Easy Pizza Muffins (Pepperoni & Cheese)

These pizza muffins carry our favorite pizza flavor of mixed pepperoni and cheese in buttery, pull apart, and chewy muffins. Amazing appetizer and easy snack for a crowd!

My secret for making these savory muffins taste even better is to use butter: I add butter before I bake pizza muffins and I brush each muffin with a mixture of melted butter and seasoning right after pulling the from the oven. It infuses them with buttery flavors and keeps them moist and soft.

Love a savory bite? For an afternoon snack or road trip, these Pumpkin Zucchini muffins and Low-Carb Egg Muffins are amazing.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Super easy to customize with your favorite pizza toppings.
• Delicious appetizer that will be a hit at any party!
• Freezer-friendly and will make a great snack for weekly meal prep or an easy dinner.
• If you need to feed your kids and they are super picky, trust me, they will inhale these pizza muffins in one go!
• Cheaper, healthier, and quicker than getting a takeout on a pizza night.

Ingredients Notes

You can find the exact quantities in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

• Refrigerated biscuits – (canned biscuits) my shortcut to serving this pizza muffins recipe quick! You don’t have to make the dough from scratch, it saves time and means you need less ingredients.
• Pepperoni slices. Make sure to cut pieces small enough so every bite will have some pepperoni and cheese in it.
• Mozzarella cheese. We will add shredded cheese in the dough, but you can keep some for the topping, too.
• Unsalted butter 
• Dried parsley. You can easily use any other dried herb you love (dried oregano is a common choice).
• Garlic salt. I love adding flavored salt, and garlic flavor pairs so well with savory pepperoni and chewy dough!

Kitchen Equipment

• Jumbo Muffin Pan, metal muffin tray, or silicone muffin pan. Silicone is more flexible, and it’s easier to pop muffins out without breaking them. Dough also doesn’t stick to silicone. Win-win!
• Mixing bowl
• Cutting Board
• Sharp Knife
• Baking sheet if you are using a flexible pan

How To Make Pizza Muffins

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Grease a jumbo muffin pan with some olive oil or nonstick cooking spray. Set the prepared muffin tin aside.

Prep The Dough

Combine the cut biscuit dough with the pepperoni slices and shredded mozzarella cheese in a large bowl. Toss to combine.

Fill In The Muffin Tin

Fill each well in the greased muffin tin with approximately 6 pieces of dough – make sure you are getting the pepperonis and cheese along with it.

Bake

Add a thin slice of butter to the top of each portion. (approx ½ tbsp for each)

Bake for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven or until golden brown and bubbly.

Brush Baked Muffins

Combine the remaining 4 tbsp of butter with the garlic salt and dried parsley. Microwave for a few seconds to melt. Once the butter has melted, whisk to combine the seasonings.

Once the muffins are done baking, move them to the wire rack and brush them with the melted butter mixture.

Serving Suggestions

Serve pizza muffins warm, but be careful as cheese inside can be rather hot!

These pizza muffins pair well with warm marinara sauce or pizza sauce for dipping, with soups, salads, and other savory dips (ranch dip is great!).

Storage

Keep leftover pizza muffins refrigerated in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or oven at 350F for a couple of minutes.

Freeze these muffins them for up to 4 months. To freeze wrap each muffin individually in plastic wrap and foil.

To make ahead, assemble the muffins and freeze them. You can bake them when ready!

Substitutions & Variations

• Seasoning. You can use any spices and herbs you like! Italian seasoning mix is great. I use garlic salt, but you can use regular salt and garlic powder, and onion powder. Plus you can easily add some heat to these with cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
• Pepperoni slices can be swapped with ham, mini Pepperonis, Canadian bacon (or regular bacon), or crumbled sausage.
• Make the pizza dough from scratch. It is simpler than it sounds. You just need to mix together dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, baking powder or baking soda, salt, dried parsley or another herb) and wet ingredients (vegetable oil and egg, can also add milk or pureed tomatoes).
• Add-ons. For more fun flavors, you can add jalapenos, black olives, veggies (bell pepper is great in these!), and other toppings classic pizza would have.
• More cheese. Top these pizza muffins with grated Parmesan cheese; you can never go wrong with bubbly, crispy cheese topping.
• Pizza-style. Don’t mix the pepperoni and Mozzarella in the dough, but rather layer the dough first as pizza crust in the muffin tin, then load it up with the remaining ingredients and add some pizza sauce.
• Dough options. You can use crescent roll dough or pre-made pizza dough instead of biscuits.

Expert Tips To Make My Favorite Pizza Muffins Recipe

• Making the dough from scratch can be the best option if you want to make these muffins gluten-free; then you can use any gluten-free flour available (coconut flour and almond flour work well).
• If you are making mini muffins, they need less cooking time – about 10-15 minutes only.
• Save a few pepperoni slices to top each muffin. You can also add basil leaves.
• Some store-bought biscuit dough needs a few minutes to set and rise; check the package instructions.
• If using a metal muffin tin, before removing the muffins from it, run a spatula around the edges to make sure none are sticking. 

If you love this appetizer recipe, you’re going to love these other snack recipes, too. Please click each link below to find the easy, printable recipe!

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