How To Make Dessert Pizza on Big Green Egg

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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

Charcoal, Big Green Egg​​​​

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Published: 4/29/2020