Pumpkin Shaped Pizza Bites
These pumpkin shaped pizza bites are filled with mozzarella, pepperoni, and pizza sauce, brushed with homemade garlic herb butter, and baked until golden brown. A fun and festive Halloween appetizer!
Servings: 6
Calories: 480kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz pizza dough split into 6 balls
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce + more for serving
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup pepperoni
- 24 pieces kitchen twine approximately 20 inches each
- olive oil for coating twine
- 1 egg + 1 tsp water for egg wash
- 6 pretzel sticks and sage leaves optional garnish
Garlic Herb Butter
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut 24 pieces of cooking twine, about 20 inches each, and lightly coat with olive oil.
- Divide pizza dough into 6 pieces and stretch each into a small circle.
- Fill each circle with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Pinch the dough closed and shape into balls.
- Arrange 4 pieces of twine in a star pattern. Place a dough ball seam-side up in the center. Loosely tie the twine around the dough to create 8 pumpkin sections. Trim and flip seam-side down.
- Combine melted butter, minced garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Brush pizza pumpkins with egg wash and garlic herb butter.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
- Cool for 5 minutes. Carefully cut and remove all twine, then garnish with pretzel stems and sage leaves. Serve warm with dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 25g