This Pizza With Hot Honey is NEXT LEVEL!
There’s nothing I love more than hot honey on pizza. There’s just something about the balance of sweet and spicy over savory pizza ingredients that is truly so amazing! I use a mild hot honey sauce when I make this recipe for my family and my kids love it. This pizza is easy enough to make for busy weeknights or family pizza nights, but also impressive for get togethers!
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Why You’ll Love This Hot Honey Pizza Recipe
- Sweet + Spicy + Savory: The hot honey drizzle adds the perfect amount of heat and sweetness to balance out the savory roasted veggies and tangy feta. Every bite is so full of flavor!
- Vegetarian: Made with nourishing veggies and two types of cheese, this pizza is hearty and satisfying without any meat.
- Easy to Make: Use store-bought pizza dough or your favorite homemade version—either way, this recipe is simple and stress-free.
- Make-Ahead: Roast the veggies ahead of time, then assemble and bake when you’re ready for dinner!
- Perfect for Pizza Night: Whether you’re serving it up for a weeknight dinner or a weekend get-together, this pizza feels fun and fancy without the fuss.
- Healthy: Butternut squash, mushrooms, arugula—this pizza is full of wholesome ingredients that taste amazing and make you feel good.
Vegetarian Hot Honey Pizza Recipe Ingredients
The ingredients for this recipe are simple and easy to find. Here’s what you’ll need to make Hot Honey Pizza!
The Pizza Crust
Whether it’s store-bought pizza dough or homemade pizza dough, any type will work. You can also save time by using a frozen, ready-to-bake pizza crust!
Toppings
Now for the best part – the toppings! Olive oil and minced garlic for the base, then layers of roasted mushrooms, roasted butternut squash, red onions, arugula, feta, parmesan cheese, and salt/pepper to taste. It’s SO delicious!
Best Hot Honey for Pizza
A drizzle of hot honey over the entire pizza really brings it to life! My favorite hot honey is Mike’s Hot Honey, but any type works great. Adjust the amount to adjust the level of sweet and spicy! You can always add more when serving.
How to Make Hot Honey Pizza
Here’s an overview for how to easily make Hot Honey Pizza in 4 simple steps:
- Make and prepare the pizza dough.
- Add toppings.
- Drizzle with hot honey.
- Bake and enjoy!
Tips For Making Vegetarian Honey Pizza
Use these time-saving tips for a quick and easy pizza recipe!
- Batch-roast the butternut squash earlier in the week.
- Purchase sliced mushrooms (instead of slicing them yourself).
- Use pre-cut squash to really save time.
- Purchase a pre-made pizza crust.
Vegetarian Pizza Toppings
Mix it up with these other delicious toppings!
- Goat Cheese (instead of feta)
- Pepperoni
- Marinara Sauce (if making a pepperoni pizza)
- Mozzarella
- Sliced Peaches (instead of butternut squash)
- Artichokes
- Roasted Pumpkin
- Sliced Tomatoes
- Oregano
- Salami
Storing Hot Honey Pizza
While this Vegetarian Hot Honey Pizza is best served freshly baked out of the oven, it can also still be delicious as leftovers. Place the cooled off pizza slices in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months! To reheat, simply place the thawed pizza in the microwave for a couple of minutes or in the oven until warm.
More Hot Honey Recipes
Deliciously Wholesome Pizza Recipes
- Vegan Red Pepper Hummus Pizza
- Spinach Pesto Goat Cheese Individual Pizzas
- 10-Minute Margherita Pita Bread Pizzas
- Easy Mediterranean Pizza Recipe
- Spinach & Mushroom Naan Pizza
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Hot Honey on Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 cup butternut squash (diced into small cubes)
- 1/4 cup olive oil (divided)
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 batch pizza dough
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 4 cups arugula
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 1 cup red onion (sliced)
- salt/pepper (to taste)
- 3/4 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 2 Tablespoons hot honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Dice the butternut squash and place on a baking sheet or roasting pan with 1/4 cup of water (for a more tender texture).
- Drizzle with 2 Tablespoons of oil and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Roast the squash for 15 minutes.
- Add the sliced mushrooms to the same pan and roast for another 10 minutes.
- While the vegetables are roasting, prepare and press down the pizza dough into a pan.
- Drizzle the remaining oil over the pizza dough.
- Top with the garlic, arugula, grated parmesan, and sliced red onions.
- Add the roasted squash, mushrooms, salt/pepper (to taste), and crumbled feta.
- Drizzle with hot honey.
- Bake the pizza for about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Michele says:
We tried this pizza with hot buckwheat honey and it was out of this world. Will be making this again!
Amy J> says:
This was delicious! My husband loved it too. We substitued our own crust which was a cauliflower crust. Sorry if I missed this, but is this recipe for a 12″ pizza? Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Anna says:
This meal was such a perfect one to have for a meatless Friday during Lent!! My grocery store didn’t have hot honey so I made a batch of my own and it was the lightest and yummiest dinner. For sure making again and thank you for making this!
Tammy says:
One of the best veggies pizzas I’ve ever had! I loved the idea of adding the hot honey too…SO good! I’m making it again this weekend ^_^
Kayla DiMaggio says:
Loving this hot honey pizza! So delicious and amazing!
Marie says:
This pizza is so generous and flavorful! The drizzle of hot honey makes the dish. Such an irresistible sweet and savory bite!
Jacqueline Debono says:
Love all the flavours in the topping for this pizza! The hot honey is a delicious touch!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says:
I was really excited to try this pizza as soon as I saw it. I had saved up my last butternut squash from our garden and I used it in the pizza. That was the best ever. Loved all the flavor combination.
silvia says:
We have pizza Friday every week in our household and we are always looking for new flavors and textures. This pizza was fantastic.
Jessica says:
OMG, this looks sooooo freakin’ good. It’s been a long time since we had a pizza night at our house but that’s about to change because I don’t think I can wait more than a day or two to try this. I actually was gifted some hot honey for Christmas and have yet to try it so this is perfect!
Liz says:
I have never added squash to a pizza, but not sure why! I bet it adds a sweet flavor to the mix! Will have to give this a try!
John Wencle Krenik says:
WOW, lOOKS GOOD!!!!!!
Amanda Mason says:
I’ve been looking for pizza recipes and this one came up in my search. THis one looks so delicious and pretty easy to make! Lots of nutrition in this recipe, as well! I can’t wait to try it!!
Colleen says:
This pizza looks delicious! I love the combo of butternut squash and mushrooms and the hot honey takes it to next level. This is on the menu for our Friday pizza night. Can’t wait!
Marta says:
There’s a hot honey pizza here at a local pizza joint, and this vegetarian pizza blew it out of the water. I especially loved the arugula and how its peppery flavor contrasted with the sweet-spicy honey.