I’m so happy so many of you remember this recipe! With all this talk of pizza, I’ve had a lot of people asking for this post so I’ll put it up again, either to introduce you to pizza pockets or to jog your memory! This recipe is SO great & suprisingly EASY (so easy I made a video to prove it)! There is so much for your kids to help with in this recipe. They can knead the dough, help you roll it out, help fill them (I love giving kids options of what they put inside the pockets), and of course EAT them! You can do Hot Pocket flavors like Pepperoni Pizza, Ham & Cheese, Broccoli Cheese and others or you can make up your own! These also freeze great and re-heat in the microwave well. (So great for lunches on the go or for your hubbie to take to work) Or you can make them for a dinner party and let everyone choose what they put inside. It’s so fun!
2 T. Olive Oil or Canola Oil
Dough by Hand:
These look good! I have a recipe for something similar to these (calzones) but I haven’t used it in a while. I’ll have to try these ones, and I love how you can freeze these. Such a great idea for lunches!
These look good! I have a recipe for something similar to these (calzones) but I haven’t used it in a while. I’ll have to try these ones, and I love how you can freeze these. Such a great idea for lunches!
So do you freeze these before or after you bake them?
So do you freeze these before or after you bake them?
Andrea,
Great question! I freeze mine after I bake them so I can just re-heat in them in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
Crystal
Andrea,Great question! I freeze mine after I bake them so I can just re-heat in them in the microwave for a couple of minutes.Crystal
I made these tonight. I was hoping for quick as well as easy but quick didn’t happen. I doubled the recipe, so ended up with 12, but I think I rolled them too thin. They turned out just fine but seemed pretty big. I guessing I was expecting to get six on a pan instead of just four (I used a regular cookie sheet/jelly roll pan). I grabbed a few things out of the fridge – chicken, meatballs, cheese, zucchini, onion, shredded carrots, Caesar dressing, sundried tomato pesto, salsa, mushrooms, pineapple… I don’t think any two pockets are alike. And each one will be a surprise since I wasn’t sure how to mark them to indicate what was inside.
As for the egg wash, I just used a whole egg beaten with a little water and they turned out great. Some recipes I have for other things that use a wash call for egg white and some call for egg yolk so I figured I was safe. I never know what to do with the remaining part otherwise either.
I made these tonight. I was hoping for quick as well as easy but quick didn’t happen. I doubled the recipe, so ended up with 12, but I think I rolled them too thin. They turned out just fine but seemed pretty big. I guessing I was expecting to get six on a pan instead of just four (I used a regular cookie sheet/jelly roll pan). I grabbed a few things out of the fridge – chicken, meatballs, cheese, zucchini, onion, shredded carrots, Caesar dressing, sundried tomato pesto, salsa, mushrooms, pineapple… I don’t think any two pockets are alike. And each one will be a surprise since I wasn’t sure how to mark them to indicate what was inside.As for the egg wash, I just used a whole egg beaten with a little water and they turned out great. Some recipes I have for other things that use a wash call for egg white and some call for egg yolk so I figured I was safe. I never know what to do with the remaining part otherwise either.
I made these tonight. I was hoping for quick as well as easy but quick didn’t happen. I doubled the recipe, so ended up with 12, but I think I rolled them too thin. They turned out just fine but seemed pretty big. I guessing I was expecting to get six on a pan instead of just four (I used a regular cookie sheet/jelly roll pan). I grabbed a few things out of the fridge – chicken, meatballs, cheese, zucchini, onion, shredded carrots, Caesar dressing, sundried tomato pesto, salsa, mushrooms, pineapple… I don’t think any two pockets are alike. And each one will be a surprise since I wasn’t sure how to mark them to indicate what was inside.As for the egg wash, I just used a whole egg beaten with a little water and they turned out great. Some recipes I have for other things that use a wash call for egg white and some call for egg yolk so I figured I was safe. I never know what to do with the remaining part otherwise either.
The one we did eat was very good. My son was wanting one of the meatball ones (I quartered meatballs and sprinkled them in some) but I couldn’t tell without cutting into one so we ended up with a chicken one. Very tasty!
