Halloween Mini Pizza Ideas for Kids

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Get ready to bring some spooky excitement to your kitchen with these creative Halloween pizza recipes! These themed mini pizzas featuring creepy skulls and spooky spiders are perfect for Halloween parties or fun family dinners. Skip the pizza delivery and create your own frightfully delicious dinner at home using Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls.

A group of four unbaked, Halloween-themed personal pizzas sits on a wire cooling rack. Two are decorated as skulls and two as spiders, using pepperoni, sliced olives, and green bell pepper strips.

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When it comes to pizza for Halloween, the key is choosing a recipe that tastes great and is equally convenient. Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls in the freezer mean that every day can be pizza day. These Halloween pizza ideas are perfect for serving as appetizers at your Halloween party, a themed dinner before trick-or-treating, or as a fun weekend cooking project with the family. The best part about making this is that you can customize each design based on your family’s favorite flavors while still maintaining that spooky aesthetic.

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Why We Love These Halloween Pizza Ideas

Bridgford frozen dough makes it easy
Bridgford frozen dough products make it easy to have a “made-from-scratch” taste with the convenience of it being frozen, ready to thaw, and use. The non-GMO dough makes a perfect freezer staple for whenever a pizza craving arises.
Kid-friendly fun
These Halloween pizza creations turn dinner prep into an entertaining activity that gets kids excited about cooking! The simple designs using familiar ingredients like cheese and olives make it easy for little hands to help create their own spooky masterpieces.
Let’s face it, dinner is hard on Halloween
Little kids are known for rushing through dinner on Halloween. We get it- they wan’t to get out there and have some fun! However, parents know the importance of getting some actual food into those bellies before all the sugar hits. But let’s not forget that parents have to eat too, these mini pizzas are perfect for kids and adults.

Four baked personal Halloween pizzas are shown on a wire cooling rack. Two are decorated as skulls with sliced olives for eyes and green peppers for a mouth, and two are decorated as spiders with pepperoni for the body and green pepper slices for legs.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls: This recipe uses frozen rolls, which come conveniently packaged as individual rolls. We used 3 rolls to create individual sized, mini pizzas. As a substitute, you can use Bridgford Ready-Dough, which comes with three loaves. One loaf will make four individual mini pizzas perfectly. Bridgford dough thaws easily overnight in the refrigerator and creates a tender, flavorful crust that’s ideal for these pizza creations for Halloween.
Marinara sauce: Traditional marinara works perfectly, but you can substitute with Alfredo sauce, BBQ sauce, or even pesto for different flavor profiles.
Bell pepper: Green, red, orange, or yellow bell peppers all work wonderfully for creating skull teeth, spider legs, and decorative elements.
Black olives: Large or jumbo sliced black olives are essential for creating the skull’s eye sockets, nose cavity, and the spider’s eyes. . Kalamata olives can be substituted for a more robust flavor, though they’re less traditional.
Provolone cheese: Provolone cheese melts beautifully and offers a slightly sharper, more complex flavor than mozzarella. You can substitute with mozzarella for a milder taste, white cheddar for extra sharpness, or dairy-free cheese alternatives for vegan versions. If you can, ask your deli to slice the cheese thick. Shredded cheese will also work.
Pepperoni: Bridgford pepperoni is perfect for creating the spider’s body in this recipe.

🎯 TFN Pro Tip

Let your thawed Bridgford dough rest at room temperature for 30-90 minutes before shaping. This makes the dough much easier to stretch and prevents it from snapping back, giving you perfectly shaped mini pizza crusts every time.

An overhead shot of the ingredients for Halloween pizzas with each item labeled. The labels point to a round of pizza dough, a bowl of marinara sauce, sliced bell pepper, sliced black olives, rounds of provolone cheese, and a stack of pepperoni.

Where to Buy Bridgford Products

Bridgford products are widely available at grocery stores and retailers nationwide. Check for a freestanding display in the meat section for the Salami, Summer Sausage, and Pepperoni. The freezer aisle will hold the Parkerhouse Style Rolls and Bridegford Ready-Dough.

Here’s a link for where to buy Bridgford Bread & Rolls

Here’s a link for where to buy Bridgford Meat Snacks

To shop a selection of Bridgford Meat Snacks online, visit their online store.

With Bridgford Foods ready to serve meats in your pantry and Parkerhouse Style Rolls in your freezer, you’re ready for anything this holiday season from monkey bread, to fresh dinner rolls and pizzas.

A bag of Parkerhouse Style Roll dough is prominently featured on a countertop surrounded by pizza ingredients like pepperoni, olives, and a small round of dough on parchment paper.

Recipe Variations

Colorful skull pizza: Transform your skull pizza with colorful bell peppers instead of traditional toppings. Use orange or red bell peppers cut into strips for the teeth, yellow pepper pieces for the eye sockets, and a green pepper stem at the top to create a pumpkin-skull hybrid that’s both creative and delicious.
Spooky shapes: Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes of slices of cheese. We recommend bat, cat, pumpkin, or ghost shapes. Use peppercorns for the eyes.

