I'm not naming any names, but someone in my house in on a juice cleanse. And that someone’s favorite dessert is apple pie. Their favorite food is pizza. So, because I’m cruel, I made apple pie pizza. It’s just that the house is starting to smell like raw kale. I can't deal anymore. This apple pie pizza is the temptress I need it to be. The juice cleanse must end.
To be fair, the juice cleanse is in preparation of our trip to Austin this weekend. We plan on inhaling our weight in barbecue, food truck tacos, and all the other things Austin has to offer. I haven’t been to Austin in 4 years or so, and the place seems to have blown up. I feel like it’s the coolest place in Texas right now. I’m a little jealous of that title since I’m from Dallas, but I will give the Lone Star state capital it’s due. Austin is bad ass.
For this mini dessert pizza, I had to create a pizza dough recipe to serve two. I had so much fun with this! I wanted the dough recipe to be easy and quick. I make the entire recipe in a 2-cup measuring cup. After I mix the dough, I grab it in one hand, grease the cup, and plop the dough back in. The quick one-hour rise time makes this do-able on a weeknight for me: start the dough, go to the gym, come home and undo the benefits of the gym. Easy, peasy.
I foresee us using this dough for savory applications, too. Stay tuned for that.... In the meantime, is there a specific type of pizza you'd like to see on here? I'm always open to suggestions and requests.
But for the time being, I made this for your face. The lower third of it. You know.
I thought you might like it. The crust is covered in sauteed apples and brown sugar, which turns into a sticky, delicious caramel (you're welcome). I topped the apples with a sugar crumble. And since it wasn't sweet enough, I drizzled it all with a powdered sugar glaze. I will report back if it was enough to undo a juice cleanse commitment.
A delicious dessert pizza with all of the flavors of your favorite apple pie.Apple Pie Pizza
Ingredients
For the rest:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 619Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 278mgCarbohydrates: 93gFiber: 6gSugar: 43gProtein: 7g
Karly says
Love this! And how fun to make the dough right in your mixing cup.
Erin R. says
Ha ha! That is the teeniest pizza crust in HISTORY! I love it! Perfect for a weekend lunch or dessert when I have a little time on my hands and am not starving for dinner. That looks so wonderful with the brown sugar apples and, of course, the crumbly top. Most things really should be a vehicle for a crumbly top. Saving this one for sure. Thanks!
Jessica @ Stuck on Sweet says
Forget pizza for two, I want it all!
Erika says
You just changed the pizza game.. you also just made me love you more because apple pie pizza has gotta be the best thing I've heard all week.
karen says
i can't wait to try this. any apple dessert is a favorite of mine.
enjoy austin!! i just visited for the first time a few weekends ago!! can't wait to go back! you must visit rainey street . . . a whole street of bungalow houses turned restaurants/bars/food trucks. go hungry. :)
Christina Lane says
Thanks for the Austin recs! I'm ALWAYS hungry ;)
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says
Girl, you are bad! As someone who just finished a 3-day juice cleanse, I can tell you that if this was baked in my house while I was on said cleanse, I would've either had to move out or end the cleanse. You are really testing your husband's willpower! Now that I'm done my cleanse, I probably deserve to eat an entire apple pie pizza, don't you think?
PS. I'm not going to lie, the smell of raw kale and spinach did kind of start to get to me by the end.
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I am all over this friend!! Such a yummy recipe!
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
first, I just wanna say I'm glad your "monoca" issue -as was seen on fbk yesterday- got resolved, bc that looked crazy! relieved the blog is okay, esp because omg this pizzzzer!!! this is seriously so creative Christina, love this!
Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says
Yes! I have been looking forward to this recipe!!! I cannot wait to make this dough! Mike laughed in my face and ate fried chicken while I was on a juice cleanse.
Christina Lane says
Not cool, Mike. Not.cool. :)
Marly says
I'd need this recipe scaled down because I'd want to eat the whole thing!