Easy Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
on Sep 11, 2019, Updated Aug 22, 2024
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Easy pepperoni pizza muffins bring the delicious and satisfying flavors of pizza to bite-sized snacks you can eat on the go!
Can you handle all the goodness inside just one recipe?! I hardly can! As a pizza lover, meal prep lover, and easy recipe lover, this recipe brings together a whole bunch of my favorite things ever.
Dipped in a simple marinara sauce, it’ll make all your dreams come true, and you can enjoy these on the go! They pack well in lunch boxes and serve as a great, quick after-school snack before sports or music practice for kids. Plus, they couldn’t be easier to whip up for a busy week when you know you’ll need sustenance for your family between all the many things going on (I totally get it!).
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- They pack well in lunch boxes and serve as a great, quick after-school snack
- Couldn’t be easier to whip up for a busy week when you know you’ll need it
- Perfect family snack or meal that everyone will love
Recipe Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Italian seasoning – Fresh or dried
- Milk
- Egg
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Pepperoni
- Marinara Sauce – Grab a jar of good marinara sauce or try homemade pizza sauce!
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Make Easy Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
- Mix flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and salt.
- Add the milk, egg, mozzarella, and Parmesan and mix well. Fold in the pepperoni.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tin.
- Bake until golden brown.
Recipe FAQs
These store well in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 to 5 days. They also freeze well in a sealable bag for up to 3 or 4 months.
Yes! Add any of your favorite pizza toppings! You could do tomato and basil for Margherita pizza muffins or throw in some crumbled cooked sausage, chopped green pepper, and black olives for more of a supreme pizza flavor. You can have fun with it and use anything you’d use on a regular pizza!
I love packing these in lunch boxes with some sliced veggies, fruit, trail mix, and a container of marinara sauce for dipping. You could also pack ranch dressing in place of the marinara if you’re a ranch-and-pizza kind of person.
They go well with anything you’d eat pizza with! You could always make a simple side salad or meatballs to eat with them if you’re enjoying them at home for dinner.
Expert Tips
- Easy pepperoni pizza muffins are a great bite-sized pizza for on-the-go.
- Adding in all kinds of extra pizza toppings make this meal versatile and yummy for all taste buds.
- Make them ahead and store them in the freezer for quick snacks and dinners!
- Just like pizza, there are plenty of sides that go with this bite-sized dish, everything from salad to meatballs complete this meal perfectly.
- Perfect make-ahead item for packed school lunches too! My kids loved them.
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Easy Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
- marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 12-cup muffin tin well, set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Add the milk, egg, mozzarella, and Parmesan and stir to combine well but don’t over mix.
- Fold in the pepperoni.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tin.
- Bake for 22-26 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins rest for 5 minute before removing them to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm with marinara sauce.
Notes
- You have a lot of freedom with these! Feel free to add veggies or other favorite pizza toppings to the muffin batter to make your favorite pizza flavor.
- These store great in the fridge for up to 5 days and they reheat well. My kids also didn’t mind them cold with their packed lunches.
- These make a great side for soups as you would grilled cheese.
- Try this homemade pizza sauce in place of the marinara for a yummy homemade version.
All my boys loved this. It will be great to add something new to the school lunches. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I’ve been looking for this recipe. I saw something like it in a cooking magazine, but we eat mostly scratch food. I can’t wait to try this recipe 😋
I made these the other night for my daughter but my husband and I almost ate them all before she could! I’m planning to try to modify the recipe for mini muffins for the next party we have. I’m sure these will be a huge hit with both kids and adults!
Ohhhh mini muffins is smart. Have you seen those mini pepperoni? They would be SO CUTE!!!
Delicious! I used half wheat flour and they were great! I used silicone muffin liners to bake them, then reused them to hold the marinara sauce. What a fun recipe.
Such a fun idea on the muffin liners, thank you for sharing!