Sweet meets spicy in this flavorful BBQ Pizza! This easy-to-make homemade pizza has a generous base of BBQ sauce, topped with sliced red onion, garlic, chopped broccoli, pineapple, and sliced jalapeño. Baked until the crust is golden, then topped with a big handful of arugula, red peppers, and a drizzle of BBQ sauce.
This vegan sweet and spicy BBQ pizza is packed with veggies and bold flavor, with a delicious combination of sweet pineapple, spicy jalapeño, tangy BBQ sauce, and fresh arugula. It’s an easy, satisfying pizza that’s dairy-free and full of flavor!
Homemade BBQ Sauce
Want to make your own BBQ sauce? Homemade BBQ Sauce is simple to make and more flavorful and healthy than the store bought alternatives!
Cast Iron Pizza
Cooking pizza in cast iron skillets is also an option! This recipe makes two smaller pizzas in cast iron skillets or one large pizza in a pizza pan or pizza stone. I’ve never had trouble with my pizza sticking, either, they conveniently slide right out of the skillet after cooking.
Recipe FAQ
I personally don’t like vegan cheese and I think the flavors are too strong and can ruin a dish. But if you have a vegan cheese that melts and you enjoy the flavor, feel free to use a little of that! I have yet to find one, so I just simply go cheese-free.
I like to cook pizza at 475°. Generally, the rule of thumb is this: the lower the temperature (350°) will give you a doughier crust and a hotter oven (450-500°) will give you a crispier crust. Cooking at a lower temperature can potentially dry your crust out. Convection ovens will cook faster, so keep that in mind.
How to make Vegan Sweet and Spicy BBQ Pizza
Step 1: Activate the yeast. Add the yeast, sugar and warm water to a large bowl. (A digital thermometer is helpful to make sure water is between 120°-130°; if water is too hot, it will kill the yeast.) Allow to sit for 5–10 minutes, until the surface is foamy/frothy. If it doesn’t get frothy, the yeast might be bad and it’s best to toss that and start again.
Step 2: Make the dough. Once yeast is frothy, add 1 cup flour, 3 Tbsp olive oil, and ¾ tsp salt. Stir until a shaggy dough forms.
Then turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5–7 minutes, until smooth and elastic, slowly adding more flour as needed (careful not to add too much flour; dough should be elastic and not crumbly). You can also knead it in a stand mixer for about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Allow to rise. Place the dough in a large bowl, lightly oil the top, and cover with plastic wrap, and let rise somewhere warm for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Step 4: Prep toppings. While dough is rising, prep all the pizza toppings.
Step 5: Preheat oven to 475° once ready to prepare pizza.
Step 6: Roll dough. Punch the dough down and stretch/roll it into a 12–14-inch circle to fit your pizza pan. For a slightly braided-looking crust, I press my index finger at an angle into the edge of the dough, gently folding the dough over itself as I work around the crust. Then carefully transfer to the lightly oiled pizza pan.
Generously spread bbq sauce on pizza crust. Then evenly distribute onions, garlic, broccoli, jalapeño, and pineapple.
Step 7: Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes and remove once the edges become golden brown, being careful not to overcook! Every oven is different, so keep a close eye on your pizza.
Step 8: Finish and serve. Once pizza has finished cooking, remove from oven and transfer to a cutting board. Top with a generous handful of arugula, a little drizzle of bbq sauce, and an optional pinch of red pepper flakes. Cut with pizza cutter and serve!
If you enjoyed this vegan sweet and spicy bbq pizza, leave me a comment and star rating below! I love to hear from my readers out there! 💫
Vegan Sweet and Spicy BBQ Pizza
Equipment
- 1 digital thermometer
- 1 pizza pan
- 1 Large bowl
Ingredients
Dough (if making from scratch)
- 1 ½-2 cups all purpose flour use as needed
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ⅔ cup very warm water (120°-130°)
Pizza Toppings
- ⅓-½ cup BBQ Sauce
- ⅓ cup red onion, sliced into thin rings
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup broccoli, finely chopped
- ¾ cup pineapple
- 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced and seeds removed
For Serving
- generous handful of arugula
- drizzle of BBQ sauce
- red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Activate the yeast: Add the warm water (a digital thermometer is helpful to make sure it's between 120°-130°), yeast, and sugar to a large bowl. Allow to sit for 5–10 minutes, until the surface is foamy/frothy. If it doesn't get frothy, the yeast might be bad and it's best to toss that and start again.
- Make the dough: Add 1 cup flour, 3 Tbsp olive oil, and ¾ tsp salt. Stir until a shaggy dough forms.
- Knead: Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5–7 minutes, until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as needed. You can also knead it in a stand mixer for about 5 minutes.
- Allow to rise: Place the dough in a large bowl, lightly oil the top, and cover with plastic wrap, and let rise somewhere warm for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 475° once ready to prepare pizza.
- Roll dough: Punch the dough down and stretch/roll it into a 12–14-inch circle to fit your pizza pan. For a slightly braided-looking crust, I press my index finger at an angle into the edge of the dough, gently folding the dough over itself as I work around the crust. Then carefully transfer to the lightly oiled pizza pan.
- Build pizza: Generously spread bbq sauce on pizza crust. Then evenly distribute onions, garlic, broccoli, jalapeño, and pineapple.
- Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes and remove once the edges become golden brown, being careful not to overcook! Every oven is different, so keep a close eye on your pizza.
- Finish and serve: Once pizza has finished cooking, remove from oven and transfer to a cutting board. Top with a generous handful of arugula, a little drizzle of bbq sauce, and an optional pinch of red pepper flakes.
DANG !!! I love al of the colors in this pizza .
Typically , when I eat a piece of pizza , either the cheese is a gloppy mess , or there’s just not enough FLAVOR !!!
This pizza tastes as good as it looks !!!!
For the WIN !!!!!