Secret Recipes

Cherry Cheese Streusel Pizza

    Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 ounces granulated sugar
  • 1 medium egg

    Streusel Topping:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

    Assembly:

  • 1 (12-inch) dessert pizza shell - fresh or par-baked
  • 8 oz cream cheese filling
  • 14 oz cherry pie filling
  • 3 oz streusel topping

Prepare Cream Cheese Filling: Cut cream cheese into sugar; add egg. Blend at medium speed until fluffy.

Prepare Streusel Topping: Mix flour and brown sugar; cut in butter; mix in pecans and ground cinnamon. Blend thoroughly until crumbly.

Assemble Pizza: Spread cream cheese filling evenly over fresh or par-baked pizza dough. Spread cherry pie filling over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with streusel topping mixture. Bake at 500°F until cheese filling and streusel is lightly browned (about 7-9 minutes). Cool and serve.

Servings:
6


Source:
Pizza Today, January 1993