I know heart-shaped pizzas aren’t the most unique idea around. Although when I’d decided to make them this year for Valentine’s Day and blog them, I didn’t realize quite how prevalent they were. Once homemade heart-shaped pizzas were on my radar, though, I started to see them everywhere. I call it the New Car Effect. Once you decide to purchase a particular make and model of new car, you realize every other driver has one.
Grilled heart-shaped pizzas are far tastier though.
And no matter if it’s not the most unique idea I’ve ever had, I suppose. It’s still a perfect choice for Valentine’s Day, especially individual-sized pizzas so that everyone can top theirs with exactly what they want, no matter their dietary preference. We love homemade pizza here in our vegetarian/carnivore home so much that every Friday night is pizza night. We each customize our own pizza – his usually has pepperoni, mine olives – and all enjoy an easy, budget-friendly dinner.
I made these grilled pizzas indoor on a grill pan – no way we’re breaking out the barbecue in this cold, gray, drizzly muck. I whipped up our very favorite homemade pizza crust for grilling, shaped the crusts like hearts, and then slathered them with our very favorite homemade pizza sauce and other toppings.
Making a heart-shaped pizza crust is easier than you probably think. Here’s how you do it.
Shape your pizza into a circle, like you normally would.
With your thumb and forefinger together, push the top down toward the center of the crust to create the top of the heart.
Pinch the bottom and pull to create the point at the bottom of the heart.
Yep. That simple. (Here’s a great video from Serious Eats that shows you how, too.)
Ooh, and how about more pizza for dessert? I love this strawberry-covered, heart-shaped brownie pizza from i am baker.