Hawaiian Pizza Dip
I don’t even know what to start talking about today because I have SO much to share after not posting for almost two weeks. That’s a record, people. And it’s been killlling me. I miss telling you about my crazy, boring life. I miss cooking food for you and taking pictures of it.
The truth is that I have had this Hawaiian Pizza Dip dreamed up, cooked and photographed for about three weeks now and I just have had no time to edit and write. Work travel sandwiched my trip to Austin over the last two weeks. While I have missed blogging and tweeting and cooking, the time away has also been somewhat refreshing. It’s nice to take a step back, to get excited about it all again and to come back with a renewed energy.
And so why not jump back in with a hot, cheesy, ooey, gooey, pizza dip? I thought you’d be OK with that!
The pineapple-Canadian bacon combination is a favorite of my mom’s and of Paul’s and it’s a perfect pair for hot pizza dip. The base layer is a combination of cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, herbs, pineapple and Canadian bacon. It’s topped with pizza sauce, more fruit and ham and then topped with lots of mozzarella cheese, baked until golden and bubbly and I promise you have a crowd-pleasing dip on your hands…even in the middle of summer when it’s 100 degrees outside, this dip will be worth turning on the oven for!
Hawaiian Pizza Dip
Yield: 4 cups
Total Time: 30 min
Hot and cheesy pizza dip with a Hawaiian twist - Canadian bacon, pineapple and homemade marinara sauce!
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups pineapple chunks, divided
6 ounces Canadian bacon, cut into cubes
3/4 cup pizza sauce (I used my homemade quick marinara)Directions:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a round pie plate or other shallow baking dish.
Mix the cream cheese, half of the mozzarella cheese, oregano, garlic powder, half of the Canadian bacon and half of the pineapple. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
Top with the pizza sauce, and sprinkle on the remaining pineapple and the remaining Canadian bacon and then top with the remaining cheese.
Bake for about 20 minutes, until the cheese on top is golden and bubbly.
Cassie's Notes:
If you aren't a fan of the "Hawaiian" pizza flavor combination, feel free to add in your favorite pizza toppings.I used my all-purpose marinara sauce for the pizza sauce layer. If you have some pizza sauce, or another favorite recipe, use it!
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Great to see a post from you! And I looooove pineapple on pizza. It’s my fave. This dip has gotta be so good!
Holy smokes. Cassie! This is unreal!! I love everything about this!! What an amazing dish!
Yay–hi Cassie! 😉 This looks amazing, Hawaiian pizza is my dad’s favorite–will have to try this.
Oh yea, cannot wait to try this – I am hoping there is a baking dish filled with this yummy looking treat when we arrive on Thursday 😉 Don’t forgot Poppy likes beef and pepperoni, can you make it half and half?
So, pretty much all I have to say is WHAAAT!? This looks ah-mazing!
Oh yum!! I am a huge Hawaiian pizza fan- and this sounds just about perfect! Glad you had a nice refreshing break Cassie! I may be taking one soon myself 🙂
So nice to see a post from you although I know how crazy life can be (and how good it can be to take a step back). This looks like a bowl of gooey amazingness!
oh.my.gosghsohsgsoh.
This is one great-looking dip, Cassie! 🙂
I’m lucky I got to hang with you to get my Cassie-fix during your break!! xo
oh yeah its worth the oven for this! It sounds wonderful! I love Hawaiian pizza but havent had it in forever! What a fantastic idea!
Welcome back! We missed you 🙂
I love, love, love pizza dip! I usually toss tons of peppers and onions in mine but I totally have to try this Hawaiian twist. Awesome!
Glad you’re back! This looks AMAZING…definitely going to try it.
This looks amazing! This is our favorite pizza to order! Gimme some bread sticks for that dip! Yum!
Oh yeah! I have some Hawaiian pizza lovers who would go bananas over this!
Two of my favorite things! Hawaiian pizza and dip! Looks delicious!
hawaiian pizza is one of my faves! love this idea 🙂
Welcome back, dearie! This pizza dip looks INSANE. Yum!
Say whhhaaat? This looks AMAZING, Cassie! Totally would scoop into it for breakfast!
