Cranberry Pizza

5 from 6 votes

This Cranberry Pizza is easy to make, tangy, creamy, perfectly spiced, and delicious. This is a festive appetizer that’s perfect for parties and holidays.

Prep Time30

Cook Time10

Total Time40

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American-Inspired

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: slices

Calories: 272.71kcal

Author: Tracey Gene

Ingredients

1 tbsp jalapeno minced and deseeded (about 1 jalapeno)
1 ½ tbsp shallot minced (about 1/2-1 small shallot)
½ tbsp garlic minced (about 2 garlic cloves)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
¼ cup orange juice fresh from 1/2 orange
2 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of salt and black pepper
1 tsp thyme fresh and minced, plus more to serve
1 lb pizza dough homemade or store-bought, or substitute with naan bread or flatbread
4 oz goat cheese crumbled
2 tbsp hot honey
2 tbsp pistachios roughly chopped

Instructions

Preheat Oven. Preheat your oven to the highest temperature (about 550° F), and place a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven. A higher temperature is crucial to making delicious homemade pizza. Once the oven is preheated, let it sit for 10-15 minutes to ensure the pizza stone is at the same temperature as your oven.
Make Cranberry Sauce. Add fresh cranberries to a small saucepan over medium heat with olive oil, minced garlic, shallots, and jalapeno pepper. Season with salt and pepper and saute until the cranberries start to pop and release their juice.
Add fresh minced thyme, orange juice and maple syrup until the sauce thickens into a chutney.
1 tbsp jalapeno, 1 1/2 tbsp shallot, 1/2 tbsp garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 cups cranberries, 1/4 cup orange juice, 2 tbsp maple syrup, pinch of salt and black pepper, 1 tsp thyme
Prepare Pizza Dough. Roll pizza dough out with your hands or a rolling pin on a floured surface. Try to make the pizza dough as thin as possible and place it on parchment paper so it’s easier to slide on the pizza peel.
1 lb pizza dough
Add Toppings. On the pizza, spread the homemade cranberry sauce/chutney with the back of a spoon or a sturdy pastry brush in an even layer, and generously add goat cheese all over.
4 oz goat cheese
Bake Pizza. Slide the pizza on the hot pizza stone and bake for 8-10 minutes until the outer crust is golden brown.
Add Additional Toppings & Enjoy. Add fresh thyme and crushed pistachios to the baked pizza and generously drizzle the hot honey before enjoying it.
2 tbsp hot honey, 2 tbsp pistachios, 1 tsp thyme

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