Description
This Spicy Hot Honey Pizza recipe combines sweet and spicy flavors over a crispy crust, topped with gooey mozzarella and pepperoni, then finished with a sticky hot honey drizzle. It’s the perfect quick dinner idea, pizza night staple, or game-day favorite. Keywords: spicy honey pizza, hot honey pizza, pepperoni honey pizza, easy weeknight dinner, homemade pizza.
Ingredients
1 lb pizza dough
1 tbsp olive oil
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
20 slices pepperoni or spicy salami
2 tbsp hot honey (plus more for drizzling)
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 475°F and place a pizza stone if using. Let dough rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. On a floured surface, stretch the dough into a 10–12 inch round. Place on parchment-lined sheet or pizza peel.
3. Brush dough with olive oil. Add mozzarella, red pepper flakes, and pepperoni or salami slices.
4. Bake for 10–12 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
5. Drizzle with hot honey, scatter torn basil, slice, and serve hot.
Notes
Use room temperature dough to make stretching easier.
Hot honey can be store-bought or homemade with chili flakes and honey.
Fresh basil should be added after baking for best flavor and color.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 50mg