If you love creative pizza ideas, this hot honey ricotta pizza recipe is a must-try and will certainly become one of your family’s favorite pizza combos! It’s the perfect mixture of sweet and creamy, and it’s a great pizza for when you need a meatless Monday recipe.
Table of Contents:
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- What You’ll Need to Make Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza
- How to Make This Pizza
- FAQ’s: Storing & Substitutions
- Recipe for Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza
If you’ve been here for a while, you know that hot honey is one of my all-time favorite pizza toppings, because it really does balance out the saltiness of a traditional pizza. It also adds a little interesting twang that tastes amazing.
I’ve been sharing all my favorite pizza recipes for the last few months, and this one is definitely one of the top pizza recipes overall for a number of reasons!
Why You’ll Love Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza
- It balances sweet and salty – hot honey sauce is such a great topper for almost any salty pizza combination, balancing it with sweet goodness.
- It’s meatless – sometimes, it’s good to take a little break from meat-heavy meals, and this pizza has some good creaminess to it. BUT, if you want to add meat, chicken and pepperoni go great on this pizza!
- It’s soooo easy – it’s one of the easiest pizzas to make, that you’ll be able to make in just 15 minutes!
If you love trying new pizza recipes, you also have to try my hot honey chicken pizza, hot honey pepperoni pizza, and pineapple pepperoni pizza.
What You’ll Need for This Recipe
- Pizza Dough: one ball of store bought or homemade pizza dough
- Pizza Sauce: homemade pizza sauce or your favorite store-bought pizza sauce
- Cheese: mozzarella cheese, and some grated parmesan for the top
- Ricotta: 1/4 cup of ricotta cheese
- Hot honey: quickly whip up some of my favorite hot honey with sriracha
- Seasonings: A sprinkle of black pepper and Italian seasoning for added flavor
How to Make This Pizza Recipe
- Preheat your oven to 475°F (245°C).
- On a floured work surface, roll out the pizza dough. Transfer it onto a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Spread pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Sprinkle mozzarella evenly across the pizza.
- Add dollops of your ricotta cheese around your pizza. Feel free to add any other desired toppings.
- Sprinkle black pepper and Italian seasoning to taste.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly, and the crust is golden.
- Drizzle hot honey over your pizza.
- Let the pizza cool slightly, then slice and enjoy!
FAQ’s: Storing & Substitutions
Before adding toppings, pre-bake your crust for 5 minutes for a crispier crust.
There are many variations to hot honey including chili peppers, butter, sriracha, and other peppers. My favorite is my hot honey with sriracha recipe. It’s easy and quick!
Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 tbsp hot honey drizzle
- Black pepper to taste
- Italian seasoning to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 475°F (245°C).
- On a floured work surface, roll out the pizza dough. Transfer it onto a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Spread pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Sprinkle mozzarella evenly across the pizza.
- Add dollops of your ricotta cheese around your pizza. Feel free to add any other desired toppings.
- Sprinkle black pepper and Italian seasoning to taste.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly, and the crust is golden.
- Drizzle hot honey over your pizza.
- Let the pizza cool slightly, then slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Add Italian seasoning to the sauce for more flavor depth. Sprinkle fresh basil or crushed red pepper flakes after baking for a fresh finish.
- Drizzle just before serving to keep the flavor vibrant. Adjust the quantity to your spice tolerance.
- Pre-measure your ingredients for quick assembly. Pizza dough and sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated.
Let me know in the comments if you enjoy this Hot Honey Ricotta Pizza recipe!
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