Alright, who doesn't like pizza?! This dessert pizza recipe came from a Pampered Chef cookbook called "All the Best" and was really easy to make. The crust can be made in advance which is what I did when I made this for a pot luck event.
Ingredients:
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 medium granny smith apples
- 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Press cookie dough evenly into greased 10 inch round spring form pan. Bake 15 mins or so until light golden brown all over and cookie is cooked through. Remove from oven and cool completely. Remove outside spring form. (I left it on the base for easier cutting and baked it up the night before so all I had to do in the morning was assemble)
2. Combine cream cheese, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla in small bowl and mix well. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over cookie. (There will be plenty of leftover spread unless you want it really thick on your crust. I used the extra to dip graham crackers or sliced apples in)
3. Peel, core and slice apples. Cut in half and arrange evenly over cream cheese mixture.(Soaking the apple slices in lemon water will keep them from turning brown; pat dry)
4. Microwave ice cream topping 10-15 seconds to thin it out and drizzle over apples. Chop peanuts and sprinkle over apples. (I cut it into slice ahead of time and it was much easier releasing from the base of the spring form pan, than trying to pry it off as a full "pizza". I also didn't have peanuts in my pantry so I crumbled Nutter Butter cookies on top instead)
REALITY: I would definitely RECOMMEND this recipe to others. It is sweet and salty and reminds me of a caramel apple. I would suggest keeping it cold so that the apples don't get soft and the cookie crust tends to get soggy as well, but hopefully it will get eaten up quickly because it is that good!
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