Maple Bacon and Caramelized Onion Pizza – Fresh pizza with pure maple syrup, crisp bacon and caramelized onions on a bed of melty mozzarella and Romano cheeses. Savory and sweet with the perfect flavor.
Pizza totally rocks in my book. It’s very rare that a week goes by before I’m craving it. We enjoy it many ways. Thick crust or thin crust. Plain or toppings. Flatbread or french bread. In a soup or in a dip.
I’ll pretty much take it anyway I can get it. And it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a pizza recipe. So I was just a little overdue.
If you love pizza with a twist you’ll love this variation. It’s topped with bacon that’s been lightly marinated in maple syrup, caramelized onions and a combination of cheeses, mozzarella and Romano.
I knew before I even served it that my family would love this. And surely I was correct. They inhaled it and loved every bite. Winner! We’ve got a winner.
Seriously does food get any better than bacon and cheese? Rarely!
On a side note: Have I ever told you how much I love my pizza paddle? I use it all the time for transferring to and from the oven. It makes it so nice. And the quality of this one is superb. I’ve used it for over a year and it still looks brand new.
It also has a secret second use. Friends come over and joke that it’s my butt paddle too. For the record I do not use it as a patootie paddle. It’s reserved for pizza!
Pizza happens almost every Friday night at our house. How about you? How often does your family eat pizza?
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Til we meet and eat again,
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Maple Bacon and Caramelized Onion Pizza
Ingredients
**Read Notes Prior to Making**
Pizza Dough
- 2 teaspoons active or instant yeast
- 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
- 3 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Topping
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 6-8 slices of bacon
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoon pure 100% maple syrup
- 4 oz Romano cheese freshly shredded
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese freshly shredded
Instructions
- If using active dry yeast; dissolve in lukewarm water with a teaspoon of sugar. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until the frothy. If you're using instant yeast, you can skip this step.
- Combine the dissolved yeast (or the instant yeast) with the flour, olive oil and salt. Mix and knead until everything comes together (by hand, mixer or bread machine set on the dough cycle). Mix until you have a soft, smooth dough.
- Using a stand mixer,it should take about 4 to 5 minutes at medium speed. Dough should clear the sides of the bowl but stick to the bottom a bit.
- Grease a large bowl with a few drops of olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let it rise until doubled, about 1 hour
- Meanwhile preheat skillet. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil. Cook bacon until crispy. Remove to paper towel lined plate or tray. Reserve 2 Tablespoons bacon grease. Cook onion in grease over low-medium heat until translucent and soft. Set aside.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
- Use parchment or pizza paddle sprinkled with cornmeal. Shape dough into desired shape. Place dough on parchment or pizza paddle.
- Chop bacon.Pour maple syrup in shallow dish and add bacon.
- Sprinkle Romano cheese evenly over pizza. Top with maple dipped bacon. Top with mozzarella cheese and caramelized onions.
- Slide pizza onto preheated stone and bake for 8-10 minutes or until cheeses are melted and crust is crisp and lightly browned.
Notes
Toppings for pizza listed are for enough for 1 pizza. Feel free to double for 2 pizzas or use other toppings.
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Who wouldn’t love this pizza?! That’s what I’d like to know.
Love, love this pizza Melanie! Nothing beats bacon on a pizza 🙂 Pinned!
Thanks for pinning Chelsea!
I need this right now. I’m one who has to put sugar on all of my “savory” meals, so this is right up my ally. Plus, bacon. And it’s pizza. Love!
Um…Can you say drool.I need this for breakfast immediately!
Yummm, I could dive into this right now.
I love this Melanie! One of my favorite things is dipping bacon in maple syrup when I order pancakes in bacon. Salty and sweet for the win! I can’t wait to try this pizza variation! And by the way, super jealous of your pizza paddle! It must be much better to use than my balancing-the-pizza-on-2-spatulas way I’m doing, which can often lead to dropping the pizza. Is it a pain to store?
Thanks girl! Maple and bacon combo is awesome.
Yes, the pizza paddle comes in handy all the time. I love it! I actually store from a hook hanging in my kitchen. It looks pretty and I don’t have to hide it. 🙂
You totally should go for it and buy it.
I LOVE these flavors, Melanie! Maple and bacon is one of the best combos ever, and on a homemade pizza crust? Yes!
Yum! This sounds like a great pizza! I like the sweet and savory combination!
This is such an awesome pizza! I can’t think of anything better than maple and bacon and then you added caramelized onion too? Sounds amazing!
Thanks for the kind words Kelly!
Oh my…this looks AMAZING! You picked absolutely delicious sounding toppings here, girl! Need to try this 🙂
Thanks Rachel!
The only thing better than bacon and cheese is bacon, cheese, and carbs! You nailed this, girl 😉
Thanks Allie! Can’t wait for pizza Friday to roll around again. 🙂
Nothing says comfort food like pizza. And bacon. This is basically the best of the best when it comes to comfort food! Now I’m craving it too! 🙂
Thanks Mary Frances. I totally agree!
The toppings you piled on this gorgeous pizza sound mind-blowing good, Melanie! This would be a perfect addition to pizza night. 🙂
Your recipe looks delicious! I am a huge fan of caramelized onions. I bet the pizza tastes amazing. I would be honored if you would stop by and share at Foodie Fridays this evening (Thurs 9pm EST). Hope to see you there.
Blessings,
Shari
http://puregracefarms.com/
Thanks for stopping by Shari! I’ll check it out.
And here I have 8 frozen homemade pizza doughs, 10 cups of pizza sauce and 5 pounds of bacon in the freezer!
Sounds like I’m good for a few weeks!
Sounds like you’re all set then Rosemarie! Enjoy. So glad you stopped by.
Stopping by from Thrifty Thursday link party. WOW, this looks amazing! Wish I could eat this RIGHT NOW! Pinning!
Thanks for pinning Melinda! Glad you stopped by!
I took a brake from bacon for a long time and then when I made my beet crust I bought it back into my house – and Melanie – you are right – there really isn’t anything better than it! Seeing my daughter is slightly gluten intolerant, I think your topping of bacon marinated in maple syrup, caramelized onions and cheese would be awesome on a beet pizza crust too!
We are MAJOR pizza eaters! I’m loving this combo, Melanie. Like your family, I think my family would declare this version a winner. You’ve made me hungry!
Mu hubby loves maple over bacon, he will love this pizza. And so would I.
This pizza really does look like a winner! Bacon is always good in my book and I love a touch of sweetness with savory foods. That maple syrup sounds like the perfect touch!
YUM! Love the flavor combo here! I am so making this!
I love this combo! It’s perfect for breakfast for dinner or just dinner! We eat so much pizza. At least once a week for lunch and sometimes dinner too 🙂
I don’t even like maple syrup but this sounds pretty tempting…
I love the combination of maple and bacon together but have never thought to add both onto a pizza! Great idea! I can imagine how good these pizzas would have tasted..
Love this flavor combo! So delicious! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
This sounds so good. Love the idea of the flavor combos.
Just wondering if anyone has tried this? I usually use the pizza recipes from Mel’s Kitchen Café…thought I would try this one, but don’t see any comments how others liked it…maybe I will be the first!
Genius! I love bacon so this is a must! Thanks for sharing the recipe!