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5 Ingredient Pizza Cups

5 Ingredient pizza cups with pepperoni in the muffin pan.
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These easy Pizza Cups use only 5 simple ingredients, are made in a muffin pan, and will be loved by both kids and adults! These are such a fun, crowd pleasing spin on pizza that are great served as an appetizer at a party or even as a main meal with a big salad on the side.

Ingredients

  • 14oz tube of refrigerated pizza dough, I used Pillsbury
  • ~1/2 cup marinara sauce
  • ~1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ~1/2 cup diced pepperoni slices
  • Italian seasoning for topping
  • *Optional - Red pepper flakes, for spice

Instructions

  1. Prep - Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a standard 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
  2. Cut Pizza Dough - Roll out the pizza dough and use a rolling pin to roll it thinner into about 1 10 x 13 inch rectangle. This doesn’t need to be exact. Cut the rectangle into 12 squares. Try to make them as even in size as possible, but it’s okay if they’re not perfect 🙂
  3. Press in Muffin Pan - Press the squares of pizza dough into the greased muffin tin cups.
  4. Layer - Layer the fillings! This is very customizable, but I always like to start with cheese so the bottoms don’t get soggy. Order I do with rough amounts (again, doesn’t need to be exact).  Cheese (~1 tablespoon). Diced Pepperoni (~1 teaspoon. Sauce (~1 tablespoon). 2 teaspoons Cheese (~1 tablespoon). Diced Pepperoni (~1 teaspoon).  Small dollop of sauce
  5. Season - Sprinkle them all with some Italian Seasoning. If you like spice, you can also do red pepper flakes.
  6. Bake - Bake for 18-22 minutes until the pizza dough edges are golden brown. I like to use a metal spoon to gently lift one cup up to check the bottom and make sure the crust is cooked. After about 10-15 minutes of baking, you may need to place a piece of tin foil on top to keep the edges from getting too dark.
  7. Enjoy - Serve and enjoy warm!

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