Easy one-bowl Savoury Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids’ lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!
If you’re looking for an alternative to sandwiches for lunchboxes then you have to try my Pizza Muffins. They’re delicious, so easy to make (all the ingredients are mixed together in one bowl) and they’re also brilliant to store in the freezer.
Making just a couple of batches of these a month means you will have packed lunch options ready to go on busy weekday mornings.
Start off by whisking eggs, milk and melted butter in a large bowl. Then add in all the pizza flavourings – pizza sauce, grated cheese, tomatoes, pepperoni and spring onions.
The pizza sauce can be shop bought or homemade, both will work really well. And if you are making these just for home then you can also use red pesto.
Remember that pesto contains pine nuts, which most schools will not allow because of the nut-free policy (despite pine nuts not technically being classified as a nut but better to be safe!)
Once that’s all mixed together add the flour and oregano and mix one final time.
Then divide the mixture between 12 muffin case. I prefer to use silicone cases as these muffins can stick to paper cases.
I find it easier to transfer the mixture using an ice cream scoop.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top.
These muffins are delicious served up warm from the oven but they still taste really good cold in lunchboxes too.
They will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container and can also be frozen.
This lunchbox is my own brand of children’s products which you can check out here – Silicone Lunchbox.
If you try this recipe yourself please do let me know what you think. Or tag me in a picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I’d love to see your pictures and hearing your comments about the recipes.
If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy my Ham & Cheese Muffins and you can also check out more of my Lunchbox Ideas here.
Pizza Lunchbox Savoury Muffins
Prep Time: 5 minutes- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 12 1x
Category: Lunch
Cuisine: European
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Easy one-bowl Savoury Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids’ lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggs
- 150ml / ½ cup milk
- 75g / ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 tbsp pizza sauce
- 150g / 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 150g / 1 & ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 75g / 2 & ½ oz pepperoni, chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 250g / 2 cups self raising flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c / 350f and line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases.
- Add the egg, milk and melted butter to a large bowl. Whisk gently with a fork.
- Add the pizza sauce, grated cheese, cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, spring onion and mix again.
- Finally add the flour and oregano and mix just enough until all the ingredients have combined.
- Divide the mixture between the 12 muffin cases. I find it much easier to use an ice cream scoop to do this.
- Bake the muffins in the oven for 20-25 minutes until a skewer stuck in the middle comes out dry.
Notes
These muffins will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. They can also be frozen and defrosted at room temperature.
Chloe Morittz says
Can I use regular flour instead of self rising?
Thank you!
Vicky says
Hi, we have always used self raising flour in this recipe, so that the muffins rise in the oven, so if you use regular flour they will still taste the same but you may not get the same rise, but please let us know if you try and let us know how they turn out. Thank you for your comment.
Enki says
Hello
Can I please replace the flour with coconut or almond flour and xantham? My son is diabetic and wheat flour doesn’t work for us . Thank you
Vicky says
Hi, We have never tried this recipe using coconut or almond flour, it could possibly work but maybe the consistency would be a little different so might need some extra liquid, like more milk. hope this helps, please let us know if you try, we would like to know how they turned out. Enjoy x
Rachel says
Can these be made in the air fryer?
Catherine says
These will be heading straight into my kids lunchboxes fro there first day back at school. Thanks for the idea.
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Vicky says
Great the hear! please feel free to share your creations with us, we love seeing them.
Danielle says
Upon defrosting how long to you cook for? Or can you cook from frozen? I’m absolutely useless at batch cooking!
Vicky says
Hi Danielle, Once defrosted they can be eaten cold, but if you prefer them warm, just a gentle warm though will be fine. Enjoy!
Anna says
Hello, can I substitute sausage with cubed mortadella? Thanks!
Vicky says
Hello, We haven’t tried making this recipe with cubed mortadella, but cant see any reason why it wouldn’t work. If you do make them using this please let us know how they turn out. Happy cooking x
Kay says
Hi Ciara
Loving your recipes thanks so much- do the muffins stick a lot to the cases in this recipe? I find they do in every previous mix I’ve made and it turns our little one off [so I tend to peel off beforehand] But the waste is frustrating admittedly.
Ive only been using the Coles brand muffin cases [one stop shopper these days!], what are your brand muffin cases if there are ones in existence that sticks less please?
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Bianca Carey Spencer says
Hi Kay.
Thanks so much, so pleased you are enjoying the recipes! If you are having trouble with the muffin cases, it might worth trying silicone muffin cases. They are more expensive than the paper ones, but you only have to buy them once! You can get them on Amazon.
Tugba says
Did you let them cool completely?
If my muffins are cooled and they still stick to the paper ,instead of pulling it to the sides I like to pull it straight downwards and as close to the muffin as possible if that makes sense. I hope that helps!
Tuğba says
Did you let them cool completely?
If my muffins are cooled and they still stick to the paper ,instead of pulling it to the sides I like to pull it straight downwards and as close to the muffin as possible if that makes sense. I hope that helps!
Reveena says
Can I omit the pepperoni ? Do I need to adjust accordingly?
Bianca Carey Spencer says
Hi Reveena, the pepperoni can be swapped for ham or chicken or can be left out entirely to make a vegetarian version.
Katherine says
Brilliant. We made the veggie version which went down a hit with all the family including my 8 month old. Will definitely make again!
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Mehreen says
My 4 year old loves these, he normally doesn’t touch anything with cheese or tomatoes. Great for his lunch box.
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Teresa says
Made these for my grandson great recipe and taste and smell like pizza . He loves them and perfect for packlunch as I struggle on different things to give him
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gerald says
i love it
Izzy says
You have so many brilliant recipes on your site and these were no exception. LOVE!!!
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Valerie says
Loved these so much. I make them for my daughter.
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Maeve says
How could I adjust the recipe to make it gluten free? Would I need baking powder /xantham gum? I’ve found that just swapping in gf flour doesn’t often work!
Marianne says
Hi, I Have just made these gluten free using doves farm free from self raising flour, it contains xantham gum already and has come out well taste wise as a straight swap. The only thing I did for the second batch was added a little extra milk to make it more of the consistency you would expect it to have if it was made with wheat flour, this did mean it had a better rise to it as well as more moist. enjoy!
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Val says
I baby girl is not good with textures like tomato skin, and like one of the other commenters, there’s a no-nut policy at her daycare. Can I use pasta sauce to replace the pesto and tomatoes? I’m not sure how much… I feel like too much liquid would destroy the recipe… Can you guesstimate a quantity for me based on your baking experience?
Ciara Attwell says
Yes pasta sauce will be fine. If the texture seems to soft just add a tiny bit of extra flour in!
Sarah says
Would love to make these for the kids lunched but their school has a no nuts policy, therefor no pesto. Can you recommend a substitute – would pizza base sauce work?
Ciara Attwell says
Yes you can definitely use a pizza sauce or tomato puree instead. Maybe add some dried oregano to help with the italian taste!
Kate says
Just discovered your vlog & blog! Amazing! I have a 6 year old who’s currently turned fussy after being good with food & is losing weight! Just making a batch for when he finishes school today. I’m sure my 1 year old will enjoy them too!!! Thank you so much, pretty sure I will be looking you up daily. Keep up the good work xxxx
Eshu says
This blog is full of good food.I am glad to found it.
Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Eshu!
Rachel says
I am so glad I have found you! I have a 7 year old fussy eater, which given I am also a keen food blogger can sometimes be a little challenging!
Looking forward to trying out your recipes and tips.
Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Rachel, I have a fussy 6 year old so I feel your pain!!