Description
A crave-worthy pizza with the perfect balance of sweet and spicy, topped with hot honey drizzle, gooey mozzarella, and spicy pepperoni.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 12–15 slices of spicy pepperoni
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup hot honey (or honey + chili flakes)
- Fresh basil leaves (optional)
- Flour for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F) and place a pizza stone or baking sheet inside.
- On a floured surface, roll out the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle.
- Brush the dough lightly with olive oil and spread tomato sauce evenly over the surface.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce, then arrange pepperoni slices on top.
- Transfer pizza to the hot stone or baking sheet and bake for 12–15 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.
- Remove from oven and drizzle generously with hot honey.
- Garnish with fresh basil if desired and slice to serve.
Notes
You can make your own hot honey by mixing honey with red pepper flakes and letting it sit for 15 minutes. For a vegetarian option, skip the pepperoni or use spicy plant-based alternatives.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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