Sweet and salty, this dessert pizza is an elevated version of a Halloween fun-size candy bar (cough, Snickers, cough). Designed to please the adults and little ones alike, it’s got a pastry cream base that’s covered in zigzags of chocolate and caramel. Chopped peanuts sprinkled on post-bake add a dash of salt and crunch.
While the toppings are designed to be approachable (and make ready-made substitutions easy), we do recommend making everything from scratch. Never made pastry cream before? This custard comes together quickly on the stovetop, and with a few “tells” to watch for, it’s easy for a beginner. We like to make our own caramel and chocolate, but store-bought caramel sauce and hot fudge will work just as well.
When it comes to the pizza dough, use your favorite recipe for a Neapolitan-style dough. Our crust is parbaked with only the pastry cream on top; we drizzle on the rest of the toppings afterward, while the crust is still hot, so they gently melt together.
The name of the Halloween game might be trick-or-treating, but who needs a bag full of candy when you’ve got a Snickers-inspired pizza on your table?