Description
Hot Honey Garlic Bread Pizza is a delicious twist on traditional pizza, featuring a crusty French or Italian bread base topped with savory garlic butter, gooey cheese, zesty pizza sauce, and a drizzle of spicy hot honey. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal or a flavorful game day snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread Base:
- 1 loaf French bread or Italian bread (halved lengthwise)
Garlic Butter:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Toppings:
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce or marinara
- 1/4 cup sliced pepperoni or cooked crumbled sausage (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons hot honey (plus more for drizzling)
- Chopped fresh basil or parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Prepare garlic butter: Melt butter in a saucepan, add minced garlic and red pepper flakes, sauté until fragrant.
- Toast the bread: Place halved bread on the baking sheet, brush with garlic butter, bake for 5 minutes.
- Add toppings: Spread pizza sauce, sprinkle with cheese, add pepperoni or sausage, and Italian seasoning.
- Bake: Return to oven and bake for 8–10 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Finish: Drizzle with hot honey, garnish with herbs, slice, and serve warm.
Notes
- You can use store-bought hot honey or make your own by warming honey with a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- Experiment with additional toppings like mushrooms, olives, or bell peppers for more flavor variety.
- This recipe is ideal for quick weeknight dinners or as a tasty game day snack.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 loaf
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 660mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
