Get the recipe: Easy-Peasy Cheesy Pizza Muffins (hidden veggie!)
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup finely shredded carrots (optional)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup Mozzarella, Italian or Pizza Blend Shredded Cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line or spray a muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and shredded carrots (if using).
- Add in the milk, eggs, butter, and 3/4 cup shredded cheese and mix until just incorporated.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling 3/4 way to the top.
- Spoon 1/2-1 tbsp of pizza sauce on top of each muffin.
- Sprinkle on the remaining cheese and parmesan.
- Add any toppings on top of the cheese.
- Place the muffin pan into the oven for 18-20 minutes or until just golden.
- Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transitioning the muffins onto a cooling rack. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Age: 11+ months
Mini or Regular Size: you can make these muffins into mini or regular-size muffins, the only difference is the baking time. For mini muffins, bake for 10-12 minutes, for regular muffins bake for 18-20 minutes.
Storage: store in an air-tight container on the counter or fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Note on Flours: you can use all-purpose, white whole wheat flour, a mixture of 50/50 white and whole wheat flour, or gluten-free one-for-one flour.
Oil/Butter: to make the muffins nice and moist. You can use coconut, avocado, vegetable, olive, or melted butter.
Cooking with Kids
Toddlers
- Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
- They can help mix the ingredients together.
- Toddlers can help scoop the dough into the muffin pan.
Kids
- Preheat the oven.
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients.
- Kids can help mix the ingredients together.
- They can help to fill the muffin cups with the batter.
- Once filled, kids can carefully put the muffin tin into the oven (with adult supervision) and remove once baked.
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