Today I am participating in The Improv Cooking Challenge held by Sheryl at Lady Behind the Curtain. The theme for this very first month was Caramel and Apples. I knew that I couldn’t miss out on an opportunity to create a recipe that combined the two.
I have always loved fruit pizza! Typically when I make it, I use strawberries, kiwi, and blueberries. About a month ago my sister-in-law Brittany made a fruit pizza with apples on it. It was really good and was the original inspiration for this recipe. I found a Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting at Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures and it worked wonderfully (I halved the original recipe and still had some left over. It is great on brownies too!). I then took ingredients from a traditional caramel apple to complete this wondeful fall treat!
MINI CARAMEL APPLE FRUIT PIZZAS
Recipe by Crumbs and Chaos
Recipe by Crumbs and Chaos
Ingredients
SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH — I used 1 tube of Pillsbury, you could make it if you wanted
1 large APPLE
1/4 cup PEANUTS, chopped
1/4 cup BUTTER, softened
4 oz CREAM CHEESE, softened
1/2 cup CARAMEL ICE CREAM TOPPING — plus additional for drizzling
3 cups POWDERED SUGAR
LEMON JUICE
Directions
Bake cookies according to package directions. Allow to cool completely.
Meanwhile, beat butter and cream cheese well. Add Caramel and mix until well combined. Slowly beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.
Peel apples and slice thinly. Toss with small amount of lemon juice in a small bowl.
To assemble, frost cookies with frosting. Layer with three apple slices each and drizzle with remaining caramel. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped peanuts. ENJOY!
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I’ll bet this tastes totally amazing. What a great way to use apple and caramel.
I LOVE your recipe! Thanks for participating in THE IMPROV COOKING CHALLENGE!! I can’t wait to see what you do next month with Pumpkin and Cream Cheese. —Sheryl—
Oh my goodness these look fabulous! Stopping by from The Challenge. I’m a new follower 🙂
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Great idea! Glad we’re in the ICC together!
Amy @ A Little Nosh
What a fun idea and so delicious looking.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my Improv Cooking Challenge recipe: Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Love this idea!
What cute little pizzas! They look yummy! My post is #53.
YUM! So much easier to serve (greedy boys!) than a whole big cookie “pizza” you have to slice up with all those toppings. Thanks for the great idea!
Wow, looks divine!
What a fantastic idea!! I love fruit pizza too! This is a perfect recipe for this challenge!
Delicious and too testy, I really like apples dishes in caramel sauce. I will have to try this recipe next time I make some!
I can hardly wait to try this…I just pinned it to my Pinterest board!
What adorable bite-sized treats! Perfect for a snack or dessert. And you don’t have to feel bad about eating them because they have fruit and they are mini 🙂
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nice idea..thanks for sharing....