Muffin Tin Pizza Cups to Cook with Kids
These little tortilla pizza cups are a quick win for pizza night or party trays. Cut the tortillas; the kids press them into the tin, spoon on sauce, sprinkle cheese and toppings, and we’re eating in minutes. You can swap ready-made pizza dough if you prefer – just follow the packet bake time. These are one of those easy recipes that kids big or small will love to make. So here you go our family’s favourite muffin tin pizza cups.
Tortilla Pizza Cups
These are so simple to make, just use a round cutter to turn tortillas into circles, tuck them into a muffin tin to make “cups”, then add pizza sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni (or your favourite toppings). They bake fast, go crispy at the edges, and pop out easily for small hands. Just take care to let them cool a little before you bite as the sauce can be hot!
Ingredients for Making Muffin Pizza Cups
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 120 ml pizza sauce (about ½ cup)
- 225 g mozzarella, grated (about 2 cups)
- 100 g pepperoni slices (mini, or regular cut into small pieces)
Equipment: 12-hole muffin tin, oil spray, 7–8 cm round cutter, tablespoon.
How to Make your Mini Pizzas with Kids
1. Heat oven to 220 °C (200 °C fan) / 425 °F. Lightly oil the muffin tin.
2. Cut 12 circles from the tortillas and press one into each hole to make a cup.
3. Fill: add 1 tsp pizza sauce, a small handful of mozzarella, and a few pepperoni pieces to each cup.
4. Bake for 8–10 minutes until the cheese is melted and edges are golden. Cool 2 minutes, then lift out.
Kids can help
Press tortilla circles into the tin, spoon sauce, sprinkle cheese, add toppings.
Adult or Older Teen Jobs: oven handling.
Supervision & safety: hot trays and melted cheese; keep oven tasks to adults.
Substitutions & variations
Use pizza dough: press small dough rounds into the tin; bake to packet guidance.
Veggie: sweetcorn, peppers, mushrooms, olives, pineapple.
Protein swaps: ham, cooked chicken, veggie pepperoni.
Gluten-free: GF wraps or dough. Dairy-free: meltable DF cheese.
Sauce twist: pesto, BBQ sauce or passata with a pinch of oregano.
Make-ahead & storage
Assemble and chill (unbaked) up to 4 hours. Baked cups keep 2–3 days in the fridge; reheat at 180 °C for 6–8 minutes. Freeze baked cups up to 2 months; reheat from frozen at 180 °C for 10–12 minutes.
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Muffin Tin Pizza Cups (with Tortillas)
Ingredients
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 120 ml pizza sauce ½ cup
- 225 g grated mozzarella about 2 cups
- 100 g pepperoni slices mini, or regular cut small
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220 °C (200 °C fan) / 425 °F and lightly oil a 12-hole muffin tin.
- Use an 8–9 cm round cutter (or rim of a bowl/glass) to cut 12 circles from the tortillas.
- Press one circle into each hole to make a cup.
- Spoon a little pizza sauce into each cup, then top with mozzarella and pepperoni.
- Bake 8–10 minutes until the cheese is melted and edges are golden. Cool briefly and serve.