A delicious Godfather's copycat recipe that tastes so close to the real thing you won't tell the difference! Well, maybe you'll notice how much more affordable it is compared to delivery. 😉
One of my favorite memories as a kid was getting to order delivery from Godfathers since we lived just a short drive away. They had an M&M topped streusel pizza that I always looked forward to.
Of course, I grew up and deliveries grew further apart until I completely forgot about this part of my childhood. But once I remembered, I had to order again, only to my dismay, there were no more M&Ms.
I can't afford delivery every time I had a craving so I figured out how to make my own Godfathers streusel dessert pizza and I don't even miss the real thing. This copycat Godfathers dessert pizza is as close to the real deal as I can get.
This is fine because my kids only pick off the M&Ms anyway so paying for delivery would be a waste of cash and would mean an entire dessert pizza would end up in my stomach instead of being shared between us all.
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🥘 Ingredients
- Warm water
- Active dry yeast
- Flour (all-purpose or bread flour)
- Sugar
- Salt
- Olive oil
- Cinnamon butter
- Brown sugar
- Shortening
- Mini M&Ms
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
🍽 Equipment Needed
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- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- 9 inch cake pan
🍴 Recipe Tips
You can use storebought pizza dough to cut down on time and effort if desired, but homemade is always a winner in my book. This is the same pizza dough recipe that I use in my No Rise Pizza Dough Recipe.
Double or triple the pizza dough recipe and use the dough for a homemade pizza night complete with this dessert and you'll have a fun time on your hands!
While all-purpose flour works perfectly fine, using bread flour can get you closer to that real dough flavor you expect from delivery.
Also, you're going to have a lot of streusels leftover for other uses. Top it over some Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins or save it in the fridge for another cinnamon streusel dessert pizza soon.
💭 FAQs
This leftover pizza is good in the fridge for about 3-5 days. I recommend reheating for a minute in the microwave for that fresh delivered taste and a softer chew.
The pizza dough can be made up to 2 days in advance and stored in the fridge in an airtight container or wrapped well with plastic wrap. I would wait until you're at least within a few hours of eating before preparing the entire dessert pizza though.
Either! While it tastes good cold, I recommend enjoying it while it's nice and warm. that's how Godfathers serves it. 😉
🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make cinnamon streusel dessert pizza with these simple step-by-step instructions:
- Proof the yeast in the warm water and let rest 5 minutes.
- Add in the remaining pizza dough ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth.
- Place the dough in a greased cake pan and let it rest on the stove as the oven preheats to 450 degrees F.
- In a bowl mix the streusel ingredients together until well mixed and looking like large pea-sized balls.
- Once the dough has rested and the oven is preheated, press the dough down in the cake pan.
- In another bowl, melt the butter and mix in the cinnamon. Brush over pizza dough.
- Sprinkle the streusel over the pizza dough, you will not need it all.
- Sprinkle M&Ms over the streusel and bake the dessert pizza for 10 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted in the center and come out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool 5-10 minutes.
- Make the icing and place it in a bag and snip off one corner.
- Drizzle the icing around the dessert pizza in about 5 or 6 circles.
- Slice and serve warm.
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📖 Recipe
Cinnamon Streusel Dessert Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- ¾ cup warm water (about 110 degrees F)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, or bread flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
Cinnamon Butter Mixture
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel Topping
- ½ cup plus ⅓ cup of flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon shortening
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup mini M&Ms
Icing
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Pizza Dough
- In a large bowl, place your warm water and yeast. Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add in the flour, salt, sugar, and olive oil. Stir and mix to combine. Dough will be shaggy.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Grease 9 inch round cake pan and place the dough ball inside. Let rest on top of the stove while the oven preheats to 450 degrees F.
Streusel
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, olive oil, and shortnening needed for the streusel. Mix until large pea-sized crumbs appear. Set aside.
Assembly
- After the oven has preheated and the pizza dough has rested, press the dough down into the bottom of the cake pan in an even layer.
- Brush the melted cinnamon butter mixture over the top of the dough.
- Sprinkle your streusel mixture over the top of the dough. You will not need all of it. (You can save it for other dessert pizzas or even muffins later).
- Sprinkle the mini M&Ms over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted in the center and come out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool about 5-10 minutes.
Icing
- Make icing by mixing the powdered sugar, water, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Transfer to a baggie and snip the corner. Make circles around the dessert pizza (about 5 or 6).
- Slice your streusel pizza and serve warm.
Nutritional Information
Recipe lightly adapted from RumblyTumbly.
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