Make dinner extra fun this Halloween with these easy Halloween pizzas. Using ready-made cheese and tomato pizzas keeps things really simple, then all you need are a few toppings to turn them into ghosts, mummies and vampires.
Ready in just 20 minutes, this is the kind of Halloween dinner I love because it feels special without creating loads of extra work. Put the toppings out on the table, let everyone decorate their own spooky pizza and dinner becomes part of the Halloween fun.
As well as our three Halloween pizza designs, I have included lots more Halloween pizza ideas and toppings below, including spiders, monsters, eyeballs and Jack-o'-lanterns.
Recipe update: This recipe was originally published on 7 October 2020 and was fully retested in September 2026 to check the cooking time and ingredient quantities. The original recipe still worked well, but I've expanded the instructions, tips and FAQs.
For more homemade pizza ideas, try our easy Tortilla Pizza, quick Pizza Bagels or our delicious French Bread Pizzas.
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Why You'll Love These Halloween Pizzas
- An easy Halloween dinner - Ready-made pizza bases mean you can concentrate on the fun decorating rather than making dough.
- Ready in 20 minutes - Ideal before trick-or-treating or when everyone is too excited to wait for dinner.
- Fun for kids to make - Put the toppings into little bowls and let everyone create their own spooky pizza.
- Easy to adapt - Make ghosts, mummies, vampires, spiders, pumpkins or monsters using your favourite pizza toppings.
- Great for parties too - Make several mini Halloween pizzas and add them to a spooky party table.
- Familiar flavours - Underneath all the Halloween decorations, it's still a simple cheese and tomato pizza that the whole family can enjoy.
Recipe Overview
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Makes: 3 mini Halloween pizzas
- Difficulty: Easy
- Main ingredients: Cheese and tomato pizzas, sliced cheese, ham and olives
- Best for: An easy Halloween dinner, Halloween parties and cooking with kids
- What you'll be doing: Decorating ready-made mini pizzas to make a ghost, mummy and vampire, then baking until hot and the cheese has melted.
Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Cheese and tomato pizza bases - Ready-made mini pizzas are my shortcut here and make this a really quick Halloween dinner. If you have more time, you can make your own using our Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, 2 Ingredient Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough and Easy Pizza Sauce.
- Cheese slices - These are used for the ghost and mummy decorations. We used mozzarella because it melts well, but cheddar, Gouda or Swiss cheese would also work. Sliced cheese is much easier to cut into shapes than grated cheese.
- Ham - We use ham to make the vampire's hair and mouth. Pepperoni would work well too.
- Black olives - Perfect for making spooky eyes, noses and tiny spiders.
You can add whatever other pizza toppings your family likes. Peppers, mushrooms, sweetcorn, spinach, courgette (zucchini) and pepperoni all work well for creating different Halloween faces.
More ingredient substitutions and variations can be found in the recipe card.
How to Make Halloween Pizza
Ghost Pizza
Cut two ghost shapes from the cheese slices. You can do this freehand with a small sharp knife or use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter if you have one.
Arrange the cheese ghosts on one pizza and use small pieces of black olive for the eyes. We also finely chopped a little olive to spell out "BOO".
Cook according to the instructions on your pizza packaging.
Mummy Pizza
Use the cheese offcuts from the ghost pizza and cut them into strips.
Lay the strips over the pizza so that they look like mummy bandages, leaving some small gaps between them. Add two pieces of black olive for the eyes.
Cook according to the instructions on the pizza packaging.
Vampire Pizza
Cut the ham into strips and arrange some along the top of the pizza for the vampire's hair.
Use more ham to create the mouth and pointed fangs, then add black olives for the eyes.
Cook according to the pizza packaging instructions until the base is hot and crisp and the cheese has melted.
Halloween Pizza Ideas and Toppings
Once you have the basic idea, there are so many ways to make a Halloween-themed pizza. I normally put a selection of toppings on the table and let everyone choose their own design.
Spider Pizza
Use half a black olive for the spider's body and thin strips of olive for the legs. You could make one large spider or cover the pizza in lots of little ones.
For a bigger spider, chopped chicken or pepperoni can make the body with thin strips of pepper or bacon for the legs.
