Description
Celebrate Halloween with this fun and easy Halloween Ghost Pizza, featuring spooky mozzarella ghost shapes on a classic pizza base. Perfect for a festive dinner or party, this pizza combines a crispy crust, flavorful sauce, and melty cheese topped with adorable ghost faces made from mozzarella and black olive eyes.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Dough
- 1 ball pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
Pizza Toppings
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese (cut into ghost shapes)
- Black olives (sliced into small rounds for ghost eyes)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Optional toppings: mini pepperoni, bell pepper strips, mushrooms
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450°F (230°C) and line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure easy cleanup.
- Prepare Dough: Roll out the pizza dough into a round or oval shape on a lightly floured surface. Transfer the rolled dough to the prepared baking sheet or pizza pan.
- Season Dough: Lightly brush the pizza dough with olive oil and sprinkle evenly with Italian seasoning to add flavor to the crust.
- Add Sauce and Cheese: Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, avoiding the edges. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese generously on top of the sauce.
- Bake Base Pizza: Place the pizza in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown and the cheese is completely melted.
- Add Mozzarella Ghosts: Remove the pizza from the oven and immediately place the pre-cut mozzarella ghost shapes on top while the pizza is still hot. This helps the ghost cheese slightly melt onto the pizza.
- Add Eyes: Place small slices of black olives onto the mozzarella ghost shapes to create the ghost eyes, giving them a spooky character.
- Final Bake: Return the pizza to the oven for an additional 1 to 2 minutes to soften the mozzarella ghosts slightly without overbaking.
- Cool and Serve: Let the pizza cool for a few minutes, then slice and serve warm for the best taste and texture.
Notes
- Use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter or cut ghost shapes by hand with kitchen scissors to create fun mozzarella ghosts.
- Customize your spooky pizza with other toppings like mini pepperoni, bell pepper jack-o’-lantern faces, or olive spiders to enhance the Halloween theme.
- For a crispier crust, pre-bake the dough for 5 minutes before adding toppings.
- This pizza is best served fresh and warm to enjoy the gooey melted cheese ghosts.
