Ghost Pizza Bagels
Mini bagel halves topped with sauce and a mozzarella ghost cutout, baked just until the cheese melts.
Ingredients
- 4 mini bagels, split in half plain or whole wheat
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce or marinara
- 8 ounces mozzarella, in a block, cold for cutting ghost shapes
- 8 thin black olive slices for eyes and mouths
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and arrange the bagel halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of sauce over each bagel half.
- Cut ghost shapes from the cold mozzarella block using a small ghost-shaped cookie cutter, and place one on top of each sauced bagel half.
- Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, just until the cheese is melted but still holding its ghost shape.
- Cool for 2 minutes, then press 2 small olive slices onto each ghost for eyes and a tiny sliver for a mouth while the cheese is still soft.
Notes
Best fresh. Refrigerate leftovers airtight up to 2 days, or freeze baked and cooled bagels up to 1 month; reheat from frozen at 350°F for a few minutes.