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Ingredients for hot honey pepperoni pizza including dough, cup-and-char pepperoni, ricotta, blue cheese, mozzarella, hot honey, and fresh rosemary.

Rustic Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza with Ricotta & Blue Cheese

An epic homemade pizza featuring a perfectly baked golden-brown crust, crispy cupped pepperoni, creamy ricotta, sharp blue cheese, and a glossy hot honey drizzle.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian-American
Calories: 620
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Hot Honey Pizza Ingredients
  • 1 lb pizza dough Store-bought or homemade (450g)
  • 1 tbsp cornmeal For dusting the peel (10g)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil For brushing the crust (15ml)
  • 0.5 cup pizza sauce Crushed tomato base (120ml)
  • 1.5 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese Freshly shredded (170g)
  • 4 oz cup-and-char pepperoni Sliced medium-thick (115g)
  • 0.5 cup whole milk ricotta cheese For dolloping (125g)
  • 0.25 cup blue cheese crumbles Added post-bake (35g)
  • 3 tbsp hot honey Glossy sweet heat drizzle (45ml)
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary Leaves stripped and roughly chopped (about 1 tbsp / 2g)
  • 1 tbsp parmesan cheese Finely grated (5g)

Equipment

  • 1 Pizza Stone or Baking Steel Essential for high-heat crust charring.
  • 1 Pizza Peel Used for launching the pizza into the oven.

Method
 

Step-by-Step Baking Instructions
  1. Place your pizza stone on the middle rack and preheat the oven to 500°F (260°C) for at least 45 minutes. Bring the dough to room temperature for 30 minutes before stretching.
  2. Dust a pizza peel with cornmeal. Stretch the dough into a 12-to-14-inch circle, leaving a slightly thicker rim. Brush the outer rim lightly with olive oil.
  3. Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough. Scatter the shredded mozzarella across the sauce, followed by the cup-and-char pepperoni slices.
  4. Drop large dollops of ricotta cheese evenly across the pizza. Launch the pizza onto the preheated stone and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  5. Remove the pizza when the crust is golden-brown and slightly charred. Immediately scatter blue cheese crumbles over the hot pie. Drizzle with hot honey, garnish with fresh rosemary and parmesan, then slice and serve.

Notes

Preheat your pizza stone for the full 45 minutes to ensure a crispy undercarriage.
Do not bake the hot honey; apply it after the pizza comes out of the oven to prevent the sugars from burning.