Kid-Friendly Apple Pecan Pizza

If your children are picky pizza eaters who eschew tomato-sauced pies, surprise them with an apple pecan pizza. This vegan pizza features shaved apple slices tossed with cinnamon and drizzled with maple syrup — what kiddo isn’t going to love that? In addition to being super simple to make, you can serve this tasty vegan recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
If your children are picky pizza eaters who eschew tomato-sauced pies, surprise them with an apple pecan pizza. This vegan pizza features shaved apple slices tossed with cinnamon and drizzled with maple syrup — what kiddo isn’t going to love that? In addition to being super simple to make, you can serve this tasty vegan recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Kid-Friendly Apple Pecan Pizza

Serves 8

Ingredients:

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• 2 red or green firm baking apples, halved, cored, sliced very thin

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• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

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• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest

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• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans

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• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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• 1 (10-inch) unbaked vegan pizza crust

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• 4 to 5 tablespoons maple syrup, divided

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• 6 to 8 ounces your favorite vegan cheese, crumbled or shredded

Directions:

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• Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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• Place apples, lemon juice, zest, pecans, and cinnamon in a bowl and toss to coat.

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• Roll pizza dough into a flat round and slide onto a lightly floured pizza peel (or the back of a baking sheet).

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• Drizzle dough with 2 tablespoons or so of maple syrup.

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• Spread apple slices evenly over dough and drizzle again with maple syrup.

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• Scatter vegan cheese over pizza and slide onto pizza stone.

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• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until pizza crust is lightly browned and crisp and the toppings are hot.

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• Use the pizza peel to remove pizza from stone and place on a large cutting board.

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• Let cool slightly then slice and serve.

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