Description
Pizza Cupcakes are a fun and easy twist on traditional pizza, perfect for parties or a delicious snack. These mini pizza cups are made with biscuit dough filled with pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, baked to golden perfection.
Ingredients
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Biscuit Dough:
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough (8-count)
Pizza Filling:
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup mini pepperoni slices or chopped pepperoni
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- olive oil spray or butter for greasing
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a standard muffin tin.
- Prepare the Dough: Cut each biscuit in half, flatten into circles, and press into muffin cups.
- Add Fillings: Spoon pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni into each cup. Sprinkle with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan.
- Bake: Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- Cool and Serve: Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from tin. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can customize toppings with cooked sausage, mushrooms, or olives.
- For a crispier crust, pre-bake the dough for 3 minutes before adding toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza cupcake
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
