Easy Pizza Muffins - So Fun to Customize
These pizza muffins are everything you love about a classic pizza all baked in a muffin tin for a perfect party or game day appetizer or quick lunch or afternoon snack kids love.
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 156kcal
Ingredients
- 14 ounces pizza dough refrigerated store-bought (or homemade dough)
- ¾ cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup mini pepperoni or diced regular pepperoni
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F and spray your muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- Unroll the pizza dough and using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 12 equal squares. If using homemade dough, roll the dough to approx. 12x8 inches.14 ounces pizza dough
- Place one dough square into each muffin cup and gently press the dough down into each cup.
- Spoon one tablespoon of sauce into the bottom of each cup.¾ cup marinara sauce
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce.1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Top the cheese with pepperoni.½ cup mini pepperoni
- Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and dried basil over top of the mozzarella¼ cup parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Use a butter knife to run it along the inside of each muffin to loosen and carefully remove them from the tin and place the muffins on a plate or tray. (Don’t let them cool in the tin or the cheese can harden and make them difficult to remove.
- Serve with extra marinara sauce or ranch dressing for dipping.
Notes
Don’t overfill the cups or they may overflow onto the tin.
Swap the pepperoni for any other pizza toppings you like mushrooms, diced onion, green pepper. Just a tablespoon amount of any toppings altogether so they don’t get too overfilled.
Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat at 300° F in the oven or 275* F in an air fryer until heated through.
Freeze individually wrapped in foil or plastic wrap muffins in a freezer bag for up to 2 months.
Reheat from frozen in a low oven or air fryer for 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 500mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 1mg
