Halloween Bread Pizza Recipe

Servings: 24 Total Time: 20 mins Difficulty: easy
Halloween Bread Pizza Recipe
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Imagine the cheers when you bring a platter of these to the table. They’re fun, they’re fast, and they’re downright delicious.

This is the kind of recipe that feels like a little secret, a way to create something magical with what you already have on hand.

Why This Recipe is a Weeknight Hero

Let’s be honest, some days you just don’t have the energy for a complicated cooking project. That’s exactly when this recipe shines.

It turns simple bread into a canvas for cheesy, saucy goodness, all in less time than it takes to decide what to watch on TV. And for Halloween, it transforms into a spooky spectacle that kids absolutely adore.

The best part, perhaps, is that it’s a fantastic way to prevent food waste, using up bread slices that might otherwise go stale.

Ingredients Needed for the Recipe

Gathering your ingredients is the first step to pizza night magic. You only need four core items to get started.

  • Bread Slices: Plain white bread works perfectly, but feel free to use 100% whole wheat or brown bread for a healthier twist.
  • Pizza Sauce: Any store-bought pizza or marinara sauce you love will do the trick beautifully.
  • Mozzarella Cheese: Grated mozzarella is the classic choice, delivering that perfect, irresistible melt.
  • Olives: Black olives are our go-to for creating the spooky spider decorations, and they add a lovely briny flavor.

The Joy of a Themed Treat

There’s something special about food that tells a story. A themed snack can turn an ordinary evening into a mini-celebration.

For kids, seeing a friendly (or fiendish!) spider pizza on their plate is a moment of pure delight. It shows a little extra thought and care, making mealtime an event.

This approach isn’t just for Halloween, either; you can adapt the idea for any holiday or interest with different toppings.

How to make spiders from olives for Halloween?

This is where the magic happens, and it’s much easier than it looks. First, cut a few olives in half lengthwise; these plump halves will become the spider’s body.

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Next, cut a few more olives in half the short way, creating smaller, rounder pieces that will serve as the heads. Now, for the legs!

Take another olive, slice it lengthwise, and then carefully slice each half into three or four thin strips. They’ll look just like creepy-crawly legs waiting to be arranged.

Arrange the base

Grab a round cookie cutter, or even the lid from a mason jar or a small bowl. Press it firmly into the center of each bread slice to create perfect little circles.

Don’t toss those leftover bread edges! They’re perfect for making breadcrumbs, croutons for soup, or a quick bread pudding.

You now have a stack of neat, coin-sized pizza bases ready for their topping transformation.

Bake Coin Bread Pizza

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Arrange your bread rounds on the sheet in a single layer.

Spread about a teaspoon of pizza sauce onto each round, leaving a tiny border around the edge. Then, shower them with a generous amount of grated mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, just until the cheese is gloriously melted and bubbly. Now, let your inner artist out!

Serve and enjoy

Once the pizzas are out of the oven, quickly but carefully arrange your olive pieces into spiders on top of the melted cheese. Place the body, add the head, and lay down the legs.

The heat from the pizza will slightly warm the olives, making them even more tasty. Serve them immediately while they’re warm and gooey.

Watch them disappear, amidst giggles and requests for “just one more.”

Tips

Feel free to get creative with other toppings alongside the olives. Sautéed mushrooms, sweet corn, crumbled paneer, or even some spinach make wonderful additions.

For an extra layer of flavor, a light drizzle of olive oil over the assembled pizzas before baking works wonders. It adds a lovely richness.

If you’re not making the spider theme, you can absolutely keep the bread slices square—it’s all about what’s easiest and most fun for you.

Mastering the Stovetop and Air Fryer Methods

No oven? No problem! This recipe is wonderfully adaptable. The stovetop method gives you a slightly crispier base, which is a lovely textural contrast.

Using an air fryer is a fantastic option for achieving a melted cheese top and a crunchy bottom in record time. It’s also great for making smaller batches quickly.

Having these alternatives means you can satisfy a pizza craving any day, with whatever equipment you have available.

Coin bread pizza on the stovetop

Place a non-stick skillet or griddle (a tava works great) over a medium-low flame. Let it get properly hot before adding the plain bread rounds.

Toast one side lightly, then flip them over and immediately turn off the heat. This prevents the bottom from burning while you add the sauce and cheese.

Spread the sauce, add the cheese, cover the pan with a lid, and turn the heat back to medium-low. Cook for just a few minutes until the cheese is perfectly melted.

Coin bread pizza on air fryer

Preheat your air fryer to 350°F (175°C). While it’s warming up, assemble your pizzas directly on the bread rounds.

