Pizza-Stuffed Mini Pumpkin Snack-O'-Lanterns
Hollowed mini sugar pumpkins become edible jack-o'-lanterns packed with pizza sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, and bell pepper. They bake until the pumpkin walls turn tender and the filling bubbles, so you can eat the shell like a personal pizza bowl. A festive, original Halloween snack for home cooks.
6 mini pumpkins
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
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Ingredients Index
6 Mini Sugar Pumpkins (about 4 Inches Wide), Washed And Dried2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided1 Cup Pizza Sauce1 1/2 Cups Shredded Low-moisture Mozzarella Cheese4 Ounces Pepperoni Slices, Chopped1/2 Cup Finely Diced Green Bell Pepper1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder1/4 Teaspoon Kosher Salt2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese
Ingredients
- 6 mini sugar pumpkins (about 4 inches wide), washed and dried
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces pepperoni slices, chopped
- 1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
- 1Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2Slice a thin lid from the top of each pumpkin and scoop out seeds and strings, leaving walls about 1/2 inch thick. Optionally carve small jack-o'-lantern faces, keeping openings modest so filling stays inside.
- 3Brush pumpkin interiors and lids with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle the insides with kosher salt and garlic powder.
- 4In a mixing bowl, stir together pizza sauce, mozzarella, chopped pepperoni, diced bell pepper, Italian seasoning, and the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- 5Spoon the filling into each pumpkin, packing it in. Sprinkle Parmesan over the tops. Set pumpkins and lids (cut side up) on the baking sheet without covering the pumpkins yet.
- 6Bake 25 minutes. Set the lids on the pumpkins and bake 10 to 15 minutes more, until a fork easily pierces the pumpkin flesh and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
- 7Rest 5 minutes, then serve warm. Eat the tender pumpkin shell along with the pizza filling.
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