Description
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these adorable Heart Shaped Mini Pizzas, a perfect romantic appetizer for your loved one. These cute pizzas are easy to make and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Dough:
- 1 pound pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
Pizza Toppings:
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 24 slices mini pepperoni or regular pepperoni cut into heart shapes
Additional:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Fresh basil or parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and prepare a baking sheet by greasing it or lining it with parchment paper.
- Roll Out the Dough: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pizza dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 8–10 dough hearts.
- Assemble the Pizzas: Place the dough hearts on the prepared baking sheet. Brush each heart with olive oil, spread pizza sauce, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, add pepperoni hearts, and sprinkle with oregano.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is melted.
- Serve: Garnish with fresh basil or parsley if desired, and serve warm.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, use red bell pepper slices or cherry tomato halves instead of pepperoni.
- You can also use whole wheat or gluten-free dough for a different twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snack, Holiday
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 460 mg
- Fat: 7.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg
