Amazing Fruit Pizza is a delicious dessert that’s always a hit. It starts with a sugar cookie crust that is topped with a cream cheese frosting and topped with your favorite fruit. It’s one of my favorite colorful dessert recipes that’s always a hit!
So, if you need a crowd-pleasing dessert, this fruit pizza recipe is a great one to make! It’s your favorite soft and chewy sugar cookies turned into a delicious crust with creamy frosting and fresh fruit – it’s so good. Plus, you can easily customize it with your favorite fruit in any design that you like. You’ll want to make it for all your summer parties!
This cookie pizza is made from scratch from the sugar cookie crust to the tangy cream cheese frosting.If you can make a batch of cookies, you can make this dessert! It’s easy and the results are stunning – it’s a colorful dessert perfect for summer.I love to make one for BBQs, potlucks, and backyard parties! It’s the perfect centerpiece for a summer party. You can even use blue and red fruit to make it a fun 4th of July dessert.You can make parts of this recipe ahead to make party prep even easier. I’m sharing all of my tips so it’s really easy!
I love to make this fruit pizza several times through the summer – it always gets rave reviews! I think you’ll love it, too – I can’t wait for you to try it.
There are three parts to this recipe: the crust, the frosting, and the fresh fruit topping!
Sugar Cookie Crust Ingredients
Softened unsalted butter – remember to leave it out at room temperature before you start making the dough. That way it’s soft and easy to cream.Granulated sugar – this gives makes the crust lightly crispy around the edges but soft inside.Vanilla extract – you can also use the same amount of almond extract for a different flavor.Large eggKosher saltBaking powderAll-purpose flour – use the spoon and level method to measure your flour for the best cookie crust.
Yes, if you use salted reduce the amount of added salt to 1/2 teaspoon.
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
Softened cream cheese – like the butter for the crust, leave the cream cheese out at room temperature. This will ensure your frosting is nice and creamy!Softened unsalted butterVanilla extractPowdered sugar – if your sugar has a lot of lumps, sift it first before measuring it so your frosting ends up nice and smooth.
After you clean the fruit be sure to pat it dry so there’s no excess water. For canned fruit, it should be thoroughly drained and patted dry.
Diced fresh strawberriesBlueberriesBlackberriesRaspberriesChopped kiwiCanned mandarin oranges drained
The best fruit for fruit pizza is low-water content fruit. Juicy watery fruit (like watermelon, for example) will make your pizza soggy so stick to fruit that’s not so watery.
Also, any fruit that browns quickly, like bananas, is also not recommended.
Depending on your tastes, you can switch the fruit listed to other types like fresh peaches, grapes, mango, pineapple, or melon like cantaloupe or honeydew.
Sliced fruit does look pretty on the pizza but I find it makes it harder to slice into wedges. So, I recommend chopping or dicing larger pieces of fruit (like the strawberries and kiwi) – they will still look nice and your pizza will look nice even after you slice it. Small fruit like berries don’t need to be sliced.
I don’t recommend using frozen fruit for cookie pizza. First, it just doesn’t look as pretty once it’s thawed and, also, it has more moisture that can make your pizza soggy.
Mixing bowls
Measuring cups and spoons
Hand mixer or stand mixer
I like to use a 12” pizza pan that is rimmed. I don’t recommend using a pan without a rim because you need sides to keep the crust uniform.
You can also use a 10×15” rectangle baking pan for this recipe – just press the sugar cookie dough into it and bake it for about the same amount of time.
Crust: Make the cookie dough and then press it into the pan. Bake the crust until it’s lightly browned on top. Cool the crust completely before adding the frosting.
Frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until combined.
Decorate! Spread the cream cheese topping over the crust. Decorate with the fruit and then chill the fruit pizza until you’re ready to serve it.
If you want to get a head start, you can make parts of this recipe a day in advance!
You can make and bake the crust and then cool it to room temperature. Cover it tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator overnight.
