How To Make Heart Shaped Pizza (With Step By Step Photos)

Want to make heart shaped pizza for Valentine's Day? Follow our super easy recipe with step by step guide!

Why You'll LOVE This Pizza Recipe

Super Easy - you literally can't mess this pizza up! We use ready-rolled pizza dough, and cut into a heart shape. It looks good and tastes good. Great for date night.

Swap And Change The Toppings - you can top this Valentine's Day heart pizza with any toppings you like.

Heart Shaped Pizza Recipe

Makes – 1 pizza

Prep Time – 10 minutes 

Cook Time - 20 minutes

Total Time – 30 minutes

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Equipment Needed

• Baking tray (baking sheet)
• Sharp knife
• Tablespoon
• Small bowl
• Teaspoon

Ingredients For Easy Heart Shaped Pizza

You'll only need six ingredients to make our easy heart-shaped pizza for Valentine's Day dinner.

• 400g ready rolled pizza dough - we used Pizza Express store-bought pizza dough
• 3 tablespoon tomato pizza sauce (you can use homemade pizza sauce if you prefer)
• 50g pepperoni slices
• 60g mozzarella pearls
• 2 teaspoon Basil pesto
• 2 teaspoon olive oil

How To Make Heart Shaped Pizza

Step by step instructions for creating your own heart shaped pizza for Valentine's Day

Step One - preheat the oven

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.

Step Two - marinate the mozzarella pearls

• Mix the mozzarella pearls with the pesto

Step Three - cut out the heart shaped pizza

• Unroll the dough and place onto the baking sheet still on the greaseproof paper

• Cut the dough into the shape of a heart (save the excess dough for making dough balls)

Step Four - add the toppings to your Valentine's Day pizza

• Top the pizza with the tomato pizza sauce, slices of pepperoni and the mozzarella pearls. Drizzle with olive oil.

Step Five - cook the heart shaped pizza

• Bake in the oven for around 18-20 minutes or until the base is cooked through and the toppings piping hot.

Step Six - serve

• Serve with your favorite pizza sides.

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Pizza Topping Ideas 

More pizza topping ideas and additional toppings combos to try

1. Margherita: Fresh basil leaves, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce.
2. Goat Cheese: Feta cheese, fig slices, rocket, chilli jam, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce.
3. Hawaiian: Ham, pineapple chunks, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce.
4. BBQ Chicken: Grilled chicken, red onions, BBQ sauce, mozzarella cheese, and coriander.
5. Vegetarian: Bell peppers, mushrooms, black olives, red onions, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce.
6. Meat Feast: Pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ground beef, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce.
7. Buffalo Chicken: Buffalo chicken chunks, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella cheese, and ranch dressing.
8. Mediterranean: Spinach, feta cheese, black olives, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce.
9. Four Cheese: Mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, and blue cheese with tomato sauce.
10. BBQ Pulled Pork: Slow-cooked pulled pork, red onions, BBQ sauce, mozzarella cheese, and cilantro.

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What To Serve With Heart Shaped Pizza

You can use the excess dough to make some tasty garlic dough balls and then add some fresh salad sides

• Tomato and cucumber salad
• Rocket salad
• Broad Bean Salad

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