Little Caesars Pan Pizza Recipe

Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza with Cheese Sauce is the ULTIMATE easy Cheesy Pizza Recipe! This pizza is a Little Caesar’s Copycat Recipe, modeled after their famous Pretzel Crust Pizza Recipe with cheese sauce instead of marinara! We are obsessed!

This cheesy pretzel crust pizza recipe is a dream. A homemade pretzel crust, topped with cheese sauce and pepperonis…all inspired by Little Caesar’s!

I’ve always loved Little Caesar’s Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza. Making a pizza with a pretzel crust is kind of genius, so I wanted to make a version at home too. There’s just something about soft pretzels and cheese sauce…a match made in heaven!

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This cheesy pizza recipe is the ULTIMATE homemade pizza. It’s fun, it’s different, and it’s totally delicious! A pretzel crust pizza with a delicious cheese sauce instead of marinara, and plenty of pepperonis to fulfill every meat lover’s cravings.

It’s the perfect balance of flavors and textures (thick cheese and soft pretzel), and it’s surprisingly easy to make. These are such fun little pizzas to make for the whole family over the weekend, and everyone will love them. Call everyone to dinner, because they are going to be SO excited for this!

A few years ago, Little Caesar’s offered the most amazing Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza. Just like this copycat recipe, it had a smooth nacho cheese sauce base (instead of marinara) and was loaded with shredded mozzarella and pepperoni. Unique…but still simple. When I say my husband was obsessed…that’s an understatement. I cannot tell you how many times he came home from work with a hot and ready Little Caesar’s Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza when we were wedding planning!

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Their Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza became a cult classic but along the way, Little Caesar’s LOST. THE. RECIPE. Tragedy, right? I’m hoping they’ll bring it back, but until then, this copycat version will have to suffice. It’s extremely good, but I’d also love to hear your idea on how to make it even close to the original!!

One of my favorite things about this cheesy pizza is the fact that I replaced the marinara sauce with cheese sauce…because you can never have enough cheese! It’s the perfect complement to the pretzel crust pizza, and one of the main reasons I was so excited to make a Little Caesar’s copycat pizza in the first place!

A mix of cheeses and a little bit of hot sauce to give it a kick. This is the perfect pizza sauce for a truly cheesy pizza!

Little Caesars Pretzel Pizza

Making the pretzel crust is the center of this cheesy pretzel crust pizza recipe. We’re not starting completely from scratch (we’re using store-bought pizza crust dough), but we are turning regular pizza crust into PRETZEL pizza crust.

This cheesy pretzel crust pizza will come out hot and bubbly, and super cheesy. Slice, serve, and enjoy! Be sure to check the recipe card below for full detailed instructions.

I know you guys are going to LOVE this copycat Little Caesar’s Pretzel Pizza. It’s one of your favorites, and I’m so excited for you to try it. Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza with CHEESE Sauce…YUM!

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See the recipe card below for details on how to make this Pretzel Crust Pizza with Cheese Sauce. Enjoy! More favorite pizza recipes:

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Calories: 789 kcal (39%) Carbohydrates: 71 g (24%) Protein: 38 g (76%) Fat: 39 g (60%) Saturated Fat: 21 g (131%) Cholesterol: 138 mg (46%) Sodium: 4495 mg (195%) Potassium: 284 mg (8%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 14 g (16%) Vitamin A: 950 IU (19%) Vitamin C: 2.1 mg (3%) Calcium: 756 mg (76%) Iron: 4.4 mg (24%)

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Becky Hardin is a wife and mother living in Saint Louis Missouri. She founded The Cookie Rookie in 2012 as a creative way to share recipes. Now, she is a trusted resource for easy cooking around the world, being featured in Taste of Home, The Kitchn, ABC’s Home and Family, and more. Here at The Cookie Rookie she is the editor in chief of all recipes and continues to enjoy sharing her passion for cooking for busy families. She has since founded two additional food blogs, Easy Chicken Recipes and Easy Dessert Recipes.This Detroit Style Pizza recipe has a perfect, chewy crust, pizza sauce, melty cheese galore, and an abundance of pepperoni cups. You’ll love this classic, deep-pan pizza that you can fully customize to your stomach’s content with endless toppings. No fancy tools or wood-fired oven needed to whip up this irresistible pizza at home!

