This Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza Recipe is easy to make and tastes amazing.
Made on a pizza crust, this dessert recipe is a nice balance of sweet flavors from caramelized apples with frosting balanced by favorite fall spices.
What you will read about in this recipe.
- What is apple pizza?
- Why we love this apple dessert recipe.
- Ingredients needed to make apple pizza dessert
- Tips for making the best air fryer dessert pizza.
- How to make apple pizza dessert in an airfryer.
- How to store apple dessert pizza.
- Print the recipe for this Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza Air Fryer Recipe.
- How to make homemade pizza dough.
What is apple pizza?
Apple pizza is a dessert idea featuring a layer of buttery caramelized apples on a pizza crust and then topped with a cream cheese frosting.
I like that this pizza can be made in an air fryer.
Have you tried my Air Fryer Chocolate Cupcakes?
Those chocolate cupcakes are are a decadent, moist, and chocolatey dessert idea that you do not have to bake in an oven. Both this recipe for apple pizza and that recipe for cupcakes are great tasting dessert recipes that can be made in an air fryer.
To make this recipe you will need a pan, such as a pie pan, that is air fryer safe. You can find a selection of air fryer pans here.
Why we love this apple dessert recipe.
This is a simple dessert pizza that tastes amazing.
Making it in an air fryer makes it even better.
Here is what else we like about this recipe.
- This pizza smells amazing while it is air frying.
- Personalizing this pizza is as easy as using two different kinds of apples or adding additional spices.
- Apple pizza goes great with ice cream on top or on the side.
- You can make this recipe anywhere that you can plug in an air fryer.
- The apples can be caramelized in advanced and refrigerated in order to make this recipe even quicker to air fry.
- This is a perfect dessert idea anytime of the year- especially during the fall months.
Ingredients needed to make apple pizza dessert
- Pizza Crust. Use a refrigerator section premade dough or make your own dough. There is a homemade dough recipe below.
- Butter. Use regular salted butter for a flavor balance. The butter is divided.
- Brown Sugar. This is also divided.
- Water. Regular tap water should work fine.
- Apples. I like baking apples such as Gala, Granny Smith, or Jonathan for this recipe. Your apples should have the skin removed and then diced into small pieces.
- Apple Pie Spice. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice can alternatively be used.
For the frosting.
- Cream Cheese. Your cream cheese should be softened.
- Butter. Also softened.
- Powdered Sugar. For the frosting.
- Vanilla Extract. To flavor the frosting.
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Tips for making the best air fryer dessert pizza.
Using two kind of apples is a great way to add an interesting flavor to this dessert. Honeycrisp and Fuji are sweeter baking apples that balance nicely with more tart baking apples such as Granny Smith and Cortland apples.
More helpful tips for you.
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- Precooking the crust slightly can help keep it from getting soggy.
- Instead of caramelizing your own apples, use an apple pie filling instead.
- Not a fan of pizza dough? Use a cookie dough, such as sugar cookie dough, instead.
- Feel free to omit the frosting if that is too sweet for you.
- For a crunchy element, top your pizza with chopped nuts.
- This recipe can be made with other fruit, such as pears, instead of or with the apples.
How to make apple pizza dessert in an airfryer.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 8 minutes (per pizza), 15 minutes for caramelized apples.
Air Fry Time : 23 minutes .
Servings : 4 .
Step 1: Caramelize the apples.
- To caramelize your apples, on medium-high heat, melt your butter in a medium saucepan.
- Use a whisk to blend in your sugar, water, and apples and cook for about three minutes or until the sugar has melted into the other ingredients. Then turn the heat down to medium low and cook for another eight minutes, stirring or whisking to break up any lumps.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the spices.
- Allow the mixture to cool for 20 minutes and then transfer it to a jar to cool (about an hour).
Step 2: Make the pizza.
- Preheat your air fryer to 380 and prep your pan well for nonstick (mine was dusted with cornmeal) .
