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This caramel apple crisp pizza is the perfect sweet fall treat. The dough bakes up super crisp and the topping is sweet and fruity!
Well, I have officially found my new favorite fall dessert.
I mean really I would happily eat this during any season BUT apples are truly the best during the fall.
This crisp meets dessert pizza actually reminds me of a dish I used to get back in high school.
One of the many local pizza places had a few dessert pizzas on their menu and one of their specialties was a dutch apple pie pizza.
Oh my gah you guys! It was so good and the best thing ever for high school Brandy.
However, now that I’m all grown up I have thought of a way to make that high school dessert pizza just a little bit better.
For this version, I made a fresh apple pie topping (vs. the canned stuff of my youth) and then I topped it with a super crunchy oatmeal-packed crisp topping.
I baked it all up in a cast iron skillet that made the cinnamon sugar dusted crust of the pizza super crispy and then I drizzled the whole damn thing with caramel.
CARAMEL people!
My gah it was ahhhhhhhhhhmazing!
If you’re still not sold on the whole idea of dessert pizza just stare at these pictures for just a little bit longer and you will be sold.
Seriously, how can someone not want dessert pizza?
Oh, and I didn’t get all fancy with the dough.
It’s seriously just pizza dough that I picked up from the store.
I did sprinkle the outside crust with a little cinnamon sugar but other than that it’s seriously just plain old dough.
Oh and if you let this “pizza” cool just slightly you really can cut out a slice and eat it just like a normal slice of pizza.
That means it’s perfect for late-night snacking and eating on the go.
Well, except you might end up with sticky fingers.
Actually the more I think about if you just bring some wet wipes and you’ll be set.
Looking for more apple desserts?
- Love an easy dessert? Try my Caramel Apple Dump Cake.
- Craving a sweet breakfast? Try my Caramel Apple Danish.
- Need a showstopper dessert? Try my Caramel Apple Cupcakes.
- Want an easy fall dessert? Try my Caramel Apple Crisp Milkshake.
Caramel Apple Crisp Pizza
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 pound raw pizza dough, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
For apple filling:
- 2 cups small diced tart apples, cored and peeled
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
For topping:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes
- Caramel sauce, store bought
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
For dough:
- In a 12-inch cast iron skillet add olive oil and spread it all over the bottom of the skillet.
- Add in the dough and press out to the edges of the pan. The dough will probably shrink back slightly but you should be able to spread it out so that it's only 1 inch away from the edge. It will fill out while baking.
- Set aside the dough while you cook your filling.
- Sprinkle the outside of the crust with cinnamon sugar.
For filling:
- In a medium-sized skillet set over medium heat add apples, dark brown sugar, water, cornstarch, and apple pie spice.
- Mix together and cook until the mixture is thick like pie filling.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
For topping:
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together brown sugar, flour, and oats.
- Using a pastry blender blend in the cold butter until the mixture resembled crumbly wet sand.
For assembly:
- Once the apple mixture is no longer hot add it to the dough and spread it out leaving a 1-inch crust around the pizza.
- Cover the apples with the topping and bake for about 20 minutes until the crisp topping is browned.
- Let the pizza cool in the skillet for about 10 minutes and then drizzle the top with caramel topping.
- Cut into pizza-shaped wedges and devour.
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Nutrition
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Oh this tart looks absolutely delicious! We’re going apple picking next weekend and this would make the perfect recipe! Pinning for sure 🙂
Uh, this is amazing. I need a slice!
you say dessert, but it has fruit so I call it BREAKFAST!! either way it looks SO good.
You know the way to my heart Brandy! I’m positive that if I make this I will have to make 2, because I know I won’t be sharing! 🙂
Oh my! This is one gorgeous pizza and dessert rolled into one.
Oh my! This is fall heaven for sure! I need a big slice of this hot and gooey right now!
This look amazing! I’d eat it year-round, too…but I bet it’s a little more special this time of year. I have everything to make this, so I think it has to happen this week – my kids are gonna flip!
I ate a apple pie pizza at a party one time and instantly fell in love. It wasn’t a fresh and amazing one like this so I can only imagine how good this is going to taste when I start shoveling it in my mouth. I love cooking in my cast iron pan because it is one less pan that I have to clean!
I worked at Pizza Hut in high school and we had one dessert pizza that I lived on for months. Your version is definitely much more grown up…perfect for adult ME. 🙂 I’ve been seeing this in my feed all morning so it’s a sign that I need to make it stat!
this is totally acceptable for brekkie yeah? I mean it’s practically healthy with all those apples ; ) I’d love a slice or two.