Pizza Cupcakes

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

They're portable, sort of like a mini pizza, except shaped like a cupcake. They're a great savory snack and a great addition to a game day buffet. Feel free to customize to your family's tastes with additions like ham, sausage, bell peppers, salami, mushrooms, olives, jalapenos, etc. I recommend not omitting the tomato, that really adds something special.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Pizza Cupcakes

Ingredients

cooking spray

8 medium cherry tomatoes

1 (11 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust

8 teaspoons shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup pizza sauce (such as Classico®)

8 teaspoons finely chopped red onion

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

8 slices pepperoni

quartered

Italian seasoning to taste

red pepper flakes to taste

garlic salt to taste

Mike's Homemade Pizza

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 8 cups of a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Step 2

Finely chop cherry tomatoes and drain any liquid. Set aside.

Step 3

Unroll pizza crust on a floured work surface and roll out thinly into a large rectangle. Using a 4-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter cut 8 circles in the dough. Place dough circles in the prepared muffin cups pressing dough into the bottom and up the sides of each cup.

Step 4

Drop 1 teaspoon mozzarella into each cup. Top with 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce. Add chopped tomatoes and red onions. Add 1 tablespoon of mozzarella to each cup and top with pepperoni. Sprinkle each cup with Italian seasoning red pepper flakes and garlic salt to taste.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and melted 14 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin for about 5 minutes. Remove from the tin and serve hot.

Nutritional Information

Pizza Cupcakes

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 148.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.6g 13%

Carbohydrates: 21.3g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 2.8g

Fat: 3.8g 6%

Saturated Fat: 1.3g 6%

Cholesterol: 8.1mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 223.4IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.8mg 6%

Vitamin C: 5mg 8%

Folate: 4.1mcg 1%

Calcium: 80.5mg 8%

Iron: 1.2mg 7%

Magnesium: 4.8mg 2%

Potassium: 56.1mg 2%

Sodium: 434.6mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 34.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.