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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Fresh Fruit Pizza

    June 18, 2020 | Heather Warburton

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    Fresh Fruit Pizza is an easy and delicious summer dessert! Made with a sweet sugar cookie crust, a cream cheese and lemon spread and smothered with fresh colorful fruit!

    Who loves fruity desserts? I do too! The dessert is so much more refreshing when there is fruit with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm also a chocoholic and a sugar addict, but I really enjoy fruity desserts! This fruit pizza is so simple, it has a Sugar Cookie Bar crust, which is a cinch to make. Then it's topped with a slightly sweetened cream cheese and lemon spread. That alone is enough deliciousness to eat, but add some sweet fresh fruit to the top and this dessert is to die for! So dang delicious!

    Fresh Fruit Pizza front view with kiwi, blueberries, strawberries on cookie crust and lemon spread.

    What Is Needed to Make Fresh Fruit Pizza

    • 1 cup salted butter, softened
    • 1½ cups sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
    • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoons milk
    • zest of 1 large lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
    • Fresh fruit-kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries

    Use your favorite fruit, you will need approximately 3-4 cups of fresh fruit.

    Close up corner view of Fresh Fruit Pizza

    How To Make Dessert Pizza

    Gather all your ingredients, preheat the oven to 350° and grease a 15x10 baking sheet.

    First, you need to make the sugar cookie crust, which is simple. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat well. Time to add the dry ingredients and bring this huge cookie together. Add the baking powder, baking soda and 1 cup of flour. Follow with the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time. Once the dough is completely mixed, evenly pat and spread the dough with your hands in the greased pan. Using your hands is much easier and faster than a spatula. Bake the cookie crust for 15-20 minutes, just until the top is starting to turn golden brown. Let the cookie crust cool completely.

    While the crust is cooling, prepare your fruit and make the cream cheese spread. Wash and slice your fruit and set it aside to air dry. For the delicious spread, cream together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon zest. Once it is all combined, evenly spread it over the cooled cookie crust.

    Finally, place your fruit all over the spread. I don't use any specific pattern, I like the rustic look. You can place it in a pattern or just start laying it on top. I start with the bigger pieces of fruit and then fill in with the smaller berries. Make it look pretty! Once the fruit is all on, cover and chill in the fridge until ready to serve!

    Optional: you can slice the pizza before placing any fruit on. Once sliced you can arrange the fruit on each slice so there is a piece of every fruit on each piece of dessert pizza. I've done both ways, the both work like a charm!

    Top view of Fresh Fruit Pizza with kiwi, blueberries, strawberries on cookie crust and lemon spread.

    Here are some more fruit desserts you might enjoy!

    Dad's Favorite & Easy Apple Crisp

    Rhubarb Custard Bars

    Fruit Nachos

    Peach Cobbler

    Oatmeal Fruit Bars

    Strawberry Rhubarb Bars

    Try this sweet and refreshing Fresh Fruit Pizza and let me know how you like it in the comments below! Pictures encouraged on Instagram with the hashtag #heathershomemadekitchen You can also follow me on Social Media to see what other crazy things my family and I are doing! If you like what you see, please share with your friends and family!

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    Corner slice of Fresh Fruit Pizza with kiwi, blueberries, strawberries on a cookie crust with cream cheese lemon spread.
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    Fresh Fruit Pizza

    Fresh Fruit Pizza is an easy and delicious summer dessert! Made with a sweet sugar cookie crust, a cream cheese and lemon spread and smothered with fresh colorful fruit!
    Course: Dessert
    Keyword: fresh fruit pizza
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 24 bars
    Author: Heather

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup salted butter, softened
    • 1½ cups sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
    • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoons milk
    • 1 lemon, zested, about 1 tablespoon
    • 3-4 cups fresh fruit-kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 15x10 baking sheet.
    • Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
    • Beat in vanilla.
    • Add baking powder, baking soda and 1 cup flour, mix well.
    • Add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, mix until fully incorporated.
    • Evenly pat and spread the dough into the greased baking pan.
    • Bake for 15-20 minutes until the top is just starting to turn golden brown.
    • Let cookie crust cool completely.
    • Wash and slice the fruit you choose to use. Set aside to air dry.
    • Cream together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon zest until smooth and creamy.
    • Spread evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
    • Top with fruit in a pattern or place randomly for a rustic look.
    • Chill until ready to serve.

    Notes

    Optional serving suggestion: you can slice the pizza before placing any fruit on. Once sliced you can arrange the fruit on each slice so there is a piece of every fruit on each piece of dessert pizza. This works well for pot lucks or parties. 

    Nutrition

    Sodium: 186mg | Calcium: 40mg | Vitamin C: 3mg | Vitamin A: 398IU | Sugar: 17g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 57mg | Cholesterol: 46mg | Calories: 234kcal | Trans Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Fat: 12g | Protein: 3g | Carbohydrates: 30g | Iron: 1mg
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