Mini Pizzas

Looking for a recipe that the whole family can agree on? It's this one! Mini pizzas are easy, fun and 100% customizable. Just pick your favorite toppings. 🙂

I can never seem to have enough kid-friendly recipes on hand to keep things interesting and relatively healthy. And these mini pizzas are near the top of the list (hint: adults love them too.)

I usually just use store-bought pizza dough and sauce for this recipe but if you like making everything from scratch, here are a couple of recipes for an easy homemade pizza dough and pizza sauce.

If you're looking for other delicious family-friendly Italian recipes to make, these easy calzones are super fun and also make great make-ahead meals. And this cherry tomato Caprese makes is the perfect little Italian appetizer.

Jump to:

• 🌿 Ingredients
• 📝 Instructions
• 📋 Substitutions
• 🔪 Equipment
• 🍱 Storage
• 🎉 Top tip
• 🍳 Recipe

🌿 Ingredients

You'll only need a few base ingredients to make mini pizzas, and the rest are completely optional; just pick the toppings you like best.

• all-purpose flour
• pizza dough
• pizza sauce
• shredded pizza blend cheese (or mozzarella)

Optional toppings:

• sliced pepperoni or sausage
• sliced mushrooms, onions, or green pepper
• diced pineapple

See recipe card below for exact quantities.

📝 Instructions

First, preheat your oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.

Then, coat a cutting board or large plate with a generous dusting of flour.

Place the dough on the floured surface, turning once of twice to coat, and divide a batch of dough into four even sections. Using your hands or a rolling pin, press or roll each of the dough sections into a flat, circular shape no more than one centimeter thick.

For each mini pizza, place about a quarter of the sauce in the middle of the dough and use the back of a spoon to spread it around the dough, almost to the edges, and then sprinkle with a quarter of the cheese plus any additional toppings desired.

Place all of your pizzas onto the lined baking sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes or until the edges and toppings just start to turn golden brown.

Let your pizzas cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet before serving.

📋 Substitutions

Here are a couple of modifications to accommodate special diets:

• Gluten free - use gluten free pizza dough mix to make gluten free dough; you can use the same mix as flour to sprinkle on your work surface, or just use any gluten free flour to dust
• Dairy free - use any dairy free shredded cheese

🔪 Equipment

Just a few pieces of equipment are required for this recipe:

• baking sheet
• parchment paper (optional, but recommended for easy cleanup)
• cutting board to flour and roll out the pizza dough (or just use a large plate)
• rolling pin (optional, to roll the dough out quickly)

🍱 Storage

Leftover mini pizzas stay fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. They also make great make-ahead meals!

🎉 Top tip

You'll want to note that the cooking time largely depends on the thickness of your pizzas. If you're unsure if your pizza is done, cut through one and make sure the dough in the very middle is cooked through. If not, just cook for another couple of minutes and test it again.

Enjoy!

🍳 Recipe