The one we did eat was very good. My son was wanting one of the meatball ones (I quartered meatballs and sprinkled them in some) but I couldn’t tell without cutting into one so we ended up with a chicken one. Very tasty!
The one we did eat was very good. My son was wanting one of the meatball ones (I quartered meatballs and sprinkled them in some) but I couldn’t tell without cutting into one so we ended up with a chicken one. Very tasty!
Yummy! What a good idea. You are so fun! Keep up the great work! 🙂
Yummy! What a good idea. You are so fun! Keep up the great work! 🙂
Yummy! What a good idea. You are so fun! Keep up the great work! 🙂
Hey I’m supposed to do a class at enrichment next week about reasons we are asked to have food storage! If it were you doing the class where is the first place you would go for good info that would help really inspire the sisters to want to follow the cousel of our leaders about food storage?
Thanks a bunch!
Hey I’m supposed to do a class at enrichment next week about reasons we are asked to have food storage! If it were you doing the class where is the first place you would go for good info that would help really inspire the sisters to want to follow the cousel of our leaders about food storage?Thanks a bunch!
First you can use things the prophets have said. (You can email me for some quotes I’ve found off of lds.org) Ezra Taft Benson said that Food Storage would be as important to us as the ark was to Noah. So it will LITERALLY save our lives. You can also point out the benefits of using food storage everyday.
1. Save Time
2. Save Money (You’re able to wait to purchase things until they are on sale and you live on last year’s economy)
3. It Makes Less Mess
4. Less trips to the grocery store saving time, money, and gas.
5. You’re never out of anything because you always have an extra.
6. Make any recipe because you always have ingredients on hand when you have a working 3 month and year supply
7. Invaluable preparation for not only the everyday emergency but the life emergency as well. Everyone knows that they will have to use food storage sometime in their life (whether they want to admit it or not, the economy and mother nature are proving that to us right now) and everyone would like to know that they have it, can cook with it, and that their family will actually eat it!
Let me know if you have any other questions. I really feel food storage is SO NECESSARY! I would hate to look around at people during a life crisis when they need food and have them ask me why I never taught them about food storage. That is why it’s so great you’re teaching this class. None of us want to see the people we love not have the keys to take care of themselves in a life crisis. Keep up the great work! Let me know if you have any other questions.
First you can use things the prophets have said. (You can email me for some quotes I’ve found off of lds.org) Ezra Taft Benson said that Food Storage would be as important to us as the ark was to Noah. So it will LITERALLY save our lives. You can also point out the benefits of using food storage everyday.1. Save Time2. Save Money (You’re able to wait to purchase things until they are on sale and you live on last year’s economy)3. It Makes Less Mess4. Less trips to the grocery store saving time, money, and gas.5. You’re never out of anything because you always have an extra.6. Make any recipe because you always have ingredients on hand when you have a working 3 month and year supply 7. Invaluable preparation for not only the everyday emergency but the life emergency as well. Everyone knows that they will have to use food storage sometime in their life (whether they want to admit it or not, the economy and mother nature are proving that to us right now) and everyone would like to know that they have it, can cook with it, and that their family will actually eat it!Let me know if you have any other questions. I really feel food storage is SO NECESSARY! I would hate to look around at people during a life crisis when they need food and have them ask me why I never taught them about food storage. That is why it’s so great you’re teaching this class. None of us want to see the people we love not have the keys to take care of themselves in a life crisis. Keep up the great work! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Have you ever frozen them before they were baked? If so, did it work well?
Have you ever frozen them before they were baked? If so, did it work well?
Have you ever frozen them before they were baked? If so, did it work well?
Jessica,
I’ve never frozen them before they were cooked because I think it is so much easier to just re-heat them out of the freezer than cooking them from the freezer. If you try freezing before you bake them, definitely let me know how it works for you. I’m curious to find out. Thanks!
Jessica,I’ve never frozen them before they were cooked because I think it is so much easier to just re-heat them out of the freezer than cooking them from the freezer. If you try freezing before you bake them, definitely let me know how it works for you. I’m curious to find out. Thanks!
Jessica,I’ve never frozen them before they were cooked because I think it is so much easier to just re-heat them out of the freezer than cooking them from the freezer. If you try freezing before you bake them, definitely let me know how it works for you. I’m curious to find out. Thanks!
