Pizza Muffins (Any Flavour) (2024)

Ready in just 15 minutes, these super easy pizza muffins are perfect for a quick snack, portable lunch or lazy dinner. Toasted English muffins are halved and smothered in cheese and your favourite pizza toppings. And everyone loves these single-serve pizzas, because one batch can be easily customised to suit a number of different tastes and dietary needs.

Why you will love this recipe

• Quick and easy – just a handful of pantry staples and your favourite pizza toppings are required.
• Ready in just 15 minutes.
• Affordable – keep some English muffins in your pantry or freezer and make them with whatever you have in the fridge!
• Versatile – make them in your oven or air fryer, vary the flavours by mixing up the toppings to suit your personal taste. Store-bought or homemade pizza sauce can be used, depending on preference. You can also use white or wholemeal muffins and make them healthier by adding extra veggies.
• Serve them as a sandwich substitute in lunchboxes, an easy lunch option or as a speedy dinner when you don’t have time to cook.
• Freezer friendly – keep a batch in the freezer, ready to add to lunchboxes or heat up for snacking, lunch or dinner.

Ingredients you will need

**This post contains tips and instructions to achieve the best possible results. This photo is a great guide for when you are in the supermarket, but for full ingredient quantities and methods, please scroll down to the detailed recipe card below!

• English muffins – store-bought muffins are a more convenient and time saving option. But homemade English muffins can also be used. I use Tip Top English muffins, but any will work. Choose white or wholemeal, depending on preference. A pack of 6 whole muffins is used in this recipe, and they are split in half to make a total of 12 mini pizzas.
• Pizza sauce – homemade pizza sauce is super easy to make, but you can also use store-bought pizza sauce if you are short on time or ingredients. Choose a good quality brand that you know and love to eat for best results. Pizza sauce can be swapped for tomato paste, pesto or your favourite sauce.
• Cheese – shredded/grated mozzarella or pizza blend is recommended. But you can also use tasty cheddar or your favourite melty cheese.
• Toppings – use your favourites. Choose from a mix of pepperoni, shredded ham, cherry tomatoes, sliced mushroom, olives, bacon, pineapple, capsicum or any of your favourite pizza toppings.

Step by step instructions

Full ingredient notes and quantities can be found in the detailed recipe card below.

To start, split the English muffins in half, making 12 pieces.

Toast the muffins in a toaster or under a grill until lightly toasted.

Arrange the muffins on a lined baking tray and top with pizza sauce, pesto or your sauce of choice.

Add the shredded pizza cheese and your choice of pizza toppings.

Bake until the muffins are crisp and golden around the edges and the cheese has melted and become bubbly.

Expert tips

• To prevent a soggy base, I recommend lightly toasting the English muffins in a toaster or under a grill before adding the sauce and toppings.
• Don’t over-toast the muffins before adding the toppings, as they will finish cooking and crisping in the oven. A light toasting is all that is required.
• Don’t overload them! You’ll be surprised at how little toppings you need. Stick to 2-3 of your chosen toppings and chop them finely, to make sure they cook through.
• Storage; store the cooled muffins in the fridge in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
• This recipe makes 12 pizza muffins, but can be easily multiplied to make more. This option is perfect for feeding a crowd or storing in the freezer for easy lunches. Simply hit the ‘2x’ or ‘3x’ button in the recipe card below to increase the quantities.

Topping ideas

There are limitless pizza topping combinations and ideas, but below are some of our favourites;

• Tomato, ham and cheese
• Pepperoni
• Satay chicken and pineapple
• Salami, capsicum and mushroom
• Chicken, cheese and sweet chilli sauce
• Margherita; cheese, tomato and basil
• Roasted pumpkin and sun-dried tomato
• Mushroom, spinach and pine nuts
• Cherry tomato and mushroom
• Ham or chicken and pineapple
• Basil pesto, chicken and tomato
• Cheese and Vegemite (skip the tomato sauce!)

FAQs

Related recipes

Are you following us onFacebook,InstagramandPinterest?

Update Notes:This recipe was originally published inNovember 2020, but was re-published with new information, helpful tips and photos inJanuary 2023.