Spider Pizza Bites: Spooky and Cheesy Halloween Snack
Spider Pizza Bites are spooky, cheesy, bite-sized pizzas topped with creepy-crawly olive spiders—perfect for Halloween parties or festive fall dinners. Quick to make and fun to decorate, they’re a guaranteed crowd-pleaser!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 pizza bites 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough or pizza dough
- ½ cup pizza sauce or marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup black olives (whole, pitted) for spiders
- Olive oil for brushing
- Optional toppings: mini pepperoni, diced peppers, mushrooms, sausage crumbles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). If using biscuit dough, separate and flatten into 2–3 inch rounds. If using pizza dough, roll and cut into small circles.
- Place rounds on a lined baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Spread 1 teaspoon pizza sauce onto each.
- Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. Add optional toppings like pepperoni or diced veggies if desired.
- To create spiders, slice one olive in half for the body and another into 8 thin strips for legs. Arrange on top of each pizza bite.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until crusts are golden and cheese is melted.
- Let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Notes
These bites can be made with biscuit dough, pizza dough, or even English muffins. Make ahead by assembling up to 2 hours in advance and refrigerating. For gluten-free, use gluten-free dough or tortillas.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza bite
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
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