Hot Honey Pepperoni Ricotta Pizza balances crisp pepperoni and a golden crust with creamy basil ricotta and a sweet-hot honey finish. The pizza is built on a 14-inch round and baked at the hottest setting the recipe specifies, giving the dough strong color in only 10 minutes.
The recipe makes 1 large pizza serving 4. Preparation takes 15 minutes and cooking takes 10 minutes, for a 25-minute total.
Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza Ingredients
For the base, use 1 pizza dough, 3/4 cup marinara sauce, and 2 cups mozzarella cheese or a mozzarella-provolone mixture.
The toppings are exactly 15 pepperoni slices, 1/3 cup ricotta cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil plus more basil for garnish, and 2 tablespoons hot honey.
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How to Make Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 550°F, or to the highest temperature the oven can reach.
- Dust the dough with flour and stretch it into a 14-inch circle with a slightly thicker 1-inch crust.
- Set it on parchment if using a pizza steel or stone, or directly on a floured baking sheet.
- Spread 3/4 cup marinara over the dough, leaving 1 inch bare around the edge.
- Add 2 cups shredded cheese and arrange all 15 pepperoni slices on top.
- Mix 1/3 cup ricotta with 1 tablespoon chopped basil and add teaspoonful-sized dollops across the pizza.
- Bake for 10 minutes, rotating halfway. On a steel or stone, remove the parchment 2 minutes into baking.
- When the cheese is lightly browned and the crust golden, garnish with basil and drizzle with 2 tablespoons hot honey.
Heat the Oven before Stretching
Stretch a Fourteen-Inch Circle
Choose the Correct Baking Surface
Leave a One-Inch Sauce Border
Add Two Cups Cheese and Fifteen Pepperoni
Mix Ricotta with One Tablespoon Basil
Remove Parchment after Two Minutes
Rotate Halfway through Baking
Add Hot Honey after Baking
Slice into Four Servings
Preserve the Twenty-Five-Minute Plan
Reheat without Losing the Crust
Conclusion
Heat the oven to 550°F or its highest setting. Stretch one dough into a 14-inch circle with a thicker 1-inch rim. Add 3/4 cup marinara, 2 cups cheese, and 15 pepperoni slices. Dollop with 1/3 cup ricotta mixed with 1 tablespoon basil. Bake 10 minutes, rotating halfway and removing parchment after 2 minutes when using a steel or stone. Finish with basil and 2 tablespoons hot honey.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → How many pepperoni slices go on the pizza?
Use exactly 15 pepperoni slices.
- → What temperature should I bake the pizza at?
Use 550°F, or the highest temperature your oven safely reaches.
- → When should parchment be removed?
When baking on a steel or stone, remove the parchment 2 minutes into the 10-minute bake.
- → When is the hot honey added?
Drizzle the full 2 tablespoons over the baked pizza, then add fresh basil garnish.