Gluten-free deep dish pizza bites are super easy to make. Perfect for lunch, a quick and easy dinner, as a snack or an appetizer. The recipe also has a dairy-free option.
Gluten-Free Pizza Bites
Who does not love pizza? Seriously, I love pizza! It’s the one thing I miss the most since going gluten-free.
I’ve made gluten-free pizza crusts over the years, bought pre-made pizza crusts and bought frozen gluten-free pizza. See, I am not ready to give up on my love affair with pizza just because I’m gluten-free.
When I need to get my pizza fix and want an easy and quick recipe, I make my deep dish pizza bites. All the flavor of pizza without all of the work!
Gluten-Free Pizza Bites In A Few Easy Steps
- Preheat oven to 425° F. This gluten-free pizza dough is super easy to make. In a medium bowl beat the two eggs. Add the garlic, basil, and oregano to the eggs and stir until fully combined. Add the gluten-free Bisquick, water, and olive oil. Mix until fully combined. The dough will not be thick, it will be more like cake batter. (photo 1)
- Spray a regular sized muffin pan with cooking spray. Add 3/4 of the crust batter to the muffin pans. I like to use an ice cream scoop. (photo 2)
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top of the crust batter. (photo 3)
- Spoon pizza/spaghetti sauce over the mozzarella cheese (or dairy-free cheese). (photo 4)
- Add another layer of mozzarella cheese over the sauce and top with your favorite pizza topping(s) (optional). (photo 5)
- Bake for 15 minutes at 425° F. Please watch your pizza bites because all ovens are different.
- Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes before removing from pan and enjoy! (photo 6)
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
Gluten-Free Bisquick
This recipe is super simple using one of my favorite products – gluten-free Bisquick. If you don’t have gluten-free Bisquick you can use this recipe to make your own.
Dairy-Free Pizza
These pizza bites are super easy to make dairy-free. Just use your favorite brand of dairy-free shredded cheese. The gluten-free pizza dough in this recipe is already naturally dairy-free. So you can also have gluten-free and dairy-free pizza bites.
My husband, youngest son and I are all dairy-free as well so we have tried a lot of brands of dairy-free cheese. We have used Trader Joes, Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Violife and Parmela Creamery.
The batter for the crust is easily whipped up and baked in a muffin pan. Top with your favorite pizza toppings and in a quick 12 minutes, you will have bubbly deep dish pizza bites.
These would be perfect for school lunches, a quick and easy dinner, an after-school snack or for your next party.
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Pizza crust recipe adapted from Bisquick Gluten Free Pizza Crust.
Gluten-Free Pizza Bites
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups Bisquick Gluten Free mix, (or make your own with the recipe linked below in the recipe notes)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 eggs, , beaten
- cooking spray, (I like olive oil cooking spray)
- shredded mozzarella cheese, , or dairy-free shredded cheese
- gluten-free pizza or spaghetti sauce, (I like Prego)
- favorite pizza toppings, , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F.
- In a medium bowl beat the two eggs.
- Add the garlic, basil and oregano to the eggs and stir until fully combined.
- Add the gluten-free Bisquick, water, and olive oil. Mix until fully combined. The dough will not be thick, it's more like cake batter.
- Spray a regular sized muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Fill each tin 3/4 full with the crust batter. I like to use a greased ice cream scoop.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top of the crust batter.
- Spoon pizza/spaghetti sauce over the mozzarella cheese.
- Add another layer of mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
- Top with your favorite pizza topping(s) (optional)
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes before removing from pan. Enjoy! Store leftovers in an air-tight container. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
Notes
- If you don't have gluten-free Bisquick you can use this recipe to make your own.
- For dairy-free, use dairy-free shredded cheese.
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Have you made these without adding the sauce? I was thinking of keeping the sauce on the side for dipping.
Hi Jay, We haven’t tried them that way.
Hi! I love this recipe. I maded it today. It was easy to make. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Mary!
