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🍕 Pizza Cupcakes Recipe

These Pizza Cupcakes are like individual deep dish pizzas, baked in a muffin tin. They are not only delicious, but easy to make and the perfect snack for game day, movie night and packing along in a lunch bag! And they can be made Weight Watchers friendly by using 2 ingredient WW pizza dough!
Course Appetizer, lunch, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, North American
Keyword cupcakes, homemade, pizza
Special Diet Lactose-free
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 231kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

Filling

  • ¾ cup pizza sauce * your favorite store-bought or homemade pizza sauce- I use Primo's traditional
  • ¾ cup bacon (or any meat) chopped * you can use ham, pepperoni, turkey bacon, sausage
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ⅓ cup red onion, chopped
  • 200 ml -can sliced black olives
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C .Prepare pizza dough according to recipe you are using. I use my quick and easy, naturally dairy-free 15 minute pizza dough (see my other recommendations in notes).
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
    dough on lightly floured surface with rolling pin in background
  • Roll out dough to about ⅛ inch thick.
    dough rolled out on cutting board
  • Cut with a round cutter (a mug or anything round about 4 inches in diameter).
    pizza dough cut in circles
  • Spray muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and press each circle into muffin tin.
    circles pressed into muffin tin
  • Roll out remaining dough to get as many circles as you can out of the dough. You should have no problem getting 12 out of it.
    dough scraps (to be rolled) on a cutting board

Filling:

  • In small bowl, mix toppings (sauce, onion, olives, meat and only ½ cup of the cheese, reserving the other ½ of the cheese for topping.)
    filling mixed together
  • Spoon about 2 tablespoons mixture into each dough-lined cup, dividing evenly by all 12. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese on top, dividing evenly by all 12.
    toppings in pizza cupcake dough crust
  • Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Immediately remove from muffin tins and serve.
    Pizza cupcake on a white plate with crushed red pepper and parmesan cheese sprinkles on plate

Notes

*NOTE: 📖 Variations and Substitutions
Pizza Dough
I love using this 15 minutes pizza dough because it's quick and easy, but you could also use any pizza dough, such as my Bread Machine Pizza Dough Recipe,  or lighten it up with my  2 ingredient Weight Watchers Pizza Dough. Or if you prefer (or are short on time) you can use store-bought.
Toppings/Fillings
I make these with whatever 'toppings'/'fillings' I have on hand:
  • any meat: bacon or turkey bacon, ham or pepperoni NOTE: *If I'm using bacon, I use the Costco pre-cooked bacon because you can take it out of the freezer in individual pieces, microwave it and it's so much less messy and greasy!
  • make them vegetarian/meatless
  • onion (green, red or white onion)
  • cheese: mozzarella, cheddar, marble, feta
  • black olives
  • green peppers
Make them Weight Watchers Friendly
* Using turkey bacon and low-fat mozzarella cheese they are instantly WW friendly!
**NOTE:
  • Can be refrigerated for up to 4 days
💭 Top tip: Can these be frozen and reheated?
Yes! They freeze really well and taste freshly baked when they are reheated. Remove them from the muffin tins after they are baked, allow them to cool 10 minutes, then place them in a freezable airtight container, or in a plastic freezer bag. They can be frozen for up to 3 months. When you go to reheat them, 30-40 seconds is about the right amount of time, but that will also depend on the wattage of your microwave.
Nutrition Facts
🍕 Pizza Cupcakes Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cupcake)
Calories 231 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 690mg30%
Potassium 127mg4%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 183IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 90mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 690mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg