Pizza Cupcakes for Baking When Bored – Quick Savoury Snack Idea
Pizza Cupcakes are savory muffin-shaped pizza bites filled with sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni baked until golden and bubbly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 pizza cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
Scale
1 can refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup pizza sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
24 slices mini pepperoni
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking spray
Fresh basil, chopped
Marinara sauce for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Roll out pizza dough and cut into 12 equal pieces.
- Press dough into muffin cups.
- Add a small layer of mozzarella cheese to each cup.
- Spoon pizza sauce into each dough cup.
- Add pepperoni slices and remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Sprinkle Parmesan, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and black pepper over the tops.
- Fold dough edges slightly inward and brush with olive oil.
- Bake for 16 to 20 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
- Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Garnish with fresh basil and serve with marinara sauce.
Notes
Use thick pizza sauce for the best texture. Cook vegetables before adding them to reduce moisture. Reheat leftovers in the oven or air fryer for crisp edges.