Join me on a year long dessert fix. Every week something new. Try the recipes for yourself and tell me what you think. This is my New Year's resolution for 2012. Enjoy the ride.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Fruit Pizza - July 8, 2012

I love fruit pizza. I think the first time I had it was in middle school, and since then, I've been a big fan. I'm not a huge fan of sugar cookies, but this sugar cookie crust just works. And seriously, when can you go wrong when you use cream cheese in desserts?!

Fruit Pizza

Ingredients:
1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/4 c. sugar
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 tsp. lemon juice (I almost always forget this)
your choice of fruit toppings: strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, bananas, grapes, pineapple, mandarin oranges, etc.

Press dough out onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet (a smaller one) and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth. (Usually I double this part of the recipe... but I like the "frosting".) Spread frosting evenly over cooled cookie crust. Top with your favorite fruit. Store in fridge.

I like the frosting more than the fruit, so I don't heavily coat mine with fruit as you can see. :)

Husband Rating:

Yum! This is a great dessert to make for Easter or any other spring/summer event. Dan likes them a lot. We'll cut it into squares and eat it for breakfast and snack on it during the day. I made personal fruit pizzas where I made sugar cookies, and had everyone frost and top their own. That was a hit because then you didn't have the people picking off the fruit they didn't care for... Mom - that's right I'm talking to you. You and your strawberries. :)

BONUS!

Plus when you make fruit pizza, you may have leftover fruit, so make yourself a nice fruit salad!


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