How to Make Pizza Cupcakes - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you love pizza and cupcakes, then this recipe is the perfect combination of two delicious foods. Pizza cupcakes are a fun and unique twist on the classic pizza, and they are incredibly easy to make. These bite-sized treats are great for parties, game nights, or just a fun weeknight dinner. They are also customizable, so you can add your favorite toppings to make them truly your own.

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Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 8 medium cherry tomatoes
  • 1 (11 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust
  • 8 teaspoons shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup pizza sauce (such as Classico®)
  • 8 teaspoons finely chopped red onion
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 8 slices pepperoni, quartered
  • Italian seasoning to taste
  • red pepper flakes to taste
  • garlic salt to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 pizza cupcakes

  • Gather Ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 8 cups of a muffin tin with cooking spray.
  • Finely chop cherry tomatoes and drain any liquid; set aside.
  • Unroll pizza crust on a floured work surface and roll out thinly into a large rectangle. Using a 4-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut 8 circles in the dough.
  • Place dough circles in the prepared muffin cups, pressing dough into the bottom and up the sides of each cup.
  • Drop 1 teaspoon mozzarella into each cup. Top with 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce, and add chopped tomatoes and red onions.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of mozzarella to each cup, and top with pepperoni. Sprinkle each cup with Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and garlic salt to taste.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and melted, 14 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the tin and serve hot.
  • Nutrition

    149 cal.

    • Total Fat: 4g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 8mg
    • Sodium: 435mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 21g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 3g
    • Protein: 7g
    • Vitamin C: 5mg
    • Calcium: 81mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 56mg