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October 1, 2020

Little Caesars Crazy Bread

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Make copy cat Little Caesars Crazy Bread at home with a little help from your Instant Pot. These breadsticks are so addicting! I dare you to eat just one.

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Little Caesars Crazy Bread

There is something about freshly baked bread, breadsticks or rolls that is so magical. Soup and warm breadsticks are my favorite fall meal. Homemade Little Caesars crazy bread is worth any time that it takes to make. I told Greg, “I can’t stop eating these!!” I ate about 4 right in a row.

The cool thing about this recipe is that you plop the risen dough onto the baking sheet and you use the palms of your hand to press it out into a rectangle. No need for a rolling pin. You don’t have to roll the dough into breadsticks…just use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 1 inch wide breadsticks. The bread cooks and comes out like pull-apart breadsticks.

I started my crazy bread and then while it was proofing I started making stuffed pepper soup (recipe coming soon). It was perfect because the bread and the soup finished at the exact same time!

The sauce tastes just like Little Caesars sauce. It is super easy to whip up and fun to dip your breadsticks in. Of course the sauce is completely optional.

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Little Caesars Crazy Bread


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5 from 6 reviews

  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Total Time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 12 breadsticks 1x
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Make copy cat Little Caesars Crazy Bread at home with a little help from your Instant Pot. These breadsticks are so addicting! I dare you to eat just one. 


Ingredients

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For the bread:

  • 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast (aka rapid- or quick-rise yeast)
  • 1 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 Tbsp white sugar
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3 Tbsp melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup powdered parmesan cheese

For the sauce:

  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp basil
  • 1/8 tsp marjoram
  • 1/8 tsp oregano
  • 1/8 tsp thyme

Instructions

  1. Add yeast, water and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Let the yeast dissolve for a minute. Add oil, salt and flour into the bowl.
  2. Turn mixer on and knead the dough for 5 minutes. The dough should be a little sticky. If it is overly sticky then add in a bit more flour.
  3. Spray your Instant Pot with non-stick cooking spray. Add the dough into the liner. Set Instant Pot to yogurt function LESS (use adjust button to get it to less, it should say 24 hours). Cover Instant Pot with a glass lid or a plate and let it raise for 25-30 minutes.
  4. Turn the dough onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Use palms to press the dough out into a large rectangle. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 1 inch wide breadsticks. 
  5. Turn oven to 400° F. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. 
  6. Bake for 15 minutes. Stir the melted butter and garlic powder together. Once the breadsticks are baked, brush the melted butter all over the breadsticks. Then sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
  7. Stir all the sauce ingredients together. Dip breadsticks into sauce and enjoy!

Notes

 I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.

  • Category: Bread
  • Method: Instant Pot/Oven

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Everyone always asks me what type of mixer I have. It’s an old Bosch mixer that is probably 25-30 years old! It still works great and I use it all the time for cookies and breads.

Recipe adapted from Cooking with Karli and Todd Wilbur’s Top Secret Recipes.

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53 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Instant Pot, Other Methods Tagged With: bread

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  1. Mary says

    July 23, 2022 at 4:05 am

    Can’t wait to try this in the bread maker, Thanks for all your great recipe Mary

    Reply
  2. Sherna Ward says

    March 11, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    can i use frozen bread dough and cook in oven

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 12, 2022 at 9:17 pm

      Yep!

      Reply
  3. Rowena Tebaldi says

    November 14, 2021 at 3:53 pm

    I did everything except the proofing in an instapot. The dough was very sticky so I added perhaps w tbsp flour. My problem was…. the bottom part was hard and looks like I have at least .5cm worth of flat dough. The rest of the bread was soft and fluffy except the bottom part. I baked it for 15 minutes. Should I have baked it for 2 more minutes? The top was already turning brown so I turn off the oven at 15 minutes.
    What could have I done wrong. I preheat the oven to 400 and rested the dough for 10 minutes.
    Please advice. Thanks

    Reply
    • Pp says

      July 14, 2022 at 11:27 am

      Pay attention

      ★★★★★

      Reply
  4. Cait says

    January 20, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Trying this tonight! I don’t have a mixer though.. How long should I mix for? Should I hand mix or knead the dough?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 20, 2021 at 2:09 pm

      I would knead by hand for about 5 minutes.

      Reply
  5. Deb Snell says

    January 16, 2021 at 11:32 am

    Hi, the recipe looks delicious! I have one question, should you use bread flour or all purpose flour?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 16, 2021 at 5:26 pm

      I used all purpose flour!

      Reply
  6. Jaimie says

    December 29, 2020 at 11:19 am

    Can this also be used as a pizza crust? In the past I have bought actual dough balls from little caesars and I have made the crazy bread and pizza from the same dough.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 30, 2020 at 2:41 pm

      Oh yeah, I bet you could totally do that!

      Reply
    • Nicole says

      May 26, 2021 at 1:39 pm

      I actually went there one day because we grabbed pizza. Decided to ask them if the same dough was used to make there crust was also used to make their crazy bread, the answer was YES!!!

      Reply
  7. Liz P says

    December 1, 2020 at 11:21 am

    What if I don’t have parchment paper or that other option you mentioned? Can I use aluminum foil? Or nothing on the cooking sheet??

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 1, 2020 at 6:12 pm

      You could just spray it with non stick cooking spray and it should be fine.

      Reply
  8. Laura says

    November 18, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    If I only had traditional active dry yeast and not the quick rise one, would I still use the same amount?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 19, 2020 at 11:52 am

      Same amount!

