Satisfy your pizza cravings in a flash with these easy and delicious English muffin pizzas! Customize them with your favourite toppings.

These mini pizzas are perfectly portioned for a quick snack or a fun dinner idea. Add your favorite toppings like pepperoni, fresh veggies, or even gourmet options like pesto for a personal twist. These mini pizzas are ready in minutes and are perfect for the whole family!
Why you'll love this recipe
- Quick and easy: These pizzas are ready in minutes, making them perfect for busy weeknights or last-minute snacks.
- Perfectly portioned: Individual servings make it easy to control portions.
- Budget-friendly: Made with simple ingredients you probably already have at home.
Ingredients and substitutions
- English muffins – pita or store-bought pizza dough would also make great bases.
- Tomato sauce – store-bought or homemade pizza sauce are both great options.
- Pesto – this is a great alternative to tomato sauce for making a variety of different mini pizzas.
- Mozzarella – provolone, gouda, parmesan, Monterey Jack, cheddar cheese or any other cheese including lactose-free options can work for this recipe.
- Your favourite toppings – Use your preferred toppings, like veggies, meats, herbs and cheeses, to customize your mini pizzas.

How to make mini pizzas

Step 1: Slice English muffins in half.
Place the sliced English muffins on a baking sheet.
Step 2: Add sauce and cheese.
Brush with olive oil, then spread sauce and cheese over top.

Step 3: Add your toppings.
Layer on your favourite toppings, like veggies or meat.
Step 4: Bake then serve and enjoy!
Bake until the cheese is melted and toppings are cooked. Serve and enjoy!

Tips for the best mini pizzas
Make sure you get the best mini pizzas every time:
- Pre-toast the English muffins: While it's not necessary, you can toast the muffins a bit first before adding your sauce and toppings.
- Shred your own cheese: I highly recommend shredding fresh pizza mozzarella instead of using the pre-shredded stuff. This will ensure you get the best melt!
- Try out different toppings: Get creative with your sauce, toppings and cheese until you find a combination you love! Pepperoni, bell peppers, mushrooms, ham, pineapple, olives – the sky's the limit when it comes to toppings.
- Use other dough options: You can use store-bought pizza crust or make your own dough.
- Don't overload the pizzas: Adding too much sauce or too many toppings will result in soggy pizzas – and nobody wants that.
Frequently asked questions
How do I prevent my mini pizzas from getting soggy?
The best way to make sure your English muffin pizzas come out well is to not overload them with sauce and cheese. If you would like them crispier, though, you can always toast the muffins before loading them up with your toppings and baking them.
Can I use store-bought pizza dough instead?
You can make these mini pizzas using store-bought or homemade dough, but the cooking instructions will be a bit different (as you're using raw dough instead of cooked muffins). Once you've rolled out the dough and added all your toppings, bake them in the oven for 8-10 mins at 425°F.
Can I make them in the air fryer?
I personally haven't tried making them in the air fryer, but you can definitely give it a try! Preheat the air fryer to 400°F, toast the muffins for 2-3 mins, then add your toppings and pop them back in the basket for 3-4 mins until crispy.

What to serve with your mini pizzas
You can serve your mini pizzas with brussels sprouts salad, broccoli salad or some air fryer tater tots. You could also just enjoy the pizzas on their own!
Storing and reheating
Storing: These mini pizzas can be refrigerated for 3 to 5 days in an airtight container. Reheat them in the microwave for about a minute or in the oven for a few minutes to keep the crust crispy.
Freezing baked pizzas: Let the pizzas cool completely before placing them in a freezer-safe container. When ready to eat, defrost in the fridge overnight and reheat in the microwave or oven.
Freezing unbaked pizzas: Assemble the pizzas with sauce and toppings, then freeze in a single layer to prevent sticking. Once frozen, transfer them to an airtight container. Defrost in the fridge overnight before baking, adding a few extra minutes to the cooking time if needed.

Meal prep tools
- Grab some glass meal prep bowls to store leftovers.
- Freeze these mini pizzas in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months.

Easy Homemade Mini Pizzas
Ingredients
- 6 English muffins
- 4 cups grated mozzarella cheese
Arugula salami
- Olive oil
- Arugula
- Salami or prosciutto
Margherita
- Pizza sauce
- Cherry tomatoes sliced
- Fresh basil
Pesto
- Red onion sliced
- Red pepper sliced
- Pesto store bought
Deluxe
- Mushrooms diced
- Turkey pepperettes sliced
- Green pepper diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Slice English muffins in half, then add to a baking sheet.
- Brush olive oil onto 3 of the English muffin halves, spread pesto on 3 more and then spread pizza sauce on the remaining 6 halves. Top all with grated mozzarella.
- Add salami to the halves with olive oil, then add cherry tomatoes to 3 of the halves with pizza sauce. Add red pepper and red onion to the halves with pesto, then add pepperettes, mushrooms and green peppers to the last 3 with pizza sauce.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and toppings are cooked.
- Remove from oven. Top the salami pizzas with arugula, and top the cherry tomato pizzas with basil. Serve and enjoy!
Comments & Reviews
Vedeena Haulkhory says
Hi Taylor, I want to make them ahead of time and freeze them. Can I half cook them and freeze or fo they have to be completely cooked, cooled and frozen and reheated on the day. Thanks
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Vedeena! I imagine you can freeze them after they have been cooked and then reheated in the oven on the day of. I haven’t tried half cooking them and then freezing but I think that could also work!
Marilyn says
Half baked then remove them and refreeze till actually ready to serve. I started some like at 9 pm then I let her tell people. Social media how it’s all working. I’ll wait till I’m recovered till this latest surgery and see.
Brittany Nikole says
Thank you so so much for sharing this! My husband and I use to make mini pizzas, but I forgot all about that option until now:) Will definitely start making them again with your improvements!
Taylor Stinson says
Hahaha awww thanks Brittany!! I guess you could say this is the grown up version of mini pizzas 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Sadia says
Can these be made ahead of time and reheated later?a
Thanks
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Sadia! Yes they definitely can 🙂