Description

This Apple Crisp Pizza is a delightful twist on a classic dessert, featuring a flaky pie crust topped with a cinnamon-spiced apple filling, a crunchy oat and brown sugar topping, and a luscious caramel drizzle. Perfectly baked to golden perfection, it combines the warmth of traditional apple crisp with the fun, shareable format of a pizza, making it a crowd-pleaser for dessert or special occasions.

Ingredients

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Pie Crust

1 (9 inch) homemade or store-bought pie crust

Apple Filling

2/3 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups peeled and diced apples (Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, Empire; diced into 1/4 inch pieces, about 4 apples)

Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup salted butter, softened

Drizzle

1/2 cup caramel topping

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Instructions

Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the apple crisp pizza.
Prepare Pie Crust: Roll the pie crust out to fit a 12-inch pizza pan; fold under the edges to create a raised crust around the pizza border.
Mix Apple Filling: In a medium bowl, combine the white sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Add the peeled and diced apples, tossing them well to coat evenly with the mixture.
Assemble Apple Layer: Spread the apple mixture in a single, even layer over the prepared pie crust, making sure to cover the entire surface.
Make Topping: In a separate bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, cinnamon, and softened butter. Using clean hands, mix and crush the ingredients together until the mixture resembles wet sand.
Add Topping: Sprinkle the oat and sugar topping evenly over the apples on the crust.
Bake: Place the pizza pan in the preheated oven. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown.
Drizzle Caramel: Remove the baked apple crisp pizza from the oven and immediately drizzle the caramel topping evenly over the hot pizza.
Serve: Cut the apple crisp pizza into 12 slices. Serve warm, optionally with a scoop of ice cream on the side for extra indulgence.

Notes

Using salted butter for the topping balances the sweetness of the dessert. If unsalted butter is used, sprinkle a little salt over the topping before baking to enhance the flavors.
This dessert is best served warm and fresh from the oven, ideally with ice cream.
You can use any variety of apples that hold their shape when baked, such as Gala, Fiji, Braeburn, or Empire.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of pizza)
Calories: 280
Sugar: 19g
Sodium: 120mg
Fat: 11g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Unsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 42g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 2g
Cholesterol: 25mg