Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. + cooling
YIELD: 12 slices.
I made a favorite recipe lighter by making my own cookie crust. I used less fat and sugar, and part whole wheat pastry flour. I also used a combination of fat-free and low-fat cream cheese as well as fat-free caramel sauce. My family doesn't notice the difference. —Tari Ambler, Shorewood, Illinois
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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1/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1 large egg
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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1 tablespoon light corn syrup
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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TOPPING:
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1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 medium tart apples, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup fat-free caramel ice cream topping
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1/4 cup chopped unsalted dry roasted peanuts
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, oil, corn syrup and vanilla. Combine the flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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2.
Press dough onto a 14-in. pizza pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
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3.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla until smooth. Spread over crust. Arrange apples over the top. Drizzle with caramel topping; sprinkle with peanuts. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 238 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 228mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.
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