Pepperoni Pizza Puffs

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Ok – I’ve found a new favorite ingredient at the store. They’ve probably existed for years, and I somehow missed them. But hey — they’re new to me. :) I’m talking about….

Mini-pepperonis!!!!

Have you seen these?! Oh my goodness — they’re too cute for words. I actually forgot to take a picture before I tossed them in this recipe, but they’re just a tiny about 1-cm wide version of regular pepperonis. Granted, you can of course achieve the same taste and effect by just dicing regular ones, but these are so cute and fun. So of course, I had to bring some home!

To put them to use, I decided to try out a recipe I’ve had bookmarked for awhile. Talk about too cute for words — these little pepperoni puffs were a fabulous success!!! Super simple. Super quick. And super delicious. Perfect for an appetizer, an after-school snack, or just a fun alternative to pizza!!

So give them a try — either with diced regular pepperonis, or with my fun new favorites — and enjoy!! I’ve also included some other fun ingredient substitutions for your other favorite pizza toppings below.

Pepperoni Pizza Puffs Prep Time: Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: Total Time: 40 minutes

Yield: Yield: 24 pizza puffs 1 x Print Pin Description Always a crowd favorite… you will love this Pepperoni Pizza Puffs recipe! Scale 1x 2x 3x Ingredients 3/4 cup flour

flour 3/4 tsp . baking powder

. baking powder 1/2 tsp . dried oregano

. dried oregano 3/4 cup milk (I used 2%)

milk (I used 2%) 1 egg, lightly beaten

egg, lightly beaten 4 oz . mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup )

. mozzarella cheese, shredded (about ) 4 oz . pepperoni, diced (about 1 cup )

. pepperoni, diced (about ) 1/2 cup pizza sauce (homemade or store-bought)

pizza sauce (homemade or store-bought) 2 Tbsp . fresh basil, finely diced Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and oregano; 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. Warm the pizza sauce, then stir in 1 tablespoon basil. Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 tablespoon basil. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.

Ali’s Tip:

These would of course be fun with tons of other ingredients! Some possible ideas that come to mind (all of these diced pretty small!) might be:

“Hawaiian” – canadian bacon and diced pineapple

sausage

green or red peppers

olives

onion

etc….