Cinnamon streusel dessert pizza may be one of the best desserts of all time. Effortless, quick & insanely delicious, this is a treat everyone will love! Made with healthy ingredients, it’s vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free, but really tastes like the real deal.
I remember back in my college days, my girlfriends and I had this insane obsession with this cinnamon streusel dessert pizza from a popular pizza chain (think, cinnapie or cinnamon sweetsicks from Poppa Johns). Being gluten and dairy-free, I set out to recreate a more wholesome version of the classic dessert and OMG, you have to try it. It has a buttery pizza-like crust with a cinnamon sugar and oat streusel filling, topped with a cashew frosting drizzle. This tastes absolutely SINFUL.
Dessert pizza recipe video
Why you’ll love this dessert pizza
- It only takes a few minutes to throw together and looks like you spent some time and effort on it!
- Absolutely delicious! It’s bursting with cinnamon sugar flavor, has the crunchy streusel filling that is to die for, and the perfect cashew-based glaze.
- Wholesome: Made without butter, dairy, or tons of added sugar, this dessert pizza is made with more wholesome ingredients and is vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
How to make cinnamon dessert pizza
Full recipe is in the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Cookie sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- Almond flour: There are no subs that’ll work as a 1:1 swap for almond flour, unless you use store-bought cashew flour.
- Oil or butter: Coconut oil, ghee, or vegan butter will all work. Ghee or vegan butter will give this the most authentic dessert pizza flavor.
- Oats: You can use quick oats or rolled oats. I prefer quick oats. You can opt for gluten free oats or swap them for extra nuts for a paleo option.
- Chopped nuts: I like using a mix of pecans, walnuts, and almonds, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
- Cinnamon
- Coconut sugar: You can also use monk fruit, however coconut sugar gives the recipe that “caramelized” flavor. You can also use regular sugar if you’re not worried about this recipe being refined sugar free!
- Cashews: This is what is used to make the base of the frosting. You can also use store-bought frosting!
steps to make cinnamon streusel dessert pizza
- Mix together the dough ingredients until a dough forms. Shape into a circle on a piece of parchment paper, building up the edges a bit (almost like a deep dish/stuffed crust look). This will hold the fillings inside the middle.
- Mix together the filling ingredients until combined. Pour into the center of the pizza and spread it out.
- Bake! While it’s baking, make the frosting by blending everything together until smooth. Add to a piping bag or something similar.
- Once the dessert pizza has cooled, you can frost it. OR you can wait until you’re about to serve it, warm the pizza slices, and then add the topping.
baking tips & fAQ’s
- Store leftovers: This dessert pizza is best enjoyed straight away but will also store well in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven or microwave prior to eating!
More healthy dessert recipes to try
- Homemade healthy Dilly Bars
- Copycat heavenly hunks
- Raw vegan cinnamon rolls (erewhon copycat)
- Healthy Snickers ice cream cake
- No bake strawberry cheesecake parfaits
- Frozen yogurt bites
Cinnamon Streusel Dessert Pizza
Cinnamon streusel dessert pizza may be one of the best desserts of all time. Effortless, quick & insanely delicious, this is a treat everyone will love! Made with healthy ingredients, it's vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free, but really tastes like the real deal.
Ingredients
Pizza dough
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 6 tbsp coconut sugar
- 6 tbsp melted coconut oil or ghee
- 1 egg room temp
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract & pinch of sea salt
Streusel filling
- 1/2 cup organic quick or old-fashioned rolled oats *See notes
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 5 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
Frosting
- 1 cup cashews *soaked in hot water for 1 hour prior
- 3-4 tbsp canned coconut milk or cream *use the solid part from the top of the can
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix together the dough ingredients until dough forms. Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper and form it into a circle pizza crust. Build up the edges/crust around the pizza (almost like a stuffed crust/deep dish look). This will help keep the filling inside the pizza.
- Mix together the filling ingredients together until smooth. Add to the middle of the pizza crust, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until the edges are golden. Remove from the oven.
- To make the frosting, blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. You want it to be thick like cream cheese frosting. Place it in the fridge to firm up while you wait for the pizza to cool a bit.
Serving
- You can either drizzle the pizza after it cools or you can warm up the slices when ready to eat and add the frosting then.