- If you are using my dough recipe you will need to divide it into four sections. Other doughs can vary in the amount that you will have.
- On a lightly dusted clean surface, roll out your dough to about a quarter inch thick and eight inches in diameter. Then transfer the dough to your prepared pan and press it into place. Air fry the dough for four minutes.
- While your dough is air frying, in a mixing bowl, mix together the caramelized apples with the remaining butter and brown sugar. Then evenly spread about a quarter of this mixture over your pre-cooked crust.
- Air fry the apple pizza for another four to six minutes or until the topping begins to bubble.
- Allow the pizza to cool while you make the frosting. To make the frosting, combine together the ingredients in medium sized bowl.
- Once the pizza has cooled you can drizzle or pipe the frosting over the pizza and serve.
- Repeat the air frying process for the remaining dough and ingredients to make more pizzas.
Expert Tip 👉 Allow your pizza to fully cool before adding the frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
How to store apple dessert pizza.
This apple pizza is best when served fresh. If you do have leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container refrigerated for up to a couple of days.
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Print the recipe for this Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza Air Fryer Recipe.
Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Pizza Crust. -Use a refrigerator section premade dough or make your own dough (see post for recipe).
- 5 tbsp Butter -The butter is softened and divided.
- ½ cup Brown Sugar. -This is also divided.
- 1 tbsp Water.
- 2 Apples. -Your apples should have the skin removed and then diced into small pieces. See post for details
- 1½ tsp Apple Pie Spice.
For the frosting
- 4 oz Cream Cheese. -Your cream cheese should be softened.
- 6 tbsp Butter. -Also softened.
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar.
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract.
Instructions
Caramelize the apples.
- To caramelize your apples, on medium-high heat, melt 3 tbsp of your butter in a medium saucepan. Use a whisk to blend in a¼ cup of your brown sugar, water, and apples and cook for about three minutes or until the sugar has melted into the other ingredients. Then turn the heat down to medium low and cook for another eight minutes, stirring or whisking to break up any lumps.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the spices.
- Allow the mixture to cool for 20 minutes and then transfer it to a jar to cool (about an hour).
Make the pizza.
- Preheat your air fryer to 380 and prep your pan well for nonstick (mine was dusted with cornmeal) . If you are using my dough recipe you will need to divide it into four sections. Other doughs can vary.
- On a lightly dusted clean surface, roll out your dough to about a quarter inch thick and eight inches in diameter. Then transfer the dough to your prepared pan and press it into place.
- Air fry the dough for four minutes.
- While your dough is air frying, in a mixing bowl, mix together the caramelized apples with the remaining butter and brown sugar. Then evenly spread about a quarter of this mixture over your pre-cooked crust.
- Air fry the apple pizza for another four to six minutes or until the topping begins to bubble.
- Allow the pizza to cool while you make the frosting.
- To make the frosting, combine together the ingredients in medium sized bowl.
- Once the pizza has cooled you can drizzle or pipe the frosting over the pizza and serve.
- Repeat the air frying process for the remaining dough and ingredients to make more pizzas.
Recipe Notes
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How to make homemade pizza dough.
Ingredients.
- 1 ½ cups warm water (110 degrees F)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons dry yeast
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ cup cornmeal
Make the dough
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together your warm water and yeast and then let the mixture sit until bubbly (about five minutes).
- Stir in your sugar, flour, olive oil, and salt and then mix until fully incorporated.
- Outfit your mixer with a dough hook and knead for five minutes on medium speed or transfer the dough to a lightly floured flat surface and knead for about 10 minutes or until a ball forms.
- Transfer your dough to a lightly oiled bowl and then cover with a clean towel until the dough doubles in size (about an hour).
Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza Air Fryer Recipe, an easy and delicious treat made with caramelized apples topped with frosting.
Please see recipe post for further details on this recipe.
Jamie
Looks yummy
TheAirFryingDiva
It does!