      Reply
    • Toni says

      July 23, 2022 at 10:51 am

      same amount, but let it bloom before adding the flour

      Reply
  9. Larry Gaines says

    November 3, 2020 at 8:27 am

    Will most definitely try this

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 3, 2020 at 6:21 pm

      I think you’ll love them Larry!

      Reply
  10. Dee says

    October 31, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Hi Karen,
    Love your recipes. I don’t have a mixer with a dough hook and my IP doesn’t have a yogurt setting. I was determined to be able to make these breadsticks so I used my bread machine and the dough cycle. The dough was a little wet so just sprayed my hands with Pam to
    spread the dough. Let it rest and baked. Came out great.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 2, 2020 at 5:29 pm

      Yay! glad it worked. Thanks for sharing your experience.

      Reply
  11. Maria says

    October 16, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    Did you use bleached or unbleached flour?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 19, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      I used unbleached. But you can use either.

      Reply
  12. Carlos says

    October 15, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    My mixer broke. Has anyone tried hand kneading this? How long did it take?

    Reply
  13. Elie Q says

    October 8, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    This is so good! All the kids gave it a thumbs up. The bread didn’t last 20 minutes after it was out of the oven. Thank you for sharing the recipe 😊

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 9, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      I totally agree with this! I could eat 5 in one sitting.

      Reply
  14. Laura Warren says

    October 4, 2020 at 5:36 pm

    Made this last night–it was amazing!!! Using the Yogurt feature really worked!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 5, 2020 at 12:57 pm

      It really is so good, right?! I want to make it again but can’t yet because I know I won’t be able to stop eating them all.

      Reply
  15. Maggie Sewell says

    October 3, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    Could you use this for a thick crust pizza ?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm

      I bet you could and it would be super tasty!

      Reply
  16. Melinda says

    October 1, 2020 at 11:17 pm

    What’s the approximate size of the large rectangle of dough that’s pressed out on the parchment paper? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 5, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      About 11 x 17 inches

      Reply
  17. Pat says

    October 1, 2020 at 10:17 pm

    Can I use gluten free flour for this?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 5, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      I wouldn’t. I would find a gluten free breadstick recipe online. I know gluten free is very fussy with baking. I would try a site that specializes in gluten free baking.

      Reply
  18. Monica Tro says

    October 1, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    You are only using the Instant Pot to make the dough rise. I can do that on my counter.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      Yes you sure can. It will take about 60 minutes on the counter. The IP just helps speed up that process.

      Reply
    • Judy says

      November 14, 2020 at 1:30 pm

      It’s a fantastic technique & it works great for those of us who like to keep our homes a little cooler than most. Rising dough can be finicky & it loves to be warm. Before reading this I used my oven (preheated to lowest temp, then turned off) & put the oiled dough in an oiled bowl covered with a damp towel for 45-60 minutes. While the oven way works well, it ties up the oven for an hour while the dough proofs. It saves a ton of time, imagine how much you can get done in 30 minutes.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
  19. Caitlin says

    October 1, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Oh my gosh, I’m drooling. Can’t wait to make!

    Is the marjoram really important for getting the whole “crazy sauce” flavour right? I don’t have any and have had a hard time finding it before.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:50 pm

      I bet it will be fine without it. You could also probably just use Italian seasoning.

      Reply
  20. Helen says

    October 1, 2020 at 1:57 pm

    Hey Karen! Here’s a challenge for you! lol
    I like the crazy bread but I like their Italian cheese bread soooo much better. Can you figure that out?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:51 pm

      Oh, yum! I don’t think I’ve had that. I’ll have to try it!

      Reply
    • KW says

      April 28, 2021 at 12:56 am

      I used to work there so I can tell you for the most part it’s basically the same recipe, just shredded cheese before you bake it and italian seasoning + salt and parm on top. Garlic butter in the pan before placing the dough. (I think the seasoning has a little sugar too based on how it tastes. The seasoning is premixed. Though in a pinch we’d use the sauce seasoning mix cuz it’s similar.)

      Reply
      • Helen says

        April 28, 2021 at 8:57 am

        Yup. That I had figured out. The secret is what’s in the seasoning and the proportions. Lol

        Reply
  21. Jeni says

    October 1, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    OMG! I love crazy bread and can’t wait to make these! Will report back!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:52 pm

      Hope you like it as much as we did!

      Reply
      • Jeni says

        October 30, 2020 at 3:25 pm

        The breadsticks turned out amazing! This was my first time using my instant pot to proof, wow, that was easy! I’ll be trying that again. Thanks for a fantastic recipe!

        ★★★★★

        Reply
        • Karen says

          October 30, 2020 at 5:15 pm

          Yay! So glad to hear it Jeni!

          Reply
  22. princess says

    October 1, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    My instant pot does not have yogurt function, am I still able to do this in instant pot?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      Yes, just raise the dough in the mixing bowl on the counter for an hour instead of in the IP.

      Reply
  23. Heather says

    October 1, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    Does the garlic powder for the bread go on the melted butter or in the dough? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      I just fixed that! It goes in with the melted butter and then is spread on the baked breadsticks.

      Reply
  24. Judy says

    October 1, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    Do you mix the garlic powder and cheese together and sprinkle on the bread after baking?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 1, 2020 at 7:54 pm

      I mixed the garlic powder in with the melted butter and then used a pastry brush to spread it on the baked breadsticks.

      Reply

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