Cooking With Kids: Mini Cheese Pizzas
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Today on Cooking With Kids, we are going to make mini cheese pizzas. My three-year-old son made these almost entirely by himself. It was a big confidence booster for him since this is probably the first time he has made something without me hovering over him. Plus, who doesn’t like mini pizzas? They are delicious.
Start with whole wheat English muffins. Slice them in half and lay them out face up. Have your child spoon the pizza sauce (or marinara) on the English muffins, and spread it out with the back of the spoon.
Next, top the pizza sauce with shredded mozzarella cheese. You can also add any toppings you like. William is a big fan of cheese pizza, so we kept it simple.
Lastly, place your mini cheese pizzas in a toaster oven or standard oven preheated to 350 degrees. Bake for 5-7 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Enjoy immediately.
If you are more of a visual person, you can check out this video of William making the mini cheese pizzas. As long as you don’t mind amateur vidoegraphy skills from an iPhone. 🙂
Cooking With Kids: Mini Cheese Pizzas
Ingredients
- 4 whole wheat English muffins
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Pizza toppings optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Separate your English muffins and place them face up.
- Spoon pizza sauce on each English muffin and sprinkle with cheese.
- Add additional toppings, if using.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes, until cheese is melted.
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ah so easy! The english muffins are a genius trick. So much more inexpensive and probably yummier too!
I love this idea! I will have to give it a try.
English muffins are an awesome idea! My son loves to make pizzas, but I hate using raw dough, so this is perfect. Plus, whole wheat is great too. Thanks!
I love this idea! I wouldn’t have thought to put it on wheat English muffins. Great recipe as usual!
Brittany
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Thanks Brittany!
My daughter tried these last night with her Gran. She loved them and my mother was pleased that it wasn’t too messy lol. Thanks for the inspiration Aileen. X
That’s great, Gillian! I’m glad your daughter had fun.
This was one of my favorites when I was little! Need to break it out wth the Lees. How did you add your video? I always get failed uploads. Did you use a plugin!
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Hi Kate! I started with a plugin, but wasn’t happy with the results. I ended up uploading the video to YouTube and using their code to embed it on my page. It was much easier than expected, I would try that. Merry Christmas!
These look delicious!! I cant wait to try them!
I would love to make these with my girls
Great idea, my 3 year old loves cooking, but we don’t usually trust him. This is totally something he could manage 🙂
Elanor – I totally know that feeling! You really have to go into knowing their will probably be a mess and it isn’t going to be perfect. Keeping those in mind have helped me a lot. Also, I only cook with my kids when I’m already having a good day/ in a good mood. Good luck!
So simple and easy. Great idea to get the kiddos involved.
This looks great! And your video was wonderful! I wish all my pizzas had that much cheese!
These would be so perfect to make with the kids over their holiday break. Easy and not likely to cause a meltdown is my kind of cooking!
Yes, it is a really quick project. Perfect for letting the kids participate.
OMG he is so cute and looking like a pro making the pizza. LOL On another note I do not like English Muffins what would you suggest as an alternative?
Hi Iman,
Mini pita pockets work really well, too! Boboli also makes mini pizza dough that is already baked.
Good luck!
Aileen
This is a great, simple cooking project to do with kids. Thanks for sharing it; it inspired me to do more cooking with my kids this winter. It’s such a great indoor family activity.
Thank you Julie!
Oh Wow! Great idea on the English Muffins, never thought about that. I will give it a try with my boys.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Thank you Maya. Merry Christmas!