This Vegan Hawaiian BBQ Pizza is sweet, spicy, and smoky! If you want to change up pizza night, this recipe is sure to please!
Sweet, Spicy and Smoky
One of my go-to favorite pizzas is pineapple and onion. This Vegan Hawaiian BBQ Pizza takes that combo a step further. Besides the sweet and savory components of pineapple and onion, this pizza has a sweet, spicy, and smoky touch from BBQ sauce and tofu bacon.
I recently got into making my own BBQ sauce. It really takes no time at all, and it’s totally worth it. For my BBQ sauce, I made it sweet and spicy.
As we say in my house, “¡No me digas!”. It means, “Well, you don’t say!” in Spanish. My favorite flavor combination is sweet and spicy, so of course I had to make it sweet and spicy.
If you’re in a hurry, your favorite BBQ sauce works well too. My personal favorite is Annie’s Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce.
This pizza is not too spicy. That’s with either my BBQ sauce or Annie’s, but then I like things really spicy.
Change Up Pizza Night
Even though pineapple and onion is my favorite flavor combination, I love to change things up a bit. Pizza is one of those mediums that is fun to try new toppings on.
I have been on a pizza making kick lately, trying new ways to make it. In the last few weeks I have made a Banana, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Pizza and a Mango Banana Berry Smoothie Bowl Pizza.
Tofu Bacon
For this recipe I included tofu bacon. If you are just switching to eating more plant-based foods but miss bacon, do not expect this to taste like bacon. It does have a sweet and smoky taste, which goes perfectly in this pizza.
Since you only use a slice of the tofu bacon for this recipe, I thought you might like to see other fun ways to use it. My favorite way is in a BLAT, but I also love to include it in a Vegan Reuben Sandwich, a Vegan Submarine Sandwich, a Vegan Monte Cristo, and even a Vegan BLT Pasta Salad.
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Vegan Hawaiian BBQ Pizza
Makes one 9″ pizza
Ingredients
- 9″ pizza crust – I used 1/2 of Pamela’s Pizza Mix
- 2 tablespoons Gluten Free BBQ Sauce or store bought
- 1 slice of tofu bacon, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped pineapple
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped red pepper
- 2 tablespoon vegan mozzarella
(optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onion (green parts)
(optional)Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Mix /cook pizza dough according to directions.
- Spread BBQ sauce on pizza crust. Top with chopped tofu bacon, pineapple, red onion, red pepper, and vegan mozzarella. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until crust has slightly browned*.
- Top with chopped green onion, slice and serve.
*Note: I should note here that my pizza crust needs to be cooked twice. Adjust instructions according to your pizza crust.
Lynn Woods says
My husband would love this pizza- it’s got pineapple and BBQ sauce!
Willow Moon says
They make a great combo!
Carmen // itsCarmen.com says
This sounds absolutely incredible. Look at those colors! I’m totally drooling over the crust right now. :]
Willow Moon says
Thanks Carmen!
Tessa says
This is perfect for a summer bbq!!! Love all the fresh vegetables on it!!! Great post!!!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Tessa!
andrea says
This looks healthy and delicious! I love red onion and pineapple together seems strange but works
Willow Moon says
It doesn’t sound strange to me, but then I have been eating it for years! Although, I usually have sweet onion. I’ll have to try red next time!
Kristen Kavan says
i LOVE BBQ pizza, but I’ve never added pineapple! I love sweet and spicy, so I’m totally giving this a try!
Willow Moon says
Since you like sweet and spicy, I bet you’ll like the combination!
Rachel Ritlop says
Looks absolutely delicious! I need to try and make it!
Ananda says
i LOVE pineapple or other fruits on pizzas! this one looks super delicious!!
Willow Moon says
I have had apple on pizza and loved that too!
Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated says
I’m all about vegan pizza! I’ve never tried tofu bacon before, but I bet it’s amazing. Pinning! 🙂
Willow Moon says
Thanks Nicole! I love Tofu Bacon because it adds a sweet, smoky, savory flavor!
Mal says
This sounds absolutely amazing and doesn’t seem to difficult! I have been wanting to make some pizza dough for awhile now… guess this gives me a great reason to!! 🙂
Willow Moon says
If you buy a pre-made crust it is even easier! I think I need to make my own blend of pizza dough too. My favorite is nowhere to be found at the local grocery stores!
Joanie @ One Dish Kitchen says
Hawaiian Pizza is one of my favorite pizza types – I love the salty and sweet combo. I’m looking forward to trying your homemade bbq sauce next time I make one.
Willow Moon says
I hope you like it as much as I do!
Cat says
Mmmm this pizza recipe looks so delicious! Definitely saving it to Pinterest for later!