English muffin pizza flowers are a fun and delicious snack. These yummy personal pizzas are perfect for a quick dinner on the go or springtime lunch. This recipe for English muffin pizzas made in the air fryer is sure to be a hit at your next spring fling!
We can’t get enough of English muffin pizza flowers in our life! Firstly, they are easy to heat (we used the air fryer to simplify this recipe further) and cook quickly, creating a crispy texture on the outside while remaining soft and chewy on the inside. Additionally, English muffin pizzas are optimal for one-the-go eating ensuring that each bite has a perfect balance of sauce, cheese, and whichever toppings you choose.
I love that you can get creative with the toppings and that’s exactly what we’ve done here with these English muffin pizzas shaped into flowers for a delicious spring time treat. My kids often request English muffin pizzas for their school lunchboxes. This is our spring version of this highly popular and delicious English muffin pizzas recipe.
Only 4 ingredients stand behind you and these yummy pizza food art flowers!
Ingredients for easy English muffin pizzas shaped like flowers
To make this simple and delicious lunch, you’ll need a few ingredients that you can get at almost any grocery store or even online!
This will make 4 lunchbox containers. I love these 3 compartment food containers that I found on Amazon!
Here’s what we are working with:
- english muffins, cut in half
- pepperonis – you can also use tomatoes cut into circular rounds
- preferred marinara or pizza sauce
- mozzarella cheese (shredded and cheese stick)
- basil leaves, optional for garnish
- fresh fruit, optional for lunchbox
- preferred sweet treat, optional for lunchbox
How to make English muffins pizza Flowers
- Split the English muffins in half and arrange them on a baking sheet.
- Spread tomato sauce on each of the muffin halves, leaving a little bit of space around the edges.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce.
- Place about 4 pepperonis around each muffin half, leaving a small circular opening in the center. Place the mozzarella ball inside the circle.
- Air fry for 5-6 minutes at 370 degrees, or until the cheese is melted and the pepperonis are cooked to your liking.
- Serve with fresh basil leaves, fresh fruit and/or preferred sweet treat, optional for complete lunchbox.
Why prep school lunch boxes?
To make meal planning more consistent and practical in my house, I aim to include four school lunch preps for my two kids in our weekly meal prep rotation. Therefore, we save money and ensure that we are providing a well balanced meal to our children.
At least two days of the week, the kids are eating a nutritious meal that happens to be fun and festive. Additionally, these meals are simple enough to put together in less than 15 minutes.
In these lunch preps I try to include a variety of colors as well as a good balance of the essential food groups so that my kids are getting exposure to different foods in a fun and exciting way!
We sure hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. It’s definitely one of those recipes worth saving. There’s nothing better than adding a little fun to enjoy a delicious meal.
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ENJOY!
English Muffin Pizza Flowers
- SFSugar Free
Ingredients
- 2 english muffins, cut in half
- 16 pepperonis
- ¼ cup preferred marinara or pizza sauce
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 mini mozzarella balls, or string cheese quartered
- basil leaves, for garnish
- fresh fruit and preferred sweet treat , optional for complete lunchbox
Instructions
- Split the English muffins in half and arrange them on a baking sheet.
- Spread tomato sauce on each of the muffin halves, leaving a little bit of space around the edges.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce.
- Place about 4 pepperonis around each muffin half, leaving a small circular opening in the center. Place the mozzarella ball inside the circle.
- Air fry for 5-6 minutes at 370 degrees, or until the cheese is melted and the pepperonis are cooked to your liking.
- Serve with fresh basil leaves. Fresh fruit and/or preferred sweet treat, optional for complete lunchbox.
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