Plum and Walnut Pizza: A Sweet Baked Dessert
Pizza for pudding? Yes really. This recipe for plum and walnut pizza produces a delicious combination of tart juicy plums, fragrant vanilla and crunchy walnuts. Then there’s the pizza dough with it’s caramel notes from the baked white chocolate. It’s irresistible.
Ages ago, I saw a fabulous post for a fruit dessert pizza over at Peaches Please and was immediately struck by the idea. Pizza for dessert? Who knew?
Plum And Walnut Pizza
It just so happened that I’d been sent some plums from South Africa. So the time was right to try a plum pizza.
Some of you may recall the plum and amaretto ice-cream I made with these very same plums way back when, so I had high hopes. I was also keen to try making pizza dough with white chocolate which I thought would suit this fruity delight very well.
The key to my sweet pizza dough is the addition of that white chocolate. It’s the only sweetener I use, but it add wonderful bursts of sweetness as the white chocolate caramelises. If you use a vanillary white chocolate, so much the better.
I often add maca powder to things like pizza dough. It adds a very subtle note of caramel, but principally it makes me think I’m being healthy. The addition is entirely optional and won’t make any difference to the consistency of your pizza dough.
Gosh these plum and walnut pizzas are good. The dough is soft and sweet and combines beautifully with the tart juicy plums and the fragrant vanilla. The walnuts give a delightful crunch and added bitter notes which contrast nicely with the caramel undertones from the bits of white chocolate that caramelise in the dough.
I particularly like the look of these pizzas with the strikingly coloured purple plums. They’re a visual feast.
These sweet dessert pizzas have become a regular on our table now. I’ve used several different varieties of plum, but never any as striking as these. I’ve also baked some with peaches and with nectarines. Both are exceedingly good.
What Sort Of Jam To Use
Plum jam is the ideal jam to use for these plum pizzas. But if you don’t have any, swap it for apricot jam or strawberry jam.
Are Walnuts Good On Pizza?
You bet they are. Walnuts add a welcome crunch and they’re delicious toasted. They go particularly well with blue cheese, goat’s cheese and other creamy cheeses. But what’s less well known is that they pair brilliantly with fruit on pizzas.
You can make both sweet and savoury fruit pizzas. Cheese, fruit and walnuts make some of the best pizza toppings. This plum pizza, however, contains no cheese, just plums and walnuts. It is, nevertheless, delicious.
Other Summer Baked Puddings You Might Like
- Black forest clafoutis
- Chocolate pancakes with blackcurrant compôte
- How to make clafoutis
- Rhubarb crumble
Plum And Walnut Pizza. PIN IT.
Plum and Walnut Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Base
- 250 g flour (half wholemeal, half plain white)
- 1 tsp instant yeast / fast action / easy bake
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp maca powder (optional)
- 150 ml lukewarm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 30 g white chocolate (I use Green & Black’s)
Topping
- 3 tbsp plum jam (I use homemade)
- 1 tbsp marsala
- 4 large purple plums (or several smaller plums of whatever variety you can get hold of)
- 25 g walnuts shelled
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar for dusting
Instructions
Pizza Base
- Mix the flours in a large bowl with the yeast, salt and maca powder, if using.250 g flour, 1 tsp instant yeast / fast action / easy bake, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp maca powder
- Stir in the water and olive oil until the mixture comes together in a ball.150 ml lukewarm water, 1 tbsp olive oil
- Knead for about 10 minutes on an oiled surface. Incorporate the chocolate towards the end, kneading it in as you go.30 g white chocolate
- Place into an oiled bowl and cover with a plastic bag or damp tea towel. Leave in a warm place to rise for an hour or so.
- Set the oven to 200℃ (180℃ fan, 400℉, Gas 6).
- Divide the dough into 4 balls and roll them as thinly as possible into rounds.
- Place on lined baking sheets.
Topping
- Warm the jam in a small pan along with the marsala.3 tbsp plum jam, 1 tbsp marsala
- Slice the plums as thinly as you can.4 large purple plums
- Roughly chop the walnuts.25 g walnuts
- Spread a tbsp of the jam mixture over the base of each pizza.
- Lay the plum slices over the jam then scatter some walnuts over the top.
