Fruit Pizza
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4.6
Fruit Pizza
Description
The base of this dessert is a cookie crust made by creaming softened butter and sugar, then adding egg, lemon zest, vanilla, and a blend of flour with baking powder, soda, cream of tartar, and salt. It's baked briefly until just golden at the edges to keep a soft texture. After cooling, a cream cheese mixture sweetened with powdered sugar and brightened with lemon juice and vanilla is spread over the crust.
Fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, mango, and mandarin oranges are then arranged over the cream cheese topping. This combination provides a balance of creamy, tangy, and sweet flavors with fresh fruit textures. The dessert is chilled until serving to set the layers.
The cookie crust can be prepared up to a day in advance and stored at room temperature. Leftovers should be refrigerated and consumed within a couple of days for best quality.
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
- 1/2 cup butter softened, salted
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- lemon zest of 1
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toppings
- strawberries
- blueberries
- raspberry
- kiwi
- peaches
- pineapple
- banana
- Mango
- mandarin oranges drained, canned
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 14-inch pizza pan or baking sheet by lining with parchment paper or spraying with cooking spray and dusting with flour.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg, lemon zest, and vanilla, mixing well until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt, mixing until combined.
- Pat the cookie dough into the pan, pressing it in a thin layer all the way to the edges. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes, just until the edges of the crust are a light golden brown. Don't overbake so the cookie stays soft. Cool completely.
- While the cookie crust cools, beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl for 1 minute until creamy and smooth. Add the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract, beating until combined.
- Spread over the cookie crust, then top in a decorative design with the fruit of your choosing. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve. Best the day it is made.
Notes
- The cookie crust can be made one day ahead and stored wrapped at room temperature.
- Assemble the fruit pizza just before serving for freshest flavor and texture.
- Store leftover fruit pizza in the fridge and consume within 1-2 days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 300kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 295mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 84mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 612IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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