Equipment Used in this Recipe

Plastic wrap
Baking sheet
Parchment paper

How to Make Pizza for Halloween

Creating these spooky pizza designs is easier than you might think! Each themed pizza uses simple ingredients and straightforward techniques that even beginner cooks can master. Follow these step-by-step instructions to bring your frightfully fun creations to life, and don’t forget to have your little goblins help with the decorating process.

Prepare the Dough

Remove the Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls from the freezer and place them in the refrigerator to thaw overnight. This slow thawing method ensures the rolls maintain their texture and rise properly. If you’re short on time, you can also thaw the rolls at room temperature for 2-3 hours, though the refrigerator method yields the best results for a tender, fluffy crust.
Once the rolls are completely thawed, remove them from the refrigerator and cover them loosely with oiled plastic wrap to prevent drying. Let the rolls rest at room temperature for 30 to 90 minutes before shaping your pizzas. This resting period allows the dough to relax and warm up slightly, making it much easier to flatten and shape without springing back. The dough should feel soft and pliable when it’s ready to use.

A pair of hands holds a portion of soft, unbaked pizza dough above a countertop with other pizza ingredients visible.

Skull Pizza

Spread 1/4 cup marinara sauce evenly over each of the prepared pizza dough.
To create the skull’s “cheekbones,” use a small knife to carefully cut the circular edges off either side of the provolone slice, creating an oblong circle.

A bowl of marinara sauce and two rounds of pizza dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper are shown from above. A wooden spoon rests near the sauce bowl.

Place the slice of provolone cheese on top of the sauce on each pizza.
For the eyes, place two slices of pepperoni on top of the cheese. Add a small black olive slice to the center of each pepperoni.
For the mouth, cut a small section of bell pepper into a straight line. Slice smaller pieces of bell pepper to go vertically and arrange them on the pizza. See below.

A close-up shot of an unbaked Halloween-themed personal pizza shaped like a skull. It has a marinara sauce base, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni for the eyes, sliced black olives for the pupils and nose, and small strips of green bell pepper for the mouth stitches.

Spider Pizza

Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce on each prepared pizza dough and then top with a slice of cheese.
Next, use the pepperoni to form the spider’s body on the pizza. Place two slices next to each other towards the bottom of the pizza dough, two next to each other in the middle of the pizza, and one on top for the head. See image below.

A hand uses a wooden spoon to spread red marinara sauce on a round of unbaked pizza dough. Sliced green peppers, olives, cheese, and pepperoni are arranged around it on the counter.

A round of unbaked pizza dough is topped with sauce, a slice of cheese, and several slices of pepperoni. Other ingredients are visible in the background.

Cut bell pepper into 8 even slices and place four on each side of the spider’s body for the legs.
Place the olives for the eyes and bake.

🎯 TFN Pro Tip

Apply a thin, even layer of pizza sauce on your Bridgford crust. Too much sauce can make toppings slide around and create a soggy crust. A light coating ensures your spooky designs stay in place while baking and give your crust a golden hue after baking.

An unbaked personal pizza is being prepared as a spider. The round dough has sauce and cheese, and the toppings are arranged to look like a spider with pepperoni for the body, olive slices for eyes, and green bell pepper strips for legs.

Serving Suggestions

These Halloween pizza creations are perfect for serving at spooky gatherings, family dinners, or Halloween parties. Arrange the skull and spider pizzas on a large platter alongside a pumpkin-shaped pizza for an impressive display. This showcases multiple spooky design options beautifully. For the ultimate Halloween feast, pair your pizza with roasted garlic breadsticks. Add orange and black themed sides or a spooky Halloween punch to complete the spread. They also make a perfect main course for a casual trick-or-treat night meal. Brush the crust edges with garlic butter before baking. This adds an extra layer of flavor that complements the Bridgford dough perfectly. Don’t forget to snap photos of your creepy creations before serving. These Halloween pizza ideas are almost too cute to eat!

Recipe FAQs

How long do leftovers last?

Cooled leftover pizza will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days when stored in an airtight container. For best results, reheat in a 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes to restore the crispy crust texture.

Are these pizzas suitable for kids to make?

Definitely! These Halloween pizza ideas are perfect for kids to help create. The simple cutting and arranging of cheese strips for mummies and vegetable pieces for skulls makes it a fun, hands-on cooking activity that develops creativity and kitchen skills.

Can I prepare these pizzas ahead of time?

You can prepare the pizza dough and cut your toppings in advance, but it’s best to assemble and bake the pizza for Halloween just before serving for optimal taste and texture. The unbaked assembled pizzas can sit for about 30 minutes before baking if needed.

A wide, eye-level shot of four Halloween-themed personal pizzas on a wire cooling rack. Two are skulls and two are spiders, all made with pepperoni, olives, and green peppers.

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Ingredient Notes and Substitutions