Thanks, Elote! – Created by Sean Dempsey

Elote Pizza – Award-Worthy Flavor 

Created by Sean Dempsey, a finalist in the 2026 Pizza Expo Bacio Legacy Non-Traditional Pizza Competition, this pizza delivers bold, street-food-inspired flavor. Made with Bacio Whole Milk Cheese, roasted elote corn, and applewood smoked bacon, then finished with provolone, sriracha aioli, lime crema, fresh cilantro, and Tajín. Smoky, creamy, tangy, and unforgettable—this gourmet elote pizza is a winner.

Featured Cheeses: Provolone & Part Skim Blend, Whole Milk Cheese

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6 Slices


Ingredients

12” NY Style Pizza crust
Bacio Whole Milk Cheese Shredded 3 oz
Roasted corn elote mix 6 oz
Cured, salty thick cut applewood bacon 2 oz 
Bacio Provolone & Part Skim Cheese Blend Diced 2 oz
Sriracha Aioli
Lime Crema
1/2 medium lime
Fresh cilantro ( whole leaves)
Tajin seasoning ( a light dusting)

Lime Crema
1 cup Guatamelan Crema
2 limes, squeezed ( medium limes). - remove seeds
Whisk until smooth and pourable

Sriracha Aioli
1 cup quality mayo
3 oz sriracha
Mix until smooth

Corn Elote Mixture
Grilled corn (cut from cob)
Mayonnaise (to taste)
Butter (melted, to taste)
Chili powder (to taste)
Fresh lime juice (to taste)
Fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
Sea salt (to taste)
Mix all ingredients until creamy, slightly chunky, and well-seasoned.

Instructions
  1. Stretch dough to a 12” round.
  2. Add Bacio mozzarella evenly across the dough.
  3. Spread elote corn mixture over the cheese.
  4. Bake for 3min at 600 degrees
  5. Remove from oven
  6. Add matchstick chopped bacon evenly across the crust.
  7. Return to oven and bake 2 more minutes, or until golden and crisp.
  8. Remove from oven and finish with:
  9. Diced up Bacio Provolone blend so the texture resembles Queso Fresco
  10. Drizzle on sriracha aioli and lime crema
  11. Sqeeze fresh lime half over pizza
  12. add cilantro leaves
  13. add light Tajín seasoning dusting
  14. cut and serve