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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?
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!
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.
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 crust.
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.
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.
More delicious fruit dessert recipes:
- Apple Pie for Two
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Grilled Pineapple Sundaes
- Bourbon-Pear Pie
- Very Berry Cobbler
- Classic Strawberry Shortcake
- Puff Pastry Apple Tart
Enjoy!!
{Edited August 12, 2020 to include new images}
Apple Streusel Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 Package puff pastry sheets thawed
Crumb Topping
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cups organic brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoons fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 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.
Emily says
Lisa this is beautiful! Sounds delicious, my kind of pizza!
LuAnn Braley says
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!
Tammi Davis says
Lisa, this “pizza” looks great! A pizza place in my town has an apple pie pizza that is similar, but I bet yours is even better.
Cindy Harris says
Puff Pastry is always a great place to start–I will be making this, soon. Great challenge choice!
Kate says
Mmmmm….lovely! I must start a relationship with Puff Pastry!
Shannon R says
What a fun fall dessert! And a great way to use leftover puff pastry. I always have a half a packet sitting around and this looks easy to scale.
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade says
YUM girl, you know I love pizza too. I would tear this up! Could be I’m hungry too. 🙂
Def. will have to try this out.
Carrie @ Frugal Foodie Mama says
I love this, Lisa! 🙂 It is much easier to make than a homemade apple pie, and I think my husband would love it!
Lynn H @ Turnips 2 Tangerines says
Hi Lisa~ I had a pizza similar to this at a pizza place in Missouri a few years ago:) It was delicious! Can’t wait to try yours:) Have a great weekend! Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Marcie@flavorthemoments says
This is a pizza I can get on board with! I’m on board with pizzas generally, but this apple pie style pizza looks phenomenal! Nice job, Lisa.
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
I love the apple + streusel combo and this looks so amazing! And that vanilla glaze?? Too good to be true. I need this pizza in my life right now 😉
Happy Friday! x
Casey says
That looks delicious! Nothing better than some dessert pizza…yum!
Nina@ Crazy for Cookies and More says
Yummy! I am drooling. The Apple Pizza looks amazing!
tanya says
I’d fight you over a piece of this pizza too Lisa, this looks fantastic!
Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says
WOW! This looks fantastic…. great idea! Pinned!
ATasteOfMadness says
I have never had a sweet pizza, this looks SO good!
Katie @ Made to be a Momma says
Looks DELICIOUS!!
Andi says
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
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
I love apple streusel, Lisa. Your look so good!
Sara Howe says
Good morning Lisa! I wanted to let you know I have featured this recipe in my 15 Fall Apple Recipe Round UP
Teri @ The Freshman Cook says
Great recipe! I love that you made it pizza! Yum!!
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
YUM this looks wonderful, Lisa! What a great recipe!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Too pretty for words Lisa! I’d love to include this recipe in an Apple Recipe Roundup for later this week if that works for you – let me know 🙂 Pinned!
Teresa says
This looks scrumptious. I’ve pinned it!
Heather @ French Press says
LOVING this pizza! what a terrific recipe
Cindy Eikenberg says
Lisa, how absolutely delicious this looks! Yum, and ok, I have to try this! Pinning! 🙂
LydiaF says
That looks awesome and perfect for fall!
Inspire Me Heather says
I just HAVE to Pin this, that looks soooo good!!! Yum and thanks!!
Erin says
Hi Lisa – your apple pizza looks so yummy! Can’t wait to give it a try. Pinning!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
Love me a good dessert pizza…this looks awesome! Pretty pictures, too!
Julie Fiato says
I’m sharing this on fb tonight Lisa. Couldn’t resist! Thanks for the recipe…we are going apple picking tomorrow, so it’s perfect. XO
Julie Corbisiero says
Hi Lisa, this looks so yummy! I would love to try this out sometime. Thanks for sharing it.
Julie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Samantha @ Five Heart Home says
This is beautiful, Lisa! Pizza is very popular around our house, and I’d be the coolest mom in town if I made this for my boys for dessert after a dinner of “regular” pizza one night. Thanks for the great idea!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
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!
Karly says
All the goodness of fall, I love it! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
My boys love dessert pizza! And, this is so simple they can do this by themselves on a Friday night while me and the hubs are out on a hot date! Pinned!
Lisa says
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!!
Adelina Priddis says
amazing! I’m featuring you this week on Foodie Friday
Sarah says
It is a pizza kind of day! We had delivery for lunch and it hit the spot. Too bad we didn’t have your dessert pie for this evening!
Jenny.U says
The looks fantastic!