When the holidays come around, one of our favorite traditions ever is to make Christmas pizza: that is pizza in the shape of a Christmas tree! We’ve had this tradition with our nieces and nephews, and after we’ve become parents, it’s a tradition we’ve continued with our son Larson! Make your dough into a Christmas tree, top it with pesto and mozzarella “snow”, and add veggie ornaments. There’s nothing we love more than getting in the holiday mood with this tasty dinner (while watching the movie Elf, of course!).
How to make Christmas pizza: a few tips
Making Christmas pizza is pretty simple, but it does require some finesse with the pizza dough to make the Christmas tree shape! Here are a few notes:
Roll out the dough into a triangle shape, and then add a small rectangle of dough for a trunk. If you have a pizza stone, take care sliding it into the oven! Our favorite pizza peels are this standard pizza peel or even better, a conveyor pizza peel. If you’re making a large Christmas pizza like the one in the photograph, the conveyor pizza peel works very well for sliding it into the oven without sticking. If you have a standard peel or if you’re trying it with a well-floured flat surface (like a baking sheet), consider making a few smaller Christmas pizzas, which are easier to slide onto the pizza stone.Or, build it on a baking sheet. If you don’t have a pizza stone, it’s easy to build right on a baking sheet. It doesn’t get quite as crispy, but it’s still delicious! Decorating it is fun and customizable! You can use any veggies you like to decorate. Here we’ve used basil pesto for the green in the tree, red pepper as ornaments, and sliced red onion as garlands.
Looking for more pizza recipes?
And that’s it! We hope you love this Christmas pizza recipe. When you’re in the mood for more, here are some of our favorite other artisan pizza recipes to make at home:
Margherita PizzaBest-Ever Sheet Pan PizzaHow to Make Artisan PizzaThe Best Focaccia PizzaEasy Cast Iron PizzaUltimate Spinach PizzaPerfect Pan PizzaEasy Pizza Sauce Recipe
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