Super Easy Pizza Cupcakes

Monday was an exciting day, not only did my new consultant kit arrive, it was also my very first Pampered Chef team meeting!!  We were all asked to bring an appetizer to share.  I had to think of something quick and easy to make, hot (since its been so cold out), that carries well, and is a crowd pleaser.  These pizza cupcakes have become a go-to app for me.  I originally thought they'd be great to make with my niece (Callie LOVED making these with me) but I've found that adults love them too!

I was super excited to test out my new The Pampered Chef microplane grater with food holder.  I don't like to use the bagged grated cheese as it just doesn't seem to melt as well, I just use a giant block of cheese from Costco now.  I HATE when it gets to the end, I pretty much always bloody up at least one knuckle trying to get it all grated.  Enter the Microplane with food holder, no more bloody knuckles!  sweet!  Another great feature is you don't have to use the food holder and the handle rotates so it folds flat for storage, can be used to hold the microplane up like a normal grater or it can be straight up and down as a handle.  Below is a picture of the two ways I used it.  Folded when using the food holder for the last of the mozzarella and straight when I was shredding the giant block of cheddar. 

Sorry, very excited about the new Pampered Chef products I get to use!  On to the making of the pizza cupcakes.  First the ingredients, so simple, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, flaky layers biscuits, and turkey pepperoni (you can use regular of course, to me its too greasy).

Preheat the oven to350 degrees, then, I start by shredding the cheeses.

 

 

Next, peel the layers of the biscuits, I usually get three layers per biscuit.

 

 



 



Then time to assemble.  First, place one layer of biscuit in each cupcake, you want it to be up the sides a bit as well.  Second, squeeze some pizza sauce onto each biscuit.  Third, add your shredded cheese.  Fourth, add two or three slices of pepperoni.  Fifth, add a bit more cheese on top. 

Finally, bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

If you'd like to purchase your own microplane grater with food holder you can get one on my The Pampered Chef site http://new.pamperedchef.com/pws/taralenaburg/product/1129 or you can host a party with me and get yours for free!  Just send me an email at Tara.Lenaburg@yahoo.com for more information (catalog party or cooking shows available depending on your area).

I hope you and your family enjoy these as much as we do!!  These were originally a Pinterest find that I pinned ages ago http://www.daydreamkitchen.com/2012/09/pizza-cupcakes-how-cool-is-that/.