Fruit Pizza
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Fruit Pizza
Description
Fruit Pizza begins with a sugar cookie crust made from butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, salt, baking powder, and flour. The dough is pressed into a 12-inch pizza pan and baked until lightly browned, then cooled completely. The topping is a blend of softened cream cheese and butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar, beaten until smooth. This creamy layer is spread evenly over the cooled crust. The pizza is then adorned with a colorful variety of fresh fruit pieces including diced strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, kiwi, and mandarin orange segments drained from the can. The combination of a soft, creamy cheese layer with sweet and tart fresh fruit atop a crisp cookie base delivers a balanced texture and flavor.
To keep the crust crisp, the frosting and fruit should be added shortly before serving. This dessert is visually appealing and ideal for gatherings or as a sweet treat. The recipe allows for making the crust and frosting a day ahead to save time, with assembly on the day of serving recommended to avoid sogginess.
When storing leftovers, the crust may soften due to moisture from the fruit, but the dessert remains tasty. Using refrigerated premade cookie dough is a possible shortcut, though it produces a thinner crust. This fruit pizza serves well as a fresh, fruity dessert that complements many meals or as a colorful party offering.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust:
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg large
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Topping:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened, unsalted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Fruit:
- ½ cup strawberry diced
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup blackberry
- ½ cup raspberry
- ¼ cup kiwi about 1-2, chopped
- ½ can mandarin orange 15 ounce can, drained (* see note
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add vanilla and egg to creamed mixture and mix for another 30 seconds or so.
- Add salt, baking powder, and flour to creamed mixture, just until combined.
- Press the dough into a 12-inch pizza pan, in an even layer.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes in the preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until lightly browned.
- Cool the crust completely before moving on to the next step.
- To make the topping, beat cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until fully combined.
- Spread in an even layer over the cooled crust. Decorate with fruit. Refrigerate until ready to cut and serve.
Notes
- Make the crust and frosting up to one day ahead to save preparation time; keep crust wrapped and frosting refrigerated separately until assembly.
- To avoid soggy crust, add frosting and fruit only before serving and pat fruit dry if needed.
- Premade refrigerated cookie dough can substitute homemade dough, baking for about 10 minutes, yielding a thinner crust.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for a couple days but expect the crust to soften and potentially fall apart due to fruit moisture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 512 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 512kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 167mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 205mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 1015IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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