Place them in the air fryer basket in a single layer, making sure they aren’t overlapping. Air fry for about 5 minutes, but keep an eye on them.

You’re looking for that signature bubbly, melted cheese and a golden-brown base. Then, just add your spider decorations and serve.

Answering Your Pizza Questions

It’s natural to have questions when trying a new recipe. Let’s clear up a few common ones to ensure your pizza-making is a smooth success.

Understanding the little details, like the best cheese to use or how to customize the sauce, can make all the difference in your final dish.

The goal is to give you the confidence to not just follow the recipe, but to make it your own.

Tips for the Perfect Party Platter

If you’re serving these at a party, a little planning goes a long way. You can prep the olive spiders and cut the bread rounds hours ahead of time, storing them separately in the fridge.

Set up a “decorate your own pizza” station for kids—it’s a fantastic activity. Provide small bowls with the cheese, sauce, and olive pieces and let them create their own edible masterpieces.

For a visually striking platter, alternate the spider pizzas with some plain cheesy ones, or ones with different colored toppings like red bell peppers or green herbs.

Recipe FAQs

Can I use a different type of bread? Absolutely! Any sandwich bread will work—white, whole wheat, or multigrain. For a different vibe, try using small baguette slices or even English muffin halves.

What cheese can I use instead of mozzarella? While mozzarella is ideal for its meltiness, other great options include cheddar, Monterey Jack, provolone, or a pre-shredded Italian cheese blend.

Can I substitute the pizza sauce? Of course. Marinara is a direct substitute, but feel free to experiment with pesto, a creamy Alfredo sauce, or even a thin layer of barbecue sauce for a different flavor profile.

Halloween Bread Pizza Recipe

Difficulty: easy Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 20 mins
Cooking Temp: 175  C Servings: 24 Estimated Cost: $ low Calories: 85
Best Season: Fall, Summer

Description

Bread Pizza or Halloween Pizza is an easy-to-make cheesy and delicious bite-size treat ready in less than 20 minutes. You only need four ingredients: bread, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and olives. These pizzas are great for spooky fun at Halloween parties, kid's parties, or even as an appetizer or quick evening snack.

ingredients

Instructions

How to make spiders from olives?

  1. Cut some olives lengthwise into halves and use them as the spider's body. Cut some more olives into halves (not lengthwise) and use these as the head.
  2. Next, cut some more olives lengthwise into halves, and then each half into thin slices to make spider legs.
  3. Arrange the olives over the pizza after baking, or else the olives will drift apart when the cheese melts in the oven.

Arrange the base

  1. Using a cookie cutter or round-shaped bowl or lid of a container, cut bread slices into rounds and keep them aside. You can use leftover sides of the bread in other recipes such as bread pudding, bread upma, croutons, bread crumbs, etc.

Bake Coin Bread Pizza

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line the baking pan with parchment paper. Arrange the bread slices in the baking pan.
  2. Spread about a teaspoon of pizza sauce, followed by grated mozzarella cheese on each bread slice.
  3. Bake this for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
  4. Once they are out of the oven, arrange the olives into spiders. You can check the video here on making bread pizza or Halloween spider pizza. Place the head and body and then thin slices of olives to represent the legs of a spider.
  5. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 24


Amount Per Serving
Calories 85kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g7%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Cholesterol 10mg4%
Sodium 210mg9%
Potassium 60mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 10g4%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
Sugars 2g
Protein 4g8%

Calcium 80 mg
Iron 0.8 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note

  • You can use fried mushrooms, corn, paneer, or spinach to make these coin pizzas.
  • Try our coin margherita pizza made using traditional pizza dough.
  • Drizzle olive oil for extra flavor.
  • Stovetop method: Heat pan on medium-low. Toast bread, flip, spread sauce and cheese, cover, and cook until melted.
  • Air fryer method: Preheat to 350°F. Top bread with sauce and cheese. Air fry 5 minutes until golden and cheese melts.
Keywords: bread pizza, halloween pizza, coin pizza, spider pizza, quick snack, kid-friendly pizza, easy pizza recipe
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What type of bread can I use?

You can use any regular sandwich bread—white, whole wheat, or brown. French bread, baguette, or buns also work well for bite-sized pizzas in any shape.

Can I use a different cheese?

I highly recommend using mozzarella cheese for its meltability, but you can substitute with any melting cheese such as cheddar, Swiss, Monterey Jack, or Colby.

Can I use a sauce other than pizza sauce?

Yes! You can substitute marinara with pesto, ketchup, white sauce, or any other hot sauce of your choice.

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