Description
Create festive and fun pumpkin-themed mini pizzas perfect for Halloween or fall gatherings. Using pizza dough, sauce, cheese, and an array of toppings like black olives and basil, each pizza can be decorated to resemble a pumpkin face, making mealtime both creative and delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Base
- 1 ball pizza dough
- 1 can pizza sauce
Toppings
- 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese (orange) or shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup sliced black olives
- Basil leaves or green pepper slices
- Other pizza toppings as desired (e.g., bell peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the mini pizzas.
- Prepare Pizza Crusts: Roll the pizza dough into four small individual crusts suitable for mini pizzas.
- Add Sauce: Spread pizza sauce evenly over each of the rolled-out dough crusts, creating a flavorful base.
- Decorate with Toppings: Use shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese to represent the orange pumpkin body. Arrange sliced black olives, basil, and additional toppings creatively to form jack-o’-lantern faces or other pumpkin decorations on each pizza.
- Bake Pizzas: Once decorated, place the mini pizzas on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Bake them in the preheated oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes until the crust is cooked through and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
- Using cheddar cheese provides the perfect orange color for the pumpkin look, but mozzarella works well for a milder flavor.
- Feel free to get creative with the toppings for various expressions or designs on your pumpkin pizzas.
- Ensure the oven is fully preheated to achieve a crispy crust and even cooking.
- You can substitute pre-made dough or use gluten-free dough for dietary preferences.
- Use a pizza stone if possible for a crisper bottom crust, otherwise a baking sheet works fine.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
