Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes - make mini deep dish pizzas in your muffin pan! Crescent rolls, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese. Let the kids customize each pizza with their favorite pizza toppings. Great for tailgating, parties, lunch or dinner.

Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes - make mini deep dish pizzas in your muffin pan! Crescent rolls, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese. Let the kids customize each pizza with their favorite pizza toppings. Great for tailgating, parties, lunch or dinner.

Pizza is my all-time favorite food.  I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  The other day I was in the mood for deep dish pizza.  I wanted something quick, so a traditional deep dish pizza was out of the question.  I had a can of crescent rolls in the fridge, so I made these deep dish pizza cupcakes.  They were SO good.  They took about 20 minutes from start to finish.  We had them for lunch, but they would be great for a quick dinner.  These can be customized for every family members personal preference.  You might want to double the recipe, these don't last long!

Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes - make mini deep dish pizzas in your muffin pan! Crescent rolls, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese. Let the kids customize each pizza with their favorite pizza toppings. Great for tailgating, parties, lunch or dinner.





Yield: 8 cupcakes

Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes

prep time: 5 MINScook time: 15 MINStotal time: 20 mins

ingredients:


  • 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls (I used the seamless sheet)
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • pizza toppings - pepperoni, ham, sausage, peppers, onions, mushrooms

instructions:


  1. Preheat oven to 375ĀŗF.
  2. Spray 8 regular muffin cups with cooking spray.  Cut crescent roll dough into 8 squares.  Press into muffin cups.
  3. Sprinkle some of cheese (about 1 Tbsp) in the bottom of each muffin cup.  Top with 1 Tbsp of pizza sauce.  Add remaining cheese and top with pizza toppings.  Sprinkle garlic powder over toppings.
  4. Bake 15-18 minutes. Remove from pan and serve immediately.
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  1. AnonymousApril 25, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    These are so cute! What a perfect weeknight meal.

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  2. KatApril 25, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    Great idea and they sound so delicious. If you get a chance stop by my blog. I am having a giveaway for my new cookie cookbook.

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  3. High Heels & Good Meals!April 25, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    You have the best crescent roll recipes! This looks so cute and delicious!

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  4. bjApril 25, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    These are genius...can't wait to make them...I am about to do a post on the many uses of crescent rolls and will put this recipe in, linking back to you.

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  5. Melissa BoApril 25, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    These look so good! =)

    Melissa

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  6. Julie EvinkApril 25, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    Awesome idea! These look so simple yet way cuter than regular pizza!

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  7. Coleens RecipesApril 25, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    GREAT idea!!

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  8. ChrisApril 28, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Too adorable! I'll have to do these the next time Trevor has a friend spend the night.

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  9. DeeApril 28, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    This is a great idea for a party. I am hosting one next week and was wondering about making them and then freezing them? Has anyone tried this?

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    1. BethDecember 12, 2013 at 7:40 AM

      I am a freezer cook and I am pretty sure these will freeze beautifully. You could then microwave them, but I will probably bake them for 10 minutes after they are thawed.

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  10. Stephanie ParkerApril 28, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    Dee - I haven't frozen them. If you do freeze them, make sure to bake them first. They won't rise properly if you freeze them without baking them first. Let us know if you try it!

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  11. Kathy SommersMay 16, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    It looks like a good dish to pass at a party!!!

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  12. Abigail SMay 29, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    does it work if you don't use the garlic powder? looks delicious!!

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  13. Tomesha FagbemiJune 12, 2013 at 3:10 PM

    I made these for dinner last night and they were so easy and soooo good. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Jennifer SmithDecember 11, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    You can even use the low fat crescents, low fat cheese and turkey pepperoni to make it healthier!!thanks for sharing this!

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  15. Blanche ThorsonJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    Always looking for easy quick recipes and this one is great can add what ever ingredients I have in the house.

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  16. Blanche ThorsonJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    Always looking for easy quick recipes and this one is great can add what ever ingredients I have in the house.

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  17. Kim JonesFebruary 22, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    What are cresent rolls? Live in Australia so are they called something else here?

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    1. ChelsieMay 16, 2014 at 12:12 AM

      I have never seen them in Australia (from US moved over 4 years ago). I think maybe something like puff pastry could work as a replacement.. But it wouldn't be exactly the same.

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  18. Dannielle MichelleApril 7, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    Looks so good and easy!

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  19. Dannielle MichelleApril 7, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    Looks so good and easy!

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  20. Aayushi ShahJuly 27, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    Could u give me ur cresent roll receipe? I am from india. Do u know what is it called here?

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  21. tiffany turnerJanuary 25, 2017 at 7:51 PM

    I made these tonight and it was a HUGE hit. My 2 year old and 4 year old devoured them. Next time I will double the recipe.

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  22. UnknownNovember 21, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    So do they make 8 or 12 little pizzas? A little confused although I may have misread

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  23. Megan wilsonJanuary 21, 2018 at 4:36 PM

    Will these work in a mini cupcake pan?

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    1. Stephanie @ Plain ChickenJanuary 21, 2018 at 5:16 PM

      Sure - just adjust the cook time. They won’t take as long to bake in a mini muffin pan

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