APPLE CRISP PIZZA

My husband’s favorite dessert is a warm apple crisp with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream. A couple of year ago we crowned this the Perfect Apple Crisp at least according to my husband’s standards. But I think his favorite apple crisp has some competition from this Apple Crisp Pizza. If you throw a flaky pie crust into any equation, it’s gotta be good.

And it was. Thank goodness because this dessert redeemed me from an awful disaster of a dinner. Don’t ask.

Don’t judge me but I totally used a store bought pie crust. I have yet to find a pie crust that I’m in love with. My goal for this pie season is to find the perfect one so I open to any great recipes you have.

Look how gorgeous the pizza is with the caramel drizzled on top. And it’s heaven when eaten warm with some vanilla ice cream.

Start by combing some apples with a little sugar and some cinnamon.

My favorite part about any apple crisp is the crisp part and this has a generous helping of crisp on top. Sprinkle it over your diced apples and you’re ready to bake.

Apple Crisp Pizza
Source: Life as a Lofthouse

Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches)
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
4 medium apples (like Gala, Fiji, Braeburn, Empire) peeled and diced into 1/4 inch pieces

TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup salted butter, softened (see Note)

1/2 cup caramel topping

Instructions:

Note: I like to use salted butter because it cuts the sweetness of the pizza. If you don’t use salted butter sprinkle some salt on top of the crisp. Trust me. It brings out the flavors.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll pastry to fit a 12 inch pizza pan; fold under edges to give the pizza a bit of a raised crust. Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add peeled, diced apples and toss. Arrange the apples in a single layer over the pie crust to completely cover it. I didn’t use all of my apples because I had really big apples.

For the topping: Combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Mix well. I like to use my clean hands to get in there and mush it together until it’s the texture of wet sand. Sprinkle  topping evenly over the apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven and immediately drizzle with caramel topping. Cut into pizza slices and serve warm with ice cream. Makes 12 servings.