Description
Create a fun and spooky ghost-themed pizza perfect for Halloween with easy-to-follow steps using either store-bought or homemade dough. Featuring mozzarella ghost shapes and black olive faces, this pizza is a delightful treat for busy moms and their families.
Ingredients
Scale
For Store-Bought Pizza
- 1 store-bought pizza dough or 1 Pillsbury pizza crust
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Sliced mozzarella cheese (thicker slices for 3D ghosts or thinner slices for flatter ghosts) about 6-8 slices
- Black olives for eyes and mouths, sliced into small pieces
- Optional: pepperoni slices
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
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 475°F (245°C) to prepare it for baking the pizza.
- Prepare Dough: For store-bought dough, roll it out on a pizza pan according to package instructions. For homemade dough, activate yeast by dissolving sugar in warm water, sprinkle yeast and let foam for 5 minutes. Mix flour and salt in a bowl, add yeast mixture and olive oil, stir to form dough. Knead on floured surface for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place dough in oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 1-1.5 hours until doubled in size. Punch down and roll out onto a pizza pan.
- Spread Sauce: Evenly spread 1 cup of pizza sauce over the prepared dough, leaving a margin for the crust.
- Add Shredded Cheese: Sprinkle 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce-covered dough.
- Create Ghosts: Cut ghost shapes from sliced mozzarella cheese. Use thicker slices for a three-dimensional look or thinner for flatter ghosts. Cut small pieces of black olives to form eyes and mouths for the ghosts.
- Bake Pizza: Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Decorate with Ghosts: Remove pizza from oven and immediately place mozzarella ghost shapes on top. The ghosts will soften but maintain their shape.
- Cool and Serve: Let the pizza cool for a few minutes to set the toppings, then slice and serve your spooky ghost pizza.
Notes
- For a gluten-free version, replace all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour blend if making dough from scratch.
- If you want more flavor, add Italian seasoning or garlic powder to the pizza sauce before spreading.
- Use thicker sliced mozzarella for bold ghost shapes, thinner slices soften more for a subtle effect.
- Pepperoni slices can be added before baking for extra taste but are optional.
- Let the pizza cool slightly before slicing to keep toppings from sliding off.
- If using store-bought dough, follow package instructions for rolling and prebaking if recommended.
- Ensure warm water is around 110°F to properly activate the yeast for homemade dough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pizza)
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
