Pepperoni Pizza Muffins have been my kids favourite treats for the last several years. A delicious snack or light lunch, these muffins put a new spin on pizza!
With Fall comes back to school and with back to school comes lunches, snacks and easy dinners during the week. Summer has come to an end, routines are starting up again and mornings come way to fast.
I’ve always enjoyed being a school mom. The hustle and bustle each new day brings in the life of kids going to school. The social aspect, getting to know other moms and dads, the community and school involvement. I’ve been fortunate enough to stay at home with them and work from home, a huge sacrifice for our family but a decision that had to be made due to lack of dayhome and/or daycare available. We’ve been on the school after school care list for 7 years but they [the after school care peeps] made it clear they would wipe the list and not really care who was on it and when they were put on it giving no one priority or even a care in the world. But that’s a story for another day.
I’m a planner, although looking at my desk you might scratch your head at that comment, so planning meals comes naturally and really helps us get through the week. I’ve learned appetites come and go depending on the alignment of the moon, sun and stars so it’s always good to have extra snacks on hand or in the freezer. These pepperoni pizza muffins work for breakfast, lunch or an anytime snack. You could change it up and make them ham & pineapple or add in whatever pizza toppings you enjoy. Sausage, mushrooms, and more peppers – go for it.
Freeze them individually for those days you are in a rush and need to pop something in the kids lunches quickly. They will defrost in time to be devoured. Here’s how we do it.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup cubed cheese marble, cheddar or mozzarella
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet pepper
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup pepperoni chopped
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Line large muffin pan with liners or spray muffin cups with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, basil and baking soda.
- In another bowl mix yogurt, eggs and milk. Add your butter, stirring well to combine. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until there are no more dry spots (do not over mix). Add in pepper, cubed cheese and pepperoni. If you find your batter thick, thin it with milk.
- Spoon evenly into muffin cups. Add about a teaspoon of pizza sauce on top and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Start testing at about 10 minutes.
- Let cool in pan 5 minutes and then completely cool on wire rack. They freeze well.
OMG!!!!!!!! These sound absolutely delicious!
Wanda, I made these today (x by 4) and added pepperoni pieces to sell at Caledonia School Canteen with the Boys Soccer Team! Delish!
Wish we had food like this when we were there!!!! ~ Lisa
Thanks Lisa! Nice too you can use any kind of pepperoni – they are so yummy!
Hi Wanda,
Rob suggested contacting you directly with my request… please send as many of these as possible to work with Rob. He said that he would happily help with the prep work…
Sounds like a good offer to me. Does it include cleaning the house to?!
Wow, Its looking yummy.
Thanks! They are one of the most popular recipes on the blog!
Absolutely delicious! Grandson loves them also
Good to hear! Easy and tasty!
Cute and very innovative. This is so cheesy and yum. Perfect party option.
Yum! I am always looking for easy lunches. Can’t wait to try this out.
This is such a great idea! Perfect for after-school snacks. Thank you!
These pizza muffins are a perfect afternoon snack. I will enjoy them as much as the kids.
Anything with pizza is good with me. These look delicious and great for kid’s snacks too.
I want to make these but I only have AP flour. Should I go for it without the whole wheat flour?
Yes most definitely use all AP flour!
These look yummy, would this work in mini muffin pan ?
They would yes! Just cut down the cooking time to 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Thanks for dropping by!
I wish I could attach a picture of these. They puffed up huge! They look amazing. I used all white flour and added finely chopped onions cause that’s how we roll. Fantastic recipe.
Thank you for your feedback!
Comment remplacer le yogourt.
Hi, replace the yogurt with sour cream, creme fraiche, cottage cheese or ricotta! Even buttermilk would work.
Hello from Calgary:0)
Made this today; they are great and will be a hit as a snack with family coming for Xmas!
Great to hear you enjoyed them! Merry Christmas!
This look yummy ! Can these be frozen after being baked?
Yes they can. Once cooled freeze them individually and let thaw at room temperature.
Hi,
Can I omit the sugar?
I’ve never made these muffins without sugar as it’s an important component of the Maillard reaction in baking when it interacts with amino acids of proteins. It’s a flavour enhancer and works to keep the muffins moist. Therefore I’m not able to comment on how they would turn out without sugar.
I made mini muffins, made 36+. I didn’t have enough silicone liners and the muffins I put in the paper liners stuck horribly to the paper and left a lot of the muffin attached to liner.
Not sure if I’ll make again
Sorry to hear you had issues with the liners. I’ve used mini and large-sized liners and the batter has never stuck! Thanks for letting me know!
Crazy question here. Are these to be eaten cold or heated?
Hi Patricia, they can be enjoyed both warm and cold!