Market Fresh Recipes: Fruit Pizza

Pizza may be greasy and unhealthy, but FRUIT Pizza is a fresh twist on an old favorite!


This is a great time of year to whip up Fruit Pizza, as many fruits and berries are in season at the Market.  Pick up your favorite assortment to enjoy on your tasty treat!


The recipe is very easy, and a great end to a Summer BBQ.  

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Fruit Pizza

• 1 box of Sugar Cookie Mix (complete with ingredients to make dough), or log of prepared Sugar Cookie Dough
• 1 package of Cream Cheese (I used lower fat)
• 1-1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar (have extra on hand)
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 2-3 cups of assorted Fruit (I like using Strawberries, Blueberries and Kiwi Fruit)
• (OPTIONAL) Honey

1. Prepare Sugar Cookie Mix into dough as directed on box (or feel free to make it from scratch). Preheat oven to degree mentioned on package direction. Spread cookie dough in a 12+ inch circle on a pizza pan (note: I didn't have a pizza pan, so I used a large, sideless cookie sheet and just eyed up a circle). Cookie the large cookie in oven as directed on package (note again: my package said 7-9 minutes, but since it was one large cookie, it took closer to 12-15 minutes - so just keep an eye on it and take it out when it is browned and done). When it is done, take Sugar Cookie out of oven and cool slightly.

2. In a small bowl, mix together Cream Cheese, Confectioners Sugar and Cinnamon. Important step: stick your finger into the mixture and taste it (I give you permission). If it is not sweet enough for your tastes, add more confectioners sugar. Taste again...just for fun.

3. Spread Cream Cheese Mixture over cookie (like frosting...or "pizza" sauce).

4. Top with rows of fruit (see picture). I alternate fruit in rows that measure roughly an inch to make it look nice. If you are using lots of different fruit, make 1 row per fruit. Since I only used 3 kind of fruit, I made them into a pattern.

5. Optional: Drizzle with honey.

6. Cut into "pizza wedges" and enjoy!

NOTES:

1. Instead of optional honey, you can heat up 1/2 cup of Apple Jelly (or, really, any kind of jelly) in a small saucepan over medium heat until it becomes liquidy. Glaze the top of the Fruit Pizza with the sauce.

2. I think this would taste fantastic with a Ricotta Cheese Cookie base. That will be my next endeavor - but if you beat me to it, let me know how it turns out!

3. To spice things up, sprinkle some chopped fresh Mint over the finished pizza.

4. Be creative and use whatever fruit you think would taste good! Nectarines, Bananas, Red Seedless Grapes - all would be great!

We'd love to hear what fruit combinations you use on your Fruit Pizza!  Be sure to share your pictures as well!