Fruit Dessert Pizza
Use our fruit dessert pizza recipe to make an easy and delicious treat!
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Fruit Dessert Pizza Recipe
Fruit dessert pizza is a fun and easy dish to make. It is especially conducive to including kids or grandkids in the decorating process.
If you’re using fruit toppings to make this recipe, sugar cookie dough is best. However, you can also use peanut butter or chocolate chip dough. You can even decorate it with strawberries and chocolate or caramel chips, chocolate or caramel syrup, coconut flakes, nuts, etc. There are tons of dessert pizza ideas you can try.
Read on for our easy fruit dessert pizza recipe! You can also watch Dirt Farmer Maggie make dessert pizza by visiting our video’s link at the end of this page. Enjoy!
Ingredients for Fruit Dessert Pizza
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this delicious dessert pizza:
1-2 rolls of cookie dough based on how big you want to make it (you can make the dough from scratch if desired)
1 package (8 oz.) of plain cream cheese (easier if you let it come to room temp)
16 oz. container of Cool Whip
Various fruit cut into slices (my top fruit picks for this pizza are: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, and blackberries)
Directions to Make Fruit Dessert Pizza
It takes less than 30 minutes to make this fruit dessert pizza recipe. Before you get started, make sure to gather all of the ingredients and think about the type of crust you want to use. We usually make our fruit pizza with sugar cookie dough, but you can choose whatever dough you prefer.
You can also use a variety of toppings and types of frosting. Although we prefer to make cream cheese frosting for fruit pizza, other good options include chocolate and even strawberry. Try experimenting with different dessert pizza ideas to see what topping you prefer!
Once you’ve gathered the ingredients, follow these steps to make your own fruit dessert pizza:
1. Preheat the Oven and Prepare the Cookie Dough
Get started by preheating the oven to the temperature noted on the cookie dough you’re using (this is usually around 350 degrees, but it could vary). Press the cookie dough evenly onto an ungreased, round pizza pan or a cookie sheet.
2. Bake the Cookie Dough
The next step is to bake the cookie dough until it’s slightly brown. The time will vary depending on what’s recommended for the dough you’re using. This usually takes us about 10-12 minutes if the oven is preheated to 350 degrees. Make sure to carefully observe the baking process, as you don’t want to overcook the dough!
3. Prepare the Topping
To prepare the topping, cut the cream cheese into smaller pieces. Beat together the cream cheese and a couple of large scoops of Cool Whip. Keep adding Cool Whip until the mixture is smooth and spreadable. Refrigerate until ready to use.
4. Decorate the Dessert Pizza
Once the cookie dough has completely cooled, spread the topping onto it. Now comes the creative part. You can decorate the pizza with the fruit in whatever way you choose. You can make circles from the middle of the pizza or make flowers using the kiwi as leaves and strawberry as the flower pedals. You can even make a wagon wheel design.
The “sky is the limit” to what you can do with your design. You can even use the various berries for accent pieces. Have fun and enjoy decorating this delicious treat!
5. Serve the Sweet Pizza
After you’re done preparing it, the last step is to serve the sweet pizza to your sweeties. WARNING: YOU WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN!!
Bottom Line
If you’re looking for a sweet treat that’s easy to make and pleasing on the eyes, then look no further than to fruit dessert pizza. We make our fruit pizza with a sugar cookie crust and top it with cream cheese frosting and sliced fruit. Feel free to get creative if you try this sweet pizza. It’s hard to go wrong!
Keep in mind, once you’ve tried this fruit dessert pizza recipe, your friends will ask you to make it for them over and over again. For this reason, we’re always thinking about different ways to make it. Feel free to share your dessert pizza ideas with us in the comments!