I am so trying this with my boys next week!
I am so trying this with my boys next week!
I love it! I only had a few of the pockets split when they cooked, and they turned out wonderful. For us, it just doesn’t cut it for dinner (I didn’t really expect it to though), but I’m sure it will be great for the kids and on the go snacks! I did broccoli ham and cheese, ham and cheese, and turkey and cheese. We used a bit of ranch dressing to dip them in.
I love it! I only had a few of the pockets split when they cooked, and they turned out wonderful. For us, it just doesn’t cut it for dinner (I didn’t really expect it to though), but I’m sure it will be great for the kids and on the go snacks! I did broccoli ham and cheese, ham and cheese, and turkey and cheese. We used a bit of ranch dressing to dip them in.
I love it! I only had a few of the pockets split when they cooked, and they turned out wonderful. For us, it just doesn’t cut it for dinner (I didn’t really expect it to though), but I’m sure it will be great for the kids and on the go snacks! I did broccoli ham and cheese, ham and cheese, and turkey and cheese. We used a bit of ranch dressing to dip them in.
Do you have any suggestions for how to mark the pockets before baking them?
Do you have any suggestions for how to mark the pockets before baking them?
I loved these! do you happen to have a recipe for dessert ones? I have a lot of apples and thought apple tarts but I didnt know if there were any tried and true recipes out there
I loved these! do you happen to have a recipe for dessert ones? I have a lot of apples and thought apple tarts but I didnt know if there were any tried and true recipes out there
I loved these! do you happen to have a recipe for dessert ones? I have a lot of apples and thought apple tarts but I didnt know if there were any tried and true recipes out there
Wilde Mom,
I don’t have a dessert recipe for them. I would try adding in a little extra sugar or using your favorite cinnamon roll dough recipe and just rolling it out for the hot pockets. I’m so happy you tried these!
Crystal
Wilde Mom,I don’t have a dessert recipe for them. I would try adding in a little extra sugar or using your favorite cinnamon roll dough recipe and just rolling it out for the hot pockets. I’m so happy you tried these!Crystal
Wilde Mom,I don’t have a dessert recipe for them. I would try adding in a little extra sugar or using your favorite cinnamon roll dough recipe and just rolling it out for the hot pockets. I’m so happy you tried these!Crystal
Marissa,
To mark these at a party, I usually just use a fork and make the first letter in the persons name.
Crystal
Marissa,To mark these at a party, I usually just use a fork and make the first letter in the persons name.Crystal
I made these yesterday and they were soooo easy! I made ham with cheese and plain mozzarella and marinara that was left over. My 6 year old loved them and they were great leftover in the microwave. We dunked them in the marinara sauce too! yummy! Thanks for the great ideas!
Also I have been looking at wheat grinders. Do you have any reccomendations? What do you use?
I made these yesterday and they were soooo easy! I made ham with cheese and plain mozzarella and marinara that was left over. My 6 year old loved them and they were great leftover in the microwave. We dunked them in the marinara sauce too! yummy! Thanks for the great ideas!
Also I have been looking at wheat grinders. Do you have any reccomendations? What do you use?
I’m so glad you liked them! Personally, I use a K Tec Kitchen Grinder. I have also heard that NutriMills are good.
I’m so glad you liked them! Personally, I use a K Tec Kitchen Grinder. I have also heard that NutriMills are good.
I would also love to have some quotes from the Prophets, especially the Ezra Taft Benson one – to share with my LDS friends at our toddlder group please. Should I email you to ask for them ?
I would also love to have some quotes from the Prophets, especially the Ezra Taft Benson one – to share with my LDS friends at our toddlder group please. Should I email you to ask for them ?
I made these today and they are great! Instead of the egg wash I just used some olive oil on top. They came out golden brown and crunchy. Thanks!
I made these today and they are great! Instead of the egg wash I just used some olive oil on top. They came out golden brown and crunchy. Thanks!
I made these today and they are great! Instead of the egg wash I just used some olive oil on top. They came out golden brown and crunchy. Thanks!
