Halloween Pizza with Black Crust

This Halloween pizza with black crust is perfect for festive dinners. The activated charcoal gives it a spooky look without affecting the classic taste.

More Halloween favorites include witch hat cookies, Halloween pot de creme desserts, cheese stuffed pumpkin bites, and colorful Halloween pancakes.

Why You’ll Love It

Visually striking: The dramatic black crust adds spooky flair.
Easy dough recipe: Simple ingredients come together quickly.
Tastes great: Activated charcoal adds color without altering taste.
Customizable toppings: Top it with your favorite pizza ingredients.
Perfect party food: Great for Halloween parties and movie nights.

Halloween Spider Pizza Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

All purpose flour: Forms the base and structure of the dough.
Warm water: Activates the yeast and binds the ingredients.
Active dry yeast: Makes the dough rise for a fluffy crust.
Activated charcoal powder: Creates the striking black color. Make sure you buy food grade activated charcoal, not the charcoal briquettes you use on the grill!
Olive oil: Adds moisture and elasticity to the dough.
Granulated sugar: Feeds the yeast and helps the dough rise.
Sauce and toppings: These are completely up to you. I like to use tomato sauce and then add shredded cheese and sliced rounds of cheese topped with “olive spiders”.  I like to add pepperoni to mine too. The spiders are easy to make. Just put a black olive half in the middle of a round of cheese then cut the other half into legs and press those on too.

How to Make Spider Black Crust Pizza

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Bloom the yeast: Combine yeast, sugar and warm water and let sit until foamy.
Make the dough: Add flour, charcoal powder, olive oil and salt to the yeast mixture and mix into dough.
Knead and rise: Knead dough until smooth, then let rise in a warm spot until doubled.
Shape the crust: Turn out dough, shape into a circle and place onto a pizza pan.
Top and bake: Add favorite sauce and toppings and bake until crust is cooked and toppings are golden.

Substitutions and Variations

Gluten free: Substitute gluten-free flour blend in equal amounts.
Different colors: Swap charcoal for beet or spinach powder to create a red or green crust.
Extra spices: Add garlic powder or Italian seasoning to the dough for extra flavor.
Different toppings: Try BBQ chicken, veggie supreme or classic pepperoni.

Serving Suggestions

With savory Halloween snacks: Enjoy mini charcuterie boards and skull potatoes.
With sweet treats: Pair your pizza with leftover candy brownies, Halloween bark, Halloween Rice Krispie treats and boozy dirt cups.
Drink pairing: Try a black magic cocktail, eyeball jello shots, or these fun glow in the dark coconut rum shots.

How to Store Halloween Pizza with Black Crust

Store: Keep leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days.
Freeze: You can freeze it in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Thaw: Defrost it in the refrigerator overnight.
Reheat: You can warm it back up in the oven or air fryer, or in a skillet with a tiny bit of water in there (this creates steam to crisp it back up).