Pizza with fruit is definitely not for everyone – just think of the eternal discussion about Hawaiian pizza. 😅 But have you ever heard of the Swedish Pizza Africana? In Sweden, this pizza with banana is a real classic! 😄🇸🇪
Banana on Pizza – Sounds crazy, tastes amazing! 🍌🤤
In Sweden, the combination of sweet banana, spicy curry, creamy cheese, and savory Prosciutto Cotto (Italian cooked ham) is a real hit. 🍌🧀🍖 This pizza is often listed as “Pizza Africana” or “Tropisk Pizza” on the menus of Swedish pizzerias and regularly causes delighted faces and exciting conversations on pizza night. 😄
So, if you’re curious and like to try new things, this banana pizza is just the thing for you! 🎉🍕
⚡ TL;DR – The most important things at a glance
✔ Sweet and savory pizza with banana, curry, and Prosciutto Cotto
✔ An absolute classic in Sweden 🇸🇪
✔ Exciting, delicious, and guaranteed to be a conversation starter 😁
✔ Perfect if you want to try something new!
Ingredients for your Pizza Africana 🍌🛒
For 1 pizza you will need:
- 1 Dough ball (approx. 280 g) – e.g., 8h, 24h, 48h, or 72h dough
- Tomato sauce (approx. 2–3 tbsp)
- Fior di Latte or Mozzarella
- 2–3 slices of Prosciutto Cotto (Italian cooked ham), in strips
- 1 ripe banana, sliced (not too ripe!) 🍌
- 1 tsp curry powder
- Parmesan, freshly grated 🧀
- After baking: a small handful of roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped 🥜
- Optional: Hot Honey for the sweet and spicy version 🍯🌶️
👨🍳 Here’s how, step by step
1. Prepare the dough 🍞
Preheat your oven to maximum temperature (250–450 °C). Gently spread the dough with your hands – don’t roll it! This keeps it airy and makes it perfectly crispy. ✋🍕
2. Prepare the toppings 🍅🍌
First, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on the dough. 🍅 Then add freshly grated Parmesan. 🧀 Next, evenly distribute the Fior di Latte (or Mozzarella) and the strips of Prosciutto Cotto. Now, arrange the banana slices – yes, you read that right: banana on pizza! 😉🍌 Finally, sprinkle generously with curry powder and add some black pepper to taste.
3. Into the oven! 🔥🍕
Bake your Pizza Africana on a pizza stone or steel. Baking time is:
- Pizza oven: approx. 60–90 seconds ⏱️🔥
- Household oven: approx. 6–8 minutes ⏲️
4. The extra kick after baking 🥜🍯
After baking, add the chopped, roasted, and salted peanuts over the pizza – this provides a great crunch and a special flavor. 😍
If you like it sweet and spicy, you can also drizzle some Hot Honey over it – it’s truly a game-changer! 🍯🔥
Pizza with Banana – Crazy or brilliant? 🤔🍌😋
Pizza Africana perfectly combines sweet, savory, spicy, and creamy, delighting not only in Sweden but also more and more pizza fans here. 🇸🇪😍 If you want to make your next pizza night exciting, this banana pizza is definitely a highlight! 🎉🍕🍌
📢 Now it’s your turn! 🗣️😃
Have you ever tried banana on pizza? What do you think of this Swedish cult pizza? Let us know in the comments! Or even better: bake it yourself and share your masterpiece on Instagram – don’t forget to tag us @PizzaLaden! 🍌🍕📸
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Bananenpizza – Pizza Africana
Ingredients
- 1 Teigling ca. 280 g – z.B. 8h, 24h, 48h oder 72h Teig
- Tomatensauce
- Parmesan frisch gerieben
- Fior di Latte
- 2 Scheiben Prosciutto Cotto italienischer Kochschinken, in Streifen
- 1 Banane in Scheiben (nicht zu reif!) 🍌
- 1 TL Currypulver
- Erdnüsse (grob gehackt 🥜)
- Optional: Hot Honey scharfer Honig für die süß-scharfe Variante 🍯🌶️
Instructions
- Ofen auf 250–450 °C vorheizen. 🔥
- Teig vorsichtig mit den Händen ausbreiten. ✋
- Tomatensauce dünn auf dem Teig verteilen. 🍅
- Parmesan, Fior di Latte & Prosciutto Cotto darauf geben. 🧀🍖
- Banane in Scheiben schneiden und verteilen. 🍌
- Mit Currypulver bestreuen.
- Pizza backen (Pizzaofen: 60–90 Sek. / Haushaltsbackofen: 6–8 Min.), danach mit gehackten Erdnüssen toppen 🥜 und wer mag: Hot Honey drüberträufeln. 🍯🔥
