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Dessert Pizza Recipes: Sweet Pizza Ideas and Toppings Guide

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Preparation time
1-2 hours

Cooking time
less than 10 mins

Serves
Makes 6 x 20cm/8in pizzas

A sweet pizza? You have to try this — a tender, slightly sweet dough topped with creamy, fruity and chocolatey toppings for a delightful dessert-style pizza.

Saturday Kitchen Chefs - Michel Roux Jr
By Michel Roux Jr.
From Saturday Kitchen

Ingredients

For the sweet pizza dough

  • 20g/¾oz fresh yeast
  • 330ml/11fl oz full-fat milk, warmed
  • 650g/1lb 7oz strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 60g/2¼oz caster sugar
  • 2 free-range eggs, beaten
  • pinch salt
  • 80g/2¾oz unsalted butter, diced

For the topping

  • 1 egg yolk, beaten
  • 6 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 2 handfuls mini marshmallows
  • micro herbs, such as red amaranth, basil or coriander, to garnish
  • 4 apples (2 red, 2 green), cored and cut into wedges
  • 150g/5½oz blackberries
  • 150g/5½oz blueberries
  • 2 tbsp stem ginger in syrup, drained and cut into small pieces
  • 100g/3½oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 100g/3½oz nougat, broken into pieces
  • 200g/7oz mascarpone

Method

  1. Begin the dough by dissolving the fresh yeast in the warmed milk in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour, caster sugar, beaten eggs and a pinch of salt. Mix until the ingredients come together into a soft dough.

  2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Add the diced butter and continue kneading until the butter is fully incorporated and the dough feels supple.

  3. Place the dough into a clean bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise for about 1 hour, or until it has doubled in size. Once risen, knock the dough back and knead briefly until smooth. Divide into 12 even balls.

  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a 20cm/8in circle. Arrange the circles on baking trays. Brush each base with the beaten egg yolk, then spread a layer of crème fraîche over each one.

  5. Scatter the toppings as you like: apple wedges, berries, marshmallows, pieces of dark chocolate and nougat, and small bits of stem ginger. Finish any additions with small dollops of mascarpone if desired.

  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 220C/200C Fan/Gas 8 for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are golden and toppings are warmed. Garnish with micro herbs and serve warm for the best contrast of textures and flavors.