Pepperoni Pizza Egg Cups 

Should Pizza Egg Cups be Eaten Warm, Cold or at Room Temperature?

There’s no right or wrong temperature to enjoy these pizza egg cups. You can eat them cold straight out of the fridge, at room temperature when packed in a lunch container, or warm from a thermos. 

Here’s what you need:

• Eggs: add protein, a fluffy texture, and bind the ingredients.
• Milk: dairy or non-dairy milk.
• Pizza toppings: this time I added pepperoni and olives. You can choose your favorites, like ham, sausage, mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, spinach, etc. Just be sure everything is chopped and meat products are cooked.
• Shredded mozzarella: or other cheeses like Colby Jack, Mexican cheese blend, pepper Jack, Swiss, or any variety of Cheddar.

You’ll find the measurements in the recipe card below.

Here’s how to make this recipe:

1. Prep
   Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 24-count mini muffin pan.
2. Mix the ingredients
   In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and milk. Add in chopped pizza toppings and shredded cheese. Mix to combine all ingredients.
3. Fill the muffin pan
   Distribute the egg mixture evenly into the muffin pan cups, filling them about ¾ of the way up.
4. Bake
   Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes. Using a regular-sized muffin tray (yields 12) requires a longer baking time of approximately 26 to 28 minutes.
5. Remove
   Remove the pan from the oven and let them cool in the pan before carefully removing them with a small knife or small spatula.
6. Refrigerate
   Once cooled, refrigerate the pizza egg cups in an airtight container or zip bag for up to 3 days.

Check out how easy these egg cups are to make! It’s the perfect recipe to get little hands involved in the kitchen.

How to store Pepperoni Pizza Egg Cups

Once the pepperoni pizza egg cups are out of the oven and have cooled down to room temperature, remove them from the muffin tray. Then, transfer the egg cups inside a zip bag or an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

How long can these keep in the fridge

These Pepperoni Pizza Egg Cups keep in the fridge for 3 days and are a terrific ingredient to meal prep high-protein snack bentos.

How to Pack Pizza Egg Cups in a Thermos

If you make pepperoni pizza egg cups ahead and want to enjoy them warm, they’ll need to be heated up and placed inside a thermos container. While they won’t be as hot as out of the oven or microwave, they’ll remain warm.

Here’s how to pack this protein-rich bento:

• To enjoy these at room temperature, place 4 to 6 egg cups inside the main compartment of a lunch container.
• To eat warm, heat the pizza egg cups in the microwave for 1 minute, stopping the microwave halfway through to flip them over. Immediately transfer them inside a thermos container and close the lid.
• Finish packing this meal by adding fruit, veggies, and any other sides inside a bento box. Pack everything inside a lunch bag.

Separate dry from wet ingredients
If you pack pizza egg cups with crunchy ingredients, place them in separate compartments of the lunchbox so everything remains intact.

Use up dinner leftovers
Egg cups are an easy way to use up dinner leftovers to make meals kids enjoy eating. When cooking pizza, chop extra toppings to add to these egg cups! You can also make the most of taco night using leftovers for this epic Taco Egg Cup Breakfast Bento or sneak greens by pulling together these tasty Veggie Egg Bites.