How to Make Fruit Pizza

Fruit pizza is actually closer to a fruit tart than a pizza. Fresh fruit layered on cream cheese filling that's spread on top of a sweet dough. If you're looking for the best fruit pizza recipe, read on! This page will help you learn how to make fruit pizza.

Fruit pizza is similar to a fruit tart, but easier to make as you don't need to bother with a tart pan or a custard filling. You can customize the fruit pizza recipe to suit your own tastes- there are really no rules when it comes to making fruit pizza.

Lay out all the ingredients before you begin. You'll need:

• 1 20-ounce package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 4 cups of assorted fresh fruit, sliced into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 cup of peach preserves
• 1 tablespoon of water

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Roll out cookie dough on an ungeased cookie sheet to a 14 inch circle.
3. Bake 12 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
4. Remove from oven and cool completely before proceeding
5. Combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth
6. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled crust
7. Arrange fruit over cream cheese
8. Heat the preserves and water over low heat, until preserves have thinned.
9. Brush the glaze over the fruit.
10. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

1. Substitute refrigerated brownie dough for the sugar cookies for a chocolate crust.
2. Use flavored whipped cream cheese as a short cut.
3. Combine fruits by color for holiday fruit pizzas- strawberries and kiwi for Christmas, blueberries and raspberries for the 4th of July, kiwi, mandarin oranges and strawberries for Cinco de Mayo.