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Deep Dish Pear Dessert Pizza with Cinnamon Streusel

A simple homemade pizza crust, a layer of caramelized, sweet, spiced pears, a heavy flurry of cinnamon streusel on top, and it's all finished off with a buttery glaze!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dessert
Keyword Easy Dessert Recipes, Dessert Pizza
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Dough Rise 1 hour
Servings 8 slices
Author Stephanie Simmons

Ingredients

For the Pizza Dough

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 TBSP granulated sugar
  • 1 and 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Pear Filling

  • 3 medium ripe pears about 4 cups, sliced
  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp salted butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 and 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 3/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Cinnamon Streusel

  • 3 tbsp cold salted butter
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour can sub for all-purpose
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated or cane sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

For the Glaze

  • 2 tbsp salted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • tiny pinch of salt + cinnamon

Instructions

  • Make the Pizza Dough: Add the warm water and tablespoon of sugar to a medium bowl and whisk together. Add the yeast and don't mix - let sit for 5 minutes. It should be kind of creamy and foamy looking. Stir in the flour, olive oil, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla until a shaggy dough forms.
    Flour your counter and dump the dough out. Lightly flour the dough and begin kneading it - knead it for 5 minutes. Set a timer! Once you're done kneading it, spray the same bowl (no need to clean it out) with nonstick spray and shape the dough into a ball. Set it in the bowl and cover with a kitchen towel. Let rise for 1 hour.
  • Make the Streusel: While the dough rises, make the streusel. Blend all streusel ingredients together in a food processor until crumbly and clumping together. Set aside.
  • Make the Filling: While the dough rises, make the filling. Rinse and slice your pears into 1/4 to 1/2 " thick slices. Add all filling ingredients to a medium or large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Set a timer for 4 minutes - cook the pears, gently stirring with a silicone spatula. Once the time is up, turn off the heat and remove the pan from the burner.
    Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Assemble the Pizza: Once the dough has risen, plop it into the greased pan and press it out and up the sides a bit. Spoon the pears (leaving behind most of the excess liquid) over the crust and sprinkle the streusel on top. It may seem like a lot of streusel but use it all - trust!
  • Bake: Bake for 18 minutes. The edges of the crust and the streusel will be golden brown.
  • Make the Glaze: Just before the bake time is up, mix up the glaze. Melt the butter in a small bowl and whisk in the remaining glaze ingredients.
  • Serve + Store: Drizzle the glaze over the warm pizza and enjoy! This is best while it's fresh and hot from the oven, but leftovers can be covered + stored in the fridge for a few days. Reheat slices in the microwave.

Notes

NOTE: To determine if a pear is ripe, gently press against the top of the pear, near the stem. If you can indent it and it feels soft, it's ripe! If you buy pears that aren't ripe, let them sit out on the counter for a few days to ripen. Once ripe, keep in the fridge until you're ready to use them!