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How cute is this homemade heart shaped pizza? Just imagine serving this up to your loved one or to the kids? It’s simple to make gluten free pizza dough at home. As for discovering how to make a heart pizza, you will definitely want to try out this Valentine’s dinner idea. Add your favorite pizza toppings and you are set. Get creative with the toppings of choice, and show your loved ones how much you care with every delicious bite.
Pizza night just got a whole lot cuter with a homemade gluten free heart shaped pizza! This recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner for two or a fun activity with kids.
Italian food fans might also like sheet pan Caprese pizza, zucchini pizza boats or bacon, onion and chicken flatbread.
Why You’ll Love It
Easy to prepare: With such a simple recipe, it will be a breeze to skip the delivery pizza and instead whip up your own.
Customizable: There are plenty of pizza toppings to choose from so you can personalize your pizza. Make it truly your own by choosing only your favorite toppings.
A delicious dinner: The whole family is going to love these fun, heart-shaped pizzas, especially when you make everyone’s favorite sides to go with it.
Pizza in a Heart Shape Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Flour: Although you can use regular all-purpose flour, there are many gluten-free flour blends to choose from too. I usually use Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 gluten free flour blend.
Active dry yeast and baking powder: To get a perfect texture in the crust.
Honey: Balances out the salt in the crust.
Grated parmesan: For a cheesy flavor. You can use the pre-grated stuff or grate your own, as you prefer.
Olive oil: The base of the seasoned oil you brush over the crust.
Toppings: Mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, pepperoni, pizza sauce – take your pick!
How to Make Heart Shape Pizza
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Prepare the pizza dough: Combine the water, honey and yeast and leave it for 5 minutes. Once the yeast has bloomed, you can add the rest of the dough ingredients to the mix. Let the dough rest for about an hour in which time it will rise.
Shape your pizza: Roll the dough into a greased pizza pan or on a cookie sheet and press it into a heart shape.
Add the seasoned oil: Warm the oil, butter, garlic, salt and Italian seasoning together and brush this mixture over your pizza crust.
Bake the crust: Give it 7 to 10 minutes in a preheated oven.
Add your toppings and bake again: Add pizza sauce and any toppings you want and bake again until the cheese melts and the pizza is golden brown. Let it sit for a while before slicing and serving, garnished with fresh basil if liked.
Substitutions and Variations
Pizza dough: If you’re pressed for time, you can use store-bought pizza dough instead.
Add more herbs: If you want to add fresh herbs (such as the basil) sprinkle those on right at the end. I love sprinkling dried oregano over my pizza before baking. Oregano seems to suit every pizza no matter what the toppings are.
Gluten-free: Gluten-free flour works fine in this pizza or you can use regular flour or pizza flour (or a blend) if preferred.
Serving Suggestions
Appetizers: Begin your meal with heart-shaped pork potstickers.
Side dishes: Pizza pairs nicely with anything from garlic bread to lemon parmesan salad or an iceberg wedge salad.
Desserts: Finish off with strawberry tiramisu or some cheesecake cookies.
How to Store Heart Shape Pizza
Store: Keep leftovers wrapped in foil in the refrigerator and eat within 2 to 3 days.
Freeze: You can freeze it for up to 2 months – don’t add fresh herbs before freezing as they’ll thaw out mushy.
Thaw: Defrost in the refrigerator overnight.
Reheat: Warm leftover pizza slices up it in a dry (no oil) skillet and warm over a low flame for a hearty lunch. That crisps up the base and warms the toppings. It also doesn’t dry it out like the oven or microwave might.
Top Tips
Shaping the pizza: Don’t worry about making the shape perfect. It isn’t necessary to make a symmetrical heart. This pizza is bursting with rustic charm and as long as it roughly resembles a heart, it’s fine.
Large pizza or mini pizzas: This recipe makes one large heart pizza. If you prefer, instead of one large pizza you could try to make mini pizzas instead.
Let it rest before serving: Pizza comes out of the oven very hot. Let it sit briefly so you don’t burn your mouth!
Heart Shaped Pizza FAQs
This wonderful Valentine’s dinner idea suits pretty much any pizza toppings you want to add. Ensure they are also gluten free. Shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, and perhaps gluten free pepperoni slices are always great. Heart shaped pepperoni would be so cute!
I usually let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving because it comes out the oven piping hot. It’s great served warm. Leftovers can be warmed back up or enjoyed straight from the refrigerator.
Valentine’s Day Pizza Recipe
Heart Shaped Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza Pan or Cookie Sheet
- Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
For the Pizza Crust:
- 1 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour, gluten-free or regular
- 3 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 Teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Cup Water, warm
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
Oil for the Crust:
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
Optional Toppings:
- pizza sauce, any kind, as needed
- mozzarella cheese, fresh, small balls or slices
- basil, fresh
- cherry tomatoes, halved
- pepperoni, gluten-free if needed
- parmesan cheese, shredded
Instructions
Make the Crust:
- In a mixing bowl pour the warm water and honey, add the yeast and let it sit for 5 minutes to bloom.
- Once the yeast is foamy add in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and all remaining dough ingredients, mix well until everything is combined. The dough will be thick and sticky.
- In the bowl, form the dough into a ball-like structure, then drizzle the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rest in a warm area for 45 to 90 minutes (45 minutes is plenty of time, however if you'd like to develop/deepen the yeast flavor you can let it sit for up to 90 minutes).
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- After the dough has rested, prepare a cookie sheet or pizza pan by lightly oiling it. Roll your dough onto the prepared pan and gently start pressing it into a heart shape. Set aside to rest for 15 minutes
Make the Seasoned Oil:
- While the crust is resting, prepare the garlic oil/butter mixture.
- In a microwave safe dish put the oil, butter, garlic powder, salt, and Italian seasoning. Microwave on high for 10 seconds or until melted. Stir to combine.
- Brush the butter mixture onto the top of the crust making sure to get all the edges.
Bake the Crust:
- Bake the crust for 7 to 10 minutes until it's just barely set and no longer doughy.
Add Toppings:
- Take the pizza out of the oven and top with your favorite toppings.
- Turn the oven up to 500 degrees F.
Bake the Assembled Pizza:
- Bake the pizza for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese and toppings are melted and golden. Watch carefully so it does not over cook.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for a few minutes before cutting.
- Sprinkle with fresh herbs such as basil, cut into desired shapes and serve immediately.
Notes
Large pizza or mini pizzas: This recipe makes one large heart pizza. If you prefer, instead of one large pizza you could try to make mini pizzas instead.
Let it rest before serving: Pizza comes out of the oven very hot. Let it sit briefly so you don’t burn your mouth!
Nutrition
Whether for a special occasion or Valentine’s Day, this recipe will get rave reviews. This heart shaped pizza is no more difficult to make than a regular pizza and you can have lots of fun making your own, choosing your favorite sauces and toppings to go with the homemade crust. It’s gluten-free too.
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
Omg! You stole my pizza heart! This was so easy to make and so so good! Love this!
This was so much fun to make. Loved it!
OK so I made this for our anniversary and hubby loved it! Thanks for the idea.
This looks incredibly cute and delicious! We love making our own dough! I’ll have to try this out!
This is the cutest pizza. I will have to make this for dinner one night. It’ll be a sweet meal!
Absolutely love this! Having Celiac disease, I’m always super excited to find a new gluten free recipe!! 🙂
I have more and more friends with gluten sensitivities. So great to have an easy recipe to share with them.
What a gorgeous pizza! We are no longer eating gluten, so I can’t wait to try this!
This is just adorable, Bella!