Description

Create a fun and festive Spooky Ghost Halloween Pizza that’s perfect for busy moms. This recipe uses store-bought or homemade pizza dough topped with rich pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, and cute ghost-shaped mozzarella slices decorated with black olive eyes and mouths. A quick bake at 475°F gives you a delicious, spooky pizza perfect for Halloween celebrations.

Ingredients

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For Store-Bought Dough or Pillsbury Pizza Crust

1 store-bought pizza dough or 1 Pillsbury pizza crust
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
6-8 slices mozzarella cheese for ghost shapes (thicker slices for 3D effect)
Black olives, sliced into small pieces for eyes and mouths
Optional: pepperoni slices for extra topping

For Homemade Pizza Dough

2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
1 ½ cups warm water
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

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Instructions

Activate Yeast: In a small bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle active dry yeast on top, stir gently, and let it sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
Make Dough: In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Pour in the yeast mixture and olive oil, stirring until a dough forms.
Knead Dough: Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Let Dough Rise: Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover with damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1.5 hours until doubled in size.
Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 475°F (245°C).
Prepare Pizza Base: For homemade dough, punch down and roll into a large circle on a pizza pan. For store-bought dough or Pillsbury crust, roll out according to package instructions.
Spread Sauce: Evenly spread pizza sauce over the dough, leaving space around edges for the crust.
Add Shredded Cheese: Sprinkle shredded mozzarella evenly over the sauce.
Create Ghost Shapes: Cut ghost shapes from the sliced mozzarella cheese. Use thicker slices for 3D ghosts or thinner for flatter ones.
Bake Pizza: Bake pizza in preheated oven for 15 minutes until crust is golden and cheese melted.
Decorate with Ghosts: Immediately place the mozzarella ghost shapes on top of the hot pizza. Arrange black olive pieces for eyes and mouths on the ghosts.
Cool and Serve: Allow pizza to cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving your spooky ghost pizza.

Notes

Use thicker mozzarella slices if you want ghosts that stand out more with a 3D effect.
Black olives can be substituted with small pieces of black pepper or capers if preferred.
For extra flavor, add optional pepperoni slices before baking.
If using store-bought dough, always follow package instructions for best results.
Warm water for yeast should be between 105°F and 110°F for optimal yeast activation.
Let the pizza cool slightly before adding ghost shapes to prevent melting them away completely.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pizza)
Calories: 320 kcal
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 600 mg
Fat: 12 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 38 g
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 15 g
Cholesterol: 30 mg