I think my favorite part of New Year’s Eve parties may be the appetizers! There’s just something really fun about eating small food, especially if it’s the small version of something that’s normally pretty big! Which is why I love these Mini Pizza Muffin Tin Appetizers! Not only is it easy to make a lot of these, but it’s also a lot of fun to eat these pizza bites! It doesn’t hurt that they’re really tasty, too!
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By using a muffin tin (AKA cupcake tin), you can quickly make a dozen of these mini pizzas! If you have kids, consider having them help out with assembling these. They’d probably have a lot of fun sprinkling on the cheese or spooning in the sauce to help you make these mini pizza muffin tin appetizers!
And while I plan to make these as New Year’s Eve party appetizers, these would also make great after-school snacks, or even a nice lunch, if you made enough!
1 roll pizza dough (13.8 oz)
1/2 cup mini pepperoni
1/2 cup (4 strips) bacon, chopped into small pieces
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup pizza sauce, plus additional for dipping
fresh basil, chopped
12-cup muffin tin
5″ circle cookie cutter/biscuit cutter
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Unroll the pizza dough and roll it to 1/4″ thickness and cut with a 5″ circle cutter. Place each circle of dough into prepared pan and press into the muffin cups.
3. Sprinkle cheese, pizza sauce, more cheese, bacon, and pepperoni into each muffin cup.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for five minutes before removing from pan.
5. Sprinkle with chopped fresh basil and serve with pizza sauce for optional dipping.
Your guests are sure to love these mini pizza muffin tin appetizers!
What do you usually serve as a New Year’s Eve appetizer?