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Vegan Sweet and Spicy bbq Pizza

Sweet meets spicy in this flavorful, plant-based bbq pizza!
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American, Pizza
Keyword: baking, bbq, dinner, Pizza, spicy
Servings: 4 servings
Author: The Wandering Veggie

Ingredients

Dough (if making from scratch)

  • 1 ½-2 cups All Purpose Flour divided
  • 1 Package of Yeast or 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • cup Water very warm

Pizza Toppings

  • + cup BBQ Sauce
  • cup Red onion chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 cup Broccoli finely chopped
  • ¾ cup Pineapple chopped
  • 1 Jalapeño Sliced all or half of the seeds removed depending on spice level

For Serving

  • Handful of Arugula
  • Drizzle of bbq Sauce
  • Red Pepper Flakes optional

Instructions

  • If you're making your pizza dough from scratch, start this first. I use the Fleischmann's yeast because it's simple, but if you have a pizza dough recipe you love, then by all means use it!
  • In large bowl (or stand mixer), stir together 1 cup of flour, sugar, salt, and instant yeast. Add in Olive oil and the very warm water, kneading with your hands or with dough hook on low speed. Slowly add in ¾-1 more cup of flour, kneading until ball is smooth. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for a few minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic, if it's too sticky then add more flour and if it's dry then add a little more water by dampening your hands. Transfer dough ball back to the bowl, cover with a towel, and let it rest at room temperature for about an hour or more.
  • Preheat oven to 450°.
  • When dough is ready, roll out on a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin or hand-stretch. Place in your cast iron skillets, large pizza pan, or pizza stone. If my dough is larger than the pan, I use my fingers to fold dough over itself and make a little "braid" on the edges so it fits neatly inside.
  • Assemble pizza(s): Evenly spread bbq sauce on pizza dough, you want it to be pretty saucy. Evenly distribute onions, garlic, broccoli, jalapeño, and pineapple.
  • Bake pizza(s) for 13-18 minutes (depending on your oven), and remove once the edges become golden brown. Be careful that you don't overcook or it dries out the crust! Every oven is different, so keep a close eye on your pizza.
  • When pizza is finished, remove from oven and top with arugula and complete with a drizzle of bbq sauce. If your pizza needs more spice, add red pepper flakes!