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Easy Mozzarella Mummy Pizza Bites: Best Cozy Halloween Snack

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These Cozy Mozzarella Mummy Pizza Bites are a quick and easy Halloween snack made with pizza dough, mozzarella string cheese, and black olives. Perfect for cozy nights, they come together in under 30 minutes and are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound (about 450 grams) pizza dough, store-bought or homemade
  • 8 mozzarella string cheese sticks, each cut in half crosswise
  • ½ cup (120 ml) pizza sauce or marinara, for dipping
  • 16 whole black olives, pitted
  • 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water (for egg wash)
  • Optional: garlic powder, dried oregano, or everything bagel seasoning for sprinkling
  • 2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter, melted (for brushing after baking)
  • Flour, for dusting work surface

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Lightly flour your work surface. Roll out the pizza dough into a rectangle about 12×8 inches (30×20 cm).
  3. Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough lengthwise into 16 strips, each about ½ inch (1.25 cm) wide.
  4. Cut each mozzarella string cheese stick in half crosswise to get 16 pieces total.
  5. Take one strip of dough and wrap it around a piece of mozzarella, slightly overlapping as you go. Leave a small gap at the top for the ‘eyes.’ Place each wrapped mummy seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
  6. Cut the black olives in half lengthwise. Press two olive halves gently into the exposed dough at the top of each mummy, positioning them like eyes.
  7. In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush this mixture lightly over the exposed dough strips.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.
  9. As soon as they come out of the oven, brush the tops with melted butter. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  10. Serve warm with a small bowl of warm marinara sauce for dipping.

Notes

Don’t overstuff the dough; use string cheese instead of fresh mozzarella to avoid sogginess. For best results, let the mummies rest for 2 minutes after baking to avoid burning your mouth on molten cheese. Double the recipe if serving a crowd.

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