Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes (4 ingredients) -- The Recipe Rebel (2024)

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written by Ashley Fehr

4.64 from 11 votes

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings 9 cupcakes

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Last updated on January 18, 2022

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These Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes are made up of pepperoni, cheese, and pizza sauce baked inside of crisp wonton wrappers — Only 4 main ingredients and 20 minutes! Perfect as an appetizer or a quick lunch.

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You guys, I am just not at a point in my life where I have the time or energy to cook a meal that involves 17 ingredients and 3 different pots. (Please pass me all the one pot meals and slow cooker recipes)

And besides, sometimes simple isinsanely delicious.

These Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes are so good. And if you want to make them good for you, you can always increase the veggie content. Mushrooms, chopped spinach or kale, grated carrot, grated zucchini — whatever you want to hide under all of that spicy pepperoni and oozing sauce and cheese. You could even go all out and use turkey pepperoni and low fat cheese,if you really wanted.

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I might even like these more than pizza itself.

Both are good in their own ways, but with these there’s no yeast dough to deal with. You also get a soft, noodle like texture from the wonton that inside the muffin pan, and then those crispy, crunchy edges that get all golden on top. It’s win-win.

One of the only reasons pizza is still way up there is because real pizza is great for making ahead, freezing, or packing in lunches and reheating quickly in the microwave. I try not to make too many leftovers of these wonton cupcakes because, though they are still just as flavorful, those beautiful golden edges just don’t have the same crunch after sitting in the fridge (though if you want to make them ahead, be sure to reheat them in the oven so they crisp up and don’t get soggy!)

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So grab all five — yes, FIVE — ingredients and give these a try. You’ll be on your way to oozy cheesy crunchy bliss in no time.

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Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes

written by Ashley Fehr

4.64 from 11 votes

You’re only 5 simple ingredients away from these delicious and hearty pepperoni pizza cupcakes — the perfect snack, lunch or quick weeknight dinner!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Cuisine American

Course Appetizer

Servings 9 cupcakes

Calories 92cal

Ingredients

  • 18 small wonton wrappers about 3-4″ in width
  • 1 1/2 cups finely diced pepperoni
  • 1 cup finely diced red pepper
  • 3/4 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Spray a muffin pan with non-stick spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Combine pepperoni, pepper and pizza sauce in a bowl.

  • Lay one wonton wrapper in the bottom of 9 muffin cups. Press the wrapper in right to the edges so that it sticks to the non-stick spray. Lay another over top, and press down.

  • Fill each wonton cup with filling, spreading evenly.

  • Top with cheese and bake about 15 minutes until edges are golden and cheese is bubbly. Let cool slightly before eating.

Notes

*Note: I made a small batch, just enough for my family of 3. The ingredients are easily reduced or increased to make more to suit your own needs. If you are going to add more veggies, just reduce the amount of pepperoni and red pepper.
**As shown in the video, I have tried placing both wrappers right in the bottom and then filling. It cuts out an extra step and works just as well! You do what you prefer.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 92cal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 124mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 690IU | Vitamin C: 22.6mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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  1. Debbie says

    Where is the video?

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  2. Jennifer says

    What is the serving SIZE for the calorie content. I’m sorry if I missed it somewhere. Thx

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    • Ashley Fehr says

      The nutrition information is per individual cupcake

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  3. Dee says

    I made these as directed but the wanton wrappers did not become crunchy. They remained uncooked even after putting it back in the oven for another 5 mins. Any tips?

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Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes (4 ingredients) -- The Recipe Rebel (2024)

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What happened to pizza cupcakes after Shark Tank? ›

The Pizza Cupcake is still in business

Not only is The Pizza Cupcake still in business and selling its frozen snacks online through its website but since its appearance on "Shark Tank," the pizza cupcakes have made their way into even bigger supermarkets across the country.

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Mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), wheat flour, sugar, vegetable fat (palm), whole milk powder, salt, soy flour, dried wheat sourdough, enzymes, deactivated yeast, dried glucose syrup, milk proteins, water, yeast, oat flakes, wheat malt flour, alpha amylase, ascorbic acid, tomato paste, extra ...

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As seen on Shark Tank, The Pizza Cupcake is a family-owned, small business baked from a crazy fun idea by two ambitious kids with a dream. We're first-generation Filipina-American Michelle Jimenez-Meggiato and Italian native Andrea Meggiato.

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As of September 2022, The Pizza Cupcake's products can be found in more than 1,900 grocery stores across the United States, including Whole Foods and Wegmans, as well as hundreds of Walmart locations. The brand sells two flavors of frozen pizza cupcakes: classic pepperoni and Margherita.

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The Pizza Cupcake was featured on an episode of Shark Tank where entrepreneur Lori Greiner invested in the company. Greiner says, “[The company] had me at first bite!”

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Lori Greiner was their dream Shark

Dreams do come true in the Shark Tank. Not only was The Pizza Cupcake able to negotiate successfully with the sharks and meet them in the middle, but Jimenez was able to secure her "dream shark" for the company in Lori Greiner.

What pizza brand is on Shark Tank? ›

The founders of Pizza Galleria on Shark Tank India. Shark Tank India 3's investors might have rejected Pizza Galleria founder Sandeep Jangra's pitch on the show, but the publicity he got benefited him in a big way. Sandeep revealed that after he was seen on the show, his sales increased almost immediately.

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The crust is always soggy and the cheese never quite melts evenly. “A microwave will have textural problems. The pizza will have no crisp whatsoever and be super chewy in places that used to be light and crispy,” says Chris Ancona, former head pizzaiolo for Roberta's.

What happened to Wicked Good Cupcakes on Shark Tank? ›

O'Leary received $1 for every cupcake sold until his investment was repaid, and then $0.45 for every cupcake thereafter. In 2021, Wicked Good Cupcakes joined the Hickory Farms family of gourmet food gifts. Wicked Good Cupcakes gained popularity after appearing on ABC's Shark Tank in 2013.

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Today, Surprise Cake is still in business, shipping its cakes and products nationwide. Each cake comes wrapped in a decorative box, and customers can even choose to have gift cards pre-inserted into the gift tube of the cake stand.

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Slater was a judge on the pilot, and on her website's FAQs, answers the question that, apparently I'm not the only one asking: “My grandpa wanted to know what we did with all those cupcakes. The ones that didn't go to the Alma Awards were eaten by the cast and crew. Yeah, that's right.

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