Pizza Muffins with Biscuits (Picky Eater Approved)

If your kids love pizza, they will love these pizza muffins with biscuits! Cut up your biscuit dough, toss everything together in one bowl — butter, sauce, seasonings, cheese, and your favorite toppings — then scoop into a muffin tin and bake. Ready in just 20 minutes and picky eater approved, this is the ultimate kid-friendly finger food for parties, game days, and busy weeknights!

If you love finger foods, you’ll also love our mini ham and cheese egg bites, crescent roll hot dogs, roast beef sliders, and easy steak quesadillas. Browse our full collection of kid-sized bites for more fun ideas!

🛒 Ingredients You’ll Need

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities.

• Biscuits — We love Pillsbury Grands. Just make sure to avoid the flaky layers variety — you want the regular kind for a fluffy, doughy base.
• Pizza or Marinara Sauce — Rao’s Homemade Pizza Sauce is our go-to, but any sauce you love will work!
• Mozzarella Cheese — Classic mozzarella is our pick, but cheddar, provolone, or an Italian blend all work great.
• Melted Butter — Adds rich, golden flavor to the dough.
• Seasonings — Garlic powder, parsley flakes, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried thyme give these pizza muffins their irresistible flavor.

🧑🏽‍🍳 How to Make Pizza Muffins with Biscuits (Step by Step)

🤔 Which Biscuits Work Best — Canned or Homemade?

The good news is that both options work great for pizza muffins — it really comes down to how much time you have and what you have on hand!

Canned: For the quickest and easiest choice we opt for canned biscuit dough from the store, like Pillsbury Grands Biscuits. It’s convenient, consistent, and the dough holds it shape perfectly in a muffin tin. It also puffs up beautifully in the oven giving you that thick, fluffy base that kids love.

Homemade: If you have a little extra time, traditional homemade biscuits make a very flavorful base. They’re flakier and more structured than the other options but require a bit more prep work. Worth it for a weekend when you’re not in a rush!

🧀 Fun Topping Ideas and Variations

• Mix in your favorites — Diced pepperoni, ham, crumbled sausage, mini meatballs, or chopped veggies like bell peppers, black olives, and tomatoes all make great additions. Just toss them into the bowl with the dough before filling the muffin tin!
• Turn up the heat — Sprinkle in red pepper flakes for an added kick. Perfect for the adults while keeping the kids’ batch mild.
• Try different dipping sauces — Ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, and blue cheese are all great alternatives to marinara for these pizza muffins.

✔️ Tips for Perfect Pizza Muffins

• Cut biscuits into six even pieces — Use kitchen shears  to cut each biscuit in half and then into thirds. This gives you the perfect size for a standard muffin tin.
• Grease the pan generously — Don’t skip this step! A well-greased muffin tin is the difference between pizza muffins that pop right out and ones that stick and fall apart.
• Simplify the seasonings — Don’t have all five spices on hand? No problem! Swap the garlic powder, parsley flakes, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried thyme for a pre-mixed Italian seasoning blend and a pinch of garlic powder. You’ll get very similar flavor with half the measuring!
• Don’t overfill — Fill each muffin cup about ¾ of the way full. Overfilling causes the toppings to spill over the sides and makes them harder to remove cleanly.
• Go easy on the sauce — Just ¼ cup of pizza sauce is all you need for the whole batch. It sounds like a little but trust us — too much sauce makes the bottoms soggy, and you’ll want plenty left over for dipping anyway!
• Loosen before removing — Run a knife gently around the edges of each pizza muffin before lifting them out of the tin.
• Serve immediately — Pizza muffins are best straight out of the oven with a side of warmed pizza or marinara sauce for dipping.

🧊 How to Store and Reheat Pizza Muffins

Storing: Once completely cooled, store pizza muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days or in the freezer for up to three months.

Reheating: For best results, reheat in the oven or toaster oven at 350°F for 5-8 minutes or until warmed through. This keeps the outside crispy and the inside soft — just like fresh out of the oven! You can also reheat in the microwave in a pinch, but keep in mind the biscuit base may lose its crispy texture.

Freezing Tips: Once completely cooled, wrap each pizza muffin individually in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag or container. This prevents them from sticking together so you can grab just a few at a time — perfect for a quick snack or easy school lunch!