I have to say, this is by far one of my favorite recipes that I’ve created since I’ve started Dashing Dish… and that’s saying a lot! These cauliflower pizza bites taste like a yummy combination of a piece of pizza and a breadstick all wrapped into a mini little bite. Plus, they are just perfect for dipping! These pizza bites would make a delicious snack, side, or lunch! Not to mention they are sure to please with kids and husbands alike!
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Mini Cauliflower Pizza Bites
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Method
The estimated total time to make this recipe is 40-45 minutes.
1
Preheat oven to 425. Line 14 mini muffin cups with silicone liners, or foil muffin liners with paper liners removed. Spray liners with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
2
Wash cauliflower, and cut in half, (save the rest for later). Break cauliflower into segments, and place in food processor. Pulse until it reaches a rice-like texture.
3
Place cauliflower in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes. (Do NOT add water or cover).
4
Remove cauliflower from microwave and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir to combine. Place back in microwave for 2 minutes. Mix again.
5
Scoop cauliflower mixture into muffin liners, dividing evenly between the 14 mini liners. Fill to the top, and press filling down so it’s compact in liner.
6
Place muffin tin in the oven and bake muffins for 30-35 minutes, or when top starts to become golden brown. Remove from the oven, let cool completely before popping the muffins out of the liners. Serve warm with pizza sauce for dipping!
Ingredients
| 2 cups | Cauliflower (about 1/2 head of cauliflower) |
| 1/4 cup | Egg whites (or 1 large egg white) |
| 1/8 cup | Low fat cottage cheese |
| 1/4 cup | Parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 tsp | Dried oregano 1 |
| 1/2 tsp | Dried basil 1 |
| 1/4 tsp | Garlic powder |
| 1/4 cup | Mini turkey pepperoni’s (or regular size turkey pepperoni cut into quarters) 2 |
| Optional | Topping: Additional pepperoni’s to place on top just before cooking |
1 Or you could use 1 tsp Dried Italian Seasoning.
2 Turkey pepperoni's are often found next to the bacon in your local grocery store.
Katie's Tip!
These Cauliflower Pizza Bites are SO tasty when dipped in pizza sauce! Nutrition Breakdown
| 14 | Mini Pizza Bites |
| 21 | Calories Each |
| 1 g | Carbohydrate |
| 2 g | Fiber |
| 1 g | Fat |
| 0 | WWP+* |
*Weight Watchers Points per serving
72 Comments
Liz (formerly VeggieGirl) said:
Just bookmarked this recipe :) Can’t wait to try it!
Tory said:
Zero PPV per Pizza Bite?! Oy vey! I must try these ASAP!
Lauren said:
Would these work using regular sized muffin cup instead of mini? Obviously it would make less but I’m wondering if a bigger version would hold together.
Damie said:
I doubled it for regular size.
Linda said:
Once cooling off, are they easy to pop out of pans?
Lizzie said:
Great idea to make in mini muffin cups!!!
Katie Farrell said:
yes they would work in bigger tins too lauren! :)
Jennifer said:
I miss your step-by-step pictures!
Beth said:
This recipe sounds great! My family and I love pizza and this one will please everybody. Just have a few questions. Is a serving size 1 mini pizza bite? Also, do you think these would freeze? Thanks you so much for sharing all of your great recipes:)
Amber said:
I love this! These would be great as appetizers or to serve at a party!
Pirkko said:
Wonderful recipe. I love cauliflower.
Thank You oodles for this.
Pirk
pure2raw twins said:
yes please!!! those look fantastic. I need to try it out!! YUM
Anna said:
What a fun twist on pizza!
Kati Mora, MS, RD, Kellogg's FiberPlus(R) Wellness Advocate said:
These look super yummy! And 2 grams of fiber per bite? That’s awesome! What a creative way to boost the fiber content of one of my favorite meals – pizza!
viviane said:
Can’t wait to try them.
Bravo, très appétissant, j’ai bien hâte de l’essayer.
Nataly said:
Can you please cottage cheese with anything else? like greek yogurt or something…? Thanx! looks delish
Nataly said:
Will Greek Yogurt not substitute well? I’m generally not a fan of cottage cheese if the texture or taste is detectable, but id like to keep it low in fat
Krissy's Creations said:
I love that you can make anything pizza related and it be totally delicious! And healthy! Great recipe {as usual!} Katie!
