Pepperoni Pizza Muffins come together quickly on busy weeknights for an easy family dinner. With a few simple ingredients, you can make this kid-friendly recipe in less than 30 minutes. Serve the muffins with pizza sauce for dipping and add a leafy salad to make a complete meal.
When you’re looking for a recipe that makes the whole family happy, this one is at the top of the list. Pizza dough gets rolled out and a layer of sauce is added. Toppings of your choice are spread over the sauce and then it gets cut into strips. Roll each strip into a pinwheel and place them into a muffin tin. Bake and allow to cool, before enjoying this yummy weeknight meal. Pepperoni Pizza Muffins come out of the oven golden brown and your kitchen smells like a pizzeria!
This recipe makes 12 pizza muffins, enough to feed a family of 4 for dinner and also have some leftover for lunch the next day. They can be eaten hot or cold, which makes them perfect for a lunch box or after school snack. They are also great to serve on game day with other snacks. Only 5 ingredients are needed to make these delicious Pizza Muffins that your family will ask for again and again.
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Pepperoni Pizza Muffins Recipe
Key Ingredients:
Pizza Dough– Two tubes of refrigerated pizza dough are used for this recipe. Premade dough is a real time-saver on busy nights and weekends. Just roll it out and add your toppings. Can’t find refrigerated pizza dough? Use two tubes (8 ounces) of crescent roll dough instead.
Pizza Sauce– Pick a good one! You will use it in the muffins and for dipping. I recommend Mezzetta Pizza sauce. We think it’s the best!
Mini Pepperoni– These bite-size pepperoni are the best size for making Pizza Muffins. You can find them with the regular size pepperoni in the grocery store. If not, simply cut the larger pepperoni in half.
Mozzarella Cheese– Shredded mozzarella cheese makes these muffins cheesy and delicious. Don’t skimp on the cheese, it really holds the muffins together and makes them gooey and yummy! A sprinkle of Parmesan cheese added to the top of each muffin before baking makes the muffins even more tasty.
Italian Seasoning– Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the sauce before rolling and baking the muffins. This adds extra flavor to the Pizza Muffins.
How to make Pizza Muffins?
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 12-count muffin pan (or two 6-count muffin pans) with cooking spray and set aside.
- Unroll the pizza dough and lay each sheet side by side to form a rectangle on a large sheet pan or piece of parchment paper. Add a layer of pizza sauce on top of the dough, spreading it to the edges. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the sauce.
- Add the mini pepperoni to cover the sauce. Sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Cut the pizza into two equal halves. Cut each half into 6 strips. Roll each strip into a pinwheel and place it into one hole of the muffin tin. Sprinkle each muffin with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Recipe makes 12 muffins.
Kids will have fun helping you make these Pepperoni Pizza Muffins and even more fun eating them. Serve them with extra pizza sauce for dipping. Eat these muffins as an appetizer, a snack on game day, or a fun addition to a lunchbox.
Variations to the recipe:
Toppings: Use your favorite toppings in these pizza muffins. Swap in cooked and crumbled Italian sausage for the mini pepperoni. Add chopped mushrooms and green peppers for extra crunch. Use whatever your family likes best.
Sauce– I’ve made these pizza muffins with alfredo sauce, chopped broccoli and cheese. They were so good! You can also use pesto instead of red pizza sauce. Be creative and make a favorite combination that your family loves.
Dough– Do you have a family recipe for pizza dough? Use it to make these Pepperoni Pizza Muffins! Homemade dough tastes great, but refrigerated dough sure is a time-saver for busy home cooks.
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Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
Ingredients
- 16 ounces refrigerated pizza dough, two 8-ounce tubes
- 15 ounces pizza sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 5 ounces pepperoni, mini
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- grated Parmesan, garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 12-count muffin pan (or two 6-count muffin pans) with cooking spray and set aside.
- Unroll the pizza dough and lay each sheet side by side to form a rectangle on a large sheet pan or piece of parchment paper. Add a layer of pizza sauce on top of the dough, spreading it to the edges. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the sauce.
- Add the mini pepperoni to cover the sauce. Sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Cut the pizza into two equal halves. Cut each half into 6 strips. Roll each strip into a pinwheel and place it into one hole of the muffin tin. Sprinkle each muffin with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Recipe makes 12 muffins.
Equipment
- 1 large sheet pan
- 1 12 count muffin pan
- 1 sharp knife, or pizza wheel for cutting the dough
