Vegan Cheesy Garlicky Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Look at that perfect, ooey, gooey, tomato-ey monster. Now tell me you don’t just want to pick him up and devour him. My Vegan Cheesy Garlicky Pull Apart Pizza Bread will appeal to the kid in you, and to just about every kid out there. It’s also the perfect snack to bake up for a crowd, or for a group of adults who are really just kids at your Super Bowl party. It’s got all of the fun elements of a pizza, including lots of cheese and oodles of marinara sauce. All of it is topped with golden rolls that kinda taste like a pizza crust but are fluffy and soft and easy to tear apart with your fingers. The bread bakes up with the cheese and the marinara, absorbing all of that goodness. It is heaven on a plate. I use two kinds of “cheese” in this recipe – storebought mozzarella shreds and a homemade cheezy sauce made with cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic and onion powders and herbs. The marinara is homemade and really, really simple. I’ve shared this recipe with you before, and I love it so much, I make it almost every week for dunking bread sticks or for pizza rolls or spaghetti. I like layering in some vegan pepperoni for ultimate deliciousness, but I can’t always find it at Whole Foods, so this time I just sliced up some vegan Italian sausage, baked it in the oven for 10 minutes to make it a little rubbery, like pepperoni, and then tossed it in. I like to serve the rolls with more marinara sauce for amazing, out-of-this-world deliciousness. The recipe itself is easy to make, although you do have to factor two hour-long rise times for the rolls. And you can certainly replace some of the ingredients with store-bought versions – the marinara sauce, for instance. You can also try using store-bought pizza dough, although I daresay you should try and make your own because mine are part whole wheat, making them healthier. I also designed these rolls to be softer and fluffier than pizza dough would be. Check to get new recipe updates by email.

You could also use something like Pillsbury dinner rolls or biscuits (I looked at their ingredient list and they appear to be vegan), although I can’t guarantee they’ll turn out as beautifully as these do. Try this recipe for your Super Bowl crowd, or make it for a fun family dinner! Then sit back and listen to the applause.