Description
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun and delicious heart-shaped pizza, customizable with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pre-made pizza dough
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup pepperoni slices (or any toppings you like)
- Olive oil (for brushing)
- Fresh basil (for garnish, optional)
- Flour (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F (230°C).
- Lightly flour your workspace and roll out the pizza dough into a heart shape.
- Place the rolled dough on a pizza stone or baking sheet.
- Brush the dough with olive oil to give it a nice flavor.
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce.
- Arrange the pepperoni or your chosen toppings on the cheese.
- Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Garnish with fresh basil if desired, then slice and serve.
Notes
Feel free to use homemade pizza dough for a personal touch. Experiment with different toppings, and for a dessert version, try using Nutella, sliced strawberries, and mini marshmallows.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 25mg