Honey-glazed Ham Pizza

When it comes to the holidays, we love dishes that incorporate both sweet and savory flavors without being overly heavy, and this honey-glazed ham pizza with roasted pineapple fits the bill. Often called a Christmas or Yule ham, baked ham is a time-honored way to make a standard holiday meal (or any gathering) feel extra special. Rather than make it the table’s centerpiece, we’ve opted to use pieces of moist and tender ham as a delectable pizza topping. 

Fresh pineapple is also sliced and roasted alongside the ham, making the tropical fruit less sweet, chewier, and a little salty, balancing out the mix of crème fraîche, mozzarella and gouda. Add to that roasted onions and the result is a complex pizza that will please both meat lovers and sweet aficionados alike. And if you happen to have any extra fruit left over, make the adults a Fiery Pineapple Mezcal Cocktail for a fresh and spicy drink. 

For more holiday-inspired treats, check out our recipes for Pumpkin-shaped Dinner Rolls, Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread, Butternut Squash, Ricotta and Fried Sage Pizza and a Gooey Gingerbread Cookie.


Difficulty

Servings

Four 12-inch (30-centimeter) pizzas

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

11 to 11.5 minutes

By Ooni HQ

Honey-glazed Ham Pizza

Note

For the dough, we recommend our Classic Pizza Dough, just be sure to set aside 3 to 4 hours for proofing before cooking. While we’re big fans of roasting our own ham (check out our recipe here), if you don’t have the time, feel free to purchase pre-roasted ham or slices from your nearest grocery store. Not sure how to roast pineapple? Follow the instructions from our Caramelized Pineapple recipe.

1: Preheat your oven, aiming for around 650 °F (345 °C) on your baking stone.

You can check this quickly, accurately and from a safe distance with an infrared thermometer. 

2: Slice the yellow onion into ¼ to ½-inch (½ to 1 ¼-centimeter) thick rings, and lay them flat on a baking tray.

Drizzle the slices with olive oil and add the salt. Roast the onion in your oven for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally with tongs until caramelized and golden brown. Wearing oven gloves, remove the pan from the oven and set aside.

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3: Increase the heat of your oven, aiming for 850 °F (450 °C) on the baking stone.

You can check this quickly, accurately and from a safe distance with an infrared thermometer. 

4: Place a dough ball on your lightly-floured work surface.

Push the air from the center out to the edge with your fingers. Stretch the dough out to a 12-inch (30-centimeter) round base, and then keep your dough on the countertop, or lay the stretched dough over your lightly floured pizza peel. 

5: Top with ¼ of the crème fraîche, using a spoon to spread evenly over the crust.

Then top with ½ cup (60 grams) of mozzarella, ¼ cup (25 grams) of gouda, ¼ of the roasted onions, ¼ of the ham and ¼ of the roasted pineapple.

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6: Launch your pizza into the oven.

Cook your pizza for 60 to 90 seconds, turning every 20 seconds or so with a turning peel to ensure an even cook.

7: Remove from the oven.

Slice, serve and enjoy! Repeat the steps for the remaining pizzas. 

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Four 250-gram pizza dough balls

For the roasted onions:

For the pizza:

  • Flour, for dusting
  • ¾ cups (100 grams) crème fraîche
  • 2 cups (240 grams) fresh mozzarella
  • 1 cup (100 grams) gouda 
  • 1 ¼ cup (320 grams) honey-baked ham (homemade or store-bought), chopped into small pieces
  • ½ cup (160 grams) roasted fresh pineapple, chopped into small pieces