ABK’s Pepperoni Pizza Puffs are all that we love about pizza in a bite-sized package! Loaded with mozzarella and pepperoni, we serve them alongside homemade pizza sauce with freshly chopped basil. These tasty bites are the perfect appetizer for a casual party or kid gathering.
“Every Friday night for years, starting in the late 1960’s my parents played cards with our next-door neighbors, the Snows. During that time we had a ritual: the parents played cards at one house and the kids took over the other house. There were treats. There was a color console television. And there was Nightmare Theater — a local Seattle weekend show hosted by a vampire known as “The Count.” The show double-featured scary movies like The Thing and The Screaming Skull. Every. Single. Friday. Doesn’t that sound like fun? No wonder I won’t watch anything scary as an adult. And the food? Totino’s Pizza Rolls and boxed brownies. I loved this stuff. I have no logical explanation. Totino’s Pizza Rolls? What can I say? To this day, they have a special, highly preserved place in my heart!”
Si
In honor of those Friday nights, we’ve created a tasty, go-to recipe that can be whipped up in minutes and enjoyed while watching a football game, as an after-school snack, or for a movie night. Enjoy!
Other ABK appetizer recipes include: 10 Minute Restaurant-Style Salsa, Easy Soft Pretzels Recipe, and Amazing Cafe Rio Queso recipe!
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
Ingredients
Pizza Puffs:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup pepperoni cut in small pieces
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Freshly chopped basil to garnish
Homemade Pizza Sauce:
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- Dash of hot pepper sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Pizza Puffs:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Whisk in milk and egg.
- Stir in mozzarella, pepperoni, and Italian seasoning. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Divide among the mini muffin cups.
- Bake until puffed and lightly golden, 15-20 minutes.
Homemade Pizza Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan, combine the Homemade Pizza Sauce ingredients and warm on the stovetop just until bubbly. Set aside.
- Garnish pizza puffs and sauce with basil. Serve puffs with pizza sauce for dipping.
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Si
Hi Lindsay, Im not sure. I would not try to freeze pineapple, but the pepperoni versions should do okay. Ty heating them up at about 400 directly from the freezer, no thawing. Or maybe even in the microwave on a paper towel for about a minute thirty seconds…let us know how it goes 🙂
lindsay kjar
sorry i am goofy and replied twice- i thought it kicked me off the first time. thanks for your advice! i'll give it a try. ps- you are our fave, so thanks for posting so much great stuff! your recipes have really inspired me to cook better food for my family, so here's to you:)
lindsay kjar
These were delicious, poppable little morsels of pizza goodness! Love the idea to mix it up with different toppings. Do you think these would freeze and re-heat well?
lindsay kjar
These were delicious, poppable little morsels of pizza fun! Love the idea to try ham/pineapple…we'll have to mix it up and try them again. Thanks for always coming through with great recipes!
Unknown
I made these but I used ham, pineapple, pepper jack cheese and unflavoured almond milk (that is what I had). I also used regular sized muffin tins. My husband and I both thought they were delicious!
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sonsothunder
Yeah, was probably all those Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price, movies that drove you to "Impulse Pepperoni Pizza Pellets"
I'm going to try this one…Love me some pizza, and bread.
God Bless You
paul
Carolyn
Oh yummy! YOu picked a good one from your blog on the SRC. Pizza in muffin form, how can you go wrong?
Sara
These look fantastic! What a great treat! 🙂
Lisa~~
How fun the memories! These look wonderful and so easy, I'm saving this recipe.
If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Welsh Cakes.
Lisa~~
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Lisa
I think I grew up on the packaged pizza rolls, and still get a hankering for them to this day! BUT, now I'd prefer to make them from scratch, and these pepperoni pizza rolls look INCREDIBLE! Awesome SRC choice, and what a lovely blog you have!
NO REASON NEEDED
Mmmmm, I love pizza and these sound super easy to make.
Ilke
Oh i know my husband would love these for the beer making Saturdays with his friends! Definitely tripling the recipe for the group!
Isabelle @ Crumb
Great story! It reminds me a little of the slumber parties one of my friends used to host, where her parents would order a bunch of pizzas and then we'd stay up really late to watch bad late-night horror movies. Fun times. 🙂
These pizza puffs sound positively delicious, and not nearly as guilt-inspiring as frozen pizza rolls. Great pick!
Lindsay @ the lean green bean
Yay!! So glad you and your family liked the recipe! It's one of my favorite party appetizers.
Barb, sfo
Those look great–and I almost always have everything in the house to make them (unless the kids have invaded the pepperoni!) I like to make my own sauce too. I'm sure my family will love these. Thanks for the recipe!
Aimee
Love the story that goes with this! 🙂 The photos are lovely. Would love to see a photo of the inside! Bet they tasted amazing 🙂