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Heart Fruit Pizza Recipe

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  • Author: Sara
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings

Description

This Heart Fruit Pizza is a delightful and visually charming dessert perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. Featuring a crispy, golden-baked pizza dough base shaped like a heart, it’s generously topped with creamy Nutella and fresh strawberry slices cut into heart shapes. Lightly dusted with powdered sugar and brushed with a sweet butter glaze, this pizza combines fruity freshness with rich chocolate haziness for a deliciously fun treat that serves six.

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

  • 1 can refrigerated pizza dough
  • 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Toppings

  • 1/2 cup Nutella
  • 1 cup strawberries (6-8, fresh, halved and shaped like hearts)
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven: Set your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the dough.
  2. Roll out dough: Place the refrigerated pizza dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and roll it out evenly. Position the baking sheet horizontally for easier shaping.
  3. Draw heart shape: Using a sharp knife, gently score a heart shape in the center of the dough. Be careful not to cut all the way through — just mark the dough to guide shaping.
  4. Cut crust outline: Cut an inch outside the heart shape line to create the crust area. Remove the excess dough from outside this line and set aside for later use.
  5. Shape pizza: Reform the dough into a heart shape, using reserved dough to patch or enhance the crust as needed to perfect the shape.
  6. Bake dough: Bake the shaped pizza dough in the preheated oven for 8 minutes until it begins to set.
  7. Prepare strawberries: While the dough is baking, cut 6-8 fresh strawberries in half and trim them into small heart shapes for topping.
  8. Remove dough from oven: Take the partially baked dough out carefully after the initial 8 minutes.
  9. Make butter glaze: In a small bowl, melt the butter and stir in the sugar until dissolved and smooth.
  10. Brush dough with glaze: Apply the butter-sugar mixture evenly over the baked dough to add sweetness and promote browning.
  11. Bake again: Return the dough to the oven and bake for an additional 3-5 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and fully cooked through.
  12. Cool the dough: Remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool slightly to make it easier to handle and to prevent the toppings from melting.
  13. Dust with powdered sugar: Sprinkle powdered sugar lightly over the outer edge of the heart-shaped crust for a delicate sweet finish.
  14. Apply Nutella: Spread a generous amount of Nutella evenly over the heart-shaped dough surface, avoiding the dusted crust area.
  15. Add strawberry hearts: Arrange the heart-shaped strawberry halves on top of the Nutella-covered dough for a fresh, fruity decoration.
  16. Optional mini pizzas: Use the extra dough to form smaller heart pizzas as charming accompaniments to the main dessert.
  17. Serve: Slice the heart fruit pizza and serve to your guests, enjoying a sweet and festive treat.

Notes

  • You can substitute Nutella with any chocolate-hazelnut spread or even peanut butter for a different flavor.
  • For a gluten-free option, use gluten-free pizza dough.
  • The strawberry hearts can be replaced or complemented with other berries or fruit cut into heart shapes, such as kiwi or melon.
  • Make sure not to cut the dough all the way through when drawing the heart shape to keep the structure intact.
  • Serve immediately after slicing for the best texture and taste.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 13 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://saraflavors.com/heart-fruit-pizza-recipe/