What is Fruit Pizza?

This Fruit Pizza Recipe is a dessert pizza made with a sugar cookie crust, a cream cheese frosting layer, and fresh fruit toppings. The sugar cookie crust can be homemade or store bought. Any kind of fresh fruit can be used to design the top of the pizza. The pizza can be sliced like a regular pizza or cut in smaller squares for serving. My first experience with “fruit pizza” was at a Pampered Chef party years ago. I loved it! It is an especially yummy treat in the summer when the best fruits are easily available from your own garden or fruit and vegetable stands. We live in an area where there are delicious fresh peaches available in the late summer. I could make a whole fruit pizza with just fresh peaches and it would be the best fruit pizza and it would disappear in seconds.

Fruit Pizza Toppings

Having said that, I do have my favorite fruits that I love to display on this pizza. I prefer a variety of fresh berries, kiwi fruit, and fresh peaches. When fresh summer fruits are hard to come by, I have found there are also fresh fruits available year round and even some canned fruits that work great. Check out the recipe for three ideas for topping the pizza depending on the season and fruits that are available.

Fresh Fruit Ideas

StrawberriesRaspberriesBlueberriesBlackberriesPeachesKiwi fruitMango chunksGrapesBananasApplesClementinesPears

Canned Fruit Ideas

With canned fruits, you have to be careful with the water content. Drain the fruit in a strainer and place it on a paper towel. Use another paper towel to pat the fruit dry as much as possible before adding it to the pizza. You can also put the fruit in the refrigerator to allow it to chill while the crust cools. For the best results, add canned fruit to the pizza just before serving it.

Mandarin orangesPineapple chunksPeach slicesDiced mangoCherries (pitted)

Decorating Designs

My favorite part of making this recipe is decorating the top! There are so many fun ideas out there on Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram for how to decorate a fruit pizza. You can do it the way we did it in this picture, or just google “fruit pizza” on Google images and go nuts! Peaches, strawberries, apple slices, pear slices, and mandarin oranges are perfect for flower leaves. It’s fun looking at all the different designs out there. Roll the cookie dough into a rectangle and bake it in the shape of a flag for the fourth of July. Decorate with blueberries and strawberries for the stars and stripes!Make a sunrise by rolling on a 14-inch pizza pan and using fresh pineapple, oranges, and strawberries. Garnish with some simple lemon zest.

The Pampered Chef recipe calls for store bought refrigerated sugar cookie dough. It definitely saves some time doing it this way, but, if I have time, I prefer homemade cookie dough. This cookie dough recipe mixes together quickly in a medium bowl with an electric mixer or a stand mixer and gives a thicker, softer crust to the fruit pizza. The texture makes it easier to hold on to when eating by hand. Bake on a pizza pan using parchment paper or sprinkle with all purpose flour so it doesn’t stick. You can use this sugar cookie recipe or one of your own. If you have leftovers (which is highly unlikely!), be sure to keep the extra Easy Fruit Pizza in the refrigerator.

More Fresh Fruit Recipes

Enjoy delicious fruit in dozens of sides and desserts! Try these mini-fruit tarts or this easy fruit salad. If you like this pizza, you can also try our Easy Veggie Pizza.

Easy Phyllo Fruit Cups – These Easy Phyllo Fruit Cups only take about 15 minute to make. A light dessert idea that is simple enough for kids and fancy enough for party guests.Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Key Lime Yogurt Dip – Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Key Lime Yogurt Dip are a win at any BBQ. The grill really enhances the flavor of pineapples, bananas, strawberries, and melons.Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon and Sugar Chips – This fruit salsa is so addicting and delicious. The chips are baked so that makes it a little healthier, right?Easy Fruit Dip – This Easy Fruit Dip has only 4 ingredients and takes just a few minutes to whip together. It is smooth and creamy with a hint of citrus. It complements the flavor of every kind of fruit.

How to Make Fruit Pizza

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