Making a homemade heart-shaped pizza is a fun and easy way to add a special touch to dinner for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or a family night in.
Made using a homemade dough, traditional marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni cut in the shape of hearts using a cookie cutter.
This is one of my savory Valentine's Day Recipes that makes the perfect first course before dessert on a special night that celebrates love!
There's an old saying that the way to someone's heart is through their stomach! This recipe for Home-baked pizza pizza screams, "I love you!" Plus the heart-shaped pepperoni are really cute too!
I guarantee your family is going to love this recipe and it might even be the perfect start to a new tradition to continue every year.
Looking for Valentine's Day Desserts? Try my Heart Shaped Chocolate Covered Strawberries or my Heart Shaped Oreo Truffles.
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Why you'll LOVE this recipe:
It’s a fun and festive way to celebrate – Perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or a special family night.
Easy to make with simple ingredients – No complicated steps, just delicious homemade pizza with a creative twist.
Customizable for everyone – Use favorite toppings to make it exactly how your family loves it.
Great for kids and families – A fun kitchen activity to get everyone involved in shaping and topping their pizza.
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Pizza Stone, Heavy Duty PizzaMore Information4-Inch Super heavyMore InformationHeart Cookie Cutter Set -More InformationReynolds Kitchens Cookie Baking Sheets,More Information
Ingredients
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Substitutions and Variations
- You can use my recipe for homemade beer pizza dough or use a loaf of frozen pizza dough.
- Instead of making one large pizza, try making individual pizzas!
- Get creative with toppings! Try traditional options like pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and olives, or experiment with unique toppings such as pineapple, spinach, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, or caramelized onions.
- Try other varieties of cheese like provolone, fontina, cheddar, feta, goat cheese, or Gruyère.
- Don't want to fuss with pizza dough? Try my Mini Heart Shaped Pizzas that uses Pillsbury Refrigerated Biscuits.
How to shape Pizza Dough into a Heart
Step 1: Roll out the dough into a large 12 inch circle and then by using your fingers or a knife, you can gently shape the flattened dough into a heart shape. Start by pinching the bottom center to form the bottom of the heart, then shape the top into a rounded point and the sides into curves.
Step 2: Transfer the dough to the top of a preheated Pizza Stone. Quickly prepare the pizza with the marinara sauce and then add the 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
How to Make Heart Shaped Pepperoni
Step 3: Press the mini heart-shaped cookie cutter firmly into the pepperoni, applying even pressure to cut through the slice. Twist the cookie cutter slightly to ensure a clean cut.
Quick Tip
I used this set of Stainless Steel Cookie Cutters to get the perfect heart shape.
- Materials :All made of Food Grade stainless steel and 0.3 mm thickness, So our cookie cutters won't be easy to bend or break as other thin cutters,no rust. and can be used repeatedly.
Baking Instructions
Step 4: Bake in a preheated 435 degree oven. It should take about for about 15 minutes or until the crust is brown and the cheese is bubbly.
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Serving Tips
- Look how delicious this pizza is! And how crispy the crust is. That's because I use beer in the dough and I bake the pizza on a stone. Use a Pizza Wheel Cutter to slice the pizza and serve while it's still hot. Although I do enjoy a cold slice of leftover pizza too!
- If you like dipping sauces, try these very popular Pizza Dipping Sauces recipe that go great with homemade pizza. My husband loves the ranch dipping sauce.
- This really is a cute way to show your family you love them on Valentine's Day. I think Heart Shaped Chocolate Covered Strawberries would be the perfect dessert for this meal!
Storage Tips
Refrigerator: Allow the leftover pizza to cool down to room temperature before storing. Wrap individual slices in aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Or you can try this airtight pizza storage container.
Freezer: Wrap individual slices or the whole pizza tightly in plastic wrap and aluminum foil before storing it in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 2-3 months.
Try these recipes next...
- Check out my recipe for Pudding Filled Puff Pastry Hearts or Valentines Day Ice Cream Floats to complete this meal.
- You might also enjoy this recipe for Caprese Salad to serve as a side dish.
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Heart Shaped Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 loaf homemade or store-bought pizza dough
- ½ cup pizza or marinara sauce
- ¾ cup sliced pepperoni
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup olive oil; optional
Instructions
- Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the shapes from the pepperoni slices.
- Roll out the pizza dough into a large 12 inch circle and then form the dough into the shape of a heart.
- Gently place the dough on top of a preheated pizza stone.
- Quickly the marinara sauce on top of the dough followed by the mozzarella cheese and then arrange the heart shaped pepperoni on top.
- Brush the pizza crust with olive oil if desired. It's not necessary, but it gives a nice flavor to the crust.
- Place the pizza stone into a preheated 435 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until the crust is brown and the cheese is bubbly.
Notes
Preheat the Pizza Stone:
- Pizza stones need to be preheated and HOT when you place the pizza dough on top.
- If you place the raw pizza dough on top of a cold pizza stone, you will not have a crisp crust.
Kelly says
Great Valentine's Day idea with the kids. Thanks for sharing with us on the Homestead Blog Hop. Hope to see more this Wednesday 🙂
Lois says
Thank you!