Description
Honey bear pizza brings sweet and savory delights from Italian kitchens. Crispy crust meets golden drizzles of honey, creating a playful blend of flavors that dance across your palate with delightful Mediterranean charm.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 12–16 ounces (340–454 grams) hot Italian sausage, casings removed, browned and crumbled
Cheese:
- ½ cup mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup smoked mozzarella
Base and Toppings:
- 1 prepared pizza dough, at room temperature
- ¼–½ cup white sauce
- ¼ large red onion, sliced into thin rounds
- Drizzle of raw honey, to finish
Instructions
- Unwrap pizza dough and allow it to relax at room temperature for approximately 40 minutes to ensure optimal elasticity and easier handling.
- Prepare the meat filling by gently crumbling sausage in a skillet over medium-low heat, breaking it into small, uniform pieces while removing excess fat.
- Craft the white sauce according to the specified recipe, ensuring a smooth and creamy consistency.
- Thoroughly coat a quarter sheet pan with a thin layer of olive oil to prevent sticking and promote even browning.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and carefully stretch the dough into a rectangular shape matching the pan’s dimensions, creating slightly raised edges for a rustic crust.
- Distribute a thin, even layer of white sauce across the dough’s surface, ensuring complete coverage without oversaturating.
- Sprinkle the first layer of mozzarella cheese, creating a delicate base for subsequent ingredients.
- Strategically scatter the browned sausage crumbles across the cheese layer, distributing them evenly for balanced flavor.
- Add alternating layers of onion slices and different mozzarella varieties, building depth and complexity in each bite.
- Complete the layering process with a final generous sprinkle of cheese, covering the entire surface.
- Position the pizza in a preheated oven at 450°F and bake until the crust transforms into a golden-brown masterpiece and cheese bubbles with enticing intensity.
- Upon removing from the oven, elegantly drizzle raw honey across the surface, creating a sublime sweet-savory contrast.
Notes
- Make sure pizza dough rests at room temperature for 30-45 minutes to ensure easy stretching and a perfectly crispy crust.
- Brown sausage on medium-low heat, breaking into small crumbles and draining excess grease for a cleaner, more concentrated flavor.
- Use a quarter sheet pan lightly coated with olive oil to prevent sticking and create a uniform pizza shape.
- Layer ingredients strategically: white sauce first, then mozzarella, sausage, onions, and alternating cheese types for complex flavor and texture.
- Bake at high heat (450°F) for 12-15 minutes until golden brown, watching carefully to avoid burning.
- Finish with a generous drizzle of raw honey for a sweet-savory contrast that elevates the entire pizza experience.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg