Description
Create festive and fun pumpkin-themed mini pizzas perfect for Halloween or fall gatherings. Using easy pizza dough and classic toppings, these pumpkin pizzas are both visually appealing and delicious, making them a hit with kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 1 ball pizza dough
- 1 can pizza sauce
Toppings
- 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese (orange) or mozzarella
- ¼ cup sliced black olives
- Basil leaves or green pepper slices for decorative accents
- Other pizza toppings as desired
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (230 degrees Celsius) to ensure it is hot and ready for baking the pizzas.
- Prepare Dough: Roll the pizza dough into four small crusts, shaping each to resemble a small pizza base.
- Apply Sauce: Spread a layer of pizza sauce evenly over each dough crust, serving as the delicious base.
- Add Toppings: Decorate each pizza creatively to look like pumpkins. Use shredded cheddar cheese for the orange pumpkin body, black olive slices for facial features, and basil leaves or green pepper slices to mimic pumpkin stems and vines. Feel free to add other toppings as desired.
- Bake: Place the decorated mini pizzas on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and the crust is golden brown.
Notes
- For best results, use a pizza stone to achieve a crispier crust.
- You can substitute mozzarella cheese if cheddar is unavailable, but the orange color helps create the pumpkin appearance.
- Feel free to get creative with the toppings to personalize your pumpkin designs.
- Make sure not to overload the pizzas with toppings to allow even cooking.
- Allow pizzas to cool slightly before serving to avoid burns.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
