Breakfast for dinner, anyone? Growing up, it always felt like vacation when we sat around the kitchen table on a random weeknight, devouring stacks of pancakes while the sun set outside. This Maple-Bacon Pizza is my ode to those nights, with the addition of apples, Cheddar cheese, and fresh thyme to make it a square-ish meal.
Although I think the maple syrup really make this pizza, you can go all savory with hot sauce instead—or drizzle with hot honey for a sweet-hot compromise. Also, if you're more of a pear person, try that instead! Once you get the hang of this recipe, you can make it your own with any combo of your favorite breakfasty items. Experiment with cooked sausage instead of bacon, mint instead of thyme, fruit syrup instead of maple, etc. (Make sure you tag me on Instagram with your unique concoctions!)
Wanna go down the breakfast-pizza-for-dinner rabbit hole? Check out my Scrapple and Bacon, Egg, and Cheese pizzas, too!
Maple-Bacon Pizza with Apples and Cheddar
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound thick-cut bacon chopped
- 1 (14- to 16-ounce) ball pizza dough
- 1/2 medium red-skinned apple (such as Pink Lady) cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 medium green-skinned apple (such as Granny Smith) cored and thinly sliced
- 1 heaping cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- pure maple syrup for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500°F (if using a baking sheet) or as high as it will go (if using a baking stone/steel; place the stone/steel in the oven before you start preheating).
- Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until it renders its fat and just begins to brown at the edges. (Be careful not to let it get crispy. Remember: It will continue cooking in the oven!) Remove the skillet from the heat and use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Reserve the bacon grease in the skillet.
- Stretch or roll out your dough to a 12-inch circle, then transfer it to an oiled baking sheet or a floured pizza peel (if using a baking stone/steel).
- Brush the dough lightly with some of the reserved bacon grease. Arrange the apple slices on top in a single layer (pretty pattern optional), then scatter the bacon over top, followed by the cheese.
- Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese has browned in spots, 8 to 10 minutes on the baking sheet, 6 to 8 minutes on the baking stone/steel.
- Remove the pizza from the oven. Top with the fresh thyme and a drizzle of maple syrup; slice and serve.
Your Maple Bacon Pizza looking soo tasty.Great and thanks!