Apple Dessert Pizza



This sweet pizza is a hit for snacking, dessert or breakfast!




Serves: 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:


1 650 g pizza dough (or recipe for large dough) 2 tbsp (25 mL) butter, melted 1/4 cup (50 mL) granulated sugar 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon 3 cups (750 mL) thinly sliced peeled Ontario Apples (such as Empire, McIntosh, Cortland) 1/4 cup (50 mL) golden raisins or dried cranberries 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped pecans or walnuts 1/4 cup (50 mL) semisweet or milk chocolate chips Cinnamon Icing (recipe follows):




Cooking Instructions:


Press or roll pizza dough into 12-inch (30 cm) circle; place on pizza pan or large baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Brush 1-inch (2.5 cm) edge of dough with a little of the melted butter. In small bowl, mix sugar with cinnamon; sprinkle 1 tbsp (15 mL) over buttered edge. In medium bowl, toss apples with remaining butter and sugar mixture until well coated. Arrange over dough just inside sugar edging. Bake in 400ºF (200ºC) oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with raisins, pecans and chocolate chips; bake for 10 minutes or until apples are tender and edge of dough is lightly browned. Let cool slightly; cut into wedges. If desired, drizzle with Cinnamon Icing. Cinnamon Icing: In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar with 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cinnamon; stir in 1 tbsp (15 mL) milk. Nutritional Information: 1 Serving: PROTEIN: 7 grams FAT: 10 grams CARBOHYDRATE: 56 grams CALORIES: 33 FIBRE: 4 grams