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This cold veggie pizza recipe starts with soft crescent dough as the crust and gets topped with a creamy cheesy ranch topping and loads of fresh, crisp veggies. This is one of those snacks that people can’t get enough of!
Okay, I’m aware that this recipe has been floating all over the dang internet for years now, but the thing is…I had never tried it.
I looked at it and thought..vegetables on pizza? Seems rude. I’ll pass!
Then I showed up for a get together at my mother-in-law’s house and she had a huge platter of little veggie pizza squares. I eyed them suspiciously.
“What’s that creamy white stuff on top?” I asked her.
“Oh, just cream cheese and ranch powder,” was her answer.
Y’all. I hoovered that entire platter of veggie pizza in my face so fast she is probably still traumatized.
Cream Cheese Veggie Pizza…who knew it was actually delicious and seriously irresistible??
Ingredient for Veggie Pizza Recipe:
Crescent Dough – We use crescent dough sheets. They’re just one big sheet of dough without the perforations. If you can’t find those, regular crescent roll dough will work fine too.
Sauce – We’re combining softened cream cheese and mayo with ranch dip powder. It’s so creamy, loaded with flavor, and makes the perfect ‘sauce’ for this cream cheese veggie pizza.
Veggies – We use a mixture of carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Extras – We’ve heard from many readers that they add sliced black olives, red onions, and peppers to their pizza and also top it all with a layer of shredded cheddar. Personally, I think it’s perfect as I shared it, but feel free to add the extra cheese or any other veggies you might like.
What We Love About This Recipe!
This cold veggie pizza is super easy to prepare when using crescent dough sheets for the crust. It bakes up in no times and then it’s just a quick and easy mix of the cream cheese and ranch. And that’s what we really love most about this recipe – the ranch flavored cream cheese “pizza sauce”!
How to Make Veggie Pizza:
Crust: To prepare this easy pizza crust you’ll just unroll both of the crescent dough sheets onto a half sheet pan and then press the edges together so that it forms one large crust. So easy! Now just bake it in the oven for 10 minutes until it is lightly golden. Let it cool completely – this will take an hour or so.
Helpful Tip!
Tools you will need:
- Sharp Knife: I love my Wusthof santoku knife for chopping the vegetables and just about everything else, too.
- Food Processor: If you don’t want to chop the vegetables by hand, toss them in your food processor. Quick and easy!
- Half Sheet Pan: I use these nearly pans every day. So useful.
Cream Cheese: Now to make the “pizza sauce.” Mix together the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, and dry ranch mix until well combined.
Spread that over the cooled crust. It’ll be a nice thick layer.
Veggies: Chop up your fresh veggies and then start loading them up as toppings for this cold veggie pizza! We really like the cauliflower, broccoli, and carrot mix but feel free to put your own spin on this one.
Slice: All that’s left to do now is to slice the veggie pizza into squares and serve them up! They’re perfect as an appetizer or snack and they’re sure to go quickly at any gathering or party.
FAQs:
This cold veggie pizza recipe is best store in the refrigerator well covered for up to a day. Let it come to room temperature before serving for the best taste.
As much as I’d love to call this one health food, it does start with a can of processed dough and gets topped with cream cheese, mayonnaise, and packaged ranch seasoning. It’s probably not the healthiest choice, but it makes a great treat that still packs in some nutritious vegetables.
We put broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots on our veggie pizza, but peppers, onions, black olives, and cucumbers also make for a great topping. Many people top their pizza with shredded cheddar, too!
What Readers are Saying!
“This was fun to make. made it for family and they loved it . I used an extra pack of cream cheese and mixed with shredded cheese for the bottom n with bacon bits ! Oh my lord !!!!! It’s amazing! Ty again for the recipe” – Jason
Can’t wait to hear what you think of my vegetable pizza recipe!
