Hawaiian Pizza with Spicy Pizza Sauce
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Make a delicious homemade Hawaiian Pizza with this easy recipe, topped with a spicy pizza sauce, sweet pineapples, savory ham, and plenty of cheese! Make it with store-bought pizza dough for an easy meal in under an hour.
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Pizza might just be the greatest food ever created. A crispy crust with plenty of sauce, lots of cheese, plus a variety of delicious toppings all combined in one dish!
Starting a pizza recipe with a delicious dough and scrumptious sauce is the key to a great pizza. I love experimenting making different homemade pizza sauces. The three cheese jalapeno Ranch sauce that I created for this Spicy Sausage Pizza is an all time favorite. But this Sriracha pizza sauce is now tied for first!
Growing up, one of my favorite pizza restaurants in Oklahoma was Hideaway Pizza. I would always order their “Maui Magic”, a pizza topped with pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges and Canadian bacon. I loved the combination of flavors in this pizza!
This recipe is my adaptation of that delicious pizza. In this version, I added homemade Sriracha pizza sauce and swapped out the Canadian bacon for prosciutto.
The spiciness of the sriracha pizza sauce pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the pineapple and mandarin oranges. If mandarin oranges on a pizza is just too weird for you, they can always be left off. Already have ham at home? Use that in place of the prosciutto.
But for the love of Sriracha, take a little time before preparing the pizza to make this sriracha pizza sauce! The recipe makes enough for 3 pizzas. Save extra sauce in the fridge or freezer to make delicious pizzas over and over again!
How to make spicy pizza sauce
- Cook the garlic. Pour olive oil into a large pot or dutch oven on the stove over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Mix in the other ingredients. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sriracha and honey. Sprinkle salt, oregano and crushed red pepper into the pot. Stir all of the ingredients together and bring the sauce to a simmer.
- Simmer the sauce. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to low, and simmer the sauce for 20 minutes.
- Add it to a pizza. Immediately add the pizza sauce to a pizza recipe, or store it in sealed containers in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use.
This homemade pizza sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week. It can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. I like to store the sauce in pint size mason jars, which equals two cups of sauce. This is the exact amount needed for a pizza, so you only defrost what you need per pizza.
Now let me be honest with you, two cups makes for a pretty saucy pizza. I LOVE a saucy pizza! If you want to go lighter on the sauce, store the pizza sauce in half pint mason jars. This equals exactly one cup of sauce per jar and is also perfect for making smaller pizzas.
Always make sure when freezing liquids in glass jars to leave 3/4 inch open at the top of the jar. This allows the liquid to expand without breaking the glass.
While this recipe makes the perfect Hawaiian pizza sauce, it’s also great on other types of pizza as well. This is my go-to pizza sauce recipe. I always have it around and use it for homemade pizza all the time with a variety of different toppings!
How to make Hawaiian pizza
- Spread pizza dough out into a circle or rectangle and place on a baking stone or rimmed baking sheet.
- Place in a 425°F preheated oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Top the pizza crust with two cups of pizza sauce, mandarin oranges, thinly sliced prosciutto or ham, and pineapple.
- Top with fresh sliced mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese.
- Place back into the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and feel free to drizzle on a little extra sriracha if you like more spice!
Optional toppings
In addition to the oranges, pineapple and ham, feel free to add any of these other tasty pizza toppings.
- Diced red bell peppers – add ¼ cup of diced peppers.
- Diced red onion – add ¼ cup of diced onions.
- Sliced jalapeños – add more spice to the pizza with a fresh sliced jalapeno.
- Fresh basil – add fresh chopped basil on top of the pizza after it’s cooked for a fresh finish.
- Red pepper flakes – sprinkle on top after the pizza has cooked for even more spice.
What to serve with it
Homemade pizza night won’t be complete without a few tasty sides! Serve this Hawaiian pizza recipe with any of the following side dishes.
- Cheesy Garlic Bread Nachos
- Garlic Knots
- Pull Apart Pizza Rolls
- Garlic Bread
- Italian Salad
- Grilled Caesar Salad
And be sure to finish the meal with a delicious Apple Dessert Pizza!
Storage and reheating
Leftover pizza will stay good, stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 5 days.
Reheat the pizza leftovers on a sheet pan under the broiler in the oven on high for 2-3 minutes. Or preheat the oven to 350°F, wrap the pizza in foil and place it in the oven for 15 minutes.
You can also reheat the pizza in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, or in an air fryer set to 400°F for 2-3 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of pizza dough should I use? I’ve used this homemade pizza dough recipe to make this pizza, and store-bought pizza dough. For store-bought, I buy a refrigerated can of Pillsbury pizza dough.
- Why do they call it Hawaiian pizza? The pizza isn’t actually from Hawaii, it originated in Canada. They called it Hawaiian pizza because of the Hawaiian pizza toppings, including ham and fresh pineapple, used on the pizza.
- Does Hawaiian pizza have pork? Yes, the pizza is traditionally topped with ham, either cubed or thinly sliced. I topped this pizza recipe with prosciutto, which is Italian ham. You can leave off the ham or prosciutto to make a vegetarian pizza.
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Hawaiian Pizza with Spicy Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
Hawaiian Pizza
- 13.8 ounces pizza dough
- 2 cups sriracha pizza sauce, recipe below
- 2 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 1 cup pineapple, diced
- ½ cup mandarin oranges, sliced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
- ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Sriracha Pizza Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- ¼ cup sriracha
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano, or 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
Sriracha Pizza Sauce
- Add the olive oil to a large pot on the stove over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sriracha and honey. Add the salt, oregano and crushed red pepper.
- Mix everything together and bring the sauce to a simmer.
- Reduce the heat on the stove to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Hawaiian Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Spread the dough out into a circle or rectangle on a baking stone.
- Place in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and spread the sauce over the crust, top with the prosciutto, pineapple, oranges, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
- Place back in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
Notes
- The sauce recipe provided makes approximately 6 cups of pizza sauce. While only 2 cups of sauce are needed to make one Hawaiian pizza, the other 4 cups can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use. I like to store the sauce in pint size mason jars, which equals two cups of sauce. This is the exact amount needed for a pizza, so you only defrost what you need per pizza. Always make sure when freezing liquids in glass jars to leave 3/4 inch open at the top of the jar. This allows the liquid to expand without breaking the glass.
- The sauce will stay good in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Leftover pizza will stay good, stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 5 days. Reheat the pizza leftovers on a sheet pan under the broiler in the oven on high for 2-3 minutes. Or preheat the oven to 350°F, wrap the pizza in foil and place it in the oven for 15 minutes. You can also reheat the pizza in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, or in an air fryer set to 400°F for 2-3 minutes.
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