(Family Features) When the school day ends, quick and nutritious snacks can help keep your kids fueled and focused to tackle homework and after-school activities. These Potato Pizza Puffs – a fusion of classic pizza flavors in a convenient, flaky vessel – are baked to golden perfection and served alongside a tangy marinara sauce that easily elevates the snacking experience to new heights.

Powered by energy-packed potatoes, which are an excellent source of vitamin C and have more potassium than a banana, these puffs are a surefire hit for pizza lovers everywhere. Plus, potatoes are naturally fat-free, cholesterol-free, and sodium-free with only 110 calories per 5.3-ounce serving, meaning you can feel good about serving them to your kids as part of every meal of the day.

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Potato Pizza Puffs

Recipe courtesy of Potatoes USA

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 8 minutes

Servings: 12

• 1 medium (5.3 ounces) Wisconsin russet potato
• 2 cups cold water
• 3 whole garlic cloves, crushed (optional)
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough
•  nonstick cooking spray
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup pepperoni
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 cup marinara sauce

Wash and scrub the potato thoroughly. Pat dry and thinly slice into 1/8-inch rounds.

Place sliced potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Add crushed garlic cloves to the water, if desired.

Parboil potatoes 5 minutes until slightly tender.

Thaw the puff pastry and roll it out slightly with a rolling pin. Cut into 12 equal strips.

On a foil-lined tray generously sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, sprinkle with Parmesan and Italian seasoning, then shingle 3-4 par-cooked potato slices with 3-4 pepperoni slices. Top slices with mozzarella, followed by a puff pastry strip. Push edges of pastry down onto foil to slightly “seal” puffs, keeping contents within pastry.

In an air fryer set at 400°F, bake 7-8 minutes.

Wait for the cheese to cool before removing puffs from the tray. Gently peel the potato pizza puffs off the foil. Serve with marinara sauce.