Caramelized Pear Prosciutto Pizza. Inspired by a favourite restaurant gourmet version, this recipe proves that you really can make the best thin crust pizza at home.
Caramelized Pear Prosciutto Pizza
Pizza night just keeps getting better and better at our house; just look at his pear prosciutto pizza! This week we were inspired by Piatto, our favorite pizzeria here in St. John’s.
My daughter’s favorite pizza there, which she orders every time, features caramelized pears, soft goat cheese and prosciutto ham. The combination is sweet and salty with the added creamy pungency of the cheese. The taste is amazing!
Caramelized Pear Prosciutto Pizza
A finishing drizzle of reduced balsamic vinegar completing an unusual but absolutely delicious flavour combination. Our version turned out fantastically and Olivia gave it her stamp of approval; no doubt this one will be on the menu at many a future pizza night.
We sometimes serve homemade thin crust pizza as finger food at evening get-togethers too and this one would make fantastic finger food for any small party.
Caramelizing the pears
Find my pizza dough recipe by clicking here. The dough makes sufficient for four, 14 inch thin crust pizzas.
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- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (120 ml)
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto (110 g)
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese or fresh mozzarella (110 g)
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar (80 ml)
- 2 large unpeeled pears cored and sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs optional
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Chop garlic and heat in the olive oil over medium heat for just a minute or two. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool
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Simmer the balsamic vinegar to reduce the volume by about half. It should thicken slightly. Set aside.
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Melt the butter and brown sugar together over medium heat. Add the pears in a single layer and cook for about 10 minutes turning once, to caramelize the pears.
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Preheat pizza stone in a 500 degree oven for 20 minutes.
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Stretch or roll 1/4 of the dough into about a 13-14 inch round.
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Place the round on a wooden peel that has been well sprinkled with cornmeal. The cornmeal will allow the pizza to slide off the peel (I’ve even used a thin piece of cardboard in a pinch if you do not have a peel.) Make sure your pizza is sliding on the cornmeal base before adding your toppings.
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Brush the garlic olive oil all over the center of the dough.
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Add the goat cheese in about 1 tsp sized pieces along with the pears and prosciutto. Keep the ingredients in a single layer as this helps the pizza crust stay crisp and cook quickly.
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Shake your peel to make sure the pizza is not stuck. Slide the pizza onto the hot stone, shaking it slightly in a back and forth motion as you slowly retract the wooden peel.
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Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the bottom is evenly brown and the top cheese begins to brown slightly. Remove from oven and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
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Drizzle with the balsamic reduction and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and fresh basil and/or oregano before slicing and serving.
- If you don't have a pizza peel, you can basically use any flat, thin object of sufficient size as an alternative. I've used cardboard in a pinch in the past.
- If you don't feel comfortable shaking the uncooked pizza onto the stone, lay a sheet of parchment paper onto the peel first then stretch the dough onto that. Shake the peel so that the parchment paper and all transfers to the stone. This ensures the pizza will not stick to the peel. After about 2 or 3 minutes the parchment paper will easily slip out from under the bottom of the pizza and you can reuse it again for the next pizza.
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Tami
July 22, 2015 at 8:14 pmI am making this tomorrow! It looks amazing. I just thought I would let you know that you left prosciutto off of the ingredients list so you can add it.
Can’t wait to try this pizza!
Barry C. Parsons
August 3, 2015 at 12:59 pmI see the prosciutto in the list.
Stacey
March 18, 2016 at 5:05 pmI have made this a couple times and it is absolutely delicious!!
The flavors go together so well. Everyone i have made it for loves it!
Barry C. Parsons
April 8, 2016 at 5:41 amIt’s my daughte’s absolute favourite too. Just sooooo delicious. Now I want to make it tonight too!
Neha Khanuja
January 8, 2018 at 1:21 pmWow!!! I am drooling here. Amazing shots. I am gonna have to try this asap.
Janis
February 4, 2018 at 6:15 amMy husband made this last night and we loved it!
Jullia
July 14, 2018 at 5:52 pmWe’re having friends over for a pizza brunch tomorrow and this is one of the items on the menu. We’ll s doing the pizza in our outdoor wood fired oven
Julia
July 15, 2018 at 3:36 pmUpdate, this was one of the pizzas we made today. It was a hit!!!
Krista
August 8, 2018 at 6:25 amI’m originally from Newfoundland but live in Australia now. I was doing a search for a recipe for a Pear/Goat cheese pizza and I was so happy to find one based upon the “Stephanie”. I had it the last time I was home and thought it was amazing. Can’t wait to make it! Thanks.
Barry C. Parsons
August 23, 2018 at 12:08 pmThanks. We love that pizza too. Soooo good!
Monique
October 4, 2018 at 6:15 pmI use bakery-made 9-grain thin crust (busy family/work mommy hack) to make this pizza last weekend amd it turned out awesome.I did not read the blog until a few minutes ago (guilty of going straight to recipies) and it validated that it reminded me of a pizza I had at Piatto’s in Moncton!!! So good that I am about to make it again!!!
Erika Benteau
February 26, 2019 at 8:15 pmDelicious. Made this tonight and it was a favourite all around! Will be making tomorrow night as well because it was just soo good!! Definitely reminded me of Piattos pizza! I have a mushroom allergy so it was really nice to make this at home with no worries of cross contamination !