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    Fruit Pizza

    July 1, 2020 by Kelly 32 Comments

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert!  With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert!  With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit! this recipe!

    Fruit Pizza is the quintessential dessert for summertime get togethers and barbeques!

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    • The BEST Fruit Pizza Recipe
    • Easy Fruit Pizza
    • Favorite fruit for topping
    • Homemade or Premade Sugar Cookie Crust
    • How to make Fruit Pizza
    • Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Crust
    • Cream Cheese Fruit Pizza Frosting
    • How to decorate a Fruit Pizza
    • Optional Fruit Pizza Glaze
    • Healthy Fruit Pizza
    • How to make Fruit Pizza Cookies
    • How to make Fruit Pizza in advance
    • Fruit Pizza

    The BEST Fruit Pizza Recipe

    With its sugar cookie crust, a dreamy cloud of cream cheese frosting, and juicy, colorful fresh fruit, it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser!

    Creamy, fruity, juicy, sweet, and so pretty! This tried and true Fruit Pizza recipe always gets rave reviews!

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert!  With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Easy Fruit Pizza

    Fruit Pizza is so easy to make. And better yet, it needs no special pizza pan. You can use a pizza pan if you have one, but if not, you can bake it on a piece of parchment or even right on the baking pan. A round pizza stone is another option.

    Favorite fruit for topping

    You can use any type of fruit for this recipe! Below are some of my favorites:

    • Strawberries
    • Kiwi
    • Mandarin oranges
    • Raspberries
    • Blueberries
    • Blackberries
    • Bananas
    • Mangoes
    • Grapes
    • Pineapple
    • Peaches
    • Avoid fruit that will brown quickly such as bananas or apples.
    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert!  With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Homemade or Premade Sugar Cookie Crust

    You can use a homemade cookie dough, or for an even easier crust, use Pillsbury Sugar Cookie dough that comes in the premade logs. It’s super easy and convenient.

    How to make Fruit Pizza

    Fruit Pizza is made in 3 easy steps:

    1. Bake the sugar cookie crust
    2. Spread on the cream cheese frosting
    3. Top with fresh fruit

    You can do this!

    Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Crust

    For the sugar cookie crust, we whip up a batch of my sugar cookie dough. Let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight). Chilling the dough prevents it from spreading too far while baking.

    If you have a 12-14 inch pizza pan, you can pat it into that. If you don’t have a pizza pan, roll it out on a piece of parchment to a 12 inch circle (It will spread as it bakes.)

     I like to put plastic wrap on top of the dough to prevent sticking while rolling, then just peel the plastic off. If at any time the dough gets too sticky, stick it back in the refrigerator to firm back up.

    If a slightly uneven circle bothers you, cut a 12 inch circle out of cardboard and set it on top of the rolled out circle. You can trim off or push in the excess dough to fit perfectly into the circle.

    Slide the parchment and the rolled out dough onto a baking sheet and bake until the cookie is puffy and done.

    I like to slightly under bake mine so the cookie stays soft and chewy, I take it out when the top is just set, but before it begins to color.

    Remove the crust from the oven and let cool completely. (I stick it in the fridge to speed things along.)

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Cream Cheese Fruit Pizza Frosting

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    While the crust is cooling, make the cream cheese frosting:

    • Make sure the cream cheese and butter are softened to room temperature for the smoothest, creamiest frosting with no lumps.
    • Using a stand mixer or a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese until it’s smooth. Add in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt and beat until it’s light and fluffy.
    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    How to decorate a Fruit Pizza

    • When the cookie crust is cool, spread on the cream cheese frosting, leaving about a ½ inch border.
    • Arrange the fruit in a pretty pattern. Use your favorite fruits and designs. You really can’t go wrong here so have fun with it!
    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Optional Fruit Pizza Glaze

    I’ve covered the fruit with a glaze in these photos, but it’s totally optional.

    To make the optional glaze, heat apricot preserves and sugar in a small saucepan until it softens and just begins to bubble. (Boiling it too long can make it sticky or brittle when it cools.)

    Press the mixture through a sieve to remove any chunks of apricot. Brush the glaze onto the fruit shortly before serving.