Aggie said:
I saw these floating on Pinterest today and am so glad I did! I love your site!
Life's a Bowl said:
These sound absolutely delicious! I have a bag of frozen cauliflower in the freezer and ironically bought some turkey pepperoni’s yesterday :D
Kerrie said:
why does it say save the rest of the cauliflower in parentheses? do you only process half of the cauliflower and mix in the nonprocessed half? Because nowhere in the recipe does it say to do anything with the other half of cauliflower. confusing
Sherri said:
Do you know if these can be frozen? Great on the go item for a quick lunch if you could pop them in the microwave.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Nataly said:
These were DELICIOUS! nobody could even tell that they were made of cauliflower of all things!
=)
Laura said:
These were fantastic! My husband usually refuses to eat cauliflower, but he ate these and requested I make more! Will definitely be making these again and again. Thanks for such a great recipe!
Stacia said:
I wouldn’t mind some step by step pictures too because while the ones that I made were very yummy I wasn’t sure if I cooked the cauliflower right. My microwave is a high wattage so I wasn’t sure if it was suppose to look like what it did after it was in there for 8 mins. I just cooked it at a different time and temp in the oven till it seemed ready. Was still good!
Ashley said:
I made these and they were absolutely delicious! thank you so much :) I’m sooo glad I found your website on pinterest; it is filled with wonderful recipes. Thanks again!
love and blessings, ashley. xo
Tasha said:
I’m dying to make these, but I cannot track down any mini muffin foil liners or silicone mini muffin molds locally. I do have a nonstick mini pan, would spraying that with nonstick spray work in place of the liners or would they still stick?
Tasha said:
Well, I tried making my own foil liners by basically stuffing foil in the pan and trimming it to size, then sprayed them with nonstick spray. Unfortunately, this was anything but successful! But I ended up eating a few using a spoon and saving what I could. Live and learn! I didn’t think to try World Market for the liners, I think I’ll make a trip over there later tonight to see if I can find some :).
Becca said:
Hi, I tried making these last night and I struggled a bit with the weights as I work in grams (in UK). They taste nice but don’t look quite so cake like as your pic and I only got 6 servings (used cupcake/mini muffin cases) Help. Thanks :)
Becca said:
Hi,
I used 200g of Cauliflower, 2 smallish egg whites, 30g Cottage Cheese and 25g grated cheese. Thanks :)
Melissa said:
I made these, did not add water, and for some reason hey came out very wet. Almost mushy like quiche. Is this how its supposed to be?
My only guess is that I over processed the collie flower. Also I did mine on the stop top, is it possible it was just over cooked?
Oh also I did cook them in the over until they were golden brown, so I don’t think I undercooked it.
I love the idea of this, and would love to try again. Any suggestions?
Shannon Conklin said:
If we made these regular sized muffins rather than mini muffins do you know what calorie count and other nutritional info would be? Also, would baking time differ? Can’t wait to get my kids today cauliflower pizza!!!!!
Kelly said:
I am really excited to try this recipe for my SUPER picky eater! I would just love to see an option for a printer friendly version.
Sammy said:
Made these tonight– so yummy! I used what I had on hand in the house, so there were some substitutions… I used fat free ricotta instead of cottage cheese, as well as fresh basil, parsley, and oregano from the garden– came out REALLY good! I could eat them every night! I also made a sauce from roasted cherry tomatoes, more cheese, more fresh herbs, and tomato paste. Thanks for the great recipe!!
Donna said:
I just made these for my kids (10 and 8 yrs.) and they are all gone! I did not tell them it was cauliflower – they had no idea. They want to know when I am making these again. Thank you so much for great recipes. Can’t wait to try more….
Jennifer said:
These were so delicious! My husband, boys and even my dogs enjoyed these! There were no leftovers, thanks so much for this healthy recipe!
Josephine Peyton Sturkey said:
these look awesome! how many servings does this make?
Dashing Dish said:
thanks! :) 14 servings
Sarah said:
So excited to try! In your opinion, how many of these would one have to eat to get to 1 WW pointsplus value?
