This pregnancy has me craving everything bad. I want pizza, cake, and donuts all of the time. Even right now. Fortunately, I have some free time in my schedule now so I can go to my Stroller Strides classes a few days a week! Bring on the donuts!
Anyway, back to the pizza. I know “fall pizza” sounds kind of weird, but I decided to call it that because of the warm and cozy toppings that remind me of fall: apples, maple syrup, sausage, sage, and smokey gouda cheese!
I used this awesome recipe {and method} from one of my favorite blogs, Weed ‘Em and Reap. Check her out if you love to eat cake but don’t want to feel guilty about it anymore.
Fall Apple & Sausage Pizza
Pizza crust – use recipe linked above or your favorite!
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 sweet onions, halved lengthwise, then sliced into 1/2 inch slices
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 apples (whatever variety you like), slices thin
3 tablespoons chopped, fresh sage
1lb sausage
2 cups baby spinach leaves
2 cups smoked gouda cheese
Heat olive oil over medium-low heat, then add onions and cook for 15-20 minutes. Stir constantly to make sure onions don’t stick to the pan. When the onions are soft and golden, add balsamic vinegar and cook and stir until vinegar is evaporated (5-10 minutes). Stir in apples, maple syrup, and sage. Cook for 2-3 minutes until apples have softened a bit. Cook sausage in another pan, making sure to crumble it like ground beef.
Assuming you have prepared your pizza crusts and preheated the oven according to whatever directions you are using, spread 1 cup of the spinach over the pizza crust, topped with half of the apple/onion mixture, half of the sausage, and half of the smoked gouda cheese. If you are lucky enough to have a big enough oven and two pizza stones, then prepare the other crust with the remaining ingredients and cook according to the directions for your choice of crust. If you use the recipe linked above, I had to cook the pizza for about 20 minutes.
The crust was so, so, so soft and yummy. If you are one of those weird people who like thin crust then this is not the crust for you. It’s fluffy, soft, and all sorts of perfect!
Enjoy your Tuesday!
Me + Three {and counting} 
I’d have never thought of maple syrup, but that looks scrumptious. I like the combination of sweet and savoury. My favourite sandwich is a really mature farmhouse cheddar with strawberry jam.
I love cheese and jam together! One of my favorite treats is goat cheese with fig jam on crackers. I’m going to have to try this cheese and strawberry jam sandwich.
This seriously looks amazing. Now I’m craving Pizza. I may have to try a pizza night with Nathan!
Even if you don’t make this pizza, make sure you try the crust (if you like normal, fluffy crust). It is seriously the best crust recipe I have ever made..and I’ve made a lot of pizza crusts. =)
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