Taffy Apple Pizza

(From Pampered Chef®)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pkg (18 ounces/540 g) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 pkg (8 ounces/250 g) cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup (50 mL) creamy peanut butter
• ½ teaspoon (2 mL) vanilla
• 2 medium Granny Smith apples
• ¼ cup caramel ice cream topping
• ½ cup peanuts, chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Shape the cookie dough into a ball and place the dough in the center of the Pizza Stone; flatten the dough slightly. Using a lightly floured a Baker’s Roller^®, roll out the dough into a 14″ (35-cm) circle, about ¼” (6 mm) thick. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the dough is a light golden brown. Remove the stone from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Carefully loosen the cookie from the baking stone using a Forged Bread Knife; let the cookie cool completely on the baking stone.
2. Combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla in a Small Batter Bowl and mix well. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the baked cookie.
3. Peel, core, and slice the apples using the Apple Peeler, Corer & Slicer. Cut the apple slices in half and arrange them evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
4. Microwave the ice cream topping on HIGH for 30-45 seconds or until warm; drizzle the topping evenly over the apples. Chop the peanuts using a Food Chopper; sprinkle the nuts over the apples. Cut the pizza into wedges.

Yield:

• 16  servings

Nutrients per serving:

Calories 300, Total Fat 17 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 5 g, Sodium 270 mg, Fiber 1 g

U.S. Diabetic exchanges per serving:

2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 3 fat (2 1/2 carb)