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Cheesy Halloween Pizza Skulls
These cheesy Pizza Skulls are about to become your new favorite Halloween savory recipe. These tasty dinner treats are easy to make, completely customizable and a fun dish to serve at a Halloween party or to your kids during the holiday season.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 pizzas
Calories: 270 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 13 to 16 ounces of pre-made pizza dough (you can get boxed rolled out dough or fresh pizza dough to roll (usually sold in a ball in bags.
- 3/4 to 1 cup Pizza Sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- Parmesan Cheese about 1/4 cup
Choose your favorite toppings:
- Cooked sausage about 8 ounces for 6 pizza skulls
- Mini pepperoni about 6 ounces for 6 pizza skulls
- black olives sliced
- sliced ham chopped
- Crumbled crispy bacon Mini Italian meatballs
- cooked corn kernels
- Baby spinach Fresh basil
To serve:
- Marinara sauce for dipping
- Chopped parsley or basil
Instructions
- Spray the mini skull baking tin with cooking spray.
- Dust the counter lightly with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Roll, pat, or stretch the dough out until it is roughly 1/4" thick. Cut the dough into 6 rectangles. Don’t worry if they aren’t perfectly shaped or exactly equal in size.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, lay each dough piece into the skull cavity and start filling it with sauce, mozzarella, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and your desired toppings. After adding the toppings, add a little bit of pizza sauce on top before sealing the dough (no more than a tablespoon).
- Fold the dough over the fillings, pinching the dough together to seal them (like a small pizza pocket). Continue until the 6 pieces have been filled and sealed.
- Refrigerate the skull pizza tray while you preheat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the tray from the refrigerator and bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown (some pre-made doughs may need more or less time).
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes. Unmold and serve with marinara sauce and chopped parsley or basil (optional).
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Notes
- Grease the baking pan throughly to prevent the dough from sticking to the pan.
- Be careful not to overfill the pizza pockets as they could open up and spill. Overfilled stuffed pizza takes longer to cook and could potentially get too dark on top while remaining doughy at the bottom.
Nutrition Information
Calories
270kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
839mg
(35%)
Potassium
130mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
385IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
193mg
(19%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6pizzas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 270kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 839mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 130mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 193mg | 19% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.