Dashing Dish said:
I’m pretty sure 4 would equal 1 pp
sabrina faith said:
can you make these with a meat substitute???
Dashing Dish said:
sure can! what were you thinking? you dont need to add teh pepperonis if you dont want to!
Tiffany Mascho said:
I tried this recipe today and unfortunately mine didn’t turn out like it was supposed to. When I microwaved the cauliflower it started burning and there wasn’t much cauliflower left after being microwaved. I was wondering if by adding water it would help but it said don’t add water so I didn’t…
Dashing Dish said:
hmm…it may have been that your microwave was at a high heat.. some microwaves do that… I microwave cauliflower like this all the time and have never had that problem.. you could try changing your settings to low heat on the microwave, or you could try adding a little bit of water (like 1/4 cup) next time.. sorry that happened!
Carm said:
I made these last night and they were a BIG hit with my husband!! We both loved them!!
Janis said:
I made these for dinner tonight!! DELISH!! Thanks. I’ve already made cauliflower pizzas before, but this is a different spin on that. Loved it.
Tiffany Buss said:
These were fantastic!! Is there any protein in the recipe? Trying to calculate WWP and just wanted to make sure there were zero since an amount wasn’t listed. These were SO good!!!!!!!
Dawn said:
I am so going to try these tonight. I am always trying to find a way to incorporate vegies my son does not care for into his diet. Thanks for the recipe!!
Lindsey said:
Any thoughts on using frozen cauliflower in place of fresh? Fresh is just so expensive where I live..
greg said:
Just for kicks I made some without any cheese or meat. Topped with a bit of pizza sauce. Very tasty and about half the calories !
greg said:
Made these today without cheese or meat just for kicks. Topped with a dallop of pizza sauce. Really tasty and calorie count is so low I think I burned more calories making them than I did eating them!
jessica garcia said:
They turned out great. Thank you
Hillary said:
Looks and sounds delicious. How might one go about preparing there without a microwave? Would you use the oven or steam?
Yummy Mummy said:
What about just using regular paper muffin liners? I don’t have foil or silicone.
Dashing Dish said:
they will most likley stick to paper :(
Suzuki said:
Can you verify how many mini muffins this makes?
I made this for the Super Bowl and it made almost twice as many.
In th
Dashing Dish said:
14 :)
Suzuki said:
Can you verify how many mini muffins this makes?
I made this for the Super Bowl and it made almost twice as many.
In this case the calories per muffin would be half!!
I just want to make sure I did it right. Do you measure the cauliflower after you put it in the food processor?
Yummy Mummy said:
I have a non-stick muffin pan the industrial strength kind, would I still need foil muffin or silicon muffin liners? I was at the store yesterday and didn’t see any such animal.
Katie Farrell said:
nataly, you could use mozzerella cheese in place of the cottage cheese!
Katie Farrell said:
thank you krissy! you are so sweet! and i have to say, you are just as creative! must be the Lord! :)
Katie Farrell said:
you could always try greek yogurt! i’m sure it would work, but it may be a bit too wet, i promise you dont taste the ccheese at all… but you could give yogurt a whirl! :)
Katie Farrell said:
I fixed it so hope that clarifies kerrie! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Hi Sherri, they can be frozen! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Hi Tasha, I wish I knew, I have only ‘tested’ them out with the silicone liners… I got mine at world market! I guess you could always try! Sorry I can’t say for sure!
Katie Farrell said:
Hi Becca…I actually only use cups…do you know what grams you used? I’ll see if I can help! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Hi Melissa, for sure it’s the stovetop… it probably didn’t dry the cauliflower out enough… did they still taste good? :)
Katie Farrell said:
hi shannon! i haven’t made them in regular size muffin pans yet, but i’m guessing it would make about 6 full size ‘muffins’ so in that case it would be 47 cals each (the whole batch is 280 calories, so just multiply by how ever many it makes!) :) Also, I’m guessing the baking time will just be about 5-10 minutes longer!
Tempra said:
If using stove top, think skillet- no oil. I do not own a microwave either so I use a toaster oven or real oven. Line your sheet pan with parchment for non stick & simply ‘roast’ (high heat, short time). Don’t use convection on this process. It won’t ‘dry’ the veggie
Dashing Dish said:
thanks for sharing that tip! :)