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Pizza Cupcakes - everything you love about pizza but in a cupcake!!
Pizza Cupcakes
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Create savory Pizza Cupcakes packed with mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, pepperoni or any pizza flavors you love with my simple recipe!

Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Author: Gemma Stafford
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups (7 ½ oz/213 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups (12 fl oz/360 ml) whole milk
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup (4 oz/120 g) store-bought pizza sauce or my homemade pizza sauce
  • 2 cups (8 oz/225 g) shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) mini pepperonis
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and liberally grease a muffin tin with olive oil. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning and salt.

  3. Next whisk in the milk and eggs until combined.

  4. For the bottom layer of the cupcake, fill each muffin cup with about 2 tablespoons of batter.

  5. Make the cupcake filling by first adding a small layer of cheese to each cup followed by 2 teaspoons of sauce then a sprinkle of cheese again. Finally, layer on a few mini pepperonis.

  6. Top each cupcake with 2 tablespoons of the remaining batter, and then a final sprinkle of cheese and pepperonis.

  7. Bake until lightly browned and puffed, about 20-25 minutes. Enjoy while still hot!

Watch the Recipe Video!

Recipe Notes
  • This recipe uses pepperoni because we love that around here, but feel free to replace this with your favorite pizza topping, like diced sausage, olives, mushrooms or peppers.
  • Instead of tomato sauce, you can use pesto, olive tapenade or any other sauce you normally like on your pizza.
  • If you like pizza with a little kick of heat, add about a ½ teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes to either the sauce or the cupcake batter.
  • Pay careful attention to the layering order for the cupcake filling. The cheese layered around the sauce helps keep it suspended in the center of the cupcake.
  • You can replace some of the mozzarella with another cheese like goat or feta.
  • If you like this recipe, check out my other pizza-inspired treats, like Pizza Scones, Pizza Savory Pop Tarts  and Microwave Mug Pizza !