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These Pizza Cupcakes are loaded with melty cheese, pizza sauce, and your favorite pizza toppings baked into easy handheld bites, and are perfect for parties, game day, after school snacks, or easy appetizers.
Why You’ll Love These Pizza Cupcakes
These pizza cupcakes are crispy on the outside, cheesy in the center, and easy to customize with your favorite toppings. Their handheld size makes them perfect for parties, appetizer trays, snack boards, or game day entertaining.
They are simple to make with refrigerated dough, pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings for an easy appetizer recipe everyone loves.
What Are Pizza Cupcakes?
Pizza cupcakes are mini handheld pizza bites baked in a muffin pan with dough, pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. They taste like mini pizzas with crispy edges and cheesy centers.
If you love easy appetizer recipes, you may also enjoy these crispy Bacon Wrapped Smokies, smoky Jalapeño Poppers, classic Deviled Eggs, bright Fruit Skewers, or this easy Bacon Wrapped Shrimp recipe.
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Ingredients You Will Need
- Refrigerated biscuit dough or pizza dough: Creates the crust for the pizza cupcakes.
- Pizza sauce: Adds classic pizza flavor.
- Mozzarella cheese: Creates the gooey cheesy center.
- Pepperoni: Adds savory pizza flavor.
- Cooking spray: Helps prevent sticking.
A full list of ingredients and measurements is included in the recipe card below.
Variations
- Make supreme pizza cupcakes: Add sausage, peppers, onions, and olives.
- Make Hawaiian pizza cupcakes: Add ham and pineapple.
- Use different cheeses: Try cheddar, provolone, or a pizza blend cheese.
- Make them spicy: Add jalapeños or crushed red pepper flakes.
- Make veggie pizza cupcakes: Add mushrooms, spinach, or bell peppers.
- Use mini pepperoni: Mini pepperoni works perfectly for bite sized appetizers.
How to Make Pizza Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, then spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray, or brush with olive oil, and set aside.
- Open crescent rolls and roll out dough. Cut into 8 squares, and press each square into muffin tin, gently pressing dough to fill cup space.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese onto dough, then spoon about a tablespoon of the sauce over the cheese. Add additional shredded cheese over the sauce, and then top with mini pepperonis. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-18 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
Expert Tips
- Do not overfill the cups: Too much sauce or cheese can cause the pizza cupcakes to overflow while baking.
- Spray the muffin pan well: This helps the baked dough release easily after baking.
- Use refrigerated dough for convenience: Biscuit dough or pizza dough makes this recipe quick and easy.
- Serve warm: Pizza cupcakes taste best while the cheese is still melted and gooey.
- Customize the toppings: Use your favorite pizza toppings to make different flavor combinations.
Best Toppings For Pizza Cupcakes
These taste delicious with:
- Pepperoni
- Sausage
- Bacon
- Mushrooms
- Bell peppers
- Olives
- Jalapeños
- Pineapple
- Extra cheese
Serve These Pizza Cupcakes With
These pizza bites pair perfectly with easy appetizer recipes Baked Chicken Wings, cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip, and Grape Jelly Meatballs, for parties and game day spreads.
Pizza Cupcake FAQ’S
Yes! You can use pre-made pizza dough, biscuit dough, or even puff pastry.
Let any leftover pizza cupcakes cool first. Then wrap them or place them in an air tight container. Keep them in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
To freeze leftovers, wrap them individually in plastic wrap, then place them in an airtight container, or freezer Ziploc bag.
To reheat cupcakes, bake them in the oven or heat them in a microwave until warmed through.
Yes. But of course, they are always best when you first bake them, so you can assemble them a day in advance, cover them, and keep in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake and serve them.
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Pizza Cupcakes
Equipment
- 1 Cupcake Pan
Ingredients
- 1 can Refrigerated Crescent Rolls, 8 ounces, original rolls (or canned pizza dough)
- 1/2 cup Pizza Sauce
- 1/4 cup Mini Pepperoni Slices
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, then spray a cupcake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Open crescent rolls and roll out into a sheet. Use a pizza cutter or knife to cut into 8 evenly sized rectangles.
- Gently press a piece into the pan, lining a cup. Repeat until all 8 pieces are used.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese into each cup, then add a small spoonful of the pizza sauce. Sprinkle additional cheese over the sauce, and then add the pepperonis.
- Place the pan in the center of the oven, and bake at 375 degrees F for 15-17 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So easy to make! Perfect for kids parties!
These are perfect! The kids love them!
What an awesome snack, love this idea and thanks for sharing.
Love these!