If you love appetizers and snacks you should also try out my sweet Chex mix recipe, buffalo chicken dip recipe, fried pickles, and buffalo chicken sliders. I love appetizers and dips and snacks and share them often. 🙂
Cold Veggie Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 packages Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 ounce dry ranch dip mix
- 4 cups assorted chopped vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Unroll crescent dough sheets and place on half sheet pan. Press together to seal the edges to form one large crust that covers the pan.2 packages Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets
- Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Add the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and ranch mix to a mixing bowl and stir well until combined.16 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 ounce dry ranch dip mix
- Use an off-set spatula to spread the mixture over the cooled crust.
- Chop the veggies into small pieces and sprinkle over the top of the cream cheese mixture.4 cups assorted chopped vegetables
- Cut into small squares and serve.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
This recipe was original published in January 2017. It was updated with new photos in January 2022.
Lisa G Cope says
I love it so much my neighbors mom made it I stole it So delicious
Jason says
This was fun to make ? made it for family and they loved it . I used an extra pack of cream cheese and mixed with shredded cheese for the bottom n with bacon bits ! Oh my lord !!!!! It’s amazing! Ty again for the recipe
Karly says
Sounds delicious with extra cream cheese and bacon!
Rita Pierce says
A girl friend brought this to work, the very best ever. thanks
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Fern Reed says
can you use the pillsbury pizza crust to make veggie pizza
Karly says
I’m sure you could!
Penny Harrison says
II go to PAPA MURPHY’S and buy a plain pizza crust. So easy and not expensive either.
Holly says
Thanks for your posts. Used your Veggie Pizza recipe but with pizza crusts.
jamie says
ive made this for years but just tried to change it up by using cauliflower pizza crust. yummy too….as for the crust getting soggy, it never lasted that long to make it to the fridge to get soggy lol
Shannon says
Can you freeze the veggie pizza after a couple of days ?
Karly says
I’m not sure how well this would freeze.
Tammy says
I always add green and black sliced olives, tomatoes, broccoli, shredded cheese. The recipe I use also calls for dill weed along with garlic and onion powder. My family loves it, make it every Christmas – and events in between
June says
I’ve made something like this, but on a Pillsbury Pie Crust (cook for 10 minutes), served hot with steamed veggies, cream cheese, powdered garlic, powdered onion with melted parmesan and mozzarella. Goes in oven till cheese is melted.
I’ll try the ranch dressing mixed in as that would make it really delicious!
Judy Milton says
If two rolls of crescent rolls make an 11×9 tray, and each serving = 12 carbs, how many servings are in a tray?
Only asking because I’m diabetic and on a low/mod carb eating plan. This looks delicious! I haven’t had veggie pizza in years!!
Judy says
I love this recipe but the crust gets soft then soggy after a time. Especially after refrigeration. Ant ways to avoid that?
Karly says
No, I’m not sure how to avoid that. You might be better off making a half portion if you won’t eat it all and don’t like the texture when cold. 🙂
Sharilyn says
Before baking crust I spread it with a beaten egg. Helps to keep crust from being soggy, plus makes a pretty crust!
Dawn Marie says
We put a good layer of “dryer” veggies first like carrots and broccoli before we add veggies that release moisture and get floppy like cucumbers and mushrooms. It helps but doesn’t totally solve!
Kathy Calvert says
What could you recommend replacing the broccoli with? Broccoli makes me deathly sick since my gastric bypass surgery. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Kathy Calvert Warren, Michigan
Karly says
Any veggie that you like to dip in ranch would be great here. Radishes, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, etc.
Lori says
Could I use this with regular pizza dough?
Karly says
I haven’t made it that way, but it should work great.
Anna says
My mother in law recently “modified” this recipe forf my needs with a cauliflower crust, and honestly, it is amazing!
Karly says
Sounds like it would be amazing!
Jen Dodge says
I’ve used sour cream in place of mayo… and the toppings- olives, peppers, tomatoes, along with broccoli carrots and cauliflower… make it more colorful!