Pizza night has become a weekly tradition in our house, and it’s fun to swap in these easy pizza cupcakes for weeknight pizza. It’s easy to make, perfect to make with kids, and delicious. I love pizza cupcakes served as a meal with a large salad and fresh fruit. But it can also be used as a super fun appetizer or party snack.
Making pizza cupcakes is really easy. It only requires 5 ingredients and takes about 25 minutes. Please make these and let me know what you think.
Related: Then try our deep dish pizza recipe or Detroit style pizza.
material
- Pizza dough – refrigerated and rolled out (like Pillsbury) is best
- olive oil
- Pizza sauce – store-bought or make your own
- mozzarella cheese
- mini pepperoni
- Italian seasoning – optional, but I really like to add it
How to make pizza cupcakes
Roll out the pizza dough and cut into small circles using a 4-inch round cookie cutter.
Use a pastry brush to brush the inside of each cupcake cavity with oil. You can see that a little oil has collected at the bottom. Not a lot, but enough to get some crispy areas while baking.
Add pizza batter to prepared cupcake pan. Then add some cheese to the bottom, top with the sauce, top with more cheese, and top with pepperoni. If using, sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
Bake at 400°F for 13-15 minutes. It takes about 13 minutes in my oven. The edges will turn golden brown and the cheese will begin to bubble. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before removing from the mold. Serve hot.
Precautions
- If you want to use another cheese, you can use anything that melts. Sometimes I sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese during the last few minutes of baking.
- If you would like to add toppings other than pepperoni, feel free to do so.
- The quantities in the recipe card below make 12 pizza cupcakes in a standard-sized muffin tin.
More great pizza recipes
- pizza bagel
- english muffin pizza
- St. Louis style pizza
- stuffed dough pizza
- cookie pizza
- homemade calzone
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material
- 2 can Roll out refrigerated pizza dough 13 oz each
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup mini pepperoni
- 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
Instructions
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Roll out the pizza dough and cut into small circles using a 4-inch round cookie cutter.
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Use a pastry brush to brush the inside of each cupcake cavity with oil. You can see that a little oil has collected at the bottom. Not a lot, but enough to get some crispy areas while baking.
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Add pizza batter to prepared cupcake pan.
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Then add some cheese to the bottom, top with the sauce, top with more cheese, and top with pepperoni.
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If using, sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
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Bake at 400°F for 13-15 minutes. It takes about 13 minutes in my oven. The edges will turn golden brown and the cheese will begin to bubble.
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Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before removing from the mold. Serve hot.
Precautions
- If you want to use another cheese, you can use anything that melts. Sometimes I sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese during the last few minutes of baking.
- If you would like to add toppings other than pepperoni, feel free to do so.
- The quantities in the recipe card below make 12 pizza cupcakes in a standard muffin tin.
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Source: A Beautiful Mess – abeautifulmess.com
