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Looking for a healthy alternative to takeout pizza, without the fuss of making a crust? This mini zucchini pizza bites recipe should do the trick! It has all the flavors you love in pizza, baked on nutritious slices of zucchini.
Fathead pizza, cheese crust pizza, or even zucchini pizza crust are great and all, but making the crust does take some effort. These mini keto pizza bites are ready in just 20 minutes, with much less work. They’re very similar to eggplant pizzas and portobello mushroom pizza, but smaller.
Top keto pizza bites with sauce, cheese, Italian seasoning, and pepperoni or your favorite pizza toppings. They make a great snack, appetizer, or light lunch that everyone will love. With classic pizza flavors, even those that aren’t big fans of low carb eating or vegetables will enjoy these. They were approved by my carb-loving kids and parents!
How To Make Zucchini Pizza Bites
This is the best zucchini pizza bites recipe for many reasons! It tastes delicious, is packed with veggies, AND takes just 20 minutes to make. Here’s how we make them:
- Roast zucchini rounds. Arrange zucchini slices in a single layer on a prepared baking sheet. Spray with avocado oil spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until just crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
- Top your mini zucchini pizzas. Top each slice with marinara sauce…
Followed by mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, and pepperoni quarter slices.
- Bake. Bake your mini pizza bites for about 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and zucchini is soft. Broil for 1-2 minutes to brown cheese. Serve immediately!
Mini Zucchini Pizzas FAQs
Are zucchini pizza bites healthy?
Yes, this mini zucchini pizza recipe is healthy! We’re skipping the flour and carbs by swapping out traditional pizza crust with zucchini rounds. It’s a great swap for pizza flavor and more veggies.
How many carbs in zucchini pizza bites?
Each serving of this easy pizza bites recipe has just 7.6 grams of net carbs – and that’s a generous serving of 10-12 bites!
If you want to lower carbs further, swap out the marinara sauce for keto alfredo sauce instead. And if you don’t, be sure that your marinara is sugar-free. You can buy one with no sugar added, or make a homemade keto pizza sauce.
How many calories in zucchini pizza bites?
There are 248 calories per serving of zucchini mini pizzas. Find the full nutrition stats below.
Are pepperoni pizza bites keto?
Yes, this is a keto friendly pepperoni pizza bites recipe! Zucchini is keto friendly.
Can you use other toppings?
Of course! Feel free to use anything you like, such as sausage, bell peppers, mushrooms, or any other pizza toppings you normally enjoy. Most pizza toppings are naturally low carb, but if that’s important to you, check your ingredients on the keto food list to confirm carbs.
Keto Pizza Bites Storage Instructions
Can you make keto pepperoni pizza bites ahead?
Because these take just 20 minutes from start to finish, I recommend making them fresh. If you wanted to prep a few things, you could slice the zucchini, or even pre-bake the zucchini. When you’re ready to eat, simply top with pizza toppings and finish in the oven.
How to store mini zucchini pizza bites
Store these zucchini pepperoni pizza bites in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Can you freeze baked zucchini pizza bites?
I would not freeze these, as sometimes zucchini can get mushy when it’s frozen and re-heated, especially when it’s the main component of a dish like this.
How to reheat keto mini pizza bites
Reheat mini pizza bites in a 350 degree F oven or in a hot skillet.
More Keto Pizza Recipes
If you like this zucchini pizza bites recipe, you might also like some of these other keto pizza recipes:
- Fathead Pizza Crust – The most popular keto crust of all time, because it tastes like the real thing! Includes instructions for coconut flour or almond flour, and it’s ready in 20 minutes.
- Zucchini Pizza Crust – You can actually pick up this low carb crust in your hands! Just 4 ingredients to make.
- Cauliflower Pizza Crust – Only 3 ingredients to make this healthy crust. It has crispy edges and you can pick it up!
- Keto Crustless Pizza – The best 20 minute keto dinner! This skillet pizza features the best parts of the pizza – sauce, cheese, and all of your favorite toppings.
- Keto Pizza Casserole – No crust needed in this healthy casserole that’s loaded with cauliflower and the pizza flavor you love.
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Zucchini Pizza Bites Recipe
Zucchini Pizza Bites Recipe
This fun, easy mini zucchini pizza bites recipe needs just 6 ingredients + 20 minutes! Enjoy healthy pizza flavors with these naturally keto pizza bites.
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C).
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Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Arrange zucchini slices in a single layer on the sheet. Spray with avocado oil spray and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.
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Bake for about 5 minutes, until zucchini just barely starts to soften.
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Top each zucchini slice with 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon marinara sauce, 1/2 tablespoon mozzarella cheese, a sprinkle of Italian seasoning, and 3-4 pepperoni quarter-slices.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and zucchini is soft.
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Turn on the broiler. Place the pans closer to the broiler and broil for 1-3 minutes, until cheese is browned.
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Serving size: 10-12 pizza bites, or 1/4 entire recipe
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10 Comments
Tracey
0This is such a fantastic recipe. I don’t oil or prebake. Just slice rounds, top w/sauce then cheese and pepperoni.
Bake about 10 min. Thank you.
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0Tasted great!
Debbie
0This is a great appetizer, however, I prepared this as a side for dinner one night and my husband loved it! It’s so much more nutritious than regular pizza bites and has all the flavor. I try to review every recipe I use from wholesome yum. I love your recipes and can’t remember running across anything I haven’t liked.
Susan
0This sounds like a really fun way to do pizza. I usually don’t mind making a pizza crust, but sometimes it’s nice to have an easy change. I especially like your idea of doing it with Alfredo sauce in place of the marinara, because apart from fresh, I don’t care much for tomatoes. I just might put this on my next menu plan, since I’m always looking for good lunch ideas.
Cheryl
0Love these little pizza’s. Good for a meal or a snack. Will make these again.
Lara
0I love this recipe. Made it tonight and it took exactly as much time as it did for my family to order their own carb-y pizza and pick it up. But, mine’s low carb and healthy! I plan to use this recipe often…when I either want more veggies, don’t want to make a keto pizza crust, or feel like a quick & simple pizza! It’s reminiscent of eggplant parmesan in flavor on some more tender bites. Taste delicious! Your instructions are spot on for timing and servings. Like another reviewer, I skipped the oil on the rounds. The salt I just added after putting on the sauce, and before adding the toppings. It still turned out well. Thank you for yet another fantastic recipe!
Tracey Dooling
0Love it. Have been making weekly for a yr. I don’t spray with oil or sprinkle with herbs, it’s all in my home made sauce. I’m sure I use too much sauce and pepperoni, and we eat more but it’s working for us.
Lauren Kleiman
0What a great way to get to get my pizza cravings without all the extra carbs! Such a great idea.
Taryn
0Easy and yummy! My kids liked them too.
Reagan
0These were delicious!