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Hawaiian Pizza has sweet chunks of pineapple plus cooked ham and bacon for toppings along with our homemade pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese.

What is Hawaiian Pizza?
It’s a classic pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese plus chunks of pineapple and ham and sometimes bacon on top. These toppings together create a unique flavor combination that is sweet and savory, and every bite has salty smoky flavors among the juicy sweet pineapple.
Despite the name of this delicious pizza, it does not originate from the island of Hawaii. Instead, the first Hawaiian Pizza is believed to have been created in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant, Sam Panopoulos. Sam owned a restaurant with his brothers called Satellite, in Chatham, Canada in the province of Ontario.
You either love pineapple on pizza – or you don’t!
Adding pineapple to pizza is a controversial topic. We love it – especially when it’s combined with salty ham and smoky bacon. But so many people are against it, there are even memes about it!
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Why you’ll love Hawaiian Pizza
- The sweet and salty flavors of this pizza are uniquely delicious.
- This is a great option if you have leftover ham or cooked bacon from another meal.
- It’s easy to make at home – no need to order takeout.
Key Ingredients & Substitutions
- Pizza Dough – Make our homemade pizza dough or buy dough at the grocery store. (Our local supermarket sells bags in the refrigerated case near the deli.)
- Pizza Sauce – Use our Easy No-Cook Pizza Sauce recipe or buy premade sauce. (If buying canned, Pastene California Pizza Sauce is our favorite.)
- Cheese – Buy a ball of fresh whole milk mozzarella and shred it yourself. Avoid the part skim pre-shredded mozzarella for this recipe.
- Toppings – Canned pineapple tidbits, cooked ham, and cooked bacon.
- All-Purpose Flour
- Corn Meal
Special Tools Needed
- Cutting Board and Sharp Knife
- Various Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Kitchen Scale
- If Making Your Own Pizza Dough – Stand mixer and large bowl to proof the dough.
- Pizza Peel
- Pizza Stone
- Sauté Pan – To cook the bacon.
- Paper Towels – To drain excess fat from the cooked bacon.
- Mesh Strainer – To strain the pineapple tidbits.
- Pizza Pan or Large Cutting Board
How do I make Hawaiian Pizza?
- Preheat pizza stone in the oven.
- Buy or make the pizza dough and bring to room temperature.
- Stretch dough to 14” on a floured surface. Place onto a pizza peel coated with corn meal.
- Buy or make the sauce.
- Shred the cheese.
- Cut and cook the bacon then drain on paper towels.
- Cut the ham into bite-size pieces.
- Assemble with sauce, cheese, meats, and pineapple then more cheese.
- Slide the pizza from the peel onto the pizza stone in the hot oven.
- Bake until crust is golden and cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Remove pizza from oven using the pizza peel and slide onto a large cutting board.
- Cut into eight pieces for serving.
Tips & Tricks
- Hawaiian Pizza is a great way to use up leftover cooked ham after a holiday event.
- Jack also loves a “hot” Hawaiian Pizza…add a generous drizzle of hot honey on the pizza before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I make Hawaiian Pizza ahead of time? All the ingredients should be prepared in advance, but it should be assembled and baked just before serving.
- How do I store leftovers? Store refrigerated for up to three days. You can wrap the leftover slices in plastic wrap or foil, or store in a covered container.
- How do I reheat leftovers? Reheat in a hot oven until crisp.
- Can I freeze? Yes, pizza freezes well.
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Hawaiian Pizza
Hawaiian Pizza has sweet chunks of pineapple plus cooked ham and bacon for toppings along with our homemade pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
20-ounce ball of pizza dough (make our recipe or use store bought)
All-Purpose Flour, for stretching the dough
Corn Meal, for dusting the pizza peel
8 ounces bacon, cut into half-inch pieces
3/4 cup pizza sauce (make our easy pizza sauce recipe or store bought)
1 8-ounce can pineapple tidbits, well drained
4 ounces cooked ham, cut into pieces
12 ounces (3 1/2 cups) fresh whole milk mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F and place a pizza stone on the very bottom rack.
- Remove the pizza dough from refrigeration and press into a disc over a floured counter. Cover with a towel and once warmed up and flexible, stretch to a 14-inch circle.
- Dust a pizza peel with corn meal and lay the stretched dough over it.
- Cook bacon in a medium sauté pan over medium heat to render out the fat. Remove the bacon pieces to a paper towel lined plate just before it starts to crisp. It will cook further on the pizza.
- Spread the pizza sauce almost to the edge, leaving an edge crust.
- Spread three cups of the shredded cheese over the sauce.
- Sprinkle on the cooked ham, cooked bacon, and drained pineapple pieces.
- Top with the remaining half cup of cheese.
- Slide the pizza from the peel onto the stone and bake 8-12 minutes depending on your oven and how crisp you like your pizza. If the bottom gets too dark before the top is cooked, slide off the stone back onto the peel and then slide on a top rack to finish baking. We did ten minutes on the stone and two minutes on a top rack.
- Slide back onto the peel and onto your cutting board.
- Cut into eight slices and enjoy.
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