Papa Dave's Pizza is Hot, Hot Hot! Recipe
Ingredients
- there’s more; he also has a dessert pizza with a choice of raspberry, strawberry,
- blueberry or apple plus brown sugar and a cream cheese topping. Close your eyes while eating a piece of this,
- and you can actually imagine you’re eating real cheesecake; how awesome it
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1g | |
| Calories 1 | |
| Calories from Fat 0 | 0% |
| Total Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 1mg | 0% |
| Total Carbs 0.19g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 0.13g | 0% |
| Protein 0.01g | 0% |
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