Aloha with an attitude 🌶🍍🔥 — Hot Tropic brings island vibes with a spicy twist. Here’s the full recipe for this sweet, salty, and fiery flavor bomb.
🍕 Hot Tropic
Chili oil base, pineapple, jalapeños, ham
Ingredients:
Dough (1 pizza):
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup warm water
- 1 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
Chili Oil Base:
- 2 tbsp chili oil (store-bought or homemade: infused with garlic, chili flakes, star anise, etc.)
- Optional: 1 tsp tomato paste or garlic paste mixed in for richness
Toppings:
- 125g mozzarella (shredded or fresh)
- ½ cup pineapple chunks (fresh or well-drained canned)
- 100g ham (sliced, diced, or torn — smoked or honey-glazed works great)
- 1 fresh jalapeño, sliced (leave the seeds for max heat)
- Red chili flakes (optional for extra kick)
- Olive oil
Instructions:
- Dough Time:
- Combine yeast + warm water, let sit 5 mins.
- Mix in flour, salt, and olive oil.
- Knead until smooth, let rise 1–2 hours.
- Preheat Oven:
500°F / 260°C. Pizza stone/steel for crisp crust = 🔥. - Assemble the Heat Wave:
- Stretch dough into a 10–12″ round.
- Brush the entire base with chili oil (you want a glossy, fiery foundation).
- Sprinkle mozzarella evenly.
- Add pineapple chunks, ham pieces, and jalapeño slices.
- Optional: sprinkle red chili flakes.
- Bake:
8–10 minutes or until crust is golden and toppings are bubbling with a bit of caramelization. - Afterburn Finish:
- Light drizzle of extra chili oil.
- Optional: lime zest or a squeeze of fresh lime juice to cut the heat & boost the tropics.
Vibe Check:
This one’s for spicy pineapple pizza believers and the flavor adventurous. Think beach party, but someone brought hot sauce.
Want a beachy, neon-themed graphic or tropical-style recipe card? I can totally mock that up!
