Muffin pans are a bakeware staple in just about every kitchen. Whether they're thrown in the back of a cabinet because you don't fancy yourself much of a baker or if you blow through several a year — you're always glad at some point that you've got them. But they're not just for baking sweet things — look at these five make-ahead, mini finger foods from muffin pans.
If you're looking for an easy meal or to impress a group of friends — look no further! These mini meals from muffin pans are the perfect finger foods to serve at your next get together; whether it's a birthday or engagement party!
The ingredients and materials are minimal and that's exactly what makes these so great. How could you not love mini Bacon And Egg Cup? The mini meal from muffin pans possibilities are endless — get creative and share your success with us!
• Chipotle Chicken Cups, Gimme Some Oven
• Bacon And Egg Cups, How To: Simplify
• Pepperoni Pizza Puffs, Lick The Bowl Good
• Muffin Tin Tacos, Hispanic Kitchen
• Individual Scalloped Potatoes, The Noshery
Do you have any other favorite finger foods from muffin pans?
Related: Tip from Domino: Make Mini-Gratins in a Muffin Pan
(Images: How To: Simplify, Lick The Bowl Good, Hispanic Kitchen, Gimme Some Oven, The Noshery)
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My college roommates and I once made cheesecake cups using wonton wrappers baked in muffin tins.
Great way to make individual serving fritattas that you can keep in the fridge for a quick breakfast. But what about little bitty baked zitis for a party, or eggplant parm, or chicken parm. I'm going to have to blog one now
Kristay, I've also done a cheesecake theme. I pressed a butter-graham cracker combo into a mini muffin tin lined with plastic wrap, then piped in a cream cheese mixture that included Abuelita chocolate syrup. No baking...just chilled them. They were fun little cheesecake bites.
I love mini muffin tins. Great for portion control. I do crustless quiches: http://bit.ly/mn0IPE all the time. They are great for parties or breakfast on the go (toss in snack sized ziploc.) I also use them to make little pancake sausage (or bacon) bites http://bit.ly/inf440 It's a well used pan at my house.
Citygirl, that sounds delicious!
These look great! So far, I've done frittatas and frozen tomato sauce in the tins. The mini tacos are a great idea. Perfect for my little one's lunchbox, I think.
also loved the lasagna cups that blew up on the internet a few months back.
I love these!
I make mini meatloaves fairly often. Nice for portion control, but it also seriously cuts down on the baking time. Which means I can make meatloaf in the summer and not be baked myself! I use Alton Brown's recipe, it works out perfectly.
I use the pans for mini-meatloaf and individual mac & cheese.
Love mini-anything foodwise. I've got a mini muffin pan and I've made tiny one-bite pumpkin pies and cheesecakes.
Using a regular sized muffin pan, you can use a vanilla wafer in the bottom to make a quickie "crust" for cheesecakes too.
I'm definitely trying the scalloped potatoes and maybe a few of the others for possible party food. :)
What wonderful ideas! Including those in all the comments! This post, FTW!
Cute.
I actually use that pan of mine for baking so I never thought of it in any other way, but this is fantastic! Definitely will try these out over the summer.
I've baked stuffing in a muffin pan - more surface area means more crust - yum!