Description
These Mini Spider Pizzas are spookily cute, cheesy, and perfect for Halloween parties or a fun cooking activity with kids. Using simple ingredients like refrigerated pizza dough, marinara sauce, mozzarella, and olives, you can whip up creepy-crawly pizzas in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
Essentials:
- 14 oz refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 cup pizza sauce or marinara sauce
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup black olives (pitted recommended)
Optional Add-Ons:
- Vegetables (sliced bell peppers, mushrooms, mini pepperoni)
- Seasonings (Italian herbs, crushed red pepper)
Substitutions & Shortcuts:
- Swap black olives with kalamata or green olives.
- Use store-bought pizza sauce to save time.
- Not a fan of olives? Create spiders with pepperoni, cheese cutouts, or even veggie strips.
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare Pizza Dough: Roll out refrigerated pizza dough onto a floured surface. Cut out 6–8 circles (4–5 inches each) with a cookie cutter or mug. Transfer to baking sheet.
- Add Sauce & Cheese: Spread a spoonful of pizza sauce onto each circle, leaving a ¼-inch border. Top with shredded mozzarella.
- Make the Olive Spiders: Slice olives in half lengthwise for bodies. Slice others into thin strips for legs, and small tips for heads.
- Decorate: Place olive pieces on top of cheese to form spiders. Have fun with different arrangements.
- Bake: Bake for 8–10 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden.
- Serve: Let cool slightly, then serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Get the kids involved! Let them create their own spider designs with olives or toppings.
- For extra crispy bases, pre-bake dough circles for 3 minutes before adding sauce and toppings.
- Mini pizzas can be frozen after baking—just reheat in the oven at 375°F for 5–7 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snack, Appetizer, Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American, Halloween Party Food
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: undefined
- Trans Fat: undefined
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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