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
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 3/4 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
- 4 oz. pepperoni, diced (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup 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.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
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….
I cannot believe I found this recipe. I have lost 32 pounds and now I will have to forgo a pound or two to try the recipe. Looks to good. Any nutrition count available? Thanks.
I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVED this recipe. We made it for a party this evening, and they were DELICIOUS! Thanks for posting!
very simple and perfect for the party i went to! thanks
This recipe just saved me!
My friends called and wanted to come over, but I didn’t have any food in my apartment. I found this recipe purely by accident, and to my delight I had everything it called for! My friends LOVED them! I ended up making no less than 4 batches.
Thank you!
I just made these for my kids and they loved them! I made half with pepperoni, half without and they were both delicious. Thanks for a quick and yummy recipe.
Thanks, Tracie! Glad you and the kids enjoyed them! :)
~A
AHH – I made these for the Glee Season Finale (needed something awesome! Clearly, this was the choice!) and we ate these so fast that I considering going to the store to get more pepperonis to make another batch! They were THAT amazing!
Thank you for this great recipe! I blogged about it here:
https://whatabigtodo.blogspot.com/2010/06/pepperoni-pizza-puffs.html
:) yayyy thanks for all the amazing recipes!
Hey Madeleine,
I LOVE GLEE!!!!! Ahh – that’s so fun that you all enjoyed this recipe during the finale (which, btw, I loved!!). :) Glad you liked them!
~A
Goodness! I must make these as soon as my mouth is back in session haha.
oh my! cuteness overload!
Tia @ buttercreambarbie
there is such a great happiness in my heart today
thank you, ali!
OMG pepperoni is one of my favorite things in the world. these are fantastic. i must make them immediately. thanks!