Oh my gosh, YES. Only 9:45 here, but I want that ASAP!
This recipe was definitely worth waiting for!
nice to have you back 🙂 I would love this dip all day long
I just had this pizza for dinner
Welcome back! And hello dip, I love hawaiian pizza!
What a unique recipe!
What a way to jump back in! This looks amazing!!
Cassie, I’m attempting to cut down on my cheese intake & you’re making it really hard me! Yummo!
Wow, that’s an awesome dip! I know how it feels not to post for a while and that’s just verification of our passion for blogging! Great to see you back and bummed I didn’t see you in Austin 🙁
You have no idea how much I love Hawaiian pizza and I never even considered a dip, I mean wow and thank you! Glad you are back, missed your posts:)>
This dip is so fun, it looks like a huge hit for summer entertaining!
We missed you! Glad you are starting to feel a bit more settled. And I want to eat as a meal!
Hawaiian is my all time FAVORITE pizza! Girl you knocked this one outta the PARK!
This is the PERFECT dish to come back to!! 😀 I need this!
Ohhh day-um! This looks so gooey and good! Now I just want a margarita{s} to wash it down!
Hawaiian pizza is one of my favorites, so this dip sounds great to me!
I am so excited to try this Hawaiaan pizza dip. I love experimenting with different types of pizza toppings. So this one goes into my “bookmarked” folder. The photographs are making me drool.
Great to see you again Cassie! Traveling gets the most of us sometime. And this recipe is well worth the wait! Hawaiian pizza is my favorite kind!!! And dip is well… like my favorite food ever. Ha! I have to make this my friend.
Its nice to see your post pop up again in my feed, and when I caught sight of this pizza dip, I squealed. Hawaiian pizza dip, oh my stars!
Great to see you back, Cassie! And what a comeback! Looooove this pizza dip!
This is so creative, Cassie! I love pizza dip and never thought of making it like this, so clever. I am definitely making this soon. 🙂
OMG. I freaking love Hawaiian pizza, so I’d totally be all over this. Incredible!
BRILLIANT! I would totally love a bite of this right now!
Not finding time to blog would probably drive me crazy also! But hopefully things will calm down just a little. LOVE this dip! Hawaiian pizza was my go-to until I stopped eating meat…need to find a way to veg-ize this dip!
Mmmm…I’d finish this up in a flash!
Cassie, this is so great! I would LOVE this dip. The hubby…not so much. But hey, that just means more for me, right?
Cassie! This dip… AH so brilliant! I don’t think I’d be able to stop myself from eating it ALL.
Sometimes I don’t post something for months (I think 6 months might be my record) so I totally know what you’re going through.
Glad you shared this though – I could smother my face with this dip!
Get outta here with this!!! This is so fabulous!
WOW. I just, I have no words. yum!
Oh my sweet heavens. I need a vat of this.
Oh this dip looks amazing!!!
Love the idea of serving this with pretzel crisps! And yes, you have been missed…but totally see and understand the value of stepping away and living life 🙂
Oh wow! I am all over this dip! Hawaiian pizza is my favorite. Love the sweet/savory combination.
Oh stop it! This dip looks incredible, it’s too much!
wow! this just looks insanely good!
This is one of the most interesting dips I have seen and the most delicious I have seen. A must make!!!
Just got this out of the oven took a bite and felt compelled to write you! This stuff is amazing!!!! Thank you so much for this recipe and can’t wait to share it with others!!
Hi Cassie! Just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe (with full credit and a link-back) in a dip recipe roundup today on Foxes Love Lemons. Have a great day!
I assume you drain the pineapple chunks?
Cassie replied: — September 9th, 2014 @ 3:36 pm
Yes. Enjoy!
was a big hit! made twice since Christmas!
Cassie replied: — January 10th, 2015 @ 11:09 am
So glad you like it! It’s one of our favorites too!
I added feta as well as mozzarella! turned out really well
This has become a regular party favorite of ours. We love it! I serve it with sliced pretzel baguette. Yum!
Cassie replied: — April 11th, 2016 @ 8:09 am
So glad you liked it. It’s definitely one of my favorites and crowds love it. Love the sound of that pretzel baguette!