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Sausage Ricotta Hot Honey Pizza

A restaurant-quality homemade pizza featuring savory Italian sausage, creamy dollops of ricotta, and a sweet and spicy drizzle of hot honey over a golden crust.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 slices
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian-American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pizza Base
  • 16 oz pizza dough room temperature
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 0.5 cup pizza sauce
Toppings
  • 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese low-moisture, shredded
  • 0.75 lb Italian sausage mild or hot, casings removed
  • 0.75 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 0.25 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary chopped
Hot Honey Drizzle
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Equipment

  • Pizza stone or baking steel
  • Pizza Peel
  • Skillet

Method
 

  1. Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F (260°C) for at least 45 minutes.
  2. In a small saucepan, gently warm the honey and red pepper flakes over low heat. Set aside to steep.
  3. In a skillet, cook the Italian sausage over medium heat, breaking it into small chunks until browned. Drain excess fat.
  4. Stretch the pizza dough into a 12-14 inch circle on a floured pizza peel or parchment paper.
  5. Brush the crust edges with olive oil. Spread pizza sauce evenly over the dough.
  6. Top with shredded mozzarella, cooked sausage chunks, and small dollops of ricotta cheese.
  7. Transfer the pizza to the hot stone in the oven. Bake for 10-14 minutes until the crust is blistered and cheese is bubbly.
  8. Remove from oven. Immediately top with grated Parmesan, fresh thyme, and chopped rosemary.
  9. Drizzle generously with the hot honey right before slicing and serving.

Notes

Strain your ricotta for an hour before using if it appears very wet, to prevent a soggy pizza crust.