Pizza Muffins
Try a new spin on classic pizza nights with our pizza muffins that are filled with ooey-gooey cheese and tasty pizza toppings.
Servings: 6
Calories: 474kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 1 package mini pepperoni, divided
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 12 teaspoons pizza sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Chop ¾ of the mini pepperoni into ¼-inch pieces and set aside. Keep the remaining ¼ whole for the tops.
- Combine the flour, garlic salt, onion powder, oregano, baking powder, and grated parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the milk, eggs, melted butter, and all of the chopped pepperoni to the batter and stir to combine. Note that the batter will be runny.
- Spray a regular-sized 12-serving muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Fill the bottom of the muffin pan ¼ of the way full with batter, then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of shredded cheddar cheese in the middle.
- Add more batter on top of the cheese, filling it only about ¾ of the way full.
- Add a dollop of pizza sauce on the top, sprinkle with more cheddar, and add the reserved whole mini pepperoni. Then press ingredients down into batter just a bit.
- Bake at 375°F for 20 to 22 minutes, depending on how hot your oven runs.
- Let the muffins rest in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before removing them.
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Notes
- If you are using a jumbo muffin tray, you will get 6 pizza muffins out of this recipe.
- The batter will be runny, this is normal!
- When baking, the muffins will form into a dome, so you want to be careful to not overfill or you'll have a mess on your hands.
- Store baked pizza muffins in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve them cold or warm them in the microwave. You can freeze them for up to 3 months: flash freeze in the muffin tray for an hour or two, then move them to an airtight container or freezer bag. Reheat from frozen in the microwave in about 2 minutes.
- Leave the pepperoni out if you prefer, or substitute Italian sausage or bacon. Mozzarella works in place of the cheddar, or use half and half.
- If you cannot find mini pepperoni, dice standard sized pepperoni slices into ¼-inch pieces and use those instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 1519mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 366mg | Iron: 3mg