You can also make the frosting a day ahead and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Wait to frost and decorate the pizza until the next day. This will ensure your pizza doesn’t get soggy.
Wait to add the frosting and fruit until you are ready to serve the fruit pizza. Also, be sure to pat the fruit dry and avoid using fruit that is really watery.
Yes, I’ve tested this recipe with premade dough and it works well. I use dough that is already portioned into 24 cookie dough balls – just press them into the pan to make one unified crust.
If you use the prepared dough, reduce the baking time to about 10 minutes. The crust won’t be as thick as the homemade one but it will work fine.
They will keep for a couple of days in the refrigerator but keep in mind the crust will soften and the fruit will make it soggy. So, the crust may fall apart on you but it will still taste good!
This easy fruit pizza is so yummy – it’s always a hit when I make it! Try it soon and enjoy!
Make a batch of Strawberry Fruit Dip and pair it with fresh fruit, cookies, and crackers for dipping!Easy Strawberry Crisp is one of my favorite summer desserts. It’s so easy and perfect with a scoop of ice cream!For a lighter dessert for your next potluck, try my easy Fruit Salad! It’s a colorful medley of fruit that pairs perfectly with a dollop of whipped cream.
Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!
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Sugar Cookie Crust:
1 cup unsalted butter softened1 cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1 large egg½ teaspoon Kosher salt2 teaspoons baking powder2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Topping:
8 ounces cream cheese softened¼ cup unsalted butter softened½ teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups powdered sugar
Fruit:
1/2 cup diced strawberries1/2 cup blueberries1/2 cup blackberries1/2 cup raspberries¼ cup chopped kiwi about 1-2½ can mandarin oranges 15 ounce can, drained (* see note)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add vanilla and egg to creamed mixture and mix for another 30 seconds or so.
Add salt, baking powder, and flour to creamed mixture, just until combined.
Press the dough into a 12-inch pizza pan, in an even layer.
Bake for 14-16 minutes in the preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until lightly browned.
Cool the crust completely before moving on to the next step.
To make the topping, beat cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until fully combined.
Spread in an even layer over the cooled crust. Decorate with fruit. Refrigerate until ready to cut and serve.
Can I Make Fruit Pizza The Day Before?
If you want to get a head start, you can make parts of this recipe a day in advance!
You can make and bake the crust and then cool it to room temperature. Cover it tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator overnight.
You can also make the frosting a day ahead and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Wait to frost and decorate the pizza until the next day. This will ensure your pizza doesn’t get soggy.
How Do You Keep The Cookie Crust From Getting Soggy?
Wait to add the frosting and fruit until you are ready to serve the fruit pizza. Also, be sure to pat the fruit dry and avoid using fruit that is really watery.
Can You Use Refrigerated Cookie Dough Instead Of Homemade?
Yes, I’ve tested this recipe with premade dough and it works well. I use dough that is already portioned into 24 cookie dough balls – just press them into the pan to make one unified crust.
If you use the prepared dough, reduce the baking time to about 10 minutes. The crust won’t be as thick as the homemade one but it will work fine.
How Long Do Leftovers Keep?
They will keep for a couple of days in the refrigerator but keep in mind the crust will soften and the fruit will make it soggy. So, the crust may fall apart on you but it will still taste good!
Calories: 512kcal (26%), Carbohydrates: 65g (22%), Protein: 5g (10%), Fat: 27g (42%), Saturated Fat: 16g (100%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 84mg (28%), Sodium: 167mg (7%), Potassium: 205mg (6%), Fiber: 2g (8%), Sugar: 41g (46%), Vitamin A: 1015IU (20%), Vitamin C: 14mg (17%), Calcium: 72mg (7%), Iron: 2mg (11%)
Fruit Pizza
Amazing Fruit Pizza is a delicious dessert that’s always a hit. It starts with a sugar cookie crust that is topped with a cream cheese frosting and topped with your favorite fruit. It’s one of my favorite colorful dessert recipes that’s always a hit! So, if you need a crowd-pleasing dessert, this fruit pizza recipe…
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