My daughter said that these were really good. The pizza bites had a really good texture and were not dry, as some gluten-free breads are. The seasonings made the crust taste delicious, so that it was not just a tasteless carrier of toppings. We use King Arthur Gluten-free Baking Mix rather than Bisquick because my daughter cannot have refined sugar, and Bisquick Gluten-free mix has some sugar. The recipe made enough to fill 12 regular-size muffin cups almost half full. They did dome up in the middle, so the toppings were all around the edges rather than evenly placed, but that certainly did not hurt the taste at all. Thank you for an excellent gluten-free snack.
These were tasty however for some reason my base was not cooked all the way I used GF bisquick used less batter. Cheese and sauce were cooked. I had them in for 15 mins at 425. Upper part of bisquick was still moist. Any suggestions?
Hi Christine, it sounds like you may have used a bit too much sauce, which can weigh down the dough and cause it to turn out underbaked.
I made these with my 10 year old daughter. And we had and bunch of fun and loved the pizza bites! We did add a little too much batter to the muffin pan so next time we will fill it a little less. Great recipe and we will certainly make it again!
Could this recipe be made in a 10 inch round pizza/cake pan? More like a pan pizza! Thanks for this recipe.
Hi Joanne, we have not tried that but since the batter is more cake-like, we suspect it may take quite a long time to bake and that the toppings may sink in the middle. We recommend checking out our more traditional gluten-free pizza recipe (click here!) instead.
We are dairy free and gluten free and I’ve really missed pizza that the crust wasn’t rock hard. It reminds me of deep dish pizza, which was my fav! These are SOOOOO good! We will be making them regularly! Thanks for sharing!
Just wanting to say for anyone who also needs egg free the egg replacer from bobs red mill works. BUT with extra water oil till batter is no longer thick mine ended up thick like a biscuit batter. Sorry I didn’t measure but once I saw the batter was suppose to be more cake like as she stated in recipe. I winged it and it worked out awesome, used a tin pan over silicone since I tend to have issues when things have to be gluten free, dairy free, Egg free lol baking can be touchy in silicone atleast for me. Also used the store bought gf Bisquick.
I regularly make these pizza bites for my children. They love it!
It’s so easy and quick to make.
I use a mini muffin pan! my family gobbles them up!
This recipe is excellent. It is such an improvement from the original gluten free Bisquik pizza recipe. No need to pre bake like the Bisquik recipe states. Thanks so much for modifying a good recipe and making it so much better. And I think this would work as a recipe for gf dinner rolls. Just leave out the garlic powder and dried basil. Quick and easy on any week night.
Have you tried them in a mini muffin tin? I’d love to make mini ones for a Super Bowl app.
Hi Jennifer! I have not tried this recipe in a mini muffin tin. If you try it will you please let me know how it turns out? Th mini pizza bites will need to bake for a less amount of time, so please keep a watch on them.☺️
Yep, it works in mini muffin tins. I have made them this way and they make fantastic little appetizers! The bake time is less of course, but otherwise they are made and baked just the same. 🙂
Delicious!! And easy enough for a beginner! Thank you!!
Adult son recently dx with celiac after years of suffering. He said he enjoyed these very much as a tasty snack and they stored and reheated very well. (I just picked up your cookbook for him as a gift utilizing the Amazon Prime deal )
I don’t understand step 6. What do you do with the other 1/4 of the batter?
Hi Ray! You keep filling the muffin tins up with batter and leave a 1/4-inch space at the tops. So the muffin tins are not filled up all the way. the dough needs a little space to rise. I hope you enjoy them!
I made the pizza bites today for lunch. So delicious! I have a 22 month old who is high gluten sensitivity. I made them in regular muffins dish and then in the mini ones for him. They were perfect!
