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Berry-licious: This Easy Fruit Pizza Will Wow At Your Next BBQ

A heavenly cookie crust, cream cheese icing, and fresh fruit make this a dessert favorite

By Leah Spencer, publisher of Macaroni KID Takoma Park - Silver Spring, Md. August 11, 2023

Want an impressive-looking dessert that's deceptively quick and easy? This Fruit Pizza is sure to steal the show at your next BBQ!

This Fruit Pizza has a heavenly cookie crust, a luscious cream cheese icing, and a medley of vibrant fruits. This no-fuss treat is a breeze to make and is easily customizable, allowing you to showcase your impressive dessert skills without breaking a sweat.


At Macaroni KID, we skip the fluff and get straight to the good stuff. No need to scroll through pages of unnecessary content — our recipes are easy to find. Now let's get cooking!

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Fruit Pizza can go from kid-friendly to sophisticated.


Fruit Pizza

Ingredients:

For the pizza crust

  • 1 roll of pre-made sugar cookie dough 

You can also make your own, but this is supposed to be quick and easy!

For the icing

  • 8 oz. full-fat cream cheese (softened to room temperature for easy mixing)
  • 1/4 cup butter (softened to room temperature for easy mixing)
  • Dash of salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar

Toppings

  • Sliced fruit 

We used a variety of berries, mango, peaches, and kiwi, but use whatever you have on hand or your family loves. 

Mom tip: To avoid a soggy pizza, don't use fruit that has a lot of water (such as watermelon), and assemble your pizza as close to serving time as possible.



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Directions: 

1. Preheat the oven to the temperature suggested on the cookie dough package. 

2. Put parchment paper on a shallow baking sheet or pizza pan and roll out the dough to create a giant cookie. 

3. Follow the instructions on the cookie dough package to bake the cookie crust. You will likely need to add a few minutes to the baking time. The cookie crust is done when the edges start to turn light golden brown.

4. Remove the crust and let it cool completely.

5. Now it's time to make the icing: Combine the room-temperature cream cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, and dash of salt. Mix.

6. Once your "crust" is completely cool, ice it.

7. Place your sliced fruit toppings on your pizza in any design you choose. Pat dry any fruit that is wet or moist (like the strawberries, kiwi and mango pictured below)


Leah Spencer | Macaroni KID

I love the vibrant colors of this pizza and how creative you can be with your design of your Fruit Pizza! 

Leah Spencer is the publisher of Macaroni KID Takoma Park - Silver Spring, Md.