Description
These spooky and delicious Pizza Mummies are a fun and easy Halloween-themed snack perfect for kids and adults alike. Made with English muffins, pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, and olive eyes, they are quick to prepare and bake to melty perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 2 English muffins, cut in half
Toppings
- 1/4 cup pizza or marinara sauce
- 2 mozzarella cheese sticks
- 3 green olives with pimentos
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400℉ to ensure it’s hot and ready to bake the muffins evenly.
- Bake English Muffins: Place the English muffin halves cut side up on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. This initial bake helps crisp the muffins slightly.
- Spread Sauce: Remove the muffins from the oven and spread about 1 tablespoon of pizza or marinara sauce evenly onto each muffin half.
- Add Cheese and Olives: Peel the mozzarella cheese sticks into thin strings and artistically arrange them on top of the sauce to resemble mummy bandages. Slice the green olives into 1/4 inch thick rings and place two olive slices on each muffin half to create eyes.
- Bake to Melt Cheese: Return the assembled pizza mummies to the oven and bake for 3-5 minutes more, or until the mozzarella cheese is fully melted and slightly bubbly.
Notes
- Prep Ahead: After assembling (step 4), you can cover the muffins loosely with foil and refrigerate if preparing earlier. Bake them fresh when ready to serve.
- Get Creative with Toppings: Feel free to swap the olive eyes with pepperoni slices, bell pepper pieces, or add a sprinkle of parmesan for extra flavor and a fun look.
- Cheese Variety: If mozzarella sticks are unavailable or unwanted, shred mozzarella or other mild melting cheeses instead. Be aware lower fat cheeses may not melt as well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza mummy (half English muffin with toppings)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
