Make this Tiktok viral Pizza Lava Toast using my easy recipe. Serve it for an indulgent breakfast or snack (vegetarian)
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About Pizza Lava Toast
Pizza Lava Toast is a delicious toast recipe oozing with cheese and incredible pizza flavors. The recipe is going viral on Tiktok these days for its addictive taste and ease of making.
The bread slices are slathered with garlic butter, stuffed with cheddar cheese, topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and your favorite toppings, and then baked to perfection.
You can enjoy it for an indulgent breakfast or a snack. It can also be served as a side with pasta, salad, or risotto for weekend brunch.
This recipe serves 2 and can be easily doubled or tripled.
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Ingredients
For The Garlic Butter – You will need garlic, salted butter, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, and black pepper powder. You can adjust the seasonings as per your taste.
If you like to make it spicy, throw in some red pepper flakes too.
Bread Slices – I like to make it using regular white or whole wheat bread. You can also make it with gluten-free bread.
Cheese – This toast recipe uses two kinds of cheese, cheddar, and mozzarella. Cheddar cheese slices are stuffed between two pieces of bread, whereas shredded mozzarella is used for topping.
Pizza Toppings – You can customize the pizza toast with your choice of toppings. You can choose from mini pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, olives, etc.
You will also need pizza sauce.
How To Make Pizza Lava Toast
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Make Garlic Butter
In a small bowl, mix
- 2 tablespoon softened salted butter
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
until well combined. Set aside.
Prepare The Toast
Lay 4 bread slices on a baking sheet.
Spread the garlic butter mixture evenly on one side of each slice.
Keep the baking tray in the middle rack of the oven and toast the bread slices for about 5 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
Flip 2 bread slices over so that the toasted side is facing up.
Keep a slice of cheddar cheese on top of two bread slices.
Top with the remaining bread slices, butter side down.
Press the center of the bread to make an indentation.
Spread ½ cup of pizza sauce in the indentations.
Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce, covering the bread slices.
Top with mini pepperoni, sliced mushrooms, cubed bell peppers, and sliced olives.
Bake The Toast
Place the baking sheet back into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Once the cheese has melted, switch the oven to broil and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until the cheese is golden and slightly crispy.
Remove the Pizza Toast from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before serving.
Sprinkle some red pepper flakes and dried oregano on top.
Cut each slice into halves or quarters and serve warm.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy it for an indulgent breakfast or snack, or serve it as a side dish for your weekend brunch.
It is also a great side to serve with salads, pasta, and risotto.
Storage Suggestions
Pizza toast tastes the best when served right out of the oven, hot and crisp. The bread tends to get soggy after some time, so I won’t suggest storing it.
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Tiktok Viral Pizza Lava Toast Recipe
Ingredients
For The Garlic Butter
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (softened)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
For The Lava Toast
- 4 large bread slices (white or brown)
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- choice of pizza toppings (I used mini pepperoni, sliced mushrooms, cubed bell peppers, sliced black olives)
- red pepper flakes and dried oregano (as required for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Make Garlic Butter
- In a small bowl, mix butter, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper powder, until well combined. Set aside.
Prepare The Toast
- Lay bread slices on a baking sheet.
- Spread the garlic butter mixture evenly on one side of each slice.
- Keep the baking tray in the middle rack of the oven and toast the bread slices for about 5 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
- Flip 2 bread slices over so that the toasted side is facing up.
- Keep a slice of cheddar cheese on top of two bread slices.
- Top with the remaining bread slices, butter side down.
- Press the center of the bread to make an indentation.
- Spread pizza sauce in the indentation.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese generously on top of the sauce, covering the bread slices.
- Top with the toppings.
Bake The Toast
- Place the baking sheet back into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Once the cheese has melted, switch the oven to broil and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until the cheese is golden and slightly crispy.
- Remove the Pizza Toast from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before serving.
- Sprinkle some red pepper flakes and dried oregano on top.
- Cut each slice into halves or quarters and serve warm.
Did you make this recipe? Let me know!