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Healthy Fruit Pizza

    You can make a healthier Fruit Pizza by:

    • Using low fat cream cheese or vanilla Greek yogurt instead of the cream cheese. Serve the pizza immediately if using Greek yogurt or the crust will get soggy.
    • Using a sugar substitute in place of the sugar.
    • Make it dairy-free: Just use vegan cream cheese in the frosting instead of traditional cream cheese.
    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    How to make Fruit Pizza Cookies

    If you want to make cute little individual fruit pizza cookies, use the dough to make sugar cookies. Then top each one with a dollop of cream cheese frosting and arrange the fruit on top.

    How to make Fruit Pizza in advance

    To make this Fruit Pizza in advance, you can bake and cool the crust, then wrap it well in plastic wrap. You can also make the cream cheese frosting and keep it in a closed container in the refrigerator for several days.

    Just before serving, spread the frosting on the cookie and top with fresh fruit.

    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!
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    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert! With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!

    Fruit Pizza


    ★★★★★

    5 from 20 reviews

    • Author: Kelly
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 10 1x
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    Fruit Pizza - The BEST summer dessert!  With a soft sugar cookie crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting, and topped with fresh fruit. Super simple to make and always a hit!


    Ingredients

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    For the Cookie Dough Crust:

    • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
    • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda

    For the Cream Cheese Topping:

    • 12 ounces (340g) cream cheese, softened
    • ¼ cup (57g) butter, softened
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ¾ cup (85g) powdered sugar (or more to taste)

    Fresh fruit for topping:

    • Use a mixture of any of your favorite fresh fruits (including: Strawberries, Kiwi, Mandarin oranges, Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Bananas, Mangoes, Grapes, Pineapple, and Peaches)

    For the optional glaze:

    • ¼ cup apricot preserves
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    For the cookie dough crust:

    1. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a mixing bowl with a hand mixer) cream together the granulated sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down bowl.
    2. Mix in egg and vanilla. Scrape down bowl.
    3. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, then blend just until combined.
    4. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.

    If using a pizza pan or baking dish:

    1. Butter the pan (or spray with nonstick spray), then line with parchment paper and butter the paper.
    2. Drop batter onto prepared pan, then spread into an even layer with hands coated in butter or nonstick cooking spray.

    If baking on a baking sheet (as shown):

    1. Roll the dough out on a piece of parchment to a 12 inch circle (It will spread as it bakes.)
    2. I like to put plastic wrap on top of the dough to prevent sticking while rolling, then just peel the plastic off. If at any time the dough gets too sticky, stick it back in the refrigerator to firm back up.
    3. If a slightly uneven circle bothers you, cut a 12 inch circle out of cardboard and set it on top of the rolled out circle. You can trim off or push in the excess dough to fit perfectly into the circle.
    4. Slide the parchment and the rolled out dough onto a baking sheet.

    To bake:

    1. Bake until the cookie is set, about 10-12 minutes.
    2. I like to slightly under bake mine so the cookie stays soft and chewy, I take it out when the top is just set, but before it begins to color.
    3. Remove the crust from the oven and let cool completely. (I stick it in the fridge to speed things along.)

    For the cream cheese topping:

    1. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer), whip the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.

    To assemble:

    1. Spread topping over cooled crust.
    2. Decorate pizza with fruit as desired.

    Optional glaze:

    1. Heat the apricot preserves and sugar in a small saucepan until it softens and just begins to bubble. (Boiling it too long can make it sticky or brittle when it cools.)
    2. Press the mixture through a sieve to remove any chunks of apricot. Brush the glaze onto the fruit.
    3. Serve within a few hours of preparing for best results. Store in refrigerator.

    Notes

    You can use a 1 lb package of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough instead of homemade dough.

    You can bake the fruit pizza in a 12-14 inch pizza pan, a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, a quarter sheet pan, or roll out on a baking sheet as I have done here.

    Be sure to chill the dough so it’s not sticky.

    If you are pressing the cookie dough into a pan, grease your hands to prevent sticking.

