Cheeseburger Cups
Handheld and packed with flavor, these Cheeseburger Cups are perfect for a quick and easy dinner! Pair them with fries and load up with your favorite toppings for an unforgettable meal.
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Try this fun take on the classic burger that's sure to be a hit at any occasion! Making a batch of cheeseburger biscuit cups is super simple and great for feeding a crowd.
Why My Recipe
Made in a regular muffin tin, these handheld cheeseburger cups are made with simple ingredients and flavors you know and love. With a fluffy biscuit base and all the fix-ins, this recipe results in burgers like you've never had them!
Prepare them all the same way or prepare a toppings bar to let everyone customize their own burger cups. Either way, this dish is packed with fast food flavor without the drive thru prices.
And for even more cheeseburger goodness, you have to try my Chopped Cheeseburger Sliders or this Copycat In-N-Out Burger recipe!
Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef: Ground chicken or turkey can also be used.
- White Onion: I use white onion, but you can use yellow or red if you prefer.
- Garlic: I prefer to use fresh garlic, but feel free to use jarred if it's easier.
- Ketchup and Mustard: For the perfect zing in these cups.
- Biscuit Dough: Jumbo biscuit dough has proven the most reliable, but you should be able to make any kind work.
- American Cheese: Lots of cheese varieties work, but American cheese cubes are my favorite for this recipes.
- Toppings: I go with a classic combo of dill pickles, shredded lettuce, and some more diced onion.
How to Make Cheeseburger Cups
- Step 1: Cut each biscuit in half, then press flat.
- Step 2: Press each piece of dough into the sides of a greased muffin cup. Each biscuit half should be enough to fill each muffin pan cavity.
- Step 3: Heat a large skillet and add ground beef and onions. Cook until browned and mix in garlic, cooking until fragrant.
- Step 4: Add ketchup, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, then remove from heat.
- Step 5: Add a cheese cube or two to each muffin pan cavity.
- Step 6: Divide ground beef mixture evenly into each biscuit cup. Place in a preheated oven and bake for 6 to 7 minutes, then remove, place another cube of cheese on top of the ground beef cheeseburger mixture, then bake for another 7 to 8 minutes. Cool slightly, then remove and serve with toppings.
Recipe Tips
- For a slightly lighter take on this dish, use ground turkey or ground chicken instead.
- Feel free to use other sauces in the meat, like my Homemade BBQ Sauce for a different flavor profile.
- Other topping ideas include diced tomatoes, diced pickles, a bit of avocado, bacon bits, sour cream, or a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
- Biscuit dough works best, but you can also use crescent dough. You may have to mold it more to each muffin tin cavity.
- For leftovers, store in an airtight container or a plastic bag in the fridge for 3 days or so.
- You can also freeze your burger cups! Allow them to cool completely to avoid moisture, then transfer to a freezer bag and store for a month or longer in the freezer.
- Reheat burger cups in the oven or an air fryer at 350 degrees until the cheese is melty and the filling is heated through. Frozen burger cups are better to thaw first, but can probably be reheated right from frozen as well with a few extra minutes of cook time.
Recipe FAQ's
American cheese is a classic for cheeseburgers, but if you want something extra creamy you can also go for Velveeta cheese cubes or pop a cheddar cheese square into each cup along with the American.
I recommend biscuits for the easiest prep. Other similar ingredients like crescent rolls are also a great substitute if you can't find biscuits. Feel free to make your own homemade dough as well if you like!
Sure can! Follow the recipe and wrap your muffin tin with aluminium foil and place into the refrigerator until ready to bake.
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Cheeseburger Cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup white onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 5 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (16 ounce tube) jumbo biscuit dough 8 biscuits
- 48 cubes American cheese found in the deli
- 1 cup dill pickles chopped
- 1 1/2 cup lettuce shredded
- 1/2 cup onion diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray two muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the biscuits on a cutting board and cut each biscuit in half. Press out the biscuit dough and press each one into a muffin tin to form cups and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and add the ground beef and onions and cook until browned. Add in the minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds just until fragrant.
- Add in the ketchup, mustard salt and pepper until combined, turn off the heat.
- Place one cheese cube into each biscuit cup and scoop about 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture into each cup, gently packing it in. Bake for 6-7 minutes.
- Remove the cheeseburger cups from the oven and press another cheese cube into each cup and place back into the oven and bake another 7-8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes then remove them from the tins.
- Serve and top them with dill pickles, diced onions and shredded lettuce.
Notes
- I get my American cheese from the deli but you can also use Velveeta or cheddar cheese cubes if you prefer.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Can these be prepped ahead of time? Sure can! Follow the recipe and wrap your muffin tin with aluminium foil and place into the refrigerator until ready to bake.
Love that Colleen 🙂
Fantastic recipe. Whole family enjoyed them. Had No leftovers. Son-in-law sprinkled hot sauce on top of his burger cups.
For something like this, I have used the Frozen Texas size Rhodes dinner rolls and made recipe as listed.
That would be delicious!
This sounds great! I have Mexican Velveeta so I'm going to try that.