Rainbow Fruit Pizza Recipe

all types of fruit laid in rainbow order on a circular piece of dough.

5 from 3 votes

An easy sugar cookie pizza topped with cream cheese frosting and fun fruit- this fruit dessert pizza is an easy delicious dessert recipe.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 535kcal

Author: Dorothy Kern

Cost: $10

Ingredients

Cookie:

¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 cups (248g) all-purpose flour

Topping & Glaze:

12 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
¼ cup (57g) unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (170) grams powdered sugar
Assorted Fruits (see note)
2 tablespoons (38g) apricot jelly
1 teaspoon hot water

Instructions

Cookie:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 12” pizza pan (without holes) with non-stick cooking spray, line with parchment paper and spray parchment. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together butter and sugar.
Beat in egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
Beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until mixed and dough starts to come together. Do not overmix.
Press dough evenly into prepared pizza pan.
Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges are lightly browned and middle looks set. The middle should still look soft but not wet.
Let cool completely before adding cream cheese layer.

Frosting & Topping:

In a large bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
Beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
Spread evenly over cooled crust.
Top with sliced fruit.
Make the glaze: Press apricot jelly through a fine mesh strainer to remove any chunks. Stir jelly with hot water until mixed well. Brush evenly over top of fruit pizza.
Store leftovers in a sealed food safe container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Notes

Fruit: For this pizza I used strawberries cut in half, mandarin oranges, chopped pineapple (or you can use canned tidbits), peeled and sliced kiwi, blueberries and blackberries (you can also use red grapes). You’ll need about 14 large strawberries, ½ large jar mandarin oranges, 1/2 a pineapple, 2-3 sliced kiwis, 1/2 cup blueberries and about 1/4 cup blackberries.

Fruit tip: Clean and pat fruit dry before adding to cream cheese mixture. The more moisture in the fruit, the faster the juices will seep into the cream cheese mixture. The pizza still tastes delicious, just doesn’t look as pretty.

Make Ahead instructions: Make the pizza and top with cream cheese mixture but don’t top with fruit until ready to serve, up to 24 hours in advance.

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