Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza with Ricotta
A delicious pizza with crispy crust, creamy ricotta, savory pepperoni, and a drizzle of sweet and spicy hot honey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Pizza dough
- Olive oil
- Crispy pepperoni
- Ricotta cheese
- Hot honey
- Mozzarella cheese
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Fresh basil (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to pizza dough instructions to ensure that your crust bakes evenly and becomes perfectly crispy.
- Roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness, and place it on a pizza stone or a baking sheet.
- Drizzle a little olive oil over the dough, spreading it around to infuse the crust with flavor.
- Spread a layer of creamy ricotta cheese evenly over the dough.
- Add crispy pepperoni slices generously on top of the ricotta.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the pepperoni.
- Season your pizza with salt and black pepper.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the crust turns golden and the cheese is bubbly.
- Drizzle hot honey over the pizza after removing it from the oven.
- Garnish with fresh basil if desired.
- Slice your pizza into pieces and serve hot.
Notes
For a crispier pepperoni, pre-bake the slices before adding them to the pizza. You can also substitute hot honey with regular honey mixed with red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 50mg