    • Prep Time: 20 minutes
    • Cook Time: 10 minutes

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    1. Bob

      July 01, 2020 at 5:11 pm

      Wow! I think this will become my new favorite summer dessert. It’s super colorful and pleasing to the eye!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 01, 2020 at 5:35 pm

        Thanks so much, Bob!

        Reply
    2. Marissa

      July 01, 2020 at 7:37 pm

      Not only does this look gorgeous, Kelly, it sounds absolutely delicious!! What a showstopper of a dessert!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:41 pm

        We love it! Thanks so much, Marissa!

        Reply
    3. Alex

      July 01, 2020 at 9:02 pm

      Wow, Kelly, this is truly STUNNING!! What a lovely Summery dessert!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:41 pm

        Thanks so much, Alex!

        Reply
    4. angiesrecipes

      July 01, 2020 at 10:39 pm

      wow I love how you arrange those summer fruits...so gorgeous! I need to make one too since it's really hot and we love our desserts...this is for sure a perfect one!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:31 pm

        Thanks so much, Angie!

        Reply
    5. Cookie Monster

      July 02, 2020 at 2:54 am

      Simply, amazing!!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:28 pm

        Thanks so much, Cookie Monster!

        Reply
    6. 2pots2cook

      July 02, 2020 at 11:21 am

      Absolutely beautiful !

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:29 pm

        Thanks so much, Davorka!

        Reply
    7. Valentina

      July 02, 2020 at 4:45 pm

      Love that this is a rainbow, fresh seasonal fruit, and so beautiful! Such a perfect summer dessert. 🙂 ~Valentina

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:29 pm

        Thanks so much, Valentina!

        Reply
    8. David Scott Allen

      July 03, 2020 at 12:58 pm

      That is one of the most beautiful desserts ever! My first thought was, “I don’t think I’d like this with a pizza crust!” But you knew that and made it a cookie crust. Since Mark isn’t a cream cheese fan, I might try this with custard. Happy 4th!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:21 pm

        Aw, thanks so much, David! It would be fabulous with mascarpone as well.

        Reply
    9. mjskitchen

      July 03, 2020 at 6:48 pm

      WOW! This is stunning! The prep time for this was obvious the placing of the fruit. It's "almost" to beautiful to eat, but...believe me, if it were sitting in front of me right now, I would hesitate to cut into it.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:20 pm

        I'm not much of a decorator, MJ, but it was fun using my creative side. Thanks so much!

        Reply
    10. Susan

      July 06, 2020 at 5:12 pm

      What a beautiful idea for a summer dessert! So perfectly arranged too ♥

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:18 pm

        We love it! Thanks so much, Susan!

        Reply
    11. Raymund

      July 07, 2020 at 4:01 pm

      So colourful,so delicious! I want to make some too

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:15 pm

        Thanks so much, Raymund!

        Reply
    12. John / Kitchen Riffs

      July 08, 2020 at 10:39 am

      what a fun idea! And wow, does this ever look gorgeous! Really neat recipe -- thanks.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 10, 2020 at 9:13 pm

        Thanks so much, John!

        Reply
    13. Abbe@This is How I Cook

      July 13, 2020 at 11:32 pm

      This tart is a real winner! Not only is it gorgeous, with that cookie crust it must taste divine!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 31, 2020 at 7:16 pm

        It's wonderful! Thanks so much, Abbe!

        Reply
    14. Katherine | Love In My Oven

      July 13, 2020 at 11:49 pm

      This is soooo pretty Kelly! I can't let summer go by without trying this beauty. All of the fruit makes me so happy!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 30, 2020 at 5:52 pm

        It's a summer favorite! Thanks so much, Katherine!

        Reply
    15. Balvinder

      July 18, 2020 at 10:24 am

      This pizza is gorgeous! can't take my eyes off this.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        July 31, 2020 at 7:09 pm

        Thanks so much, my friend!

        Reply
    16. Denise Harju

      May 25, 2021 at 9:20 pm

      Can’t wait to try this recipe ! Looks amazing !Thanks for sharing❤️

      Reply
      • Kelly

        May 31, 2021 at 4:41 pm

        Thanks so much, Denise!

        Reply

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