Healthy Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

How to make the best homemade pepperoni pizza at home with homemade pizza dough that makes the perfect crispy yet chewy crust. Tips and tricks for making gourmet pizza at home!

If you love pizza, this gourmet homemade pizza is going to blow your mind. It is all about the simple ingredients, the techniques, and the right equipment and you won’t even miss your local pizza shop.

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We have been making pepperoni pizza with jalapeno and hot honey on repeat, over and over again. Sometimes we go simple with pepperoni, red chili flakes, and a drizzle of hot honey. Sometimes we add in some hot calabrese salami for some extra spice.

Easy Healthy Pizza (20 Minutes!)

It is so easy to make homemade pizza at home! You can whip up homemade pizza dough in less than 10 minutes and all you have to do is let it rise.

To make your cheese extra melty and bubbly, I suggest buying a block of mozzarella cheese and freshly grating it. The bags of pre-shredded mozzarella cheese don’t melt as well.

Hot Honey can be found here on Amazon, at Trader Joe’s, or at your local grocery store. You can also make your own hot honey by adding chili flakes to honey.

Hot Honey & Basil Pepperoni Pizza Dip

It is easier than you think! Just take warm water, yeast, and a touch of sugar and mix it with flour, salt, and a little EVOO. Let it rise for about 1-2 hours until doubles in size and you are ready to make homemade pizzas.

I have tried several pizza ovens and my favorite, hands down, is the Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven. The pizzas are cooked to perfection in about 90 seconds, with the perfect crispy crust and bubbly cheese.

We added on the gas propane option for extra ease. We love making pizzas in it and our teenagers love making their own custom pizza in just a few minutes.

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza {better Than Delivery!}

You can also cook your pizza in an oven as well at 450 degrees but it just doesn’t get as hot as an outdoor pizza oven. I will share tips for cooking your pizza both ways.

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To make your cheese extra melty and bubbly, I suggest buying a block of mozzarella cheese and freshly grating it. The bags of pre-shredded mozzarella cheese don't melt as well.

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza, Thin Crispy Pizza

Hot Honey can be found here on Amazon, at Trader Joe's, or at your local grocery store. You can also make your own hot honey by adding chili flakes to honey.

What type of outdoor Pizza Oven to use? I have tried several pizza ovens and my favorite, hands down, is the Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven. The pizzas are cooked to perfection in about 90 seconds, with the perfect crispy crust and bubbly cheese.

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Pepperoni And Pineapple Pizza

So when I decided to make pizza at home, I knew it needed to be better than your average delivery. It needed tons of pepperoni, a nice crust, great flavor, and maybe even a surprise or two to put it over the top.

First, on the dough: Don't get overwhelmed! If it's your first time making pizza at home, just buy the dough. You can usually find pizza dough at the grocery store, or some pizza places will sell you a one-pound ball of dough for a few bucks.

I don't believe this pizza works well as a deep dish, Chicago-style pizza, but there are still two baking options I'd recommend. (There are more, but let's keep it simple!)

Healthier Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Use a pizza stone: This is my favorite way to get a great crust, but it does require some equipment. You need a pizza stone and a pizza peel (the thing you use to slide the pizza onto the stone). If you have those two things, though, you can open up a pizza joint in your kitchen! This is a reliable, low-stress method once you get the hang of it. The pizza ends up being a bit more freeform, and you can make the crust nice and thin, which I like. A large pizza cooks in 12 to 14 minutes on a hot stone.

Use a cast iron skillet: If you don’t have a pizza stone, put your dough into a large cast iron skillet, and press it out and up the sides a bit. You'll get a slightly thicker crust than you would with the pizza stone, but not deep-dish thickness. Set the skillet on your stovetop for two minutes over high heat (this helps form a crispy crust), then transfer it to your oven to finish baking.

When you get a really good pizza from a brick oven pizza place, the ovens are HOT—way hotter than you can realistically get from a home oven. But the rule still stands that the hotter your oven, the crispier and more delicious your crust will be.

Kid's Kitchen: Heart Shaped Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

So, crank up your oven to 500°F or even 550°F if your oven can handle it. If you are using a pizza stone, let the stone preheat for 20 minutes so it gets nice and hot as well.

There are so many different kinds of pepperoni in the store these days, and you can use any of those options for pizza. For my money, though, I prefer small, thinly sliced pepperoni so they get a nice char on top. If you go with thicker pepperoni slices, you'll have a chewier texture. It's personal preference!

I always find it lame when I get a pepperoni pizza that has, like, five pieces of pepperoni on it. But if you pile on a ton of pepperoni, you end up with a greasy mess.

Gluten Free Pizza Crust

The best way to reheat pizza is in a skillet, cast iron or similar. Add a drizzle of oil over medium heat, and then add the pizza. Then cover the skillet, and cook the pizza until the cheese has melted and the crust is crispy again, about three to four minutes.

This is something I picked up from a local Colorado pizza spot. (Shout out Beau Jos Pizza!) They serve their pizza with honey butter on the side, which is great for dipping the crust. I made the honey butter for me, but my kids were happy to scarf it down, too.

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I can always count on my kids to eat a pizza, but since they normally eat delivery, it was nice to show them that pizza can be made at home, too. And it turns out Dad makes a good pizza! I used my trick of hiding pepperoni under the cheese to tell my kids there was Bonus Pepperoni on the pizza, and could they find it?! (Yes, yes they could.)

The Ultimate Pepperoni Pizza

When I served this to my kids, I half hoped they would reject it for some reason so that I'd have a curveball for the report card, but nope. Pizza is pizza. It's always a winner.

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