15 Unexpected Recipes You Can Make in a Muffin Tin

Mini Sourdough Pepperoni Pizzas

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Mini Sourdough Pepperoni Pizzas
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Nothin’ Like Muffins

Muffin pans are incredibly versatile, and while you can make about as many different types of muffins as you can dream of, you can also make countless other goodies. 


From egg bites and jalapeño poppers to taco cups and mini pizzas, here are 15 things you might not have known you can whip up in your muffin tin. 

Hash Brown Nests
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Hash Brown Nests

These crunchy, wickety potato beds are great for all kinds of things. Breakfast especially shines if you want to stick an egg in the middle or top it with a little bit of hot sauce and avocado. 


Recipe: 4 Sons 'R' Us

Crispy Baked, Wonton Taco Bowls
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Crunchy Taco Cups

Grab a pack of wonton wraps and hook yourself up with a tasty, greasy, cheesy snack. These things are killer appetizers, and an easy thing to impress guests from the start. 


Recipe: Kevin & Amanda

Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto Cheesecakes
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Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecakes

You’ll wish you didn’t know how easy it is to make tiny little cheesecakes covered in chocolate and peanut butter, but that is a problem for another time. Right now, all you have to do is bust out the muffin pan. 


Recipe: The Toasty Kitchen

Frittata in the form of egg muffins with vegetables, cheese, bacon and mushrooms close-up in a baking dish. horizontal
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Muffin Pan Frittatas

Everybody loves a frittata, you know? The best part of this kind of recipe is that it’s infinitely customizable. Any and all veggies welcome. 


Recipe: allrecipes

Salami Antipasto Cups
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Salami Antipasto Cups

I could probably eat 100 of these things, so it’s a good thing I am not your guest or child, depending on who you’re preparing this for. Or am I? 


Recipe: Natasha’s Kitchen

Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
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Soft and Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Puffs

English muffin pizzas are officially a thing of the past. Now it’s time for a new era, an era of muffin tin cheesy pizza bites. 


Recipe: Sweet Peas and Saffron

Mini quiche with bacon
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Quiche Bites

Anything baked can be baked in a miniature form, especially when you’ve got a muffin tin. Quiche is no exception, and the crispier you can get those edges, the better. 


Recipe: The Kitchn

Jalapeño Popper Bites
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Jalapeño Popper Bites

Who says you need a deep fryer to make jalapeño poppers? Bake ‘em to popper perfection in your muffin tin and call it a day. 


Recipe: Hip2Keto

Empada Brazilian snack. pie with palm on white plate on wooden background
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Mini Tamale Pies

No need for the corn husk here! Pop these in the oven for about 15 minutes and enjoy. 


Recipe: Delish

egg muffin cup dinner quiche and omelet style with mushroom and pepper
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Zucchini Breakfast Cups

These bad boys aren’t too different from the mini frittata, but zucchini is the star of the show. Make sure you’ve got lots of garlic powder and shredded Gruyère on deck. 


Recipe: Perchance to Cook

Spinach Artichoke Cups
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Spinach Artichoke Cups

Everybody’s favorite dip is available in bite-sized canapé form, it turns out. Swap the wonton wrappers for filo dough to punch this up with a little more Greek flair. 


Recipe: Carolina Charm

Pancake Bites
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Pancake Poppers

If pancakes are just cake, and cupcakes are just cakes made in a muffin tin, are these just cupcakes? Who cares? I would probably crush about 20 of these. 


Recipe: Proverbial Homemaker

Mini-Quiche Lorraines, Black Background, Close-Up, Full Frame
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Egg Bites

For an easy breakfast (or snack that reheats easily later), pop some egg bites in the oven. They only bake for about 20 minutes, so you can get ready while they’re cooking. 


Recipe: Love & Lemons

Apple and Onion Stuffin’ Muffins
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Apple and Onion Stuffin’ Muffins

Thanksgiving doesn’t have to only exist on the third Thursday of November; certainly not when you’ve got a muffin pan at your disposal. Make it rain with autumnal flavors with these tasty little apps. 


Recipe: Rachael Ray

Baked mac and cheese muffins
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Mac and Cheese Cups

There is no way, shape, or form that mac and cheese is unwelcome, and that includes in tiny, crunchy, cheesy, perfect, baked bites. 


Recipe: Fifteen Spatulas