Description
Spooky Halloween Mini Pizzas
Transform your kitchen into a festive pizza parlor with creepy, fun, and delicious mini pizzas! Perfect for kids, family nights, or Halloween parties.
Ingredients
Ingredients (4–6 mini pizzas)
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Mini pizza bases: 4–6 mini pizza crusts, English muffins, pita rounds, or mini naan
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Sauce: 1 cup pizza sauce (jarred or quick homemade)
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Cheese: 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
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Toppings for creativity:
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Sliced black olives (spiders)
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Pepperoni slices (jack-o’-lanterns)
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Orange bell pepper strips (jack-o’-lantern features)
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String cheese, peeled into strips (mummies)
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Optional extras: mushrooms, onions, basil, green onions, roasted red pepper, cooked sausage
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Instructions
1. Prep
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Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Sauce the crust
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Spread a thin, even layer of pizza sauce on each crust, leaving a small border.
3. Decorate your pizzas
Spider Pizza
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Place one olive slice in the center for the body.
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Cut four more olives in half and arrange eight half-slices around the body as legs.
Jack-o’-Lantern Pizza
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Arrange pepperoni slices to form a pumpkin shape.
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Use thin orange bell pepper strips to create triangle eyes and jagged mouth.
Mummy Pizza
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Sprinkle a light layer of shredded mozzarella as glue.
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Lay string cheese strips haphazardly across the pizza for “bandages,” leaving a small gap at the top for eyes.
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Add small olive slices to the gap after baking.
4. Bake
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Bake for 8–10 minutes until cheese is melted, bubbly, and edges are golden.
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Mummy pizzas may need 1–2 minutes less to avoid burning string cheese.
5. Serve
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Arrange on a platter or cutting board for presentation.
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Add extra olive spiders or pepperoni pumpkins for fun!
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Serve with extra warm pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
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Prevent soggy crust: Use a thin layer of sauce; preheat oven fully.
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Mummy string cheese: Bake for a shorter time or add halfway through baking.
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Spider legs: Press lightly into sauce or secure with a tiny dot of cheese.
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Prep ahead: Slice toppings and sauce crusts in advance, but bake fresh.
Nutrition
- Calories: 280Cal
- Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Protein: 14g