The classic, crowd-pleasing Fruit Pizza has a cookie dough crust, dreamy cream cheese frosting and a colorful top layer of fruit with a tasty glaze. Allow your creative side to shine while decorating your pizza! Great appetizer or dessert for parties of any kind, any time of the year!
Original post: October 2018 | Updated: May 2020
Don’t you love recipes that can be served any time of the year and that always make people swoon? Fruit Pizza is one of those recipes. I see this dessert/appetizer/party food at 4th of July parties just as often as I see them at holiday gatherings.
The cookie crust in this recipe is my FAVORITE and the cream cheese frosting will cause a little yelp to slip out of your mouth. Get as creative as you wish with the fruit! You can go the rainbow route or just pick and choose a few favorites and come up with fun designs on the cookie.
The glaze on the top adds an extra touch of delicious sweetness and helps the fruit to stay shiny and fresh!
MAKING FRUIT PIZZA VIDEO – IT’S FUN!
HOW TO MAKE EASY FRUIT PIZZA
MAKE THE COOKIE CRUST
In a medium bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until creamy and free of lumps. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat until combined. Form dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. Press the dough into an even layer on the prepared pan, going all the way to the edges. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool completely.
PREPARE THE FROSTING
In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Using the whisk attachments, beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
MAKE THE GLAZE
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and cornstarch. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool.
ASSEMBLE THE PIZZA
Spread the frosting in an even layer over the cookie. Arrange the fruit on top in desired pattern and brush the glaze over the top. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, cut into slices!
RECIPE NOTES
- Replace the cookie crust with pre-made sugar cookie dough for an even easier recipe!
- If you have glaze leftovers, don’t throw them. Drizzle it over the pizza just before serving!
- Change things up by rolling out the dough and using 4-inch round cookie cutters to create mini fruit pizzas! Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees, or until edges are very lightly golden.
- If you don’t have a pizza pan, use a half sheet pan instead.
WHAT FRESH FRUIT TO PUT ON FRUIT PIZZA
As one who enjoys creating pretty things, this is my favorite part. Fruit is so colorful and gorgeous! I tend to try recreating the rainbow, so I like using strawberries, raspberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, kiwi, grapes, blueberries and blackberries.
Fruit that browns easily (such as apples and bananas) might not be the best choice for fruit pizza, but if you use them be sure to dunk them in lemon water first.
Now you know what fruit you want to work with, start creating your pizza!
TOPPING IDEAS FOR YOUR PIZZA
Instead of using a glaze to spread over the pizza, change it up with one of these options!
- Strawberry Preserves
- Apricot Preserves
- Chocolate syrup
HOW TO MAKE FRUIT PIZZA AHEAD OF TIME
Since fruit pizza is basically THE BEST party food, I am happy to tell you that yes! It can definitely be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to one day and still be fresh and ready for the party! Be sure to wrap it in plastic wrap first.
You can also prepare your crust and cover it tightly with saran wrap on the counter a day ahead of time. Same with your cream cheese frosting – this is easily prepared in advance and saved for a day! Simply put it together the day you’re ready to serve!
OTHER GREAT FRUIT DESSERT RECIPES
- No Bake Strawberry Pie – This no-bake, FRESH Strawberry Pie is a great dessert for gatherings of any kind. It is super easy to prepare and it is packed with delicious strawberry flavor!
- Easy Apple Pie – Here’s a little secret…this is the cheater version of Apple Pie! But no one will ever know. The crust is buttery-crispy and the insides are weak-in-the-knees delicious.
- Lemon Ice Box Pie – The perfect compliment to the zest of lemon is the graham cracker crust. A citrus flavored cream pie is delightful and so delicious. A small slice goes a long way in flavor, it’s the perfect summer treat!
- Berry Slab Pie – Make pie the EASY way by piling delicious pie filling into puff pastry sheets! Use any kind of berry filling for this recipe. Apples and cherries work great, too! This yummy Slab Pie is done in under 30 minutes and you can cut shapes of your choice into the dough to match the occasion.
- If you have a lemon lover in your life, you are going to want to add these lemon bars to your baking list pronto! A lemon curd filling tops a perfectly baked shortbread crust, making the most delicious lemony dessert you will ever taste!
Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
COOKIE CRUST
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 5 tbsp butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
FRUIT TOPPING
- 5 cups fresh fruit Assortment of colorful fruit, such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges, sliced kiwi, halved grapes, blackberries, raspberries and chopped pineapple
GLAZE
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch
Instructions
MAKE THE COOKIE CRUST
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter, sugar,egg and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until creamy and free of lumps. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat until combined. Form dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12- or 13-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. Spread the cookie dough into an even layer on the prepared pan, going all the way to the edges. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool.
PREPARE THE FROSTING
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Using the whisk attachments, beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes.
MAKE THE GLAZE
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and cornstarch. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool.
ASSEMBLE THE PIZZA
- Spread the frosting in an even layer over the cookie. Top with assorted fruit and brush the glaze over the top. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, cut into slices!
Notes
- Replace the cookie crust with pre-made sugar cookie dough for an even easier recipe!
- If you have glaze leftovers, don’t throw them. Drizzle it over the pizza just before serving!
- Change things up by rolling out the dough and using 4-inch round cookie cutters to create mini fruit pizzas! Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees, or until edges are very lightly golden.
- If you don’t have a pizza pan, use a half sheet pan instead.
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