And why not? Spicy pepperoni, sweet tomato sauce and gooey cheese. Isn’t that what kids are all about?

    I don’t know if I’d ever made these myself before my daughter’s second birthday. I guess I had always connected them to childhood birthdays, and it’s been a long time since I had a childhood birthday.

    But now I have a kid. And when I was figuring out what I was going to make for her birthday party I thought of these right away: (a) because they’re delicious and (b) because it’s tradition!

    Pizza Crackers: The easiest 4-ingredient snack, appetizer or lunch for the kids! Easily change them to your tastes. Less than 10 minutes start to finish! www.thereciperebel.com

    So whether you’re celebrating a birthday or not, and whether you’re over the age of 12 or not, these are such a perfect snack! You could pair them with a spread of fruits and veg and call them lunch, too. Obviously, the measurements don’t have to be exact and you can easily make more or less to suit your needs.

    *Recipe and photos updated from the original

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    Pizza Crackers

    The perfect 4 ingredient snack for after school, or a quick lunch! Easy to customize to your tastes.
    Course Appetizer, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    Servings 10 crackers
    Calories 42kcal
    Author Ashley Fehr

    Ingredients

    • 10 Ritz crackers original, or mix it up
    • 10 tsp pizza sauce
    • 10 thin slices of pizza pepperoni
    • 1/2 cup shredded cheese

    Instructions

    • Preheat the broiler.
    • Line a baking sheet with tin foil. Spray with non-stick spray. Place crackers on baking sheet.
    • Top each cracker with a piecec of pepperoni and spread with about 1 tsp sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.
    • Broil for 1-2 minutes, just until the cheese is mellted. Serve immediately.

    Nutrition (this is an estimate)

    Nutrition Facts
    Pizza Crackers
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 42 Calories from Fat 18
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2g3%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Cholesterol 6mg2%
    Sodium 122mg5%
    Potassium 29mg1%
    Carbohydrates 2g1%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 60IU1%
    Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
    Calcium 33mg3%
    Iron 0.2mg1%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Pizza Crackers
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    Serves: 10 crackers
    The perfect 4 ingredient snack for after school, or a quick lunch! Easy to customize to your tastes.
    Ingredients
    • 10 Ritz crackers (original, or mix it up)
    • 10 tsp pizza sauce
    • 10 thin slices of pizza pepperoni
    • 1/2-3/4 cup shredded cheese
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the broiler.
    2. Line a baking sheet with tin foil. Spray with non-stick spray. Place crackers on baking sheet.
    3. Top each cracker with a piecec of pepperoni and spread with about 1 tsp sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.
    4. Broil for 1-2 minutes, just until the cheese is mellted. Serve immediately.

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    Pizza Crackers: The easiest 4-ingredient snack, appetizer or lunch for the kids! Easily change them to your tastes. Less than 10 minutes start to finish! www.thereciperebel.com

    Comments

    1. I made these for my book club last night and everyone loved them. However, they stuck to the tin foil, so I recommend lining the pan with parchment paper.

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    2. Hi, just now came across this! Looks like something the grands would love!!. Have a question tho. In one picture it appears the pepperoni is cooked prior to putting the cheese on but that step isn’t mentioned in the instructions.

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    3. I would love to make these for a tailgating party, wondering if placing them in the microwave would work? Thoughts?

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    4. The pizza crackers were great to snack before dinner with my family an simple to make. Thanks for sharing!

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    9. My husband would go so crazy for these! He is obsessed with pizza and cheese and crackers! As much as I love melted cheese, I’m such a sucker for cold cheese and could eat a whole block by myself!

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    11. Hi Ashley! I used to make something similar for my kids when they were young, only I used English muffins instead of crackers. Always a quick fix for a snack or dinner!

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    14. My mom made these too. She used saltine crackers spread with tomato paste then pepperoni & cheese. They were really good. It has been a long time since I have thought of these. Brings by memories. Can’t wait to try it your way. My grand girls will surely love them as much as I do. Thanks for sharing.

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    18. I have to be honest and say that I am a huge cheese lover!!! So I’m slightly confused by your dislike of it cold. But it’s ok..we can still be friends 🙂 because these pizza crackers are possibly the most genius thing I have ever seen!!!!!! So going to be making these for the kids, but mostly for myself, very soon!

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    22. I just made these tonight at nearly 11 pm (while browsing Foodgawker..what doesn’t everyone do that right before bed? Ha!) because they looked so perfect for the late night munchies. I used bits of fresh tomato seasoned with salt, garlic powder, & dried basil in place of the sauce, turkey pepperoni, and Italian blend shredded cheese. SO good. I bet these would be amazing on the garlic or bacon Ritz, too.

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      • Haha, I’m sure you’re not alone! You definitely took things up a notch from my childhood birthday party version — they sound delicious!

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    23. Personally, I’ll take cheese any way I can get it! I do like mozzarella cheese better melted and don’t like cold swiss at all, so I can understand how you feel. Anyway, I love these pizza crackers! I’ve never seen this done before, but I think I’ll try it for snack time around here this weekend (with gluten-free crackers obv). Have a good weekend 🙂

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      • My mom made them every birthday, but I don’t think I’d actually made them myself until my girl’s second birthday! They’re a crowd pleaser for sure!

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