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Hot Honey Pepperoni Ricotta Pizza

Hot Honey Pepperoni Ricotta Pizza

This hot honey pepperoni ricotta pizza combines sweet and spicy flavors with creamy ricotta and crispy pepperoni for an extraordinary pizza experience. The spicy honey drizzle caramelizes in the oven to create a beautiful glaze that complements the savory toppings perfectly. It transforms ordinary pizza night into something truly special with its balanced flavors and textures.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 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

Equipment

  • oven
  • Pizza Peel
  • baking sheet
  • pizza stone/steel (optional)
  • small bowl

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 550°F or the highest temperature your oven can go.
  2. Dust the pizza dough with flour and stretch into a 14-inch circle with a 1-inch crust slightly thicker. Place dough on parchment paper on a pizza peel if using a pizza steel/stone, or dust a baking sheet with flour/cornmeal for direct baking.
  3. Spread marinara sauce on the pizza, leaving 1 inch around the sides for the crust.
  4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and arrange pepperoni slices on top.
  5. Mix ricotta cheese with fresh basil and dollop teaspoons full evenly across the pizza.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and crust is golden. Remove parchment paper after 2 minutes if using pizza steel/stone, and rotate pizza halfway through baking.
  7. Garnish with fresh basil and drizzle generously with hot honey.

Notes

Use whole milk mozzarella and ricotta for better flavor. Make hot honey by infusing honey with chili peppers. The pizza tastes best when hot honey is drizzled after baking rather than before. Allow pizza to rest for a minute before slicing.