Maple-Glazed Pecan, Apple, and Parmesan Pizza
We were inspired to make this pizza after flipping through Truly, Madly, Pizza – a gourmet pizza cookbook.
Their recipe was for Maple-glazed Pecan, Pear, and Pecorino pizza but we improvised with what we had on hand to make this delicious Maple-glazed Pecan, Apple, and Parmesan Pizza!
The contrast between the salty and sweet toppings is mouth-watering, and the dough is a perfect crunchy-chewy balance. Even without the maple-glaze, the apple slices bring enough sweet flavour to this pizza if you’re looking to reduce the (natural) sugar content.
Preheat your pizza (with a pizza stone in it if you have one) to 550F.
In a small skillet or frying pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter and add 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add toasted pecans and coat evenly. Remove from heat and add the thinly sliced apples to absorb that sticky goodness.
Roll out a ball of your favourite pizza dough and transfer to a cornmeal-coated cutting board or pizza peel. (The cornmeal stops the pizza dough from sticking to the board, allowing it to slide off easily onto the pizza stone.)
Spread the cheese evenly on the pizza, and arrange the apple slices on top.
Slide the pizza carefully from the cutting board or pizza peel onto the pizza stone (or directly onto the oven rack if you don’t have a pizza stone).
Bake for 6-10 minutes, until cheese has melted and the crust has taken on a nice golden colour.
Top with some of the pecans (if you add them before baking, they will burn… I learned this the hard way).
This is now one of my favourite pizza combinations. I’m excited to try out some new suggestions from the book, as some of the toppings completely reimagine the traditional pizza. A printable version of this recipe is below.
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Maple-Glazed Pecan, Apple, and Parmesan Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
- 1/2 apple sliced
- 1 ball pizza dough (use homemade or packaged)
- 2 oz parmesan cheese
- Pepper, optional, to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 550F, if using a pizza stone place it in the oven now.
Melt butter in a small pan, add maple syrup and salt. Add toasted pecans and stir to coat completely before taking off of the heat. Add in the apple slices to soak up a bit of the maple glaze.
Roll out the pizza dough on a cornmeal-covered pizza peal or cutting board (to allow for easy transfer to the pizza stone).
Top the pizza dough with the cheese and then arrange the apple slices over top.
Bake for 6-10 minutes until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
Top with pecans and pepper, if using.
Serve hot.
This looks amazing! What a wonderful combination of flavors! I can imagine the salty cheese goes great with the sweet toppings. I just bought myself a cast iron pizza pan… this may have to be its maiden voyage. Pinning, yumming and drooling for sure!
Haha, thanks for the laugh, Carlee! It really is AMAZING!
This looks so great! So many different flavors. I’m pinning this to make very soon 🙂
Thanks, Mel! I hope you do try, it’s divine.
I’ve never thought to make a pizza with these ingredients, we top chicken with these toppings I will have to try this, it sounds delicious!! Thanks.
Thanks – and I’ll have to try chicken on pizza! Maybe with an Alfredo sauce and greens, yum!
I love all of the flavors in this recipe – as I read it, I could imagine each flavor with the others and I think it would be a fantastic pizza. So good, I am going to turn on the oven to make it soon even though its a 1000 degrees here (exaggeration obviously!!) I love salty sweet combos!! I featured your pizza post this week at #FoodieFriDIY – thank you so much for participating!
Thank you so much, Jenny!