Description
This Magical Apple Crisp Pizza is a delightful twist on traditional apple crisp, featuring a buttery pie dough crust topped with cinnamon-spiced baked apples and a crunchy oat and brown sugar crumble. Finished with a drizzle of caramel sauce, this dessert pizza combines the comforting flavors of apple crisp with the fun presentation of a pizza, perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust and Apple Filling
- 1 dough for a single-crust pie
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 medium baking apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
Finishing Touch
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping or caramel apple dip
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking your apple crisp pizza.
- Prepare the Crust: Roll out the pie dough and press it evenly into a 12-inch pizza pan, forming the base for your apple topping.
- Toss Apples: In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour, and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Toss the peeled and sliced apples in this mixture to coat them evenly.
- Assemble Apple Layer: Spread the cinnamon-sugar coated apple slices evenly over the prepared pie dough crust.
- Make the Crumble Topping: In another bowl, mix together the 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in the softened butter using a pastry cutter or fingers until the mixture is crumbly.
- Add Crumble: Sprinkle the crumbly topping evenly over the layer of apples on the crust.
- Bake: Place the assembled pizza in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the crust turns golden and the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Drizzle Caramel: After baking, remove the pizza from the oven and drizzle the caramel ice cream topping or caramel apple dip over the warm apple crisp pizza before serving.
Notes
- Use firm baking apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and flavor.
- Make sure to evenly distribute the crumble topping to get a consistent crunch.
- Allow the pizza to cool slightly before cutting to let the filling set.
- For a richer flavor, you can add a pinch of nutmeg to the apple mixture if desired.
- Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra indulgent dessert.
