Apple Streusel Pizza

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It’s time for another blogger Dessert Challenge, and this month is apples and cinnamon. Ahhh, the possibilities!! I decided to go with an Apple Streusel Pizza…yes, yes, I know…you are thoroughly shocked! I created another type of pizza. At this point, I think anything that is flat with toppings and baked…is called a pizza! What do you think?

an apple streusel pizza on a sheet of parchment paper with a piece pulled out at an angle with a pitcher of glaze in the background.

I knew almost immediately what I wanted to make, I just wasn’t exactly sure how I wanted to put it all together. I finally decided on delicious and easy frozen puff pastry as the base. Then for the topping, I used my Apple Crisp recipe hoping it would turn out the way I imagined it in my head. It turned out even better than I had hoped. Cassi gobbled this pizza down!! In fact, we were practically fighting over it…..it was that good!

looking down on an Apple Streusel Pizza made with puff pastry and topped with a sweet glaze.

I wanted it to have a little something extra, so I created a simple vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. That is what took this dessert from an apple crisp to a fantastic apple dessert worthy of a dessert challenge. Did I mention how easy it was to make? So simple! The hardest part was waiting for it to cool down enough to try it!

How to make Apple Streusel Pizza:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Carefully unroll the puff pastry sheets and place them on the parchment paper. Score a 3/4-inch border around the edge to create a “crust”. Do not go all the way through the dough! Set aside.

puff pastry sheets laid out on a parchment lined baking sheet.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter with a fork until it forms a crumbly mixture. Set aside.

streusel topping mixed together in a glass bowl.

Peel, core,and slice the apples. Place the apples in rows on the puff pastry crust.

apple slices laid out in rows on top of the puff pastry on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle crumb topping over the apples.

streusel topping sprinkled over the sliced apples on the puff pastry.

Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.

Apple Streusel Pizza fresh out of the oven.

Mix the glaze ingredients together to desired consistency, drizzle over the pizza.

Apple Streusel Pizza with crumble topping over sliced apples and a glaze drizzle.

Seriously delicious!!

Recipe Notes & Tips

  • All oven cook differently so baking times may need to be adjusted. Keep an eye on it! My oven in Arizona cooks much hotter than the one I had in Iowa, so my pizza is a bit overdone.
  • Apples are incredibly dry here in the desert, well everything is, but I had a hard time getting the apples to slice without breaking apart. That is why some are already turning brown in the images, and there is a mosaic of apples in the center. The streusel topping hides everything!
  • Use any type of apples that you like. Granny Smith are generally more tart. Honey Crisp are sweeter and juicier.

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Enjoy!!

{Edited August 12, 2020 to include new images}

Apple Streusel Pizza

A flaky puff-pastry crust topped with apples and a crumb topping bake up to create an amazing Apple Streusel Pizza!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, dessert, puff pastry, crisp, glaze, recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 404kcal
Author: Lisa Johnson

Ingredients

  • 1 Package puff pastry sheets thawed

Crumb Topping

  • ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ¾ cups organic brown sugar
  • ¾ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoons fresh ground nutmeg
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

Glaze

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Carefully unroll the puff pastry sheets and place them on the parchment paper. Score a 3/4-inch border around the edge to create a “crust”. Do not go all the way through the dough! Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter with a fork until it forms a crumbly mixture. Set aside.
  • Peel, core and slice the apples.
  • Place the apples in rows on the puff pastry sheets.
  • Sprinkle crumb topping over the apples. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
  • Mix the glaze ingredients together to desired consistency. Drizzle over the pizza.

Notes

  • All oven cook differently so baking times may need to be adjusted. Keep an eye on it! My oven in Arizona cooks much hotter than the one I had in Iowa, so my pizza is a bit overdone.
  • Apples are incredibly dry here in the desert, well everything is, but I had a hard time getting the apples to slice without breaking apart. That is why some are already turning brown in the images, and there is a mosaic of apples in the center. The streusel topping hides everything!
  • Use any type of apples that you like. Granny Smith are generally more tart. Honey Crisp are sweeter and juicier.

Nutrition

Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 190IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.6mg

Lisa Johnson is a recipe developer, food photographer, and creator of Cooking with Curls food blog, a website featuring accessible recipes made from scratch. Lisa goal is to get you out of your comfort zone and show you that cooking from home doesn’t have to be intimidating and shares step-by-step photo tutorials for each of her recipes. Lisa has been featured in Country Living, Parade, BuzzFeed, Huntington Post, and more.

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41 Comments

  2. Following from the Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge.

    Being the pizza hound that I am, I had to come check out your recipe! Definitely one for our menu plan.

    And I must say, I’m impressed that you have the button code for Let’s Get Social Sunday on your sidebar. Very cool of you to provide that service to your visitors, readers and followers!

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  18. Wow…I’m mostly a chocolate girl myself, but I’m a dang sucker for a good apple recipe too! I have a fab praline taffy apple pie recipe that I’ll be sharing sometime this fall. My husband rescued it from an OLD Country Living mag I had from over 20 years ago! But it’s still my go-to apple pie recipe. But hey…this looks amazing…anything with puff pastry and I’m THERE!!!

    -andi

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  34. This sounds fantastic, Lisa – I love that you use puff pastry! Although I don’t use it too often, I love it! Thanks so much for sharing at #allmybloggyfriends this week! Enjoy your weekend!

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  37. This is a perfect fall dessert…who am I kidding, this is a perfect dessert anytime. Gonna get me some pastry puff and have at it!!

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