Little Caesars Crazy Bread is the soft, buttery, garlicky breadstick that comes in a paper bag with pizza night, dusted with Parmesan cheese. This copycat makes a home version in 20 minutes with four ingredients: a can of refrigerated pizza crust, butter, garlic salt and grated Parmesan. The strips bake until barely golden, then get brushed with garlic butter and showered with cheese while they are hot. Serve them with pizza, pasta or a bowl of marinara for dipping.
How to make copycat Little Caesars Crazy Bread: Unroll a can of refrigerated pizza crust on a lined baking sheet and cut it into 16 strips. Bake at 400°F for 8 to 10 minutes, until the tops just start to turn golden. Stir garlic salt into melted butter. Brush the hot breadsticks with the garlic butter and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
Why You’ll Love It
- Four ingredients. And one of them is the dough.
- Twenty minutes. Faster than delivery.
- Soft and buttery. Just like the ones in the bag.
- Sixteen breadsticks. Enough for a family pizza night.
- No yeast, no kneading. The dough comes from a can.
Ingredient Notes
Refrigerated pizza crust. One can, the kind that unrolls into a rectangle. Keep it cold until you are ready to use it, so it is easy to handle.
Butter. Three tablespoons, melted.
Garlic salt. Half a teaspoon, stirred into the butter. It seasons and adds the garlic flavor in one step.
Parmesan cheese. A 1/4 cup, grated. The fine, powdery kind sticks to the butter best and is closest to the pizza shop style.
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
How to Make Little Caesars Crazy Bread
1. Prepare the pan. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. Cut and bake the breadsticks. Roll the pizza crust onto the prepared pan and cut it into 16 strips, taking care not to scratch the pan or mat. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the tops just start to turn golden brown.
3. Mix the garlic butter. While the strips bake, melt the butter and stir in the garlic salt.
4. Top after baking. Remove the breadsticks from the oven. Brush them with the garlic butter, then sprinkle with the grated Parmesan.
What Goes on Crazy Bread, and When Does It Go On?
In this copycat, three things go on top: melted butter, garlic salt and grated Parmesan. That is a home version of the flavor, not the pizza chain’s own formula, which is not public.
The when matters as much as the what. Everything goes on after the bread is baked, not before.
| Order | What happens | Why |
|---|---|---|
| First | The plain dough strips bake by themselves | They puff and stay soft and pale |
| Second | Garlic butter is brushed on, the moment they come out | Hot bread soaks the butter in |
| Third | Parmesan is sprinkled over the wet butter | The butter holds the cheese on |
If the butter and cheese go on before baking, the Parmesan browns and turns crisp and the garlic can scorch. The pizza shop style is soft bread with a wet, buttery top and a dusting of unbrowned cheese. Topping after baking is how you get that.
Brush generously and work fast. Butter soaks into bread best in the first minute out of the oven.
Tips for Success
How do I cut the dough without ruining my pan?
Use a pizza wheel or a plastic bench scraper and press lightly. A sharp knife can cut through parchment or scar a silicone mat.
How do I know the breadsticks are done?
The tops are just starting to turn golden brown. Take them out while they are still pale. They should be soft, not crunchy.
Should I separate the strips before baking?
You can leave them touching and pull them apart after baking, which keeps the sides soft. For slightly crisper edges, nudge them a little apart.
Can I use fresh garlic?
Garlic salt or garlic powder gives a flavor closer to the pizza shop than fresh garlic does.
Can I use shredded Parmesan?
Finely grated Parmesan clings to the butter better than shreds. If shredded is all you have, chop it small with a knife first, so it settles into the butter and does not roll off the bread.
How do I unroll the dough without tearing it?
Open the can just before you need it and unroll the dough straight onto the lined pan. Cold dough is firm and easy to move. If it shrinks back, let it rest for a minute, then gently press it out to an even rectangle before cutting.
How Long Does It Take?
About 20 minutes: 10 minutes of prep and up to 10 minutes in the oven.
What to Dip Crazy Bread In
Warm marinara or pizza sauce is the classic dip. Heat the sauce in a small pot or in the microwave while the breadsticks bake, so both are hot together. The breadsticks are also good next to a plate of spaghetti, a bowl of soup or a big salad.
Storage & Reheating
Refrigerate leftover breadsticks within 2 hours in a covered container, and eat them within 3 to 4 days. Reheat in the oven until hot, to 165°F. A little extra melted butter brushed on after reheating brings them back to life.
What to Serve With It
Serve these with pizza, pasta or Caesar chicken with asparagus. For more bread to go with dinner, try homemade cheesy garlic breadsticks, Philly cheesesteak garlic bread or Philly cheesesteak cheesy bread. And if you enjoy baking, there are bread in 10 minutes and this German bread.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on Little Caesars Crazy Bread, and when does the topping go on in this copycat?
This copycat uses melted butter with garlic salt, and grated Parmesan. Both go on after the breadsticks are baked.
What dough do I use?
A can of refrigerated pizza crust.
How many breadsticks does it make?
Sixteen.
What do I dip them in?
Marinara or pizza sauce.
Final Notes
I melt the butter in a small bowl and stand the brush in it, so it is ready the second the pan comes out. If you make them, leave a comment to tell me how they turned out or ask a question.
Little Caesars Crazy Bread
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Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Roll the pizza crust onto the prepared pan and cut it into 16 strips, taking care not to scratch the pan or mat. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the tops just start to turn golden brown.
- While the strips bake, melt the butter and stir in the garlic salt.
- Remove the breadsticks from the oven. Brush them with the garlic butter, then sprinkle with the grated Parmesan.
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