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recipe: fruit pizza

July 8th, 2007 @ 7:43 pm | Comments
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I’ve had a request (from Melissa!) to share the recipe for the fruit pizza I made on the 4th of July. So here you go!

The crust:
1 - 20 oz package of sugar cookie dough (I use the pre-packaged, cheating stuff that comes in blocks you break apart)
8 oz Cool Whip
4 to 8 oz cream cheese (the soft cream cheese is easier to blend)
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Fruit - anything goes, but here are my favorites:
strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, mandarin oranges, red seedless grapes

Glaze:
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp water
1 1/2 tbsp corn starch

Spread cookie dough on a greased baking sheet and bake 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees, or until the edges start to turn light brown. Allow to cool. Blend together the cream cheese and powdered sugar (the amount of cream cheese really depends on how cream cheese-y you want it to be! I like mine more Cool Whip-y, so I only use about 4 or 5 oz of cream cheese.) Add the Cool Whip. Once it is all mixed well, spread it over the cooled cookie dough. Top with fruit, either randomly or in a fancy pattern (I just do random, it’s quicker!)

To make the glaze:
Boil all of the ingredients, stirring constantly. The glaze should be thick, but still spreadable. If it’s too thick, add a bit of oj (just a little!) to thin it out… keep doing this until it’s right. Spread / drizzle over the top of the fruit. Refrigerate until it’s time to eat it… if you can stand to wait!!!

comments

1. melissa
   July 8th, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

   THANKS, Jen! :) I’m going to make this for Oliver’s birthday party–it’s perfect for a summer treat!

2. janet
   July 8th, 2007 @ 11:31 pm

   yum!! do you think it would still be good without the glaze?

3. Jen
   July 9th, 2007 @ 9:46 am

   oh yes, I’m sure it would still be good :) The glaze does add some extra calories, hehe… so leaving it out would definitely make it a healthier treat!

4. Julie
   July 9th, 2007 @ 12:57 pm

   I think I’ve had this before…but with apples too. It’s so yummy!

5. kerrianne
   July 10th, 2007 @ 9:40 pm

   Oh! My mouth is totally watering right now. Yum.

6. Kristine
   July 12th, 2007 @ 9:00 pm

   This is an awesome recipe! I modified the glaze though and used a mixture of gelatine and water. It actually coats the fruit and make it glisten :) (an old food photography trick!)