Fruited Cheese Pizza Recipes

FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Using a stand mixer, beat together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and egg and mix until combined.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined, about 2 minutes.
• Either press the dough evenly into a 14 inch pizza pan, or roll out into a 14 inch circle and put on a cookie sheet. You can use a sharp paring knife to trim up the edges, or leave them for a more rustic look.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool completely.
• Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, pudding powder, and vanilla together until smooth and light. Spread evenly across the cooled crust.
• Prep your fruits by rinsing them and allowing them to drain completely. Slice as desired and arrange on the pizza as desired. If you would like the glazed look of a fruit tart, mix a few tablespoons of apricot jam with a little water and then brush across the fruit. Serve immediately.

FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Pat cookie dough into an ungreased 14-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until deep golden brown; cool. , In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Arrange fruit on top. , In a saucepan, bring the sugar, orange juice, water, lemon juice, cornstarch and salt to a boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool; brush over fruit. Chill. Store in refrigerator.

FRUIT PIZZA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in egg. combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Press dough into an ungreased pizza pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until light. Spread on cooled crust.
• Arrange desired fruit on top of filling, and chill.

SIMPLE FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12-inch pizza pan.
• Press cookie dough into pizza pan; prick holes in dough with a fork.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow cookie crust to cool.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth; spread over cooled crust. Arrange strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and kiwi decoratively over cream cheese mixture.
• Mix orange marmalade and water in a small bowl; spoon mixture over fruit. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

THE BEST FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Lightly spray a pizza pan or 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside (you can line the pan with parchment paper if you prefer.)
• With a hand mixer cream together softened butter and granulated sugar. Mix until creamy. Add egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.
• Add the flour, cream of tarter, baking soda and salt (*see note above about substitution if you do not have cream of tartar.)
• Mix well and then press the dough into a 9x13 pan, pizza pan or form it into a large circle on a pizza stone or large sheet pan.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. The cookie should be just browning. If you are using a stone it may take a few more minutes to cook. Just be careful not to over cook or it will dry out the cookie.
• Let cookie cool completely before adding the cream cheese layer and fruit.
• INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
• Combine the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla in a medium size bowl. Use a hand mixer to mix it until smooth. There shouldn't be any lumps.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cookie crust leaving a ½ inch edge of the cookie showing.
• Cut up desired fruits and lay them in a desired pattern on top of the cream cheese layer.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Refrigerate leftovers.
• *If you want to you can add a simple glaze on top of the fruit pizza. To do this you add 1 tbsp water to ¼ cup of apricot or peach jam. Be sure to strain out any chunks and then lightly brush the thin glaze over the fruit. It helps the fruit not dry out and makes the dessert a little shiny.

FRUITED CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• For crust: Sprinkle yeast and pinch of sugar into milk in small bowl; stir to dissolve.
• Let stand until foamy and proofed, about 10 minutes.
• Butter large bowl.
• Combine 2 ½ cups flour, ¼ cup sugar and salt in another large bowl.
• Make well in center.
• Add yeast mixture, butter and eggs to well and blend until smooth.
• Gradually draw flour from inner edge of well into center until all flour is incorporated.
• Turn out onto work surface, which you have floured with some of the remaining ½ cup flour.
• Knead in whatever flour is left, then continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Add dough to prepared bowl, turning to coat surface of dough with butter.
• Let rise in warm, draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 ¾ hours.
• Butter a 16 inch pizza pan.
• Punch dough down.
• Roll out to circle ¼ to 1/8 inch thick.
• Fit into pan, pressing onto sides.
• Let dough rise in warm area until puffy, about 20 minutes.
• Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F.
• For topping: Beat cheese, ½ cup sugar, yolks, flour, sour cream, peel, vanilla, salt and spices until smooth.
• Spoon into unbaked shell, spreading evenly.
• Sprinkle with 2 tblsps of sugar.
• Bake until crust is browned and filling is set, about 35 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Decorate with fruit.
• Use your imagination to make an attractive pattern of contrasting colours.
• Brush generously with melted jam (you may not need whole amount – not to worry, jam will rethicken as it cools and is great on buttered toast!).
• Serve within 5 hours.