How To Make Dessert Pizza on Big Green Egg

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by Chef Jason from 5280 Culinary

They say pizza is life, I agree.  Pizza is one of those amazing comfort foods that brings a smile to young and old.  NOW, imagine apple and cherry cobbler pizza with that amazing streusel topping and then some caramel on top.  It’s happening, soon, on your grill and we can’t wait to see the photos.

How To Make Dessert Pizza on Big Green Egg

Desert Pizza

Chef Jason K. Morse, CEC  |  Ace Hardware Grill Expert  |  Owner, 5280 Culinary

Yield: Serves 4 People

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 12-15 Minutes depending on desired doneness

Ingredients​

  • 1 ea - ​​Pizza Dough Ball, Fresh - ​​​​​8oz w¼ Cup​​Cherry Pie Filling​​​​​​
  • 2 ea​​ - Braeburn Apples, Small - ​​​​​Cored and sliced thin
  • 1 pkg​​ - Crisp Topping/Streusel Topping​​​ - 10 oz pkg​​​
  • 5 Tbsp​ - Butter, Salted - ​​​​​​Room temp
 
  • 2 Tbsp - ​Butter, Salted​​​​​​ - melted
  • 2 Tbsp​ - Sugar, Granulated​​​​ ​​
  • ½ tsp - ​​Cinnamon, Ground​​​ ​​​​
  • 4 Tbsp - ​Caramel sauce​​​​​​s - lightly heated

Preparation

• Clean out your Big Green Egg, remove any ash from the pit and load with new lump charcoal
• Light the charcoal, adjust the top and bottom vents and guide temperature to 600 degrees
• Setup your Big Green Egg for indirect cooking – add the convEGGtor with the legs facing up and add the pizza stone
• Allow the pizza dough to warm up, covered, at room temp, for 1-1.5 hours or until soft
• Stretch the pizza dough to make a 10” Pizza
• Lightly flour your pizza peel
• Lay the dough on the pizza peel
• Quickly Build as follows:
• 1 - Pizza Dough
• 2 – Spread the Cherry pie filling leaving 1” border
• 3 – Layer the sliced apple
• 4 – Top with the streusel topping
• Once the temp reaches 550-600 degrees, BURP the Egg and open the lid slowly
• Launch the pizza into the center of the pizza stone and shut the dome
• Let the pizza cook for approx. 7 minutes
• Burp the egg and open the dome
• Check the crust edge for firmness, if it is firm proceed with the next step.  If not firm, cook for an additional minute
• Brush the edge of the crust with the melted butter, then dust with the cinnamon sugar
• Cook for an additional 6 minutes, or more if you desire darker crust
• BURP the Egg and open the lid, and remove the pizza when done
• Place onto your cutting board and cut into 8 slices
• Drizzle with slightly warm caramel sauce and eat
• Goes GREAT with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top

Grills / Grill Gear Used

• Big Green Egg, XLarge​​​​
• Charcoal, Big Green Egg​​​​
• Speedilight Starters, Big Green Egg​​
• ConvEGGtor, Big Green Egg​​​
• Pizza Stone, Big Green Egg​​​
• Pizza Cutter, Big Green Egg​​​
• Pizza Paddle, Big Green Egg​​​

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Published: 4/29/2020