Spooky Spider Web Pizza
Halloween spider web pizza with mozzarella web design and olive “spiders”—easy party dinner for late September through Halloween. Kid-friendly, customizable toppings, bake until cheese is hot and bubbly.
🛒Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella, divided
- 1/4 cup ricotta or extra mozzarella for piping the web
- Black olives, sliced and whole, for spiders
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Optional toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers
- Cornmeal or flour for the peel/pan
🔧Kitchen Tools Needed
- Pizza stone or sheet pan
- Piping bag or zip-top bag
- Toothpick
- Pizza cutter
📝Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 475°F with a pizza stone or steel if you have one (or use a sheet pan).
- 2
Stretch dough into a 12-inch round on a cornmeal-dusted peel or oiled pan. Brush edge with oil.
- 3
Spread sauce; sprinkle most of the mozzarella and any optional toppings. Bake 8–10 minutes until nearly done.
- 4
Pipe or spoon ricotta in concentric circles; drag a toothpick from center outward to make a web. Add olive spiders (half olive body + slice legs).
- 5
Bake 2–4 more minutes until crust is browned and cheese is fully melted and hot.
- 6
Rest 2 minutes; slice. Food safety: if using meat toppings, ensure pizza is steaming hot throughout; refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
🥗Nutrition Information
⚡Calories per serving: 420
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❓Frequently Asked Questions
No piping bag?
Snip a corner of a zip-top bag filled with ricotta.
Gluten-free crust?
Use a GF dough and bake on parchment for easier transfer.
Make it a lunch?
Use naan or tortillas for personal spider pizzas at 425°F for 8–10 minutes.
Vegetarian?
Skip pepperoni; load veggies and olives.
How many spiders?
4–6 olive spiders look spooky without overcrowding.