We’ve had these before. We’re having them again tonight because we liked them a lot. They are easy, nutritious, and delicious. Does it get any better than that? I plan on making some extras so we can freeze them. Does your bread machine have the capacity to double this recipe? Have you ever done that? Just curious.
We’ve had these before. We’re having them again tonight because we liked them a lot. They are easy, nutritious, and delicious. Does it get any better than that? I plan on making some extras so we can freeze them. Does your bread machine have the capacity to double this recipe? Have you ever done that? Just curious.
So I made these today. They were good. They didn’t look as nice as yours. So when do you actually take out the dough from the breadmaker? Do you take it out when its done meaning when it “beeps”? I took mine out about an hour into the cycle. The full cycle is 1 1/2. The dough was still a little sticky but I kneaded it w/ some flour and it turned out okay.
Does your machine have a “dough” function? If you’re wanting to mix the dough without making bread, that is what you would use.
So I made these today. They were good. They didn’t look as nice as yours. So when do you actually take out the dough from the breadmaker? Do you take it out when its done meaning when it “beeps”? I took mine out about an hour into the cycle. The full cycle is 1 1/2. The dough was still a little sticky but I kneaded it w/ some flour and it turned out okay.
So I made these today. They were good. They didn’t look as nice as yours. So when do you actually take out the dough from the breadmaker? Do you take it out when its done meaning when it “beeps”? I took mine out about an hour into the cycle. The full cycle is 1 1/2. The dough was still a little sticky but I kneaded it w/ some flour and it turned out okay.
Did I miss the recipe for the filling? I only see the recipe for the dough, this is a must to try, my son loves hot pockets and I love it that you can freeze them!
Did I miss the recipe for the filling? I only see the recipe for the dough, this is a must to try, my son loves hot pockets and I love it that you can freeze them!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! My husband, who has never showed much interest in what I make actually requests these! I love that I can get my 3year old involved and she’s excited about eating them because she helped. Thanks for this site it has completely changed the way I cook! Can’t wait to get your book!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! My husband, who has never showed much interest in what I make actually requests these! I love that I can get my 3year old involved and she’s excited about eating them because she helped. Thanks for this site it has completely changed the way I cook! Can’t wait to get your book!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! My husband, who has never showed much interest in what I make actually requests these! I love that I can get my 3year old involved and she’s excited about eating them because she helped. Thanks for this site it has completely changed the way I cook! Can’t wait to get your book!
We LOVE Craigos! Thank you for posting this recipe/video again! I will be making and freezing many! Thanks again!
This is amazing. I am so, so, so excited to try them! Thank you so much for the video… seeing you do it makes it really seem do-able!!!
When you freeze them, do you just stick them straight in the freezer or do you cook them and then freeze them and then re-heat them?
Bake them first and then freeze them. Then all you need to do is re-heat.
Ha! I love the fact that you mention Craigo’s. I miss Rexburg. . .
I have made these before and adore them. I find that if you brush them with a little cold milk before baking they provide a lovely crispy brown pastry. Using milk instead of egg white means you have no waste after.
Crystal you mentioned not knowing what to do with the egg white when youre done – if I do use egg white I usually pop it into a container and put it in the fridge – it can last for up to a week. I usually use it in something else though- pecan meringue cookies are awesome – 1/3 cup pecans / 1 egg white / 1/3 cup sugar / 1/4 tsp vinegar – mix egg white and sugar until glossy and vinegar and whisk more until forms peaks, crush the pecans mix in. pop on a tray and place in your oven which you should have preheated to about 300f but then turn it off. This is perfect for when you have baked your pizza pockets – when they come out, turn the oven off and put the meringues inside! Leave them in there overnight and by morning they will be done! Saves energy too! 🙂 Love your site, thanks for the inspiration
Do these need to be unthawed before you reheat them, or do they come out good if you just put them directly in the microwave from the freezer?
Do these need to be unthawed before you reheat them, or do they come out good if you just put them directly in the microwave from the freezer?
Hi Crystal, I just found your blog yesterday. I can’t even remember how right now, but I already tried this recipe! We loved it. I had all the things I needed to make it so we had them for lunch and dinner! They were very filling and delicious. I’m gleaning lots of ideas from your site. You are a very good homemaker for such a young woman.