Easy Copycat Recipe For Little Caesars Crazy Bread

This copycat recipe for Little Caesars® Crazy Bread is soft, buttery, and coated in garlic and parmesan cheese for the ultimate easy side dish or snack. It’s just like your favorite takeout version but even better fresh from the oven and only 5 ingredients. Perfect for serving with pizza, pasta, or dipping into marinara sauce or Alfredo sauce for a snack.

My kids always request crazy bread whenever I make my Easy Spaghetti Sauce or this Homemade Spaghetti Recipe ❤︎

Little Caesars Crazy Bread Recipe

I love homemade breadsticks as much as anyone – but sometimes you just want something that is so simple and easy, but yet still tastes like the real thing. Which is why these copycat Little Caesars Crazy Bread are one of my favorite copycat recipes ever!

No rise time, no letting yeast dissolve, and no spending a ton of time worrying if the dough will rise. Instead, make this easy 5 ingredients recipe and you will end up with pillowy breadsticks that are coated in butter, garlic, and parmesan cheese – and taste exactly like take-out. 

The fluffy breadstick base is just a refrigerated canned pizza dough that gets cut into strips. Bake those up until golden brown and then brush melted butter and garlic over top, and finish off with a generous sprinkle of parmesan cheese. 

The best part is that you can eat them fresh, warm straight from the oven. 

How To Make Copycat Little Caesar’s Crazy Bread

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Unroll the pizza dough onto a cutting board. Use a knife to cut it into 1-inch wide strips. Transfer the strips to the parchment paper on the sheet pan. 

Bake for 10-13 minutes or until lightly golden brown. 

In a small mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, garlic powder, and salt. Brush it over the warm breadsticks and then immediately sprinkle each breadstick with parmesan cheese. 

Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce (if wanted). 

Substitutions & Ingredient Notes

• Pizza Dough : I actually prefer these breadsticks using the shortcut, store-bought canned pizza dough. I think they taste more authentic to Little Caesars version. However, if you prefer, feel free to use your favorite homemade dough instead. But again, this recipe is so easy, I definitely would not recommend making it harder on yourself😉
• Adding Dried Herbs : If you’d like to add some dried herbs in with the butter mixture, go ahead. They won’t be exactly like traditional crazy bread, but I am sure it’ll still be really yummy. Seasonings such as basil, parsley flakes, or Italian seasoning or options. 
• Grated Parmesan Cheese : For the best texture and flavor, I recommend using the cheaper, shelf-stable grated parmesan cheese. It adds a saltiness and the finer texture just tastes better on the bread sticks. You could substitute with freshly grated parmesan cheese. Other options include asiago cheese or Romano cheese; either fresh grated or shelf-stable store-bought. 

Pro Tips From The Test Kitchen

• Use a pizza cutter to make cutting the pizza dough into strips really easy.
• For the best taste and fine texture, I recommend using the shelf-stable, cheaper, grated parmesan cheese. I think it tastes the best, looks the best, and makes the breadsticks more like the real thing. 
• I use salted butter and add just a small pinch of salt to the melted butter mixture. If you are using unsalted butter, you may need to add just a little bit more salt, depending on taste preference and/or dietary needs and restrictions. 
• I use the Pillsbury brand canned refrigerated pizza dough to make and test this recipe. I think it tastes much better compared to store brands. 
• You can make long breadsticks or short breadsticks, depending on what end you start cutting the pizza dough into strips.