Foodie Friday! - Apple Crisp Pizza

I love fall.  I love the oranges, the reds, the yellows, the mums, the cool air, and the apples!!

If you are looking for a dessert that screams "FALL" this is for you!   I found this recipe on Pinterest (yep - pinned by a neighbor) and clicked on the link which led me here.   

I had just been to the store and bought apples, planning to make apple crisp (one of my all-time favorite desserts), then I looked at Pinterest briefly and saw this recipe.  So with my traditional apple crisp recipe all but forgotten I decided to make this instead.

Apple Crisp Pizza

Pastry for Single Crust Pie (9 inches) - use a store bought crust or here's the recipe I use:

Pam's Pie Crust

2 cups flour

1-1/4 t. salt

Stir together the above.

Pour these ingredients together, but do not stir:  1/2 cup oil

                                                                           1/4 cup milk

Pour liquid ingredients into dry and blend well with fork. Shape into a ball and place on floured counter top or pastry sheet.  Roll out as usual for pie crust.  

This recipe is supposed to be enough for a 2-crust pie.  I have never been able to get 2 crusts out of this recipe, but it worked very well to fill a 12-inch pizza pan. 

(If you use a store-bought crust you will either make a smaller dessert pizza or want to try rolling it or pressing it a bit thinner so it fits in a 12-inch pizza pan.)

Place pie crust onto pizza pan.  Fold edges under to create a bit of a rim, or press against the pizza pan edge to do the same.  

Don't worry about making it look pretty - it is going to be covered by a lot of apple goodness!

Apple Layer

2/3 cup sugar

3 T. all-purpose flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

4 medium apples (like Gala, Fiji, Braeburn, or Empire) peeled and diced to 1/4 inch pieces

Stir the dry ingredients together, blending well.  Cut apples and put in dry mixture.  Shake to coat.  Place apples in single layer on pie crust.  

Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 cup salted butter, softened

Combine ingredients as you would for apple crisp topping.  I just use my hands to better mix in the butter.  Sprinkle topping evenly over apples. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Make sure apples are tender by testing with a fork for doneness.

Drizzle

1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping - heat in microwave and drizzle over warm dessert pizza.

This is best when served warm.

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What I did differently:

I thinly sliced the apples rather than dicing them.  I used Gala apples and used less than 3 apples.  


I removed the unused slices from the cinnamon/sugar/flour mixture (have to say, they were awesome to munch on!) and sprinkled the remaining cinnamon/flour mixture over the apples - I love cinnamon and thought the flour in the mixture would help thicken the apple layer.

There you have it.  

Just a little slice of heaven to end your week on a wonderful note.

Happy Fall and Happy Friday!