- Dust each one with a little vanilla sugar.1 tsp vanilla sugar
- Bake in the middle of the oven at for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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Sharing
Alpha Bakes is P this month and I have three of them. P is for Purple Plum and Walnut Pizza. Caroline Makes. is hosting this time around.
As plums are in season, this sweet dessert pizza goes to Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary for Simple and in Season.
How clever! I’ve never come across a sweet pizza before…well, not one which wasn’t a gimmick. This looks delicious, and what wonderful flavours. Definitely going to give it a go….
Thank you Rachel – oh no not a gimmick, it’s delicious. In fact I have some peaches …
This looks lovely – I’m really keen on sweet pizzas at the moment. Thanks so much for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. Sorry I was particularly slow getting over for this one. I’ve pinned it to my food board and a tweet will go out shortly 🙂
This was the first sweet pizza I ever had Emily – what a revelation.
What a fantastic pizza flavour! Intriguing! Love it 🙂 Thank you for sharing with Simple and in Season
My pleasure Elizabeth 🙂
Thanks Stacey 🙂
I think this should win £100. I am not a cook at all but I am tempted to try this.
Thanks Julie, that’s really kind of you 🙂
A really creative idea and I bet it tastes delicious! Thanks for entering Alphabakes.
Thanks Caroline 🙂
What a brilliant idea! The purple plums look gorgeous and I am imagine that all the flavours worked well together. Thanks for entering AlphaBakes.
Thanks Ros – keep meaning to make it with peaches – must get onto it before the season runs out.
Really lovely! I would love to try that out some time xx
Do let me know what you think if you do Gina.
What a unique combo for a unique pizza. I love it.
Once tried, there is no looking back Bintu 🙂
Looks very tasty! Unusual combination but like both ingredients 😉
Thanks Sylvia 🙂
Thank you Jessica 🙂
I love the colour of the plums, so pretty. I also like how you’ve incorporated whit chocolate into the dough, one I’m going to have to try.
Thanks Jen – it was a toss up between melting the chocolate and having it in chunks. I think I made the right decision.
I’ve never heard of a dessert pizza before, but this looks and sounds delicious x
This was new to me too Stephanie, but there’s no looking back now.
I’ve never tried a sweet dessert pizza but this looks and sounds delicious!
Now this looks amazing Choclette and would make a GREAT picnic type of pie (tea time treats this month) 😉 I LOVE plums and look forward to the plum season with anticipation and when married with chocolate, these mist taste amazing, plus, I am a HUGE fan of sweet pizzas too, why not eh? Great recipe and post, Karen
Thanks Karen. Not sure how this would fare on a picnic as it’s so juicy, but I have something lined up for TTT which I’m going to bake today – looking forward to it already.
I SO love this!
Go for it Lucy.
Looks appetizing & seasonal too ! YUM 😉
Kit, thank you and how lovely to hear from you.
total phwoar factor in this recipe lovely and clever lady x
Thank you Deena, you know how to make me smile 🙂
Sweet pizza sounds divine. And the plums look so dark and juicy…. Bookmarked!
Go for it Kate, it’s so worthwhile. Have you found a good GF pizza dough recipe? I expect you have.
This looks delicious. I can imagine eating it with some blobs of ricotta and a drizzle of honey. Those plums look gorgeous
Ooh, I do like that idea Katie – will have to try it next time I make a fruit pizza.
wow… i’m absolutely loving this sweet pizza idea and what a perfect combination of walnuts and plums… so far am LOVING plum season… now, do you think my local pizza hut will make this?
Probably not Dom, but you most certainly could and I’d put my money on yours over Pizza Hut any day.
I definitely will add maca to the dough! The fruit pizza looks awesome.
Well yes Angie and I’m sure you could make it healthier in other ways too 🙂
want want want – and love how you use white chocolate in baking – would be so good with plums and walnuts – I make dessert pizzas all too infrequently but this white chocolate pizza dough is really intriguing me even if plums are out of season – I could imagine the dough would go well with berries too.
Haha, seems I am very late to this dessert pizza malarky, but I’m glad I have finally got there Johanna. It would be interesting to see how you got on with berries – I’m not sure how well they would cope with the high heat.