These pizza muffins are crescent roll cups filled with pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni, then baked to golden brown perfection. A fun recipe for pizza bites that’s the perfect appetizer, light meal or after school snack!
Need a quick snack that’s easy to make and kid friendly? These pepperoni pizza cups have just 5 ingredients and are ready in 15 minutes!
Pizza is pretty much every kid’s favorite food, and my girls are no exception! Anything pizza flavored is always a hit in my house, and these pizza muffins are a fun take on a classic pizza. Best of all, they can be on the table in just 15 minutes!
How to make pizza muffins
To make pizza muffins, you’ll need just 5 ingredients – crescent roll dough, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and a sprinkling of parsley.
The first step is to cut your dough into squares. For this recipe, you’ll want to look for crescent roll dough sheets, they come in a can just like regular crescent rolls. The sheet of dough is easily cut into square with the help of a pizza cutter, and each square is pressed into the well of a muffin tin.
After you’ve formed the base of your pizza cups, you’ll want to fill them up with pizza sauce, shredded cheese and toppings. I keep things simple and use mini pepperoni as a topping, but other great options would be diced bell pepper, sliced olives or even chopped ham.
These pizza cups cook quickly in the oven, they’ll be ready to eat in about 10-12 minutes. I like to add a little sprinkling of parsley for added color, but I know some kids (and adults!) can be adverse to the “green stuff”, so feel free to omit that step if needed.
After your pizza muffins come out of the oven, simply cool for a few minutes, then enjoy! This recipe makes 8 pizza muffins, but can easily be doubled or even tripled if you’re feeding a crowd.
These pizza muffins are perfect for a birthday party, or sometimes I serve them alongside a green veggie and call it dinner. While these pizza muffins are always a hit with the kids, adults love them too!
I always keep a roll of crescent dough in the fridge so that I can whip up some pizza cups at a moment’s notice. If you’re a fan of crescent rolls, you’ll definitely want to check out my list of 46 crescent roll recipes, there are tons of ideas for every occasion.
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Pizza Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent roll sheet dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup mini pepperoni
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat 8 cups of a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Unroll the crescent roll sheet and cut into 8 squares.
- Press one square of dough into each of the 8 muffin pan wells.
- Spoon the sauce evenly among the muffin cups and top with the shredded cheese and pepperoni.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until dough is browned and cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Debbie says
Fun easy recipe… what could be better!
Kate | Life of a Ginger says
These look so yummy! My daughters would love to make these, they would be perfect for a movie night.
Gemille Sleweon says
These look delicious! I remember making pizza bagels as a kid and this recipe reminds me of that. This would make a great after school snack for my younger siblings.
Marysa says
These are so cute.. and those tiny little pepperonis are just adorable! These would be fun to make, and my kids love pizza. Nice to have something a little different.
Terri Beavers says
My granddaughter is coming his weekend and it’s supposed to rain so we’ll be staying indoors. She LOVES to help me cook and will have a ball with your recipe. They look so tasty.
Mellissa says
These are certainly little cute pizzas. They are perfect for any on-the go activity. Which means you can have pizza anywhere and whenever you want. Even in the movie theater. *wink*. Thanks for sharing this.
Carol Cassara says
This sounds like a lovely snack especially for the kids! I’m sure they’re going to enjoy this very much and it’s a breeze to make which makes it even more awesome!
chubskulit rose says
Wow, this is something my kids would love to have for an after-school snack. I should try your recipe.
Heather says
Why did I never think to make these? What a genius idea. I bet my kids would love them.
Alison Rost says
I would love to make this for parties or even when the grandkids come over to visit! I just love how easy it is to make and it’s definitely going to be hit! Kids LOVE pizza!
Tomi c says
Crescent roll dough is so versatile. I use it for appetizers, desserts, and entrees. These pizza muffins would be a hit with my family. That flaky dough and their fave pizza topping winner, winner.
Jeanine says
These are so good! We make something similar for our kids to take to school and they just love them. I will have to try your version as I know they’d love it as well!
tasheena says
This would be perfect to make for the kiddos! I love that I don’t have to worry about slicing pizza and portion control.
Jeanette says
I used to make these all the time and I totally forgot about them! This is definitely something we should eat again they are delicious and they are so easy to make!
Sarah Honey says
These are awesome. My son would love these. They would make a fantastic appetizer for our end of school party!
candy says
I use to make these when the kids were young and their dad and I were going out for the evening. They loved helping make them and would snack on them all night long.
Amber Myers says
Oh heck yes! These are my kind of muffins. I am so going to make these for dinner soon. The kids will just love them.
Marko says
You maybe will not believe me, but I made these lovely muffins yesterday for a movie night. It’s very easy to make and the most important thing – DELICIOUS!