Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425°F  Place parchment paper or a silicone mat on a baking sheet. Cook the sausage, peppers, and onions if using.

Step 2

Slice up ½ cup of the pepperoni into small pieces. Set aside. Cut some extra pepperoni (about 8-10 additional slices) into fun shapes to decorate the hat (diamonds, triangles, crescent moons). Set those aside.

Step 3

In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, & Italian seasoning.

Step 4

Mix together the softened cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, peppers, onions, sausage, ½ cup pepperoni, and a generous sprinkle of the seasoning mixture in a medium-sized bowl until combined well.

Step 5

Unroll the crescent rolls into separate triangles. Place four of the triangles on the prepared baking sheet and set the other four to the side. (The triangles that are set aside will be the tops of the calzones.) If you have two baking sheets, put four on each sheet. If you only have one, do this with one tube of crescent rolls at a time. If the dough gets too warm, it can tear.

Step 6

Slightly beat the egg in a small bowl. Mix in the water. Brush on the egg at the edges of the crescent rolls that are on the baking sheet.

Step 7

Spoon out 1½ to 2 tablespoons onto the center of each crescent roll.

Step 8

Take the other half of the crescent rolls and place each one on top of the crescent roll with the cheese mixture.

Step 9

Gently press together at the edges to make sure the cheese mixture stays inside the crescent rolls while baking.

Step 10

Fold up the bottom of the crescent roll so it looks like the brim of a witch’s hat. Work the tip of the hat so it looks more like a witch hat.

Step 11

Brush the witch hats with a little of the egg.

Step 12

Place a few fun shaped pepperoni pieces onto the of brim of the hat. (triangles, diamonds, crescent moons)

Step 13

Sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the hats.

Step 14

Place the baking sheet in the middle of the oven and bake at 425°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Step 15

Serve with warm marinara sauce. (I use our favorite sauce from the grocery store and warm it up in the microwave. I place the sauce in a microwave safe bowl and heat at 15 second increments until it is warm enough.)