Fruit Pizza
There's a reason I don't do food photography.And if you need me to tell you what that reason is, well. SORRY. You're on your own.
Despite its looks, fruit pizza is one of my favorite summertime desserts. What you see there in that festive and highly attractive picture was what I whipped up for a Memorial Day party.
It tasted better than it looked. I promise.
There's something so wholesomely happy about fruit pizza. Go ahead and make a tray of it this summer. Just remember to take a picture of it when you do.
Fruit Pizza
2 (18 ounce) packages refrigerated sugar cookie dough*
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
Glaze (optional):
1/2 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Press cookie dough flat into pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool. In a large bowl, soften cream cheese, then fold in the whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust, and then top with fruit. If using the glaze, spoon it gently over the fruit. Chill for two hours and then serve.
Glaze: In a saucepan, combine sugar, salt, corn starch, orange juice, lemon juice and water. Cook and stir over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat, and add grated orange rind. Allow to cool, but not set up.
*I like to make my own sugar cookie dough, especially since I always have the ingredients on hand.
Sugar Cookie Dough
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 whole egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, optional
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7 comments:
I am sure it tasted awesomely wonderful because I feel that your photo is wonderful too! Your photos are just fine, silly.
I am with you, fruit pizzas are tasty and wonderful for the summer. I love using sugar cookie as the base.
Thanks for sharing with us on Food on Fridays.
Fruit pizza--fun idea for picnics or pitch-ins, or just plain fun at home. I'm going to try this sometime when I have a little gumption. I'm all gumptioned out at the moment, however. I think we'll be eating almonds and cheese cubes tonight...
Fruit pizzas are such a great summer dessert! Thanks for reminding me about how incredible tasty this recipe is!
That looks yummy!!!
Never thought about using whipped cream with the cream cheese. I've always made it with some sugar instead.
I also recommend if you want it to be much easier and less messier than cutting up a big beautiful "flag like" pizza, I'd bake the cookies the old fashioned way and then do the cream cheese/sugar spread then the fruit(s) on top. It's yummy too.
Yum! That looks amazing! I might have to bookmark this post and try it myself sometime!
it looks wonderful!
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