Description
This spooky Halloween Mummy Pizza is a fun and festive twist on traditional pizza, featuring mozzarella, pepperoni, and olive eyes wrapped in braided strips of pizza dough. Perfect for Halloween parties, it’s easy to make and bakes to a golden, delicious finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Base
- 14 oz refrigerated pizza dough (1 can, such as Pillsbury) or homemade pizza dough
Toppings
- 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce or marinara sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 40 slices pepperoni
- 1 black olive
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Prepare the Dough: Place the pizza dough onto a piece of parchment paper on a clean work surface. Spread the pizza or marinara sauce evenly over the middle vertical half of the dough.
- Add Toppings: Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over the sauce then layer the pepperoni slices on top evenly to cover the cheesy area.
- Create Dough Slits: Using a paring knife, cut 1-inch wide diagonal slits on both sides of the sauce-covered area, extending from the sauce out toward the edges of the dough. These strips will be used for braiding.
- Braid the Dough: Fold the bottom dough strips towards the filling, then braid the strips alternately over the toppings to give a messy mummy appearance from bottom to top. Leave some space near the top for the mummy’s eyes, then braid further to form the mummy’s head shape.
- Add Eyes: Spoon some extra pizza sauce into the empty space left at the top and place halves of the black olive on the sauce to create the mummy’s eyes.
- Bake the Pizza: Carefully lift the parchment paper with the assembled mummy pizza onto the baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Serve: Remove from oven and serve warm for a delicious Halloween-themed treat.
Notes
- Can I make it ahead of time? While the mummy pizza is best served fresh, you can prepare it up to 2 days in advance and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheat Methods: Warm it up in the oven or microwave before serving to maintain the best texture.
- Substitutions: Use your favorite pizza dough or sauce, and customize toppings to your liking.
- Serving Size: Best shared as a fun party appetizer or light meal for about 6 people.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (assuming 6 slices per pizza)
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
