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Make-Your-Own Mini Pizzas

English muffin halves the guests top themselves with sauce, cheese and toppings. A party activity and lunch in one.

⏱ 25 min (15 min prep, 10 min cooking) 🍽 Serves 8 · 2 mini pizzas kid friendlyquickleftovers vegetarian

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ContainsMilk, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 8 servings
  • 8 English muffins, split (16 halves)
  • 1 cup Marinara or pasta sauce (jar), or pizza sauce
  • 2 cup Shredded mozzarella, shredded
  • 32 slice Pepperoni (optional)
  • 1 Green bell pepper, diced (optional)

Make it yourself

Make the english muffins yourself β†’ Make the marinara and pizza sauce yourself β†’

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: two rimmed baking sheets, spoons for sauce, small bowls for toppings, oven mitts.

  1. Heat the oven to 425Β°F. If you like a crisper base, toast the muffin halves on the sheets for 4 minutes first.
  2. Set out the muffin halves, sauce, cheese and toppings in bowls. Each guest spreads a spoonful of sauce, sprinkles cheese and adds toppings. Write names on the parchment with a pencil so everyone gets their own.
  3. A grown-up bakes them 8 to 10 minutes, until the cheese melts and bubbles.
  4. Cool 3 minutes; melted cheese is very hot. At the party, set it out for no more than 2 hours, then refrigerate what’s left (USDA).
Make aheadDice toppings the day before. Assemble and bake at the party.
β†Ί LeftoversRefrigerate within 2 hours; eat within 3 to 4 days.
πŸ§’ With kidsThe guests make these themselves; a grown-up handles the oven.
Dairy-free swapUse dairy-free cheese.
From scratch swapUse the from-scratch pizza dough, rolled into 4-inch rounds; bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Gluten-free swapUse gluten-free English muffins or bagels.

Goes well with

πŸ₯• Veggie Cups with Ranch DipπŸ‹ Fresh-Squeezed Party Lemonade

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Birthday parties collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.