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Homemade Hot Pockets – 4 Ingredients!

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 12/09/2016Updated: 06/14/2021

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Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Homemade Hot Pockets are a delicious alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! 

Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

These homemade hot pockets were created in connection with Red Gold Tomatoes. Red Gold compensated me for the time required to create this recipe and share it with you. All opinions are always my own. Thank you for supporting my blog by reading about brands I use and love in my own home. 

Okay, so “homemade” is being used very loosely here. We’ll just clear the air before anyone gets too riled up. To keep this recipe easy, kid-friendly, and four ingredients, I used canned biscuit dough. A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. And let’s be real, the stuff is delicious!

Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

I remember growing up (middle school maybe?), I would go over to a friend’s house after school and have pepperoni pizza hot pockets and Mountain Dew while watching R-rated movies. In middle school! Which, may I add, is literally the worst thing I have ever done. My parents did a great job keeping this girl on the straight and narrow. I hope watching R-rated movies in middle school is the worst thing my kids ever do, too. Not that I want to them to do that, but you know. You get it, right?

PS: I’m pretty sure R-rated movies have changed drastically since I was in middle school. I recall them being much more tame than they are now.

Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Speaking of kids, this recipe was made with my kids in mind. They love all things pizza (what kid doesn’t?) and I wanted to create a recipe that we could prepare together.

This is my version of  homemade hot pockets. I confess I haven’t had one since middle school, so I can’t promise these homemade hot pockets are a perfect copycat. I can promise that you don’t have to put them in a creepy silver and cardboard tube in the microwave.

These homemade hot pockets are definitely doughier than your traditional store-bought Hot Pocket, thanks to the use of biscuit dough. This was intentional, because doughier = better.

Instead of pizza sauce, I use Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano. I don’t know about you, but I don’t always have pizza sauce on hand. I do always have diced tomatoes on hand, however. And these tomatoes are perfect because they already come loaded with all the seasoning you need for a great flavorful sauce. A quick little visit to the blender gets these tomatoes ready to fill in as pizza sauce.  You can also use an immersion blender if you have one available. Or if you have pizza sauce in your pantry, go ahead and use that. 

Homemade hot pockets are fun to make with your kids – get them involved in rolling out the dough and pressing together the edges with a fork. And they’re an easy lunch or snack to make in the chaos of the holidays! Take a minute to enjoy life and some homemade hot pockets before running off to the next thing. (Also fun to make with the kids are these vegetarian taco cups!)

Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Used in this recipe:

  • Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano
  • cookie sheet
  • parchment paper (I like the pre-cut sheets)
  • immersion blender or traditional blender
  • mini pepperoni

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Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!
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Get the Recipe: Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Hot Pockets

4.69 from 16 votes
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
8 servings
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Homemade Hot Pockets are a fun alternative to pizza night and they also make for a fun surprise in lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in making this easy recipe, too!

Ingredients

  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano, juice drained
  • 1 tube (16 oz) refrigerated biscuit dough (8 biscuits)
  • 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup mini pepperoni

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a blender or using an immersion blender, puree tomatoes into a sauce.
  • Roll out one biscuit into a 5- to 6-inch round. In the center, place 2 teaspoons sauce, 2 tablespoons mozzarella, and 1/2 tablespoon pepperoni. Carefully fold over and press edges together with a fork. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  • Repeat with remaining biscuits until you have 8 pepperoni pizza pockets.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Meanwhile, simmer remaining sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat until thickened slightly. Serve homemade hot pockets with this warm sauce.

Notes

  • I typically use buttermilk biscuits.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1hot pocket, Calories: 103kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 11mg, Sodium: 355mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© Author: Rachel Gurk
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Verdict: What’s not to love about these, really?
Husband’s take: He loves these, too – no complaints at all! My kids are little punks and picked at them before N declared “I don’t yike these” and E chimed in after with similar sentiments, despite having already eaten most of hers. They don’t like anything these days though. This one particularly blew my mind though because they love all things bready and all things pizza but maybe they just wanted to annoy me. Wouldn’t put it past them, ya know? They just want to eat Rice Krispie Christmas Trees and nothing else, all year-round. Wishful thinking, kiddos. Oh well, Ben and I had no problems devouring these and I’m sure next time I make them, they’ll be all over it.
Changes I would make: None but if you want, you could have fun with the fillings!
Difficulty: Easy!

Pssst: Like these? Try my Parmesan Crusted Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese!

Disclaimer: These homemade hot pockets were created in connection with Red Gold Tomatoes. Red Gold compensated me for the time required to create this recipe and share it with you. All opinions are always my own. Thank you for supporting my blog by reading about brands I use and love in my own home. 

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  1. Raymond C. Wempren says

    January 11, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    I love hot pockets and will make them! Just different ingredients like beef, chicken or pork. May even try some turkey.

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 11, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      Those all sound delicious!

      Reply
  2. Ginnie says

    August 21, 2020 at 11:17 am

    These were great!  My kiddos loved them.  I went a little extra and added an egg wash to make the crust browned and crispy.  Will be making these again.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      August 26, 2020 at 6:31 am

      So glad to hear they were a hit! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

      Reply
  3. Dick says

    November 24, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    This site gave my phone cancer

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      November 24, 2019 at 7:41 pm

      Oh my! I’ve never heard of a website causing cancer…actually I’ve never heard of a phone getting cancer. Sounds bad! I hope the radiation and chemo go okay…they might cause more damage to your phone, actually. ;)

      Reply
    • Annie says

      February 28, 2021 at 10:15 pm

      Agreed. I came for the recipe, not the novel of one winter day my great aunt blah blah blah.

      Needs a “skip to recipe” link

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      • Rachel Gurk says

        March 4, 2021 at 9:15 pm

        There is a jump to recipe button at the top of every single post. :)

        Reply
  4. Nilsa says

    September 17, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    Cam these be frozen to eat later? I am currently meal prepping for my 2nd child delivery in november and want to make these as an easy one hand snack. If I were to freeze should I leave slightly underbanked and finish the baking process upon reheating to eat or should I prepare them fully and then freeze?

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      September 18, 2019 at 8:25 pm

      So smart to think of one hand snacks! I haven’t tried freezing these, but I think it would possibly work. I’d probably bake them all the way and then just reheat in the microwave or toaster oven.

      Reply
  5. Jodi says

    February 11, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    I will be making these very soon! They look delicious and easy to make which is a plus! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      February 11, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      I hope you love them!

      Reply
  6. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    December 10, 2016 at 3:26 am

    My kids would devour these easy pizza pockets.  Heck, they could make them too.  I love how simple they are to make.  Aren’t those seasoned tomatoes the best?  Perfect for adding flavor to those dishes that call for tomatoes.  And how fun that you pureed it and made sauce.  Genius!!!

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