Isn't it amazing how some people have an uncanny ability to pick up trends early on? My roommate is one of those people -- she predicts popular culture (music and fashion, particularly) with spot-on accuracy. I'm less talented, but I do have my moments. For example, I'm convinced that roller blading is coming back. Maybe that's a bad example to lead with, but you'll have to trust that this is going somewhere.Something I did predict long ago is the rise of chocolate pizza (so did Slashfood) See delicious recipes here and here and here. I love dishes that replace their usual ingredients with ones that are unexpected (and bonus points if the new ingredients are sweeter). So when I first heard of chocolate pizza, I knew I'd be a fan. The first pie I tasted was actually baked by my mom. She used nutella for "sauce" and topped it with white chocolate shavings, but clearly there are infinite variations worth trying. There's a mocha fudge sauce sitting in my pantry that I'd love to use, and amazing toppings could include fruit, marshmallows, chocolate shavings, chocolate chips, candy and peanut butter.
I'm sure you can order them on the internet as well, but the most appetizing ones I found were on this web site, which is based abroad. I've also recently tasted fruit pizza (cookie crust topped with fruit and a delicious glaze), and I'd love to hear of any delicious variations you've tried. I'm planning to make my own soon, so please share tips!
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4-15-2008 @ 12:39PM
fuchsoid said...
I've only ever had dessert pizza once, but that was a delicious combination of poached pear slices and chocolate sauce on some sort of sweet pastry. I'm tempted to try copying it now, maybe with Nutella for the sauce.
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4-15-2008 @ 3:15PM
Mike G said...
I've made a Dessert Pizza for a party at a friend's house who has a real Italian pizza oven.
Regular pizza dough, Nutella for 'sauce', banana slices on top and a dusting of brown sugar and cinnamon. It turned out very well.
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4-16-2008 @ 1:45AM
Hermionenron said...
I am so going to look at those links now which may or may not be a good idea :P
There is a pizza I have been planning on making for a long time. It involves a base, a small amount of custard, sliced bananas and caramel sauce all nice and warm with vanilla ice cream... Just need to go buy some cream for the caramel sauce and will be all set :D
Hopefully it wont be like the veggie chocolate chip pizza I once made and ate hehe so sweet.
ooo new idea!!! Can make pizza crusts with different things in it too, like peanut butter...or anything really. Oh noes the possibilities are endless haha
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4-16-2008 @ 7:51AM
Jenn said...
The buffet at college must be cutting edge, because they've been serving "sweetza" or apple pizza for a couple years now. The sauce is some kind of a cream cheese concoction with cinnamon apple slices and a light sprinkle of cheddar cheese on top. People have been known to make special trips on Thursdays just for this treat (I'm one of them!).
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