Ideas with leftover pizza dough: quick, sweet and oven-fresh
Leftover pizza dough can be turned into classic desserts with minimal effort. The following recipes use few ingredients and work in both a pizza oven and a home oven.
Sweet pizza strips
For those with a sweet tooth: crispy on the outside, soft inside — flavoured with cinnamon and sugar.
How to
- Roll out pizza dough and cut into strips (approx. 8 mm wide, 10 cm long).
- Toss the strips in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
- Place on a tray or into a baking dish (sugar can make the pizza stone sticky — do not bake directly on it).
- Bake at about 200 °C. If the oven is hotter, stay close: the baking time will then be very short.
- After baking, drizzle with or dip into a liquid chocolate spread if desired.
Nut‑nougat pizza
A classic among sweet pizzas: a thinly rolled dough round topped with nut‑nougat spread.
Preparation
- Roll out the dough into a round.
- Spread with nut‑nougat spread to taste and bake. If you prefer not to bake the spread, spread it on after baking.
- Top with fresh fruit or chopped nuts and serve immediately.
Sweet rolls: cinnamon, nut, poppy seed
Chocolate rolls, nut rolls, poppy‑seed rolls or cinnamon rolls — choose the filling to suit your taste.
Basic recipe
- Roll the pizza dough into a round.
- Spread with the desired filling (e.g. a nut paste made from chopped nuts, sugar and butter). Leave a border of about 2 cm.
- Roll up the dough, then cut into pieces about 5 cm wide.
- Place the rolls cut-side down in a dish or on a tray and brush with a little butter.
- Bake at around 200 °C until the rolls are browned.
Baking tips for even results
Temperature and timing
For filled rolls the oven shouldn't be hotter than about 200 °C, otherwise they will brown too much on the outside while remaining soft inside. With a very hot pizza oven, use short baking times and keep them in sight at all times.
The right baking surface
- Directly on the pizza stone: usually gives evenly baked pieces, but sugar that oozes out can create a sticky surface.
- In a baking dish: practical for transport. Baking time is longer; depending on the filling the rolls can remain a little softer in the centre.
- On a baking tray (ideally preheated): neat, the pieces sit individually and bake evenly.
Serving and equipment tips
Sweet pizza strips are delicious plain or with a chocolate‑spread dip. The nut‑nougat pizza can be finished with berries and nuts. For easier handling, preheated baking trays or dishes and a pizza peel are handy — especially when baking in a hot pizza oven.