Hot Honey Pizza with Ricotta

hot honey ricotta pizza recipe with arugula and tomato sauce

5 from 2 votes

Hot Honey Pizza with Ricotta

This hot honey pizza with recipe is an easy elegant recipe, topped with caramelized onion, sliced pear, thyme and a drizzle of honey. A simple and delicious dinner, perfect for company.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 174kcal

Author: Kelly Jensen

Cost: $5

Equipment

Pan
Rolling Pin
Honey Dipper

Ingredients

2 tablespoons corn meal
1 lb pizza dough divided into two balls
1 cup pizza sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
3/4 cup ricotta cheese I used whole milk ricotta
2 tablespoons hot honey
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
2 cups fresh arugula

Instructions

To a pizza stone (or pizza pan) add a sprinkle of cornmeal. Roll out the pizza dough, into two 9-inch pizzas. Place the dough on top of the corn meal pan and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once oven has reached temperature. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough. Fold the edges of the pizza dough into a crust (optional). Bake the dough and sauce for 6 minutes.
After 6 minutes, carefully remove the pizza from the hot oven, and sprinkle on the parmesan cheese.
Take a spoon and scoop out thin dollops of ricotta cheese and slide them onto the pizza. Repeat until pizza reaches desired cheesiness.
Place the pizza back into the oven and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes, until crust begins to crisp and brown.
Add handfuls of arugula on top of the ricotta cheese. Drizzle hot honey over the arugula and sprinkle (optional) chili flakes for a little extra heat. Slice and enjoy hot!

Notes

Additions and Substitutions

- You could use a store-bought hot honey or just regular honey drizzled on top.

- Instead of arugula (or in addition to!) add roasted red peppers, olives, mushrooms, caramelized onions, or sundried tomatoes.

- Add a handful of mozzarella cheese or a pizza blend cheese on top of the sauce for a more classic cheese pizza flavor.

Expert Tips

When adding scoops of ricotta cheese, try to make them roughly the same size. You want the ricotta be consistent and even throughout the pizza.

Don't want to make pizza dough? Call the parlor! I love to swing buy and purchase pizza dough directly from them instead of making my own. You can buy dough at almost any pizzeria, and it's usually super inexpensive.

Season to taste. Everyone’s preferences can vary. Before fully digging in, taste the pizza and add a bit more parmesan cheese (or chili flakes) if needed.

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