This past September, I did an apple study with my kids. Part of that study was baking different delicious apple treats together. After making all the basics—pies, dumplings and turnovers—I remembered this recipe. It’s a unique twist on the traditional “apple pie” and so easy to make!

Ingredients:

For Pizza:

  • Pizza dough (I use 2 of the Trader Joe’s pizza dough packages. You can use a pre-made, thinner crust pizza dough too.)
  • 3 cups apples, cored, skinned, and sliced
  • 1 stick + 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

For Glaze:

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2–3 tablespoons milk (or more if needed)

Directions:

  1. Sautee your sliced apples in the 3 tablespoons of butter until soft.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out pizza dough on a greased pizza pan (not a stone). If you are using raw dough, it might need to be at room temperature to get it all rolled out, and you will need to bake it for about 5 minutes in the preheated oven before putting toppings on. If you are using a ready-made pizza crust, skip that and move to step 3.
  3. In a bowl, mix together oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, melt your stick of butter. Let it cool a bit, and add your teaspoon of vanilla to the butter.
  4. Pour the melted butter and vanilla mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well.
  5. Put your soft apples on top of your dough. Now sprinkle the oat mixture on top, covering most of the apples.
  6. Pop it in the oven for about 25 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
  7. Once it is out of the oven and cooling a bit, make your glaze. Melt the 1/4 cup butter. Add the vanilla, powdered sugar, and milk. You want it to be thin enough to glaze over the top easily, so add milk until it is a pourable texture.
  8. Glaze the pizza while it is still warm, and serve!