Hawaiian Pizza

5 from 8 votes

This delicious homemade Hawaiian pizza is very easy to make and perfect for any occasion. Made with fresh pineapples, ham, and spices as the toppings. You can make your own dough or use store-bought! Makes one 12-inch pizza.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Resting2

Total Time2 35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Tania

Ingredients

Homemade pizza dough (or store-bought, see note)
½ cup pizza sauce (plus more as needed)
1 ½ to 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup diced deli ham (plus more to taste)
½ cup fresh diced pineapple, thoroughly patted dry (plus more to taste)
Dried oregano to taste

Melted garlic butter (for brushing)

3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano
Salt to taste

Instructions

If making your own pizza dough at home, make my pizza dough recipe until step 9. You only need one pizza dough ball for this recipe. You can also use store-bought dough, see note below.
Make sure your oven is preheated at 475 degrees F.
After you have brushed the dough with olive oil and pricked it with a fork (as directed in step 9 of my homemade pizza dough recipe), add the toppings. Start pizza sauce, then the cheese, ham, pineapple, and oregano. You can adjust the topping quantities, but don’t overfill it, as this can make the pizza soggy. Important: Thoroughly pat dry the pineapples before adding in order to prevent excess moisture.
Make the melted butter by combining the melted butter with the garlic powder, oregano, and salt. Brush the borders with the melted garlic butter.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and the edges are golden brown. Cut into 8 slices and serve.

Notes

This recipe makes a 12-inch pizza, or 8 slices.
Store-bought pizza dough: You can use your favorite store-bought pizza dough. Be sure to brush the dough with some olive oil and prick it with a fork. The olive oil will prevent it from getting soggy, and pricking it with a fork will prevent hot air bubbles from forming in the oven. Then, you can proceed with the remaining ingredients as directed.
Important: Remember to pat dry the pineapple before adding it, otherwise it will release excess moisture.
Don’t overcrowd with toppings. Too many toppings close together will create moisture and make the pizza soggy.
Bake at a high oven temperature: 475 degrees F is what I’d recommend (450 degrees F is fine too, but the crust won’t get very crispy and golden brown on the outside). If you feel comfortable with 500 degrees F, you can do that too but make sure your pan or pizza stone is safe for that temperature.

Disclaimer: Nutritional values (per slice) are approximates only.

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