Apple Pie Pizza
This Apple Pie Pizza brings the fall flavors of apple pie and crisp recipes to a Dessert Pizza! But it’s much easier to prepare. Instead of the usual savory cheese-topped variety, this Easy Apple Dessert is made with a pastry crust and topped with cinnamon-spiced apples and a crumble topping!
An unusual Homemade Pizza Recipe, this twist on Dutch Apple Pie is an exquisite way to celebrate autumn!
Why You Must Make
Dessert pizzas are nothing new, from the fruit numbers made with a cookie dough crust, cream cheese filling, and fruit topping to those pizzeria offerings with a bread base and canned pie filling. My kids loved the latter, a frequent treat at their grade school parties. Me? I’d rather make mine at home!
- This homemade dessert pizza has a real, buttery pastry crust, sliced apples tossed in warm autumn spices, and a streusel topping. This is one of those Apple Desserts you can’t resist
- A cinnamony, apple aroma will waft through your kitchen. This caught the interest of the picky hubby. He even had a before-dinner slice.
- If you’re looking for a unique autumn dessert that both kids and adults will inhale, this apple pie pizza fits the bill! It will taste so much better when it’s homemade!
How to Make
What is Dutch apple pie you might ask? As someone who does not enjoy rolling out pie crusts, a pie with a crumb topping is a dream dessert. And a Dutch apple pie is exactly that, an apple pie with no top crust, but instead topped with streusel. This easy apple dessert has the 3 components of a Dutch apple pie: a pastry crust, sweetened, cinnamon-spiced apples, and a crumb topping.
- Fit the pastry “pizza” crust onto the pizza pan.
- Arrange the cinnamon sugar-coated apples over the crust.
- Sprinkle the apples with the crumb topping, then bake as directed or until the apples are soft and tender. Cool, then slice and serve with ice cream if desired.
Expert Tips
- Using an easy-to-roll-out pie crust recipe with butter and cream cheese, makes this dessert pizza a breeze to prepare. But even simpler is purchasing a ready-to-bake grocery store pie crust.
- Purchase some yummy baking apples like Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, Jonathans, or Granny Smiths, and you’re ready to go. Local pie apples in your area are wonderful, too.
- PRO-Tip: Slice your apples approximately ½-inch thick. Too thick and they will not be cooked when the crust is perfectly browned.
- Years ago, I made this homemade pizza recipe with an oat streusel, but the hubby prefers his oatmeal only for breakfast. So a simpler brown sugar, flour, and butter crumble was substituted. Either topping makes a delicious apple dessert recipe.
- PRO-Tip: Take a sharp knife and pierce a few apples at the end of the baking time. The knife should insert easily when they’re done.
- You’ll need a (affiliate link) Pizza Pan if you want to make sure your apple pie pizza is round, but a sheet pan will work just as well. Don’t bother buying an extra pan if homemade pizza is not a regular occurrence in your kitchen.
Frequently Asked Questions
There can be up to 3 components: the crust, the filling, and the topping. The crust can be made with pizza, pastry, or cookie dough. The filling is often fruit-based. And the topping can be a crumble, streusel, or a simple glaze.
I’ve also made a Fresh Fruit Pizza and but other dessert pizza ideas include fresh Strawberry, Blueberry, or Cherry Pie (using canned pie filling), Nutella, S’mores, Chocolate Chip, or Cinnamon Roll. Just use your imagination!
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Apple Pie Pizza Recipe
Apple Pie Pizza for a delicious, sweet twist on the classic Italian treat.
Ingredients
Pizza:
- Pastry for a single-crust pie. I used this Apple Galette pastry dough.
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- A few gratings of fresh nutmeg
- 4 baking apples (I used 2 Granny Smiths and 2 Golden Delicious), peeled, cored and sliced into ½-inch slices)
Topping:
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Garnish:
- Caramel sauce, optional, to drizzle over pizza
- Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Roll out the pastry crust to fit a 12-inch pizza pan. Fold the edges of the pizza under to make a rim around the perimeter.
- In a large bowl, toss the apple slices with sugar, flour, and spices. Arrange over crust in a single layer.
- Combine the topping ingredients until well mixed and crumbly, and sprinkle over the apples.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the apples are tender when pierced with a knife.
- Drizzle with caramel and serve warm. Top with ice cream if desired.
Notes
Inspired by a Taste of Home recipe. Click on the link to see the option for an oatmeal topping.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 628Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 427mgCarbohydrates: 90gFiber: 4gSugar: 46gProtein: 7g
55 Comments on “Apple Pie Pizza”
I always adore dessert pizza…I mean we all love desserts, right? But I’ve never tried apple pie pizza. Totally love this twist and can’t wait to make this for SundaySupper.
Cool! I’m off to a picnic & don’t forget to drop by with your pie! xoxo
I love having one whole month devoted to pizza — and if anyone could put up with me, I’d eat it each and every single day! But this apple dessert pizza would blow my family away! We used to eat an apple-strudel-type dessert pizza when we lived in Iowa and have never found a recipe for it. I think this is the ONE! Thank you so much for sharing it! Bill is going to LOVE this!
Liz, you’re tempting me with your desserts this month! Your apple pizza looks mouth-watering.
This is such a cute idea!!
This is pretty much the dessert pizza I dream about at night, but with pizza dough as the crust. Pizza Hut used to have it on their lunch buffet in apple, cherry, and blueberry and it was crazy good. I seriously need to put my twist on this awesome recipe you have here.
You’ve got me inspired, Liz! Apple pie pizza with the crumbly Bill-approved topping does look fantabulous. As does your idea of using a cookie dough base sometimes =)
You know, I’m inspired to use my new favorite gluten free pizza crust to make this for dinner, umm, err, dessert!
Apple pizza, especially with caramel topping, sounds amazing!
I think Bill is on to something. A slice of pizza for an appetizer and then a slice for dessert!
I really with I could eat pizza every day for whole month 😀
Oh my goodness, Liz, your description of this pizza has me drooling for sure! I think this would make a good dessert to add to our Thanksgiving feast! Thank you for sharing!
Everyone loves apple pie and everyone loves pizza so I think this is a real winner.
My preference is white wine with pizza too! I love that they still use a cork, definitely a plus in my books. Your apple pie pizza sounds great, I’m glad Bill enjoyed it too! National Pizza Month?
MMMMM, I love Pinot Grigo with desserts!! I haven’t ever had an apple pie pizza, however. I clearly need to change this!
I’m all for a slice of pizza any time of the day 🙂
What a great presentation!
Happy Sunday
Sounds and looks fabulous, Liz. Love that crumbly oaty topping.
Sounds great, I could be into pizza month:@)
Dear Liz, I did not know that October is National Pizza Month in the US – but that certainly sounds like a delicious idea to me! And I am loving the ides of serving a sweet version of that incredibly famous Italian dish as a dessert, especially with a topping of those fall apples and a crumb topping with oats!
Wonderful idea, dear friend!
Have a great Sunday!
Andrea
Beautiful idea – love this apple pie pretending to be a pizza or pizza pretending to be an apple pie 🙂 I know some recipes for apple pie suggest using some cheese (normally in a crust), so incorporating cheese could be another interesting way to combine a pizza and an apple pie, I guess.