Jack-o'-Lantern Pizza
Make a pumpkin face using pieces of pepper, pepperoni or olives for the eyes, nose and jagged mouth.
If you are using pizza dough rather than a ready-made base, shape the dough into a pumpkin before baking and use a small piece of green pepper for the stalk.
Monster Pizza
This is a good one for using up whatever vegetables you already have. Try pepper strips for mouths, mushrooms or olives for eyes and grated cheese for wild monster hair.
There really isn't a wrong way to make a monster pizza, which makes this one especially good for younger children.
Eyeball Pizza
Add small rounds of mozzarella to the pizza and top each one with a slice of black olive to make creepy eyeballs.
You could also use mini meatballs topped with mozzarella and olive slices for a more substantial version.
Halloween Shaped Pizzas
If you are starting with ready-rolled pizza dough, use large Halloween cookie cutters to make mini ghosts, pumpkins or bats before adding the sauce and toppings.
Keep the shapes fairly large and simple so there is still enough room for the toppings.
Serving Suggestions
These Halloween pizzas work really well as a quick dinner on their own, but adding one or two easy sides makes them into a full Halloween spread.
For some vegetables, serve them with our Halloween Veggie Tray. It is made with carrots arranged into a Jack-o'-lantern and is a fun way to balance out all the Halloween treats.
Our Halloween Tortilla Chips are another easy party-table addition and take less than 10 minutes to make. Serve them with Halloween Dip or Homemade Salsa.
For a more filling dinner, add Air Fryer Potato Wedges alongside the pizzas.
If you are feeding a crowd, Sausage Mummies are another fun savoury Halloween option, while our Halloween Fruit Tray is an easy fresh finish.
Make Ahead and Storage
The easiest way to get ahead is to prepare all the toppings earlier in the day. Cut the cheese shapes, slice the olives and prepare the ham, then store everything covered in the fridge until you are ready to decorate the pizzas.
I prefer to assemble the pizzas shortly before cooking so the bases don't become soft from sitting with the toppings on them.
Store: Cool any leftover pizza and refrigerate it in an airtight container. Follow local food-safety guidance for storage times.
Reheat: Reheat until piping hot throughout. An air fryer or oven will help the base crisp up again better than the microwave.
Dannii's Top Tips
- Use strips of courgette (zucchini) as some of the mummy bandages for an easy vegetable boost.
- Add a little chopped spinach underneath the cheese - once everything melts, it is barely noticeable.
- Leave gaps between the mummy cheese strips so the bandages are still visible after cooking.
- Spread a little Homemade BBQ Sauce or homemade pesto over the pizza for a different flavour.
- Black olives are brilliant for making spiders as well as eyes and noses.
- Ready-rolled pizza dough and large Halloween cookie cutters work well if you want shaped mini Halloween pizzas.
- Don't add too many toppings. Simple designs usually stay much clearer once the cheese has melted.
- If children are decorating their own pizzas, prepare any ingredients that need a knife before calling them into the kitchen.
Troubleshooting Guide
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The mummy just looks like a big blob of cheese | Leave clear gaps between the cheese strips and don't use too many. |
| The ghost loses its shape | Use a fairly firm slice of cheese and chill it before cutting if it is very soft. |
| The pizza is soggy | Don't overload it with toppings, especially vegetables that release lots of water. |
| The decorations slide around | Cut the toppings fairly small and press them gently into the existing cheese. |
| The kids are taking forever to decorate | Chop everything first and put the toppings into separate little bowls so they can get straight to the fun part. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We use ready-made mini pizzas because they make this a really quick Halloween dinner, but homemade pizza dough works perfectly too.
Try our Whole Wheat Pizza Dough or 2 Ingredient Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough with our Easy Pizza Sauce. Divide the dough into mini pizzas and decorate as ghosts, mummies, monsters or Jack-o'-lanterns before baking.
Yes, and mini pizzas are particularly good for Halloween parties because everyone can decorate their own.
Use mini ready-made pizza bases or divide homemade pizza dough into individual portions before decorating.
Yes. This is one of my favourite Halloween recipes for getting kids involved because most of the work is simply arranging toppings.
Younger children can add the cheese, ham and olives once everything has been chopped for them, while older children can create their own designs.
