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CANDIED BACON HEART SHAPED PIZZA

This one’s a bit of a love story… just told with bacon and fire ❤️🔥 At its heart (literally), it’s pizza — but not the polite, slice-it-and-share kind. This is a crispy, slightly charred base, shaped into something a bit more playful, a bit more over the top… because sometimes food should just be fun. Then we layer it up. Melty cheese, rich tomato base… and then the star of the show — candied bacon. Sweet, smoky, salty, crispy-edged strips that have no business being this addictive. As they hit the heat, they caramelise, darken, and turn into these sticky little flavour bombs that cut through the richness of the cheese perfectly. It’s that balance again — sweet meets savoury, crispy meets soft, indulgent meets completely unnecessary… in the best way. This isn’t about authenticity. It’s not about tradition.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword bacon, CANDIED BACON, pizza, valentines
Author jacksmeatshack

Ingredients

  • 1 ball of pizza dough 10–12 inch heart shape
  • 3 tbsp Harrison’s BBQ Sauce
  • 100 g mozzarella shredded
  • 50 g cream cheese dollops
  • 4 –6 slices of bacon thick cut
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar for candying bacon
  • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 50 g cherry tomatoes halved
  • Fresh basil leaves for garnish
  • Optional: drizzle of balsamic glaze for finishing

Instructions

  1. Preheat the grill (or pizza oven) to 180°C and set up for two zone cooking.
  2. Lay bacon and sliced red onions on a tray, sprinkle brown sugar on top. Place tomatoes on the tray to roast.
  3. Bake 10–12 mins until crispy, sugar caramelised. Set aside.
  4. Roll dough into an oval, pinch the top for the V and taper the bottom.
  5. Spread Harrison’s BBQ sauce as the base on top of the pizza dough/
  6. Layer mozzarella, cream cheese dollops, caramelised onions, roasted cherry tomatoes.
  7. Lay the candied bacon across the top lovingly.
  8. Bake until the cheese melts, the edges are golden, and bacon glistens.
  9. Scatter fresh basil leaves and drizzle balsamic glaze for shine and aroma.
  10. Serve immediately and try and share.