My boys are bottomless. They are both really active kids and eat pretty healthily most of the time and these mini pizza bites are a delicious after school snack or lunchbox treat.
There is something about going small that really appeals to my boys and these mini pizza bites are no exception. You can top with whatever you want and they are great for adding vegetables. These were made with mushrooms and a mini pepperoni, but we have made them with peppers, sweetcorn and ham in the past.
Ingredients:
- Pizza base (one third of our homemade pizza base will make 24 mini pizza bites)
- Passata or tomato puree or our The Ultimate Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
- Cheese (we used grated mozzarella)
- Topping of your choice (mushrooms and pepperoni)
Equipment list
- Mini muffin or cake trays (I used shallow ones)
- Cake release spray
- Grater
- Knife
- Chopping board
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How to make Mini Pizza Bites
Prepare your dough. We tend to pop all our ingredients in the breadmaker and then select the pizza dough function. But it is just as easy to add to a mixer with a dough hook or get stuck in and mix by hand.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees centigrade, 350 fahrenheit or Gas mark 4.
Roll out your dough thinly and using a circular cutter or a glass cut in to circles and place in the muffin tin which you will have sprayed lightly with cake release.
Place about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce on top of the dough and spread out using the back of a teaspoon.
Add your topping, we used chopped mushrooms and mini pepperoni. Cover with grated cheese.
Top with a couple of mini pepperoni slices.
Cook for ten to fifteen minutes depending on your oven, until cooked through, dough is golden brown, and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
These are delicious warm, but also perfect for popping into lunch boxes and they freeze well and will reheat in the oven.
Ingredients
- Pizza base (one third of our homemade pizza base will make 24 mini pizza bites)
- Passata or tomato puree
- Cheese (we used grated mozzarella)
- Topping of your choice (mushrooms and pepperoni)
Instructions
- Prepare your dough. We tend to pop all our ingredients in the breadmaker and then select the pizza dough function. But it is just as easy to add to a mixer with a dough hook or get stuck in and mix by hand.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees centigrade, 350 fahrenheit or Gas mark 4.
- Roll out your dough thinly and using a circular cutter or a glass cut in to circles and place in the muffin tin which you will have sprayed lightly with cake release.
- Place about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce on top of the dough and spread out using the back of a teaspoon.
- Add your topping, we used chopped mushrooms and mini pepperoni. Cover with grated cheese.
- Top with a couple of mini pepperoni slices.
- Cook for ten to fifteen minutes depending on your oven, until cooked through, dough is golden brown, and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- These are delicious warm, but also perfect for popping into lunch boxes and they freeze well and will reheat in the oven.
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These look so yummy! I love mini-food! They’re great for kids and for parties.
We enjoy making this sort of thing too- my kids have hollow legs as well!!
Your Comments
These look so good! I need them in my life!
These look fantastic! Perfect for snacking during the summer holidays! x
These look lovely Jen! It’s only 7am and I fancy some now!!
These would be great to make with my god-daughters when they visit this summer! Thank you!
These look great perfect little snacks xx
Oh yum these look delicious, the perfect dinner time snack. x
My kids would love these, they love making pizza but I’ve never thought of making mini ones before.
It looks amazing. I must try this.
I agree making small bits makes some things more appetizing! These look fab and so good for hungry kids! Kids want food non stop don’t they? drives me nuts!
Im not a big fan of pizza, so maybe I should have a go at making my own x
Ah we love pizzas! Might have to make these with Jack over the next few weeks 🙂
These look amazing! They are so on my to do list with my girls thank you for sharing x
ah what a good idea! I bet Wilf would love this and such a good weekend activity x
Ooh these look very tasty Jen, what a treat. Seem easy to make with the kids too which is always a bonus. I’m sure POD would love to make them. Can’t believe she only have 5 days of pre-school left – eek!
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