Garlic Butter Pizza Skulls
Garlic Butter Pizza Skulls
Ingredients
For the Pizza Skulls
- 1 package refrigerated pizza dough sheet
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup mini pepperoni slices
For the Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a skull-shaped baking mold with cooking spray or butter.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 375
- 2
Unroll the refrigerated pizza dough sheet onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into pieces roughly sized to fit your mold cavities (you'll need one piece for the bottom and one for the top of each skull). For a standard 6-cavity mold, you'll need 12 pieces.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Carefully press one piece of dough into each cavity of the skull mold, ensuring it covers the bottom and sides and extends slightly over the edges. This will form the base of your pizza skulls.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Fill each dough-lined cavity with approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese, followed by 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce, and then 1 tablespoon of mini pepperoni slices.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Place another piece of dough over the filling in each cavity, pressing the edges firmly to seal the filling completely. Trim any excess dough from the edges using a knife or by pinching it off.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Bake the pizza skulls for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and puffed up, and the cheese inside is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 18 min•🌡️ 375
- 7
While the pizza skulls are baking, prepare the garlic butter dipping sauce. In a small saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over medium-low heat. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes; cook for 1 minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic. Remove from heat and stir in the finely chopped fresh parsley and salt.
⏱️ 7 min
- 8
Carefully remove the baked pizza skulls from the mold. Serve immediately with the warm garlic butter dipping sauce for dipping.
⏱️ 3 min
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Garlic Butter Pizza Skulls
Ingredients
For the Pizza Skulls
- 1 package refrigerated pizza dough sheet
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup mini pepperoni slices
For the Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a skull-shaped baking mold with cooking spray or butter.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 375 - 2
Unroll the refrigerated pizza dough sheet onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into pieces roughly sized to fit your mold cavities (you'll need one piece for the bottom and one for the top of each skull). For a standard 6-cavity mold, you'll need 12 pieces.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Carefully press one piece of dough into each cavity of the skull mold, ensuring it covers the bottom and sides and extends slightly over the edges. This will form the base of your pizza skulls.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Fill each dough-lined cavity with approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese, followed by 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce, and then 1 tablespoon of mini pepperoni slices.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Place another piece of dough over the filling in each cavity, pressing the edges firmly to seal the filling completely. Trim any excess dough from the edges using a knife or by pinching it off.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Bake the pizza skulls for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and puffed up, and the cheese inside is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 18 min•🌡️ 375 - 7
While the pizza skulls are baking, prepare the garlic butter dipping sauce. In a small saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over medium-low heat. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes; cook for 1 minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic. Remove from heat and stir in the finely chopped fresh parsley and salt.
⏱️ 7 min - 8
Carefully remove the baked pizza skulls from the mold. Serve immediately with the warm garlic butter dipping sauce for dipping.
⏱️ 3 min