Apple Cinnamon Streusel Pizza with Brown Butter Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Crust {Guest Post}
ShareIf you love spice, buffalo recipes or cookie creations then you need to know Cassie of Bake Your Day. I’m always impressed by her creativity and this recipe is no exception. An apple dessert pizza… with cookie crust?! I’m going to deem this a tasty creation that can be enjoyed for breakfast, snack and dessert. It has everything you’d want at any of those times!
Fall has just seemed to swoop right in, you agree? I’m mostly OK with this. I like the change of seasons; the change of weather; the change of food, you too?
I’m ready for football, for open windows, cool breezes, sweatshirts, slippers and fresh apples. I completely look forward to fall apples (and apple cider donuts!) But where to start? There have been so many apple ideas floating around in my head. I’d really love a piece of apple pie right about now but I couldn’t get the idea of an apple pizza out of my brain.
So why not combine the two? Yes, yes I did. The “crust” is a cinnamon sugar crust with nutty brown butter that barely made it into the oven because I kept sampling. The pizza “sauce” is made with cream cheese, Greek yogurt and brown sugar and I wanted to eat it with a spoon. Of course the apples are there, but the crown of it all is a crispy, brown sugar and cinnamon streusel topping that puts the pizza over the edge!
Who need pepperoni pizza anyway! From here forward, all I want on my pizza is apple pie.
Cinnamon Streusel Apple Pizza with Brown Butter Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Crust
Ingredients
Cookie crust
- 1/2 C unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 14 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 C granulated sugar
- 1/4 C light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Streusel
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/4 C old fashioned oats
- 1/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/4 C light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Apples
- 4 large Granny Smith Apples
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt optional
Sauce
- 1/2 C non-fat Greek yogurt plain or vanilla
- 4 oz 1/3-less fat cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 C light brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Brown the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir the butter occasionally until brown flecks appear on the bottom of the pan and the butter smells very nutty. Watch closely at this point to make sure it doesn’t burn. Remove from heat when the butter reaches a golden brown color. Transfer to a heat-proof bowl and refrigerate until it reaches a softened consistency, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350F°.
- Mix the streusel ingredients together until well mixed. Crumble the mixture onto a Silpat liner or parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Once the streusel is cool, break it up into small pieces.
- While the streusel bakes, prepare the apples by coring each apple, cutting into fourths, slicing lengthwise, and then dicing into 1/4-inch pieces. In a large bowl, combine the apple pieces, lemon juice, cinnamon and salt and stir well to coat all of the apple pieces. Cover and store in the refrigerator.
- To continue the cookie crust: In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon until combined.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the brown butter (that has returned to a “softened state in the refrigerator) with the sugar and brown sugar and cream until combined. Add the egg and vanilla and mix on medium until smooth. Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. The dough should be a little crumbly.
- Turn the dough out onto a Silpat-lined cookie sheet or pizza stone and roll into a 9-inch round circle. Bake in the preheated oven for 8-9 minutes. The center should still be a bit underdone. Remove and let the crust cool.
- While the crust cools, mix the sauce ingredients together with a wire whisk until smooth. Spread in an even layer on the cooled crust.
- Spread the apple pieces in an even layer on top of the sauce. And then top with the streusel pieces.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Slice and serve. Wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Notes
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Check out some more amazing recipes from Cassie: Black pepper Parmesan drop biscuits, Roasted garlic soup and Gingerbread donuts.
This looks like a pizza my family would devour!
I love Cassie so it is no surprise that I am in love with this dessert pizza. Perfect treat, ladies!
What a fun idea! I love dessert pizzas, but had never even considered something like this before – it looks awesome!
Seriously dying. I want to eat this all fall!!
I am dying for a slice of this beauty!!!
Great looking pizza! Would love a slice right now!
Oh gosh. This is just ridiculous. Love each and every part about it!
My oldest is always begging me to make fruit pizza – he’ll be excited to see this!
Now that’s my type of pizza! Fantastic fall treat!
Thank you so much for having me! Loving all these apple recipes!
I am so loving this pizza from Cassie!! I love fruit pizzas!
Gorgeous pizza! I love every part of it, looks amazing!
Such a good idea and it sounds divinely delicious!
holy pizza. i would make this all the time and claim that it’s healthy cause it’s got fruit all over it haha ;)
I’d like a slice now please :)
I am (almost) speechless. This looks absolutely INCREDIBLE! What a great new take on the classic fall fruit :)
Mmmm looks like a pizza that my husband often requests. I want to eat that crust up!!!
Great looking pizza. My grand daughter and I actually made an apple cinnamon and cheese pizza with pizza dough crust once and she loved it. I’m sure she’d enjoy this one just as much.