Chocolate, Hazelnut & Strawberry Pizza

Every Friday is pizza night at our house.  While that might seem a little mundane to some, it helps to take the pressure off of menu planning at the end of the work week.  It also gives us an opportunity to highlight any seasonal vegetables that we pick up from the local farm stand.  I wasn't feeling particularly inspired to come up with a new combination for dinner last night, so we threw together some standards - pepperoni, pesto, and goat cheese (mozzarella for the kids). However, when I opened the pantry after dinner, a beam of sunlight streamed through the kitchen window and alighted on a jar of Nutella.  It was practically wearing a halo and I could almost hear the angels singing.  It was divine inspiration, I tell you.

So, what to do with this celestial jar of Nutella.  That's a lot of pressure to put on one little jar of chocolate and hazelnut goodness.  I started rooting through the fridge and an idea began to form.  Nutella in the pantry, strawberries in the fridge, basil in the garden, and some extra pizza dough.  Folks, we have a winner!  

Alright, back to earth and to the realization that I am not the first person to ever smear Nutella on pizza dough.  It's just the first time that I've done it.

Make one recipe of my homemade pizza dough and set to rest.  This will a lot of dessert pizza, which works well if you are feeding a crowd.  If not, just divide the dough into portions and use what you need.  You can also use store-bought pizza dough.

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.  Once the oven is preheated, put the pizza stone in the oven for 15 minutes. If you're using a baking sheet, you can skip this step.

Roll out the dough into six 6-inch rounds.  I only made one of these little guys, so that's what you'll see in the photos.

Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a small bowl and lightly brush some butter on the dough.


Sprinkle the pizza stone with cornmeal and slide the pizza dough onto the stone. Bake until the dough is golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes. if you are using all four rounds, you may have to bake them in a couple of batches.


Spread 1/4 cup of Nutella on each pizza round. Spread 1/2 cup sliced strawberries on each pizza. Sprinkle each round with 1 tbsp sliced fresh basil.


Return the pizzas to the oven and bake for an additional minute. Remove the pizzas from the oven, let rest for 5 minutes, and cut each pizza into 4 wedges. Serve and swoon.

Other Nutella recipes:

Chow's Nutella Bread Pudding

Inn Cuisine's Nutella Pancakes with Caramelized Bananas

Food & Wine's Hazelnut-Nutella Sandwich Cookies

The Pink Peppercorn's Nutella & Hazelnut Stuffed French Toast

Chocolate, Hazelnut & Strawberry Pizza

1 recipe homemade pizza dough, or store-bought dough

Cornmeal for sprinkling on the pizza stone

2 tbsp butter, melted

1 cup Nutella (chocolate-hazelnut spread)

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

1/4 cup sliced basil

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.  Once the oven is preheated, put the pizza stone in the oven for 15 minutes. If you're using a baking sheet, you can skip this step.

Roll out the dough into six 6-inch rounds.  Lightly brush some butter on the dough.  Sprinkle the pizza stone with cornmeal and slide the pizza dough onto the stone. Bake until the dough is golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes. if you are using all four rounds, you may have to bake them in a couple of batches.

Top each pizza with 1/4 cup of Nutella, 1/2 cup sliced strawberries, and 1 tbsp sliced fresh basil. Return the pizzas to the oven and bake for an additional minute. Remove the pizzas from the oven, let rest for 5 minutes, and cut each pizza into 4 wedges. Serve immediately.

Makes 16 small wedges.

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1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups finely ground almonds
1/2 cup finely ground toasted hazelnuts (filberts)
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups butter, softened (room temperature)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips melted

1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, almonds, hazelnuts and cocoa powder; set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Add the flour mixture, beating at low speed, just until combined. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
2. Preheat oven to 350F. Shape dough into 1" balls. Roll between hands into a small log shape with tapered ends and bend them inward to make a crescent shape.. Place the crescents one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 15-17 minutes until set.
3. Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled cookies, let stand until chocolate sets.