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Oct 18, 2024

Mini Pizza Skulls

These mini pizza skulls are tasty little treats to serve at your next Halloween party. 

Mini Pizza Skulls around a bowl of pizza sauce.


These pizza bites are so easy to make. You can use your favorite pre-made pizza dough, such as Pillsbury, or you can use your own favorite pizza dough recipe and then stuff them with everything you love on a pizza. 

This week I'm sharing three Halloween themed recipes for #HalloweenTreatsWeek, including Spiced Skull Cakelets, Severed Hand Pies, and these Mini Pizza Skull Bites. 

For the cakelets, I bought a NordicWare mini skull cake pan, therefore, I needed to further "justify" the purchase with a savory bake. 

Mini Pizza Skulls after baking in the skull pan.


Ingredients and Substitutions:

Pizza Dough: I used pre-made Pillsbury pizza dough. You can also make your own pizza dough, or substitute a stuffed roll dough that can be rolled thin

Pizza Sauce: You can use jarred pizza sauce or make your own. 

Pepperoni: I filled these with chopped turkey pepperoni, but you can use sausage, onions, olives, onions, peppers, or any of your favorite pizza toppings. 

Mozzarella Cheese. 

Egg Wash: A mixture of egg and water. 

Mini Pizza Skulls in a green casserole with pizza sauce in a small bowl.


To Make these Halloween Pizza Bites:

First, roll out the pizza dough to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thin and then cut the dough into four inch circles with a cookie cutter or glass. 

Next, place one of the dough circles over a skull cavity in the pan, and add cheese, sauce, and chopped pepperoni until the cavity is almost full. Don't worry about fitting the dough perfectly in the cavity, the dough will expand as it rises in the oven and fill the cavities. 

After that, using your finger, spread some of the egg wash on the edges of the dough and fold it over to seal. If the dough has some gaps, you can patch it with small pieces of dough scraps. 

Repeat with the rest of the dough and fillings, and then brush the tops of the filled pizza bites with more egg wash. 

Finally, bake the pizza skulls for about 18 minutes at 375 degrees F. 

Mini Pizza Skulls in a small green casserole


You can serve these as is, or with some more pizza sauce for dipping. I like to fill the eyes with a few dabs of pizza sauce. You could also slit the mouth open and drop in a bit of sauce for an even creepier effect. 

Mini Pizza Skulls on a black plate.


More Halloween recipes from past Halloween Treats Weeks:

Mini Mummy Dogs

Popcorn Balls

Pretzel Owls

Halloween Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin Pie Marshmallows

Monster Cake Pops


Mini Pizza Skulls on a small white plate.


 

#HALLOWEENTREATSWEEK

Welcome to 2024’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

If you’re new here, Welcome! If you’re a returning haunt, welcome back!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife . This spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!

For this year's 7th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 12 hauntingly talented bloggers who are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! You can follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own Halloween parties and events!



Mini Pizza Skulls in a green casserole dish.



Mini Pizza Skulls

Mini Pizza Skulls
Yield: 20 appetizers
Author: Karen Kerr
These mini pizza skulls are tasty little treats to serve at your next Halloween party.

Ingredients

  • 14 ounces prepared pizza dough, either store bought or homemade
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese plus more if needed
  • 2 ounces pepperoni slices, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 egg whisked with one tablespoon of water for the egg wash

Instructions

  1. Spray the skull pan with nonstick oil and flour spray such as Baker's Joy
  2. Roll out the pizza dough to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into 4 inch rounds with a cookie cutter or glass. Re-roll the scraps and cut out more rounds until you have 20. Cover the dough as you work with each round.
  3. Place a dough circle over a cavity of the pan. Add about a scant tablespoon of the mozzarella to the top of the dough and press it down into the cavity. Add the pepperoni and about 1 1/2 teaspoons of sauce.
  4. Brush the edges of the dough with the egg wash and fold it over to seal. If you have gaps, your can patch with any leftover dough.
  5. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Brush the tops with more of the egg wash.
  6. Place the filled skull pan in the refrigerator for about 15 to 20 minutes. In the meantime, heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  7. When ready, bake the skulls for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden.
  8. Let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

83

Fat (grams)

3 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

1 g

Carbs (grams)

10 g

Fiber (grams)

0 g

Net carbs

10 g

Sugar (grams)

2 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Cholesterol (grams)

7 mg
pizza, halloween
snack, appetizer


Recipe inspired by NordicWare

Would you like to comment?

  1. I might just have to break down and buy one of these mini skull pans. I will just have to pull it out with my other pan each year. That's 2 Halloween blog posts handled LOL.

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  2. I just reorganized all my cabinets and there just happens to be a space left in my pan rack for one more fancy pan. I love how a few simple ingredients can come together into such a fun meal!

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  3. The dots of marinara in the eyes are cracking me up! You would also use a little caper in there, too. I might have to get that skull pan. These recipes are so cute! And delicious.

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  4. So many stuffed skulls, so little time! And pizza filling is the best!

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