Maple Bacon Jalapeno Pizza
Make this maple bacon jalapeno pizza for a unique sweet and savory dinner that's perfect for cold winter nights.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 grams Roman style pizza dough at 67% hydration homemade or store-bought
- 3 strips bacon
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- ½ cup mozzarella shredded
- ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup monterey jack cheese shredded
- 1 medium jalapeno diced
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Let the pizza dough rest at room temperature for 1 hour before stretching. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- Prepare the pizza toppings. Chop bacon into small pieces and crisp in a frying pan over medium-high heat, then drain on a paper towel lined plate. Next, combine the mozzarella, cheddar, and monterey jack cheese in a bowl and set aside.
- Flour a round pizza pan and your hands. Stretch the dough into a roughly 12 to 14 inch circle to fit the pan. Then, assemble the pizza. Spread the pizza sauce evenly on the dough, leaving about a half-inch crust around the edge. Sprinkle the 3-cheese blend evenly over the pizza, then top with bacon bits and diced jalapeno.
- Bake until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly, about 8 to 10 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through to evenly crisp the crust.
- Finally, drizzle the pizza with maple syrup. Slice and serve hot.
Notes
Pizza dough: Many store-bought pizza doughs are larger (normally 1 pound) than the one we call for (about half a pound). If that’s the case then you may want to use a sheet pan instead of a 14-inch pizza pan, and increase the amount of toppings (by about double).
Pizza sauce: We recommend trying our easy recipe for homemade pizza sauce (get it here). It's a classic red sauce that tastes great on any pizza. Plus, you can make a whole batch and then freeze 1/2 cup portions for easy pizza nights later on!
3-cheese blend: When it comes to pizza, we always recommend buying cheese in blocks and shredding it yourself. It tastes fresher and melts way better than the shredded cheese you can buy in bags at the grocery store.
Baking pizza: If you don’t use our recommended pizza dough, please follow the baking directions for your specific dough. Pizza can be finicky and cooks at different rates depending on the hydration level of your dough, your oven's actual temperature, and other factors. We recommend keeping an eye on your pizza as it cooks and using visual cues to tell when it's done - use our time estimates as a rough guide.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 625mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 311IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 2mg
