Who doesn’t love pizza?!? And with a Valentine’s twist to it, they are even more enjoyable. Here’s a list of 4 local pizza places serving up special heart shaped pizza here in the West Valley. Happy eating and Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hungry Howies Pizza $8
https://www.hungryhowies.com/stores/az/surprise/14291-west-grand-ave-suite-115 and 623-455-3977
Notes:
1. This is a personal size pizza about 8 in across
2. Options are 3 cheese, regular cheese or pepperoni
3. Available Feb. 13 and 14 only
Mountain Mike’s Pizza $26.99
https://www.mountainmikespizza.com/locations/surprise-w-bell-rd/ and 623-235-8100
Notes: This pizza is pepperoni by default but you can customize it
Papa Johns Pizza $11.99
https://www.papajohns.com/heart-shaped-pizza/ Call your local one as there are several in our area
Notes: Pepperoni is the standard option but you can swap it out for a different 1 topping
Papa Murphy’s Take & Bake Pizza $11
https://www.papamurphys.com/ Call your local one as there are several in our area
Notes:
- It’s a take and bake, not a ready to eat pizza (see photo above!)
- Their heart pizzas need to be ordered in advance and come in cheese or pepperoni
Love to Cook? Make Your Own!
Savory Option
Use store bought refrigerated dough and shape it into a great big heart. Or divide the dough into sections and give the kids each their own to make. Beyond that, make it as you would any normal round shaped pizza. If working with pizza dough is more than you want to do, use pitas, bread or English muffins that you have trimmed (with scissors or a knife) into a heart shape. Don’t forget to carry the love theme even further and get out your mini heart cookie cutter. With that in hand you can even cut the pepperoni, pineapple or mushrooms… into little hearts too!
Sweet Pizza for Desert
Carry the pizza theme over into a sweet treat for dessert by taking sugar cookie dough and making one large sugar cookie heart shaped “pizza.” To do this you will need a batch of sugar cookie dough, 1 tub of red or pink frosting (that’s the pizza sauce), white sprinkles (the mozzarella cheese), and your choice of either sliced fresh strawberries or, as an alternative, red fruit leather that you cut into circles or hearts (both options are the pepperoni as you probably surmised).
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and put the rack in the middle position. On a 14 inch pie pan or regular cookie sheet, press the sugar cookie dough into a large heart shape as evenly as you can. Using the tines of a fork, poke holes across the dough so the heat can escape and you won’t have odd bulges and bubbles in your finished product.
Bake the cookie/”pizza” for about 15 minutes. Check it at 10 and rotate it 180 to help it cook evenly. When the edges are golden and the center still a tiny bit soft take it out and let it cool. Once it is 100% cooled off you can add the other “pizza” ingredients and enjoy! (Pro Tip: I know the kids may have a hard time waiting but Don’t Put The Frosting On Too Soon or the warmth of the cookie will soften the frosting, making it runny.)
Enjoy!
