Chocolate pizza — United States

A chocolate pizza is a sweet pizza whose defining ingredient is chocolate rather than tomato and cheese. It keeps the round, flat shape and baked crust of a savory pizza but turns the topping into a dessert, running from a thin coating of melted chocolate to a fuller build with chips, nuts and marshmallows. It is reported from the United States, where it circulates through pizzerias, bakeries and home kitchens as a party dessert or a novelty end to a pizza night, often cut into wedges or small squares for sharing. Its styles and preparation techniques vary widely from one kitchen to the next. A basic dough is stretched thin, brushed with butter and a little cocoa and sugar, then covered with chopped dark chocolate before a short, hot bake that melts it into the crust. Once out of the oven, the pizza is finished while still warm with a scatter of milk chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and chopped hazelnuts, so the toppings soften slightly without fully melting. What changes from one version to another is mostly the topping load and the type of chocolate used: some bakers keep it simple with a single melted layer, others build toward a fuller dessert with nuts, marshmallows, sprinkles or fruit. The base method — a baked dough carrying chocolate instead of a savory topping — stays the throughline.