Spicy Homemade Pizza Bites
Spicy Homemade Pizza Bites
Ingredients
For the Spicy Pizza Bites
- 1 pound pizza dough, pre-made
- nonstick cooking spray, as needed
- 1/2 cup Bianco DiNapoli crushed tomato pizza sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated, optional
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 jalapeño, diced, optional
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons hot honey, for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F. Place the pre-made pizza dough on a clean wooden cutting board.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 500
- 2
Using a bench scraper or a sharp knife, divide the pizza dough into 12 equal pieces.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan by generously spraying each cup with nonstick cooking spray.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Place one piece of dough into the bottom of each muffin cup. Press the dough down firmly to form a flat base that covers the bottom of the cup.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Add a spoonful of pizza sauce on top of the dough in each muffin cup. Sprinkle a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes over the sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
If using, sprinkle a small amount of grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Place several slices of pepperoni on top of the Pecorino cheese (or directly on the sauce if not using Pecorino). If using, add a few diced jalapeño pieces to each cup.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Add a generous amount of shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese to each cup, ensuring it covers the pepperoni and jalapeño layers.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Place a few more slices of pepperoni on top of the mozzarella cheese layer in each cup.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Carefully transfer the muffin pan to the preheated oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and crispy, and the cheese is bubbly.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500
- 11
Once baked, remove the pizza bites from the oven. Allow them to cool in the pan for a few minutes. Use a knife to carefully loosen the edges of each pizza bite from the muffin pan.
⏱️ 3 min
- 12
Invert the entire muffin pan over a wooden cutting board or serving platter to release the pizza bites. Stack them as desired.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Drizzle the finished pizza bites generously with hot honey before serving. Enjoy while warm!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Spicy Homemade Pizza Bites
Ingredients
For the Spicy Pizza Bites
- 1 pound pizza dough, pre-made
- nonstick cooking spray, as needed
- 1/2 cup Bianco DiNapoli crushed tomato pizza sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated, optional
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 jalapeño, diced, optional
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons hot honey, for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F. Place the pre-made pizza dough on a clean wooden cutting board.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 500 - 2
Using a bench scraper or a sharp knife, divide the pizza dough into 12 equal pieces.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan by generously spraying each cup with nonstick cooking spray.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Place one piece of dough into the bottom of each muffin cup. Press the dough down firmly to form a flat base that covers the bottom of the cup.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Add a spoonful of pizza sauce on top of the dough in each muffin cup. Sprinkle a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes over the sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
If using, sprinkle a small amount of grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the sauce in each cup.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Place several slices of pepperoni on top of the Pecorino cheese (or directly on the sauce if not using Pecorino). If using, add a few diced jalapeño pieces to each cup.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Add a generous amount of shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese to each cup, ensuring it covers the pepperoni and jalapeño layers.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Place a few more slices of pepperoni on top of the mozzarella cheese layer in each cup.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Carefully transfer the muffin pan to the preheated oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and crispy, and the cheese is bubbly.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500 - 11
Once baked, remove the pizza bites from the oven. Allow them to cool in the pan for a few minutes. Use a knife to carefully loosen the edges of each pizza bite from the muffin pan.
⏱️ 3 min - 12
Invert the entire muffin pan over a wooden cutting board or serving platter to release the pizza bites. Stack them as desired.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Drizzle the finished pizza bites generously with hot honey before serving. Enjoy while warm!
⏱️ 1 min