Description
A delightful pizza featuring sweet hot honey, smoky pepperoni, and creamy ricotta, perfect for weeknight dinners or casual gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (about 450 g) pizza dough
- 1 cup (240 g) whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 1½ cups (about 150 g) shredded low-moisture mozzarella
- 3 oz (about 85 g) pepperoni slices
- 2 tablespoons hot honey
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven according to the pizza dough instructions, ideally with a pizza stone or baking steel inside for a crisp crust.
- Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface and place it on a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Spread ricotta cheese evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border for the crust.
- Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices.
- Drizzle hot honey over the top.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly, about 12–15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, drizzle with olive oil, and garnish with fresh basil if desired.
- Let the pizza rest for 2–3 minutes, then slice and serve hot.
Notes
Use part-skim ricotta for lower fat, turkey pepperoni for a healthier option, or omit pepperoni for a vegetarian version. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3–4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 425mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 30mg