Margarita Pizza with Fresh Basil and Tomatoes

December 30, 2024

No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled. Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...

I really like pizza crust when it's thin and crispy. The recipe for this dough produces a thin and crispy crust - assuming you roll it out thin that is. I would recommend adding the basil after the pizza has cooked instead, so it doesn't shrivel up like mine did.

Margarita Pizza with Fresh Basil and Tomatoes
Makes 6 individual pizzas

Ingredients
For the Dough

2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon yeast
¾ cup water, room temperature

For the Toppings

6-8 tablespoons pizza sauce
2 cups grated Kraft Italian Blend (or other grated cheese)
2 large tomatoes, sliced
½ cup fresh basil leaves
thinly sliced red onion

Directions

Let’s start with the dough. Simply mix all the ingredients together and let it rest for 30 minutes. I covered it with a piece of plastic wrap.
Preheat the oven to 425F and place the rack on the bottom. Line some baking sheets with parchment or silicone liners.
Cut the dough into 6 pieces.
Lightly flour the counter and the top of each piece of dough, and start rolling to your desired thickness (or thinness).
Place the dough circles on the lined sheets and spread some sauce on top.
Divide half of the cheese over the pizzas, followed by the basil (or add basil after cooking), tomatoes and onions (if desired).
Top with the rest of the cheese. Add even more cheese if you like.
Bake the pizzas for 15-20 minutes or until golden and bubbly.