Friends, this recipe has been a longtime coming and I’m so hype to finally share it with you! I’ve been slowly chipping away at dialing in the bones of this iconic pizza. Have you ever had

Before? Gahhh, there is nothing like it, baby! I don’t develop pizza recipes that often but you just cannot resist this specific version, yummo! It’s been popularized for a reason, let’s discuss!

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What is Detroit style pizza exactly? First, this pizza gets its name due to a method or style of pizza affiliated with Detroit. Spots like

, and other delicious pizzerias across the city that serve as the origination. Interestingly enough, this is just called pizza in Detroit (haha), but the term serves as a way to identify this pizza in other parts of the world.

Many cities around the nation have put their spin on this famed pizza, too. You’ll find versions in New York City, Austin, DC, and even California. It’s important to note that Detroit style pizza is a variation of the Sicilian pizza. It has distinctive characteristics in that it’s rectangular/square-shaped pizza, has a thick crust, and tons of melted cheese that extend to the pizza crusts’ edges.

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: red beans and rice, one-pan sausage kale pasta, easy weeknight dinners like baked ziti, my fave skillet lasagna, and this lemon herb butter ravioli…and don’t miss this loaded olive cheese bread, too!

This Detroit style pizza recipe is not one to sweat over, peeps. You’ll love how the entire thing comes together with a quickness. It’ll have you feelin’ like you just ordered in; it has that pizza restaurant-quality, beyonddd damn good!

: Wisconsin brick cheese is typically used on authentic Detroit style pizzas. This is a type of cheese that is high in fat (with a buttery flavor) giving amazing melting properties. Unfortunately, it’s also a cheese that can be hard to come by since it’s not widely available. Nevertheless, in comes mozzarella and fontina cheese which are excellent alternatives that melt like a dream!

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What I love about this recipe is that it’s no fuss involved and you really do not need special equipment. The pizza dough can come together inside of your stand mixer or you can knead by hand in a large bowl. Boom.

To bake the pizza, you’ll need a 9×13-inch baking pan, the darker the better. In addition, make sure the pan is cast aluminum. These types of pans do a great job at conducting heat (

I have an authentic, Detroit style pizza pan (this is the one I own) and I truly love it…we use it for making focaccia and other things as well. If you make a lot of pizzas at home, it’s a great piece to invest in, but not entirely needed!

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⇢ The key is to do this in intervals because when you first put the dough in the pan, it will not stretch the surface of the pan. At this stage, the pizza dough is still rising/proofing and slowly doing this ensures that the dough does not rip!

Listen, after you’ve got the pizza dough resting in the pan, the rest of this recipe is an absolute breeze. The most time consuming part is over, rejoice! 🙌🏾

⇢ Top your Detroit style pizza with some freshly chopped basil, a sprinkling of red pepper flakes, and/or a drizzle of hot honey…so delicious, y’all!

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The most popular order of Detroit style pizza is cheese and pepperoni. It’s a classic and honestly one that will always be my personal favorite as well. However, you can surely spin the block if you want to try something different. Here are some flavor combinations to inspire you ♡:

⇢ For all my pepperoni fans, let’s gather together for a moment. The roni cups are of critical importance, yes? I love me some cup-and-char pepperonis, these are ones used at many pizzerias across the world. You know them, they have that unique “pop/curl” that get extra crispy and hold in all the juices, drool.

As I mentioned earlier, Wisconsin brick (or just brick) cheese has the closest association to Detroit style pizza. While it is not readily available at most markets, there are many other perfect substitutions. Cheese is often a matter of personal preference and you should feel free to swap if you’d like.

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I really dig the low-moisture mozzarella + fontina cheese combo listed in the recipe card. Both are great pizza cheeses with excellent melting capabilities. Obviously, if you choose to deviate, just be sure that the cheeses you use are great at melting with a flavor

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