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Cheesy Ghost Pizza with Melted Mozzarella Ghosts

Cheesy ghost pizza bakes on a 12-inch pan with a golden crust, melted mozzarella, and black olive eyes. Mozzarella ghosts make each slice festive and easy to spot.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
standing and resting 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 550
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb refrigerated pizza dough
  • 1 tbsp olive oil for greasing the pan
  • 0.5 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 block (8 oz) low-moisture mozzarella cheese
  • 0.25 cup black olives sliced

Equipment

  • 1 12-inch pizza pan

Method
 

  1. Let the dough stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 475°F.
  3. Grease a 12-inch pizza pan with the olive oil.
  4. Stretch the dough evenly to fit the pan.
  5. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough.
  6. Shred 2 ounces of the mozzarella and scatter it over the sauce.
  7. Slice the remaining 6 ounces into 1/4-inch-thick pieces.
  8. Cut out ghost shapes with a small cookie cutter.
  9. Arrange the cheese ghosts on top and scatter any cheese scraps over the pizza.
  10. Place two olive slices on each cheese ghost for eyes.
  11. Scatter any remaining olives over the pizza.
  12. Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.
  13. Let the pizza rest for 5 minutes.
  14. Slice the pizza.

Notes

For clean ghost shapes, use a small cookie cutter and chill the cheese briefly if it feels too soft. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days; freeze slices for up to 2 months. Use gluten-free pizza dough for a gluten-free option.