Hawaiian Pizza Sliders
Hawaiian pizza sliders turn the flavors from pineapple pizza into an easy, delicious appetizer or lunch that can feed a crowd. These spicy sweet sliders combine spicy peppers and mozzarella with sweet pineapple chunks and melty mozzarella cheese for the perfect combination.
Want to start a fight?
Ask people if they like pineapple on pizza.
This topic will get people going in a way that no other topic in the food world does.
You either love it, or well, not so much.
I personally fall into the I love it camp, which I know will anger all the pizza purists out there.
But Hawaiian pizza combines so many flavors that I just can’t get enough of.
These easy Hawaiian pizza sliders take those flavors and puts them on sweet, buttery Hawaiian rolls.
It’s seriously an over the top amazing Hawaiian pizza experience.
What is Hawaiian pizza?
Not everyone knows Hawaiian pizza, although it has amassed a large, almost cult-like following.
It’s basically a classic pizza with savory marinara sauce, mozzarella, salty pieces of ham, and sweet chunks of pineapple (hence the name).
It gives you sweet, salty, and spicy all at once.
These sliders give you that flavor combination in a seriously addictive set of mini sandwiches.
Ingredients
To make these you’ll need:
- Ham– This recipe is perfect for using up leftover ham. Just chop it up.
- Pineapple– A cup of drained pineapple chunks
- Hawaiian rolls– Keep the sheets in tact but slice the sheet in half.
- Marinara sauce– Your favorite store bought brand or use our yummy homemade recipe
- Cheese– Shredded mozzarella
- Jalapeno– Seeded and diced
- Seasoned butter– Melted butter, oregano, and garlic salt
How to Make
These sweet and spicy Hawaiian pizza sliders are a snap to make!
Just slice the rolls in half with a large serrated knife, keeping the rolls attached to each other so you have a ‘slab’ of tops and a ‘slab’ of bottoms.
Place the bottom slab of rolls on a 9×13 baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Spread the marinara evenly on them.
Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce topped rolls.
Spread your chopped ham, pineapple chunks, and jalapeños evenly over the cheese.
Top the filled rolls with the remaining cheese and close the sandwiches with the top sheet of rolls.
Bake the rolls for 10-15 minutes in a preheated 375F oven or until the cheese melts.
While the sliders bake, stir together the melted butter with the garlic salt and oregano and brush the mixture over top.
Take them out of the oven, let them rest for a few minutes, then pull them apart and serve.
Enjoy!
Storing
These sliders are best the day you make them as they will get soggy sitting in the fridge.
However if you do have leftovers, wrap them tightly in foil or put them in an airtight container.
Refrigerate them for up to 3 days.
To reheat, put them on a parchment lined baking dish in a 300 degree oven until the cheese melts.
Tips and Tricks
- If you’d rather make a Hawaiian pizza instead of sliders, just follow my easy homemade pizza dough recipe and top the dough with all the toppings in the recipe below.
- Don’t have leftover ham? You can also use sliced deli ham.
- If you don’t want the spiciness, skip the jalapenos.
Other Slider Recipes
These Hawaiian pizza sliders are a sweet, spicy appetizer packed with all those Hawaiian pizza flavors.
Make them and enjoy!
Looking for other slider recipes?
Try these:
- Easy Cheeseburger Sliders
- Cuban Style Sliders
- Chicken Parmesan Sliders
- Tuna Melt Sliders
- Hot Ham & Cheese Sliders
- Chopped Italian Sliders
- Fiesta Tuna Salad Sliders
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Hawaiian Pizza Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 1 cup pineapple chunks drained
- 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls sliced in half
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 1 jalapeno diced seeds removed
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tbsp garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using a large serrated knife, slice the rolls in half so you have a ‘slab’ of tops and a ‘slab’ of bottoms, but keeping them linked together.
- Place the bottom ‘slab’ of rolls on the baking pan then Spread the marinara sauce evenly out over the bottom part of the rolls.
- Sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese evenly out overtop of the sauce.
- Spread your chopped ham, pineapple chunks, and jalapeños evenly over the cheese then top with the remaining cheese. Add the top 'slab' to close the sandwiches.
- Add the butter, oregano, and garlic to a small bowl. Whisk together until evenly combined, then brush the mixture evenly out overtop of the rolls.
- Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes, just until golden brown on top and the cheese has melted.
- Pull apart, serve warm, and enjoy!
Notes
- If you’d rather make a Hawaiian pizza instead of sliders, just follow my easy homemade pizza dough recipe and top the dough with all the toppings in the recipe below.
- Don't have leftover ham? You can also use sliced deli ham.
- If you don't want the spiciness, skip the jalapenos.
Nutrition
Quick tip: for the buns, see if you can find the Hawaiian Sweet sub buns. They are already sliced horizontally for you, all you have to do is make 2 cuts vertically to get the same number of rolls.
Good to know. I’ll have to see if I can find those next time I go to the grocery store!
How do you even know that I am craving for anything Hawaiian?? I would kill for these!! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
Just a thought- once you slice the rolls opens, put the pan with the bottom pieces in the oven to toast slightly. It adds a nice taste and texture, plus it keeps the sauce from making the bottoms so soggy.
Great tip, Jeanine- thanks for taking the time to share it!