Homemade heart shaped pizza is perfect to share with your loved ones on Valentine’s Day! It’s simple to make with a heart shaped crust and heart shaped pepperoni.
Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Pizza
If your family loves homemade pizza recipes as much as mine do, heart shaped pizza is the best way to dine this Valentine’s Day! Make it into a pepperoni pizza recipe or use whatever toppings you like!
Whether you serve this on February 14th or the days leading up to the holiday, it’s a great way to get in on the trend of heart pizza that has become a popular menu item at Papa Johns, Marco’s, Lou Malnati’s, Pizza Hut, Papa Murphy’s and more.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Homemade: We all know that homemade food comes from the heart, so really we are just combining the two into a heart shaped pizza!
- Made to order: Make your pizza-pie exactly how you like! Roll the dough into thick or thin crust pizza, use garlic white pizza sauce or make miniature sized heart pizzas.
- Romantic or family friendly: Serve this homemade pizza to your sweetheart for a romantic dinner date or have fun making it with the kids!
Ingredient Notes
Here is what I used to make my heart pizza, but feel free to customize how you like!
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Crust: I love to use my homemade pizza dough as the base but you could use this yeast free pizza dough, whole wheat pizza dough or store-bought crust.
- Pepperoni: This is by far the most popular pizza topping as well as you can create little pepperoni hearts, but you can use what you like!
- Sauce: I love my homemade pizza sauce, but you can get creative with Alfredo, basil pesto, or BBQ sauce.
- Cheese: Freshly shredded mozzarella is delicious, but feel free to mix it up with provolone, cheddar, Parmesan or your favorite pizza cheese!
- Olive oil: For brushing the pan, cooking spray works, too.
How to Make Heart Shaped Pizza
This Valentine’s pizza is fun to make no matter the age! Gather your loved ones and follow these easy directions for a heart-shaped pie.
First, make the heart shaped pepperoni. Fold pepperoni in half then using kitchen shears, trim pepperoni into the shape of half of a heart. Unfold it and it will be a whole heart.
Roll out the heart shaped pizza crust then spread your sauce over it and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Place pepperoni hearts on top then bake at 450°F for 15-20 minutes.
Heart Shaped Pizza Toppings
Try any of these additional toppings for a sweetheart special!
- Extra cheese
- Mushrooms
- Bell peppers
- Olives
- Sauteed mushrooms
- Pineapple
- Sausage
- Ham
- Meatballs
- Chicken
Tips and Variations
- Make mini pizzas: This recipe for a heart shape pizza can also make four 6-inch pizzas. Start checking for doneness around 12 minutes.
- Thin crust: For a heart-shaped pizza with a thin crust, roll the dough thinner and decrease baking time sightly.
- Fresh herbs: Add some additional fresh taste by topping it with fresh basil or parsley right before serving.
- Blind bake: For a sturdier crust, bake ‘naked’ crust for around 6 minutes first, top with desired toppings and bake for 10 – 15 minutes until done.
- Easy clean up: Either line your pan with parchment paper or brush pan with olive oil and a sprinkle of cornmeal.
Storing
- Store. Store leftovers of the Valentine’s heart shaped pizza in an airtight container or ziploc bag in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Reheat pizza in the microwave or oven.
- Freeze: Cool completely, wrap in plastic wrap then freeze leftover pizza in an airtight bag up to two months. Do not thaw, discard wrapping then reheat in the oven from frozen.
For more delicious pizza recipes try this spinach artichoke pizza, sheet pan pizza, and BLT pizza!
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Heart Shaped Pizza
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Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough , homemade or store-bought
- 16 pepperoni slices
- ½ cup pizza sauce , homemade or store-bought
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place flour on the counter. Place dough on a floured surface and let come to room temperature if it's been refrigerated.
- Fold 16 slices pepperoni in half. Using kitchen shears, trim it into the shape of half of a heart (it will be a whole heart when unfolded).
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin or toss until 1/4-inch thick and a 16-inch circle. Cut a 2-inch slit in the top of the circle and shape into the top of the heart. Make the bottom of a heart by forming the bottom of the circle into a point.
- Lightly brush 1 Tablespoon oil onto a pizza stone or large baking sheet. Transfer dough onto the stone or baking sheet, reshaping if necessary. Spread sauce over the dough and sprinkle with mozzarella. Place the pepperoni hearts on top of the cheese.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Best V-Day dinner ever! My kids loved it last year and they’ve already requested it again this year. Those heart-shaped pepperonis are the CUTEST!
This was such a great way to add a smile to my little valentines! My kids LOVED it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Easy peasy! And a huge hit with my kids. I am making our pizzas hearts all the time!
We usually order pizza every V-Day but this year I made this cute pizza instead. Easy to make and it was a huge hit!
We loved this pizza, it was so delicious! The heart-shaped pepperonis are so adorable too
Thank you so much, I am thrilled I found this recipe. Mine came out just as cute as yours!
Love the heart theme! Tasted great!
Turned out great! Delicious! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the heart shaped pizza for Valentine’s Day!