Cheese slices, black olives, pepperoni, ham, bell peppers and mushrooms are all useful because they can easily be cut into faces and shapes.
The best toppings are really the ones your family already enjoys. The spooky part comes from how you arrange them rather than using unusual ingredients.
If your kids aren't olive fans, use small pieces of pepper, mushroom, sweetcorn or pepperoni for eyes and other facial features.
Yes. Leave out the ham and use vegetables such as peppers, mushrooms, olives, sweetcorn, spinach and courgette instead.
There are plenty of ways to make spooky faces using just cheese and vegetables.
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Recipe
Easy Halloween Pizzas
Recipe Video
Ingredients
- 3 Mini cheese and tomato pizza bases
- 3 Cheese slices - (we used mozzarella)
- 2 slices of Ham
- 6 Olives
Instructions
Ghost Pizza
- Cut two ghost shapes from the cheese slices. You can do this freehand with a small sharp knife or use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter if you have one.Arrange the cheese ghosts on one pizza and use small pieces of black olive for the eyes. We also finely chopped a little olive to spell out "BOO".Cook according to the instructions on your pizza packaging.
Mummy Pizza
- Use the cheese offcuts from the ghost pizza and cut them into strips.Lay the strips over the pizza so that they look like mummy bandages, leaving some small gaps between them. Add two pieces of black olive for the eyes.Cook according to the instructions on the pizza packaging.
Vampire Pizza
- Cut the ham into strips and arrange some along the top of the pizza for the vampire's hair.Use more ham to create the mouth and pointed fangs, then add black olives for the eyes.Cook according to the pizza packaging instructions until the base is hot and crisp and the cheese has melted.
Recipe Notes
- Use strips of courgette (zucchini) as some of the mummy bandages for an easy vegetable boost.
- Add a little chopped spinach underneath the cheese - once everything melts, it is barely noticeable.
- Leave gaps between the mummy cheese strips so the bandages are still visible after cooking.
- Spread a little Homemade BBQ Sauce or homemade pesto over the pizza for a different flavour.
- Black olives are brilliant for making spiders as well as eyes and noses.
- Ready-rolled pizza dough and large Halloween cookie cutters work well if you want shaped mini Halloween pizzas.
- Don't add too many toppings. Simple designs usually stay much clearer once the cheese has melted.
- If children are decorating their own pizzas, prepare any ingredients that need a knife before calling them into the kitchen.
Nutritional Information
Where nutritional information is provided, it is approximate and calculated using online tools. Values can vary depending on the ingredients and brands used, but we endeavour to be as accurate as possible.
All timings are a guide and may vary depending on the ingredients, equipment and, where relevant, the appliance used. Changing the serving size may also affect the time needed.
Tayler says
I made these with the kids over the weekend and they LOVED them! Will definitely be making again for Halloween!
Dannii says
So happy to hear that you all enjoyed them.
kushigalu says
Totally in love with these Halloween pizzas. Looks fantastic.
Traci says
These are so fun and so easy! Adding them to the Halloween food list...thanks for sharing :)
Shanna says
These are so fun and easy to make. They are a great way to get my kids to help cook.
Toni Dash says
I love all these!! They are so fun and easy to make!
Dolly @ Little Home in the Making says
This is such a fun and cute idea for Halloween! So many Halloween foods are desserts...so great that this one can be served as a main dish!
Jen says
What a cute idea for the season! Can't wait to see my kids' eyes when they see this for lunch! Love it!
Jess says
YES! These are perfect for Halloween. I love that my kids can make them on their own and show their creativity!
Gina says
These are the cutest! My niece and nephew would love them for Halloween! Think we'll give our own version a go!
Danielle Wolter says
So fun for a Halloween dinner! Definitely going on the list!
Aimee Mars says
These are so adorable and perfect for Halloween night! I can't wait to make these with my kids.
Christian Guzman says
Oh, wow! That is so fun. I can hardly wait for my niece and nephews to get here this weekend so we can try it.
Emily Liao says
This is perfect for Halloween! The kids are going to love it.
Charla says
How cool are these pizzas. I can't wait to make them with my niece!!
Alisa Infanti says
I absolutely love this idea... the mummy is my favourite!