This is a great change from every day pizza! We love pizza in our house including grilled pizza, Pizza Pasta Salad or even a cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake!
These pizza puffs are not only delicious, they’re quick and easy to whip up! The texture is nice and fluffy with a cheesy flavor!
I added red pepper and pepperoni but you can definitely add in your favorite toppings. If you add in extra veggies (such as mushrooms) with a high water content, be sure to cook them first.
Be sure to grease your pan VERY well, or they will stick! To release them from the pan, run a butter knife around the edges of each puff and gently lift them out!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese blend
- ¾ cup mini pepperoni or cooked sausage
- ½ red bell pepper finely diced, or green bell pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 mozzarella cheese strings
- ½ cup pizza sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a muffin pan very well.
- Combine flour, baking powder and spices in a bowl. Add in milk and egg and stir until combined.
- Stir in shredded cheese, red pepper and pepperoni. Allow mixture to stand for 10 minutes.
- Divide among the muffin wells. Cut each cheese string into 3 pieces and gently press 1 piece into the center of each muffin.
- Bake until lightly browned and puffed, about 20 minutes.
- Serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer
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Adapted from Rachael Ray!
These are one of my daughter’s favorites. I make them all the time for her lunches.
Great lunch time idea Leslie!
These were easy to make! But I felt like I was missing some flavor or spice. All in all it came out good. Son still ate them up!
These are absolutely adorable! They sound like they would be easy to adapt with different add-ins and flavours too. I’m bookmarking this recipe for the next party. I have a feeling if I made them for myself for dinner I would like to be able to stop myself from eating the whole batch!
It is hard to just have one, enjoy!
These were very good! I doubled the recipe which yielded 12 puffs that baked in 25 minutes. I used diced pizza mozzarella for the shredded and cheese strings, as I don’t buy them. I also added 2 tbsps grated parmesan. I would double the basil and garlic next time, maybe use minced garlic instead of powder. I also quartered the pepperoni slices to make them bite sized. Nice lunch for school, thanks!
Have you tried this using cupcake liners? I wondered if that would help with the sticking issue?
I haven’t tried it that way.
Made these tonight for my church girls party. They were a big hit. I also made them in mini muffin tins(made 24), worked really good for little hands.
I am so glad this recipe was a hit at your party!
This only made 6 puffs exactly. Are they suppose to be made in mini muffin tins?
I used regular muffin tins, you may have filled yours a little fuller than I did.
These look great….. can’t wait to t rd y them..
I’d use either the sausage-honey garlic Johnson’s bruts, or use cut up ham or turkey. Cause deadly allergic to pepper spices. Which is black, white, red, cayenne, purple, paprika, sage, & poultry seasoning, or some mixed spices which contains pepper spices. Here’s a substitute for pepper spices-use Clubhouse Italian seasoning instead, which has the red lid only. Contains dehydrated red pepper as a vegetable. or use coriander. For paprika use turmeric , such as you use for deviled eggs, or potato salad.
Would it be okay to make the mix before hand, put in the refrigerator for about an hour and a half then take out to put in the oven? Thanks!
Yes, that should work just fine!
Made these last week and really enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I didn’t use the cheese strings because I didn’t have them; just increased the amount of grated cheese. They were delicious straight out of the oven and great out of the fridge the next day. I’m making more tonight.
Sorry, I posted my comment before I was finished!
Have you ever tried doubling the recipe? I think I’ll give it a go later this week.
I’m so glad you loved them! I haven’t doubled this recipe however I am pretty sure it would work just fine with this recipe. :)
Made these yesterday They are great.
How many does your mini pizza muffins make?
I make these in a regular muffin pan and it makes 10. If you use a mini muffin pan, you’ll make 20.
My oldest daughter just got braces and is looking for an alternative to a sandwich in her lunchbox. I can’t wait for her to try these! Thank you!
What are mozzarella cheese strings?
They are individually packaged servings of cheese. Any cubed mozzarella will work in place of cheese strings.
String cheese
These sound great. You can even use whatever pizza toppings you like.
Also can these be frozen? And taken out as needed say for kids lunches?
I do think it would work but I haven’t tried freezing these so I can’t say for sure.
How many puffs would u say this makes? And can I use other fillings? Such as pineapple and ham?
This will make 12 puffs in a standard muffin pan.
Does your recipe make 6 or 12 puffs?
This will make 12 puffs in a standard muffin pan.
These look absolutely delish….what is the best way to reheat them?
I would pop them into the microwave for about 20-30 seconds.