Black Truffle Pizza has delicious flavors and only requires four SIMPLE ingredients. It’s also so easy to make!
This post is all about how to make this Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer.
Impress your guests with this Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer! If you’ve ever tried truffle-flavored food, you know it tastes and smells like a divine combination of butter, mushrooms, olives, and garlic. It’s unique in a delicious way, and once you try it, you’ll be intoxicatingly hooked!
It’s important to note that truffles can grow worldwide, but Europe is known for producing the most valuable truffles. Because Black truffles grow well in France, they’re a delicate, high-end food item, but they’re not as expensive or rare to find as the white truffle that grows in Northern Italy. Black truffles taste less pungent than white and are perfect for cooking because their flavor stands up better to high heat.
You can throw this delicious, homemade truffle appetizer together in minutes, and it only takes 15 minutes to bake. Serve a slice of this crispy pizza with a cold glass of champagne to accompany the tangy, creamy cheese and earthy black truffles.
Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer
What Is A Truffle Pizza Made Of?
This pizza appetizer calls for a black truffle paste that you can purchase from the Italian Eataly marketplace for around $14 or on Amazon for slightly more. The Tartufata black truffle jar contains over six ounces of sauce. This recipe calls for half the jar meaning this luxurious appetizer will only cost you about $11 to make.
The other main ingredients you’ll need are four ounces of goat cheese, olive oil, and one pie crust. Yes, a pie crust because its buttery and crispy components perfectly complement the black truffle sauce. Other recommended ingredients include fresh chives and sea salt or truffle salt.
Ingredients:
- One Pie Crust, 9 inches, thawed. You can make your own or purchase a store-bought crust.
- Black Truffle Sauce, approximately 3 ounces (1/2 of the jar). The jar sold from Eataly is 6.35 ounces.
- Goat Cheese, 4 ounces, crumbled.
- Sea Salt or Black Truffle Salt (BTW, this truffle salt will elevate the flavors in almost any dish!)
- Fresh Chives, 2 tablespoons, chopped. (optional)
Equipment You’ll Need:
- Sharp Knife – for chopping (optional) fresh chives and cutting the pizza appetizer.
- Spoon – for spreading the black truffle sauce all over the pizza crust.
How To Make This Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer Recipe, Step-By-Step
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay the thawed pie crust down. You should have a 9-inch circle. Fold a small ridge all around the pie dough for the crust. Refer to the picture below.
Step 3: Using a spoon, spread the black truffle sauce all over the unbaked pie crust evenly. I used half of the 6.35-ounce jar.
Step 4: Crumble (quarter-sized) pieces of goat cheese on top of the sauce.
Step 5: Bake the pizza appetizer for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Every oven cooks differently.
Step 6: Remove the baked pizza from the oven and generously drizzle extra virgin olive oil or truffle oil over the entire pizza.
Step 7: Next, sprinkle sea salt or black truffle salt on the pizza.
Step 8: Lastly, sprinkle chopped fresh chives on top.
Step 9: Cut the appetizer into eight slices using a pizza cutter or sharp knife. And don’t forget the champagne or wine.
Serve Immediately!
FAQs For The Best Black Truffle Pizza
What Do Black Truffles Taste Like, And Are They Good?
Black truffles are so GOOD, and their tasty flavors and smells will hook you. They taste like garlicky, buttery, and decadent earthy mushrooms.
What Is Black Truffle, And Why Is It So Expensive?
The black truffle is often confused as a mushroom, even though it’s not. Mushrooms grow above ground, while truffles are fungi that grow below ground.
Because truffles thrive in a unique climate and lose their potency quickly after being harvested, they are considered one of the world’s most expensive foods.
Can I Make This Into A White Truffle Pizza Appetizer?
Yes! You can use white truffle sauce instead of black. Just know the white sauce is more expensive.
What Is The Total Price For Making This Black Truffle Pizza?
If you already have the olive oil and salt, then the other ingredients will cost you $11.25.
How Can I Make Fresh Black Truffle Pizza?
The ingredients used on this pizza are already fresh, but if you wish to use some fresh slices of black truffle on top of this appetizer for extra added truffle flavor, you can.
What Is The Difference Between Truffle Pizza And A Truffle Pizza Appetizer?
This Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer calls for one pie crust instead of traditional pizza dough. Remember, this truffle pizza recipe is an appetizer.
What Is A Mushroom Truffle Pizza?
If you wish to add sauteed mushrooms to this pizza appetizer, you certainly can for added flavor. Check out my easy recipe for sauteing mushrooms.
What Type Of Truffles Are Best For Pizza?
Black truffles are best for pizza because they hold up to high heat, which means it won’t compromise their taste.
What Are Some Truffle Pizza Appetizer Recipe Tips?
If you can, invest in black truffle salt and black truffle oil. These two ingredients will add an extra truffle punch to your pizza, and you can use the salt and oil on almost any food.
Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- 1 Baking Sheet
- Sharp Knife – for chopping optional fresh chives and cutting the pizza appetizer.
- Spoon – for spreading the black truffle sauce all over the pizza crust.
Ingredients
Ingredients For This Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer
- 1 Pie Crust, 9 inches, thawed. You can make your own or purchase a store-bought crust.
- 3 ounces Black Truffle Sauce – The jar sold from Eataly is 6.35 ounces and I used half of the jar.
- 4 ounces Goat Cheese, crumbled.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil or use Truffle Oil
- Sea Salt or Black Truffle Salt
- 2 tbsp Fresh Chives, chopped (optional).
Instructions
How To Make This Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer, Step-By-Step
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bake the pizza appetizer for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Every oven cooks differently.
- Lastly, sprinkle chopped fresh chives on top.
Nutrition
Final Thoughts On This Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer
Indulge in this delicious Black Truffle Pizza Appetizer, and I promise you won’t be disappointed! It’s one of those easy appetizer recipes to have on hand when you want to impress your guests! You could also serve it as a meal with a salad.
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