Description
This delightful Heart Shaped Pizza recipe transforms a classic favorite into a charming, bite-sized treat perfect for special occasions or fun family meals. Using store-bought pizza crust, vibrant pizza sauce, gooey mozzarella, and mini pepperoni, these adorable heart-shaped pizzas are easy to make and bake to bubbly perfection in just minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients
- Store-bought pizza crust
Toppings
- Shredded mozzarella cheese, about 1 to 1 ½ cups
- Pizza sauce, ½ cup
- Mini pepperoni slices (approximately 3-4 per mini pizza)
- Mozzarella cheese slices for mini hearts (enough to cut 3 mini ½” heart shapes per pizza)
Tools
- 3” heart-shaped cookie cutter
- Mini ½” heart-shaped cookie cutters
Instructions
- Cut Mini Heart Crusts: Using the 3″ heart cookie cutter, stamp out mini heart-shaped pizza crusts from the store-bought dough. Repeat to create multiple mini pizzas.
- Add Sauce: Spoon a couple of tablespoons of pizza sauce evenly onto each mini heart crust, spreading gently to cover the base but leaving a small border.
- Sprinkle Cheese: Generously top each sauce-covered crust with shredded mozzarella cheese to ensure a nice melty layer.
- Place Pepperoni: Arrange 3 to 4 mini pepperoni heart slices on top of the cheese on each mini pizza for flavor and decoration.
- Prepare Baking Pan: Line a baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil to prevent sticking and ease cleanup.
- Bake Pizzas: Place the mini pizzas on the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and slightly golden.
- Add Mini Cheese Hearts: Immediately when removing the pizzas from the oven, press 3 mini ½” mozzarella cheese hearts onto each pizza so they melt slightly from the residual heat, retaining their distinct heart shape.
Notes
- Use parchment paper or foil to avoid sticking and make cleanup easier.
- For best results, serve the mini heart pizzas warm so the cheese hearts retain their shape and softness.
- You can customize toppings with vegetables or other meats as desired.
- If mozzarella slices are not available for mini hearts, use a small knife to shape shredded mozzarella or use other mild cheeses that melt well.
- Watch the oven closely during baking to prevent over-browning, especially since mini pizzas cook quickly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini heart pizza
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
