Easy Pizza Pocket Recipe {Freezer Meal} - Happy Money Saver (2024)

FAQs

How to make a hot pocket to freeze? ›

Immediately after filling and sealing the pockets, bake at 450° for 10-15 minutes until browned and cooked through. Let them cool, then freeze the baked pockets inside resealable freezer bags. To reheat: Bake the frozen pockets on a baking sheet at 350° for about 10 minutes until heated through.

Write the pizza toppings on a piece of masking tape and stick the label to the plastic wrap. Then, wrap the pizzas in a layer of aluminum foil. The double layer protects the pizzas from drying out in the freezer. Freeze for pizzas for up to 3 months.

Insert your sandwich into the provided Crisping Sleeve, and it'll be nice and crispy once it's cooked. How long do HOT POCKETS® stay good in the freezer? Please enjoy your HOT POCKETS® sandwiches before the Best Before date stamped directly on the package. This is typically about 14 months after the production date.

Oven (preferred): Unwrap a frozen hot pocket and place on a baking sheet (line with foil for easy clean-up). Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Microwave (gets the job done, but crust tends to get tough and hard): Unwrap and cover with a damp paper towel. Microwave from frozen for 1 minute, 20 seconds.

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, CULTURES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES, *INGREDIENTS NOT IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE), PEPPERONI ...

If you're baking pizza to be eaten at a later date, there's no need to fully cook it before freezing. Instead, try part-baking the crust so it holds its shape, then cooking the pizza fresh when you take it out of the freezer.

Eat within 4 hours after removing sandwich from freezer. WITH AN ICE PACK: Thaw for 4 hours. Eat within 7 hours after removing sandwich from freezer. Don't re-freeze sandwich after it has fully thawed.

They are frozen when you buy them and marked with an expiration date. LEGALLY, they cannot be sold after the expiration date. Practically, as long as they stay frozen, they are safe to eat. The expiration date has little to do with the usability of the Hot Pockets but with meeting the requirements of the law.

If you don't feel like making your own homemade hot pockets, just purchase frozen hot pockets and cook in them in the air fryer at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes. The are crispier than in the when microwaved and much faster than the oven! The perfect compromise!

I just have a regular old toaster, so if you smash it a bit, it'll fit right in. Cook it until the cheese is melty. The tortilla comes out crispy. I served it with some pizza sauce for dipping.

How to make pizza pops better? ›

Bake at 420°

Official unofficial research shows Pizza Pops are better when baked, at 420. It achieves the perfect ratio of crust crispiness to cheese meltiness that Canadians love.

I individually wrap them in plastic wrap, then in a plastic bag. That way I can take out a thaw/cook exactly what I need. Never a container, too much airspace. Always a bag with the extra air evacuated.

#4 DON'T Freeze Hot Food

Food should be completely cooled before freezing – actually, it is even better if you allow it to fully cool down in the fridge first and then freeze. If you store a bag or container with hot food along with an already frozen one, it might defrost slightly, creating a safety breach.