Need the perfect Fourth of July dessert? I’ve got one for you. It’s super simple, delicious, and totally customizable.
I found a fruit pizza recipe on Pinterest a really long time ago, but I didn’t like everything about it, so I decided to tweak it and make my own.
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 Package or Batch of Sugar Cookie Dough
1 Block Cream Cheese
1 Container of Marshmallow Fluff
1 Container of Strawberries, sliced
1 Container of Blueberries
2 Kiwis, peeled and sliced
Directions:
1- Roll out cookie dough and shape into an even circle and cook according to the package directions/or to your recipe’s directions if you’re using a from-scratch cookie dough recipe (Just watch it once it gets close to the end of the cook time. Sometimes it takes a touch longer because it’s one big cookie.) *I bake mine on a round pizza stone.
2- While cookie is baking, mix together the cream cheese and marshmallow fluff with a hand mixer. (This mixture can be made the day before.)
3- Wash, dry, and cut fruit to desired shapes/size (This can also potentially be done the day before depending on the fruit you’re using.)
4- Once cookie is completely cooled, spread the cream cheese/marshmallow fluff mixture over the cookie like icing.
5- Top with fruit in a decorative pattern. (Or let the kiddos go to town to be creative and “play” with their food.)
6- Chill in fridge until time for serving.
Cut into pizza slices or into squares for serving.
It will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days but will start to get soggy after that.
Customize It!
Though I like to keep it simple and stick with a sugar cookie base, you can do whatever cookie you want. I think a chocolate chip cookie base with the same icing would be delicious with bananas, strawberries, and chocolate chips. (Bananas can be hard because they turn brown so quickly. I would make this on a day that I knew the whole pizza would be consumed.)
Another way would be to top with red and green grape halves. Or try a true 4th of July one with strawberries, blueberries, and bananas arranged in a flag pattern. Or try one with raspberries and blackberries.
You can also make regular sized cookies and decorate each individual cookie.-I’ve done this, too. This would be a fun activity for the kids to do.
I think you get the point that it can be completely customized and made to fit your particular taste.
Now that I think about it, how wonderful would a snicker doodle cookie pizza be with the same icing and thin apple slices in the fall? Putting that recipe on the calendar for September. Stay tuned.
Have you ever had a fruit pizza? I thought it was a genius idea. And since pizza is my favorite food, well, how could I not love a pizza made of cookies and fruit? Let me know if you make it this week. You and your loved ones won’t be disappointed. Happy Fourth!