We make this all the time – my newly gluten free son was so glad to have an quick and easy pizza meal on hand. We are generous with our seasonings in the batter! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
In my silicone muffin pan, these do well at 400* x23 mins. Also, the second time I made them, I was out of spaghetti sauce so I used rotel tomatoes (drained) instead and the family liked them even better 😆
These are amazing!!! I absolutely love your recipes. My 14 year old just got diagnosed with gluten, wheat, and milk allergies and your tasty, easy recipes have helped our transition immensely!
Second time making! First time I liked the flavor but too much of the muffin to my taste. Second time I halved the recipe and added fresh basil and garlic to the batter. So good.. I’m so excited I found your website .. you make gluten free taste good!
I homeschool 3 kids and one of them was just diagnosed with Celiac. This was a great lunch for us that they can help measure, mix, and pour. They loved them and it will definitely be in our rotation of lunches!
Thank you so much Alicia for the awesome 5-star recipe review, it really made my day! I am so happy that you and your kids loved the pizza bites. It really made my heart happy to hear they were able to help and you will be adding it to your lunch rotation. Thanks again!
I just made these for a second time in two weeks, they are so easy, and reheat perfectly for a quick lunch or snack!
Thank you so much Katie for the awesoem 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the pizza bites, especially that you have made them several times. Thanks again!
I am not sure about gluten free foods but am doing keto so thought I’d give these a try. Ohhhhh!!! They are so good, I used a silicone muffin pan and it was a larger sized muffin only made 6 but 6 of the most delishes pizza muffins. I am going to try making my own Bisquick as it is a bit costly to buy. Thank you so much for this yummy recipe. Thinking it would be good for church dinners
Thank you so much Pat for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the pizza bites. I have not tried them in a large sized muffin pan. I have made my own gluten-free Bisquick mix and they turned out great. These would we perfect to bring to church dinners. Thank you again!
I loved your recipe. I made up your homemade bisquick using the ATK flour blend, a white rice flour blend and the Crisco shortning. I use a small food processor to mix the flour and shortning. I followed your recipe with the exception of no tomato sauce was used, I wanted to make them into muffins. I used a silicone muffin tray on top of a cookie sheet. Nothing sticks to silicone. The underneath part touching the silicone was a bit soft. Next time I will take them out of the silicone right away. I think next time I will reduce the oil to 1/4 cup.
Thank you so much Steve for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the pizza bites. That’s a great tip about using the food processor to make the homemade gluten-free Bisquick. Thank you again!
Suggestions for baking time if I make them in mini muffin tins? Our get together has an appetizer menu so I’d like to do a bunch small. Thanks!
Hi Heather! I would check them at 7 minutes to see if they were done. Mini pizza bites sound so fun and a perfect appetizer. I hope you enjoy the gluten-free pizza bites.
Hi. I was wondering how well these would travel for school lunches. Would the crust remain a good consistency for reheating for lunches? Thanks so much.
Hi Tricia! The pizza bites would be perfect for school lunches. They can be eaten cold or heated up just like regular pizza. My kids love them!
How many does it make?
Hi Mandi it makes 12. Thanks!
How many little pizzas does this recipe make?
Very good and super easy. I agree about putting a little less Bisquick in each muffin tin and add more sauce and cheese! Will definitely make these again!
Thank you so much Sharon! I am glad you enjoyed them.
Hi there. for the crust, did you use the Betty Crocker Bisquick Gluten Free Pizza Crust recipe and then used that here? or just the gluten free Bisquick?
Hi Kaitlyn! I used the gluten-free Bisquick for this recipe. If you don’t have it, I included a link to make your own gluten-free Bisquick. I have not tried their pizza crust mix.
Will they freeze?
Yes they should freeze well. I have never had a problem with anything I make with gluten-free Bisquick not freezing well.
Do you use a mini-muffin pan or regular size muffin pan?
Hi Lori! It’s a regular muffin pan.
Hi Kira,
Sorry it’s 1/3 cup of olive oil. I fixed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
It’s garlic powder. Thanks for catching it. I’ll clarify and fix it.
Thanks!