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Published: April 16, 2018 Last Modified: March 23, 2019 By Sara 21 Comments

Pizza Muffins

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Pizza Muffins Recipe | Pizza Bites | Pizza Cups | Pizza Appetizer

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 Muffins Recipe | Pizza Bites | Pizza Cups | Pizza Appetizer #pizza #appetizer #dinneratthezoo

A plate of pizza muffins made with crescent roll dough, pizza sauce, melted cheese and mini pepperoni.

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.

Crescent roll dough pressed into a muffin tin forms the crust for pizza muffins.

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.

Unbaked pizza cups filled with cheese, sauce and pepperoni.

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.

Pizza bites in a muffin tin.

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.

Pizza muffins on a serving plate garnished with parsley.

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.

More great party snacks

  • Homemade Egg Rolls
  • Taco Cups
  • Cream Cheese Wontons
  • Sausage Cheese Balls
  • Chicken Parmesan Sliders
A plate of pizza muffins made with crescent roll dough, pizza sauce, melted cheese and mini pepperoni.
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Pizza Muffins

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!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 167kcal
Author Sara Welch

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 272mg | Potassium: 74mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    1. Sophia says

      November 11, 2021 at 8:42 am

      5 stars
      The kids beg for these so I always keep the ingredients at hand.

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