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Fig Jam Pizza Bianca

Published: Sep 10, 2021 · Modified: Mar 17, 2025 by Emily · 2 Comments

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This recipe for Fig Jam Pizza Bianca is a unique spin on the classic sauceless pie! Made with sweet fig jam, creamy goat cheese, peppery arugula, and truffle oil, this fancy-yet-easy pizza recipe is a showstopper dinner recipe. Vegan options included!

hand grabbing a slice of fig jam bianca pizza on a wooden table
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  • What is pizza bianca?
  • Ingredients Needed for Fig Jam Pizza
  • How to Prepare Figs for Pizza
  • What is a good vegan substitute for goat cheese?
  • How do you prepare arugula for pizza?
  • How to Make Fig Jam Pizza
  • Fig Jam Pizza Bianca

Pizza is pretty much a perfect food. Like the saying goes, there really is no "bad" version of it! I make Vegan Pesto Potato Pizza and Zucchini Peach Pizza often during the warmer winter months. Bianca pizza is a perfect transitional recipe for fall and winter as it's so simple to put together.

What is pizza bianca?

Pizza Bianca (also know as Bianca pizza, white pizza, or white pie) is an Italian-styled pizza that does not use tomato sauce. A recipe for this pizza generally consists of pizza dough, olive oil, garlic, cheese, and salt, with a variety of other topping options such as fresh greens, vegetables, or herbs. Bechamel sauce or ricotta cheese are both common additions as well.

Today's recipe is inspired by the Bianca pizza specific to The Porch, a great restaurant located on my college campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their menu features a number of wonderful pizzas but my favorite ("the Bianca") is made with fresh goat cheese, fig jam, baby arugula, and truffle oil. I of course wanted to offer a plant-based twist, so include instructions below for vegan and non-vegan versions!

Ingredients Needed for Fig Jam Pizza

  • Olive oil
  • 1 recipe Easiest Flatbread dough, or 1 lb. prepared pizza dough
  • 1 cup fig jam or fig preserves
  • ¾ cup goat cheese or vegan cashew cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice, optional
  • Truffle oil to finish, optional
  • Red pepper flakes and parmesan (or vegan cashew parmesan)
one slice of vegan bianca pizza on a white plate shot from overhead

How to Prepare Figs for Pizza

To make this recipe as streamlined as possible, I recommend purchasing fig jam or preserves in a jar from the grocery store to use on your pizza. This will make your life much easier! Divinia and Dalmatia and two brands that I really enjoy (they can get expensive, so shopping around online can help this).

If you'd like to make your own fig jam, this recipe from Food & Wine looks good.

Finally, if you love fig jam like me, be sure to check out my recipes for Fig Jam Grilled Cheese and Vegan Fig Newtons!

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What is a good vegan substitute for goat cheese?

Like in my other vegan pizza posts, cashew cheese is a simple substitute that I really enjoy using.

Ingredients and How to Make Cashew Cheese for Pizza

  • 1 cup cashews, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes and drained
  • 2 TBS lemon juice
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 TBS nutritional yeast
  • Splash of unsweetened almond milk, if necessary

To make, simply blend ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. That's it!

side view shot from overhead of a fig jam pizza with arugula

How do you prepare arugula for pizza?

Dress it with a tablespoon of olive oil, and teaspoon of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt before adding it to the baked pizza. It is helpful to dress the arugula just a little before adding it, particularly if it is full size (not "baby arugula"). This cheater dressing will help reduce the toughness of the green. However, if you can find baby arugula you may be able to get away with not dressing it. Arugula is a "love it or hate it" ingredient for some people, so feel free to omit it if you're not a fan!

How to Make Fig Jam Pizza

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a large sheet pan or pizza pan with parchment. Stretch pizza dough to fit the size of the pan and coat with 2 TBS olive oil, to cover. Spread fig jam on top and add pieces of goat cheese evenly across the surface (or dollops of cashew cheese, if using).
  2. Bake for 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted/brown and the crust is golden.
  3. While the pizza is baking, add arugula to a large bowl and toss with ¾ TBS olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
  4. Remove pizza from oven and top with arugula salad. Drizzle a small amount of truffle oil over the entire pizza and serve hot alongside crushed red pepper flakes and parmesan.
hand holding a slice of fig jam bianca pizza on a wooden table

Thanks for reading, please be sure to let me know in the comments if you give this one a try! I always love seeing how things worked for you, and it's fun to hear the variations people try.

Fig Jam Pizza Bianca

Emily
This recipe for Fig Jam Pizza Bianca is a unique spin on the classic sauceless pie! Made with fluffy dough, sweet fig jam, creamy goat cheese, peppery arugula, and truffle oil, this fancy-yet-easy pizza recipe is a showstopper dinner recipe. Vegan options included!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Course dinner
Servings 8 slices
Calories 291 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Olive oil used throughout
  • 1 lb. pizza dough like this recipe for Easiest Flatbread dough
  • 1 cup fig jam or fig preserves
  • ¾ cup goat cheese or vegan cashew cheese like in this vegan potato pesto pizza recipe post
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice optional
  • Truffle oil To finish, optional
  • Red pepper flakes and parmesan or vegan cashew parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (see notes to make this recipe on the grill). Line a large sheet pan or pizza pan with parchment . Stretch pizza dough to fit size of the pan and coat with 2 TBS olive oil, to cover. Spread fig jam on top and add pieces of goat cheese evenly across the surface (or dollops of cashew cheese, if using).
  • Bake for 15 minutes, until cheese is melted/brown and crust is golden.
  • While pizza is baking, add arugula to a large bowl and toss with ¾ TBS olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
  • Remove pizza from oven and top with arugula salad. Drizzle a small amount of truffle oil over the entire pizza and serve hot alongside crushed red pepper flakes and parmesan.

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Notes

The nutrition information below was calculated with cashew cheese variation.
To make this on the grill, prepare dough as instructed but instead of baking, carefully add toppings and slide onto a grill heated over medium. Close the lid and cook for 5-7 minutes, until baked through. 

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5.3gFat: 11.9gSaturated Fat: 1.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10.2gSodium: 736mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 12g
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Comments

  1. Phoebe says

    March 09, 2022 at 4:04 am

    5 stars
    Delicious!! So easy

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 12, 2022 at 10:19 pm

      Thank you for trying it, Phoebe! So glad!

      Reply

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