Your family will go crazy for these Pepperoni Pizza Puffs. They are the perfect after-school and play date snack. However, adults tend to gobble them up as well.



If I ask my kids what they want for dinner, there’s a ninety percent chance they will say pizza. They love it, as most kids do. I guess I have an affection for it too, but we don’t indulge too often. If I had to choose a favorite pizza, it would be the Hawaiian, but no one else in my household appreciates its flavors like I do, too bad for them.

So when my kids came home from school and I had this afternoon snack waiting for them, they were pretty excited to be having pizza at 3 PM. Okay, so was I, can you blame me?

These are the simplest, yummiest little bites. It’s like pizza but inside out. Pepperoni and cheese on the inside, wrapped in crust and then dipped in sauce, what could be better? You can easily use store bought pizza sauce or you can make my recipe for the ULTIMATE PIZZA SAUCE, it’s the best.

If you have a mini muffin pan you are good to go. If you don’t have one, hurry and pick one up, you don’t want to miss out on these.



Preheat oven to 375o. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.



Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.



Microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through, then stir in 1 Tablespoon basil.



Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 Tablespoon basil. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.

Print Recipe Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup whole milk

1 large egg lightly beaten 4 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella

4 oz pepperoni, cut into small cubes

1/2 cup pizza sauce

2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.

Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

Microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through, then stir in 1 Tablespoon basil. Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 Tablespoon basil. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.