This kitty pizza is a cat-lovers dream! Shaped like a cute cat, this pizza is easy to make and tastes amazing. Perfect for a kitten themed party.
It doesn't matter if you're a kid or an adult, pizza is always a party or celebration favourite - it's perfect for sharing and goes well with tons of other food.
It's hard to top the classic combination of a tomato base and mozzarella, but in when it comes to toppings, there's really no limit to what you can create. We opted for our family's favourite: veggies!
The whiskers taste great on their own, but anything that allows JD access to more tomato dipping sauce is always going to be a winner.
Here's how to make one kitty pizza.
Ingredients
For the base
- 300g (10.5 oz) strong bread flour
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 200ml (6.8 floz) water, lukewarm
For the sauce
- 1 jar for pizza sauce or tomato purée
For topping
- 150g (5.5 oz) grated mozzarella
- Black olives
- Green and orange peppers
Instructions
Add the flour, yeast and salt into bowl and mix together.
Add 200ml of lukewarm water and bring together in the bowl with a wooden spoon or by hand.
Turn the dough out on to a floured work surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth and return to the bowl.
Cover with a wet tea towel or cling film for an hour.
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (180C/360F fan), turn the dough out and divide into two equal parts.
On floured work surface roll the dough out until just larger than the kitty template (which can be downloaded cut out as pdf or image).
Place the template over the dough.
Cut around the template with a sharp knife to form the head.
With the leftover dough roll out six breadsticks around 4 inches long for the whiskers.
Cut the green peppers into two circles (I used a very tiny biscuit cutter), and add a slither of olive for the pupils. Make the nose and mouth out of the orange pepper.
Add the pizza sauce, mozzarella and vegetables to make a face. Lay the breadsticks on top of the pizza for whiskers.
Bake for 12 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
Transfer to a plate or board and server with any dipping sauces of your choice for the breadsticks.
Which toppings would your family add to their kitty pizza?
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Kitty Pizza
Ingredients
For the base
- 300 g (10.58 oz) strong bread flour
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 200 ml (6.76 floz) water lukewarmFor the sauce
- 1 jar for pizza sauce or tomato puréeFor topping
- 150 g (5.29 oz) grated mozzarella vegetarian is required
- Black olives
- Green and orange peppers
Instructions
- Add the flour, yeast and salt into bowl and mix together
- Add 200ml (6.8floz) of lukewarm water and bring together in the bowl with a wooden spoon or by hand
- Turn the dough out on to a floured work surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth and return to the bowl.
- Cover with a wet tea towel or cling film for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (180C/360F fan), turn the dough out and divide into two equal parts.
- On floured work surface roll the dough out until just larger than the kitty template (which download here as a pdf or as an image).
- Place the template over the dough.
- Cut around the template with a sharp knife to form the head.
- With the leftover dough roll out six breadsticks around 4 inches long for the whiskers.
- Cut the green peppers into two circles (I used a very tiny biscuit cutter), and add a slither of olive for the pupils. Make the nose and mouth out of the orange pepper.
- Add the pizza sauce, mozzarella and vegetables to make a face. Lay the breadsticks on top of the pizza for whiskers.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
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Suresh Lukhi says
Nice And Very useful info,
Keep it up and thanks to the writer.
jay says
Aw this is so sweet, This looks so cute and like so much fun !
Corina Blum says
I love this - I've shown it to my daughter and even though she doesn't like pizza she wants me to make it! I'll probably have to use bbq sauce on the base to get her to actually eat it rather than play with it though. Such a cute idea!
Emily Leary says
I really hope she likes it!
Danielle says
How cute is this! Perfect for halloween and I bet that kids love to help make it.
Emily Leary says
Exactly! It's the perfect way to get kids helping in the kitchen.
Elizabeth says
How adorable is this?! I should make these for my daughter's upcoming birthday party!
Emily Leary says
It would be absolutely perfect for a children's birthday party!
Katrina says
Amazing I think even my food fussy son would eat this
Emily Leary says
It's definitely worth giving it a try!
Emily Underworld says
Wow that's so cute! Pizza + cute kitties = total perfection.
Emily Leary says
It's a match made in heaven isn't it!
Lauretta at Home and Horizon says
This is so cute. I'm sure kids will love to make this. I just can't get over of how cute this pizza is. I will have to pin this!
Emily Leary says
It's adorable isn't it!
Sarah Ann says
This looks so cute and like so much fun! And a great way to enjoy pizza and bread sticks. My other half has a cat and he would appreciate this!
Emily Leary says
It's so cute isn't it! Perfect for any feline fans.
Olivia Thristan says
Aw this is so sweet, I would love to create one of these. Do you think it is acceptable for a 22 year old to have kitty pizza? :D
Emily Leary says
Oh absolutely! There should be no question about it :)
Ting says
I've never tried to make my own pizza before but this looks like fun and easy to do! I'll have to try it myself.
Emily Leary says
It's really simple! I hope it turns out well.
Bethany says
These look so fun and easy to make for kids! I know for a fact my nieces will love these, definitely need to try them.
Emily Leary says
It's a great recipe to help get kids cooking. You should definitely give it a try with your nieces.
Linda Hobbis says
Do you know I might actually be able to make this myself which, given previous efforts, is good news.
Emily Leary says
Good luck Linda, I hope it turns out well!
Mel says
These are brilliant - the perfect food to bring to a party - or any occasion in fact! They're so cute
Emily Leary says
They really are the perfect party food!
jade bremner says
We love making pizza but I've never thought to actually make it into a cat shape or any other animal we tend to go for round and make a silly face or a pretty pattern. It's great fun when my son has friends over as well as they love to make them x
Emily Leary says
Animal faces are really fun! You should definitely give them a go next time.
kirsty says
This would be a fun idea to make with children as it gets them involved and interactive with food. The base sounds delicious and easy to make.
Emily Leary says
Exactly! It's the perfect recipe to help get kids interested in cooking.
Angela Ricardo Bethea says
That Kitty pizza looks absolutely adorable and delish. I'm sure kids would love to help make them as well, would love to try this someday.
Emily Leary says
It's so cute isn't it!
Shahneela says
This looks delicious and definitely a fun idea. Will try it for my kids.
Emily Leary says
I hope they enjoy it!
Patrick says
Best recipe EVER! This is way beyond cute....I pinned this as well....so much fun.
Will this work for a cheetah face?
Emily Leary says
Thank you. I'm sure you could make it work for pretty much any animal face!
Ana De- Jesus says
That is what I love about pizza! The fact that both adults and children can enjoy pizza together. Plus how cute is your cat pizza with whiskers? x
Emily Leary says
It really is such a crowd pleaser!
Sarah Bailey says
Now that is an awesome looking pizza so fun! I could just imagine having a garlic dip for the whiskers as well.
Emily Leary says
That's a great suggestion.
Lilinha says
We love making pizzas and it’s a great family friendly activity. Such a lovely kitty pizza and it looks delicious too!
Emily Leary says
Making pizzas is perfect for helping to get the kids interested in cooking isn't it!
Baby Isabella says
Thats one cute pizza! I'm a massive kitty fan so would like to bake this with my folks soon x
Emily Leary says
This is the perfect recipe for you then!
Rachel Evans says
OMG THIS IS TOO CUTE! I wish my pizzas turned out this good!
Emily Leary says
It's adorable isn't it!
Cateraar Wassenaar says
This looks funny and delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Nico @ yumsome says
OMG why have I never thought of doing this? I love it! Will definitely be making it for my granddaughter when I move back to Britain next month. Thanks so much for the inspiration, Emily! xx
Emily Leary says
I hope she loves it!