Triple Chocolate Pizza

A couple of months ago I had the chance to eat at Pizzerie Limone, which was good and different.  I am not really a big fan of fruit on my pizza and most of their pizza's involved some kind of fruit.  While I ordered something off of their 'secret' menu for my meal I did take their suggestion to order their current dessert special, which I don't think they even offer anymore!

This pizza was made on their traditional pizza dough, instead of a sauce the crust was brushed with olive oil and then they put dark, milk and white chocolate on the crust and then giving the pizza another drizzle of olive oil before baking.  After it came out of the oven they drizzled it with caramel and salt before serving.

At least I am guessing how this amazing creation comes together!  I know the ingredients, but had to guess on the quantities and instructions!  Once I had this, I knew I had to try and re-create it and man alive I am glad I did!  I am not much of a pizza crust maker, so I took the easy way out and opted to use some pita bread, which I think worked great!  I also knew that I would need sheets or flat pieces of chocolate, wasn't sure if chocolate chips would melt sufficiently before burning.
I actually melted chocolate in advance and spread it out on a cookie sheet to cool and then break into pieces.  I thought I had a picture of that, but I can't find it!
This comes together pretty fast so it can be assembled and baked  right before you need it.  So, this is where the recipe gets a little vague!  I have made this 4 times and each time I have made minor tweaks, and being the imprecise cook that I am, I didn't pay attention to exact amounts!
So, you have your pita bread and flaked pieces of chocolate.  Brush your bread with a thin layer of olive oil and sprinkle your 3 different kinds of chocolate.  You can layer it thin or thick, depending on tastes.  Next you want to drizzle the chocolate with olive oil.  The oil on top of the chocolate helps the chocolate not to get crumbly and burn as it cooks.  This is where I don't know the amount!  I am going to say about 1 1/2 teaspoons per pita bread crust.  Pop that in your 350 degree oven and bake for 5-8 minutes.  Keep an eye on it, if the chocolate starts to look crumbly and burnt, remove immediately.  It will still taste amazing!
Drizzle with caramel syrup, serve and enjoy!

Triple Chocolate Pizza

Ingredients:

Pita Bread
3-4 ounces each of white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, divided
Caramel topping for drizzling

Instructions:

1. Melt chocolate individually in advance, with oil and spread on cookie sheet to cool.  Break into smaller pieces.  Brush each pita bread with olive oil and sprinkle with chocolate pieces.  Drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil.  Eyeball it a bit, if it looks to have enough, you can reduce the amount.
2. Bake for 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees.  Keep on eye on this, you don't want to over bake or burn it.  When chocolate looks soft and a little melty, remove and then drizzle with caramel syrup.  Slice and serve!

Heavenly Banana Cream Pie

Once again, I know it has been awhile!  It has been a crazy couple of months for me!  So while I haven't been posting, I haven't stopping baking!
So it turns out I am not very good at naming my original creations, hopefully this one is aptly named!  I made this for Thanksgiving dinner and it was kinda evolving and changing as I made it!  Even at almost the last second I was making fast changes!  One thing I like about this dessert is that I made it with boxed vanilla pudding, so it can come together pretty fast!

It also has the comfort of a classic with the banana's and the vanilla pudding that classic banana cream pies have.  Something I else I love about this is the unexpected and pleasant surprise that a coconut crust and a hidden layer of fudge add!

As mentioned, it is pretty easy as it starts with a coconut crust.  If you haven't tried one of these, do it now!  By toasting the coconut on the stove top in butter it becomes crunchy but also pliable to mold it into your pie plate. 

Once cooled you can slice up your bananas, spread some hot fudge on top (store bought or you can try THIS recipe that I used)

and then finish off with your prepared vanilla pudding.  So simple! 

Cut and serve with some Cool Whip or Whipped Cream!

Heavenly Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 cups sweetened coconut flakes
2 small boxes of vanilla pudding
Milk as per pie instructions on the box
Hot fudge
1-2 banana's
Whipped topping

Instructions:
1. Melt the butter in a large skillet, head and brown the coconut flakes, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.  They should be golden brown.  Press the coconut firmly and evenly in the pan to form a shell.  Chill the crust for 30 minutes before filling.
2.  Slice the bananas covering the bottom of the crust.  Pour the hot fudge mixture over the bananas.
3. Mix up pudding as per the pie instructions on the box.  Let it sit for a minute before pouring into the prepared pie plate.  Depending on the size of the pan and how thick you like your pie, you may have extra pudding.
4. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.  Slice and serve with sweetened whipped topping of some variety.