Belgian Chocolate Pizza

Belgium is synonymous with chocolate, so their Euro 2024 pizza contribution is wonderfully decadent - a wood-fired base loaded with melted milk chocolate and finished with chunky pieces on top. It is essentially a giant chocolate cookie base, and it is brilliant. Children will lose their minds over this one.

The technique is simple but the result is special. Half the chocolate gets grated and melts into the dough during the bake, creating a smooth molten layer. The other half goes on in chunks after the pizza comes out, so you get that contrast of melted and still-solid chocolate in every bite.

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough ball
• Flour for dusting
• 100g milk Belgian chocolate
• Sea salt

Method

1. Fire your pizza oven to 400-450 degrees.
2. Stretch the dough to about 12 inches on a well-floured surface.
3. Using a grater, grate half the chocolate evenly across the pizza base.
4. Slide into the oven and cook for 60-90 seconds, turning frequently for an even bake. The chocolate should be fully melted and bubbling.
5. Remove from the oven and immediately scatter the remaining chocolate, roughly chopped into chunks, across the surface. The residual heat will start to soften them without fully melting. Finish with a pinch of sea salt.