Honey-glazed Ham Pizza

When it comes to the festive period, we love dishes that incorporate both sweet and savoury flavours 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-honoured way to make a meal feel extra special. Rather than make it the table’s centrepiece, 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 festive 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.


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 supermarket. Not sure how to roast pineapple? Follow the instructions from our Caramelised Pineapple recipe.

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

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

2: Slice the onion into 0.5 to 1.25-centimetre (¼ to ½-inch) 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 caramelised 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 450 °C (850 °F) 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 centre out to the edge with your fingers. Stretch the dough out to a 12-inch (30-centimetre) 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 60 grams of mozzarella, 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.