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Easy Pizza Muffins: Perfect Lunchbox Pizza Bites

A stack of golden brown pizza muffins on a white plate, one bitten into, showing cheesy interior.
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Make these simple pizza muffins for a fun, cheesy snack or an easy addition to your kid’s lunchbox. They taste just like pizza but in a convenient, bite-size form.

Ingredients

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  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pepperoni
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease it well.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and chopped pepperoni until they are evenly distributed.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the pizza sauce, milk, vegetable oil, and egg until combined.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula just until the batter comes together. Do not overmix; a few lumps are fine.
  5. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
  6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  7. Let the pizza muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • These mini pizza muffins freeze well. Cool them completely, place them in a freezer-safe bag, and freeze for up to three months. Reheat in the microwave or toaster oven.
  • If you are making these for a party, you can top each muffin with a small dot of extra pizza sauce and a tiny piece of mozzarella before baking for a classic look.
  • Feel free to swap the pepperoni for cooked sausage, diced ham, or chopped vegetables like bell peppers for different lunchbox pizza bites.

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