Description
A delicious twist on classic pizza featuring savory pepperoni, creamy ricotta, and a sweet-spicy kick from hot honey.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pizza dough
- 3/4 cup marinara sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (or a mix with provolone cheese)
- 15 pepperoni slices
- 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped, more for garnish)
- 2 tablespoons hot honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 550°F or the highest temperature your oven can go.
- Dust the pizza dough with flour and stretch it into a 14-inch circle, with a 1-inch thicker crust.
- If using a pizza steel or stone, place the dough onto a piece of parchment paper on a pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet.
- Spread marinara sauce on the pizza, leaving 1 inch around the sides for the crust.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and pepperoni on top.
- In a small bowl, mix the ricotta cheese with fresh basil and dollop teaspoons full on the pizza.
- Bake the pizza for 10 minutes or until the cheese is lightly browned and the crust is golden.
- Garnish with fresh basil and drizzle with hot honey.
Notes
Use a pizza stone or steel for the best crust. Feel free to customize toppings to suit your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: pizza, hot honey, pepperoni, ricotta, easy recipes