Description
This American Flag Fruit Pizza is a delightful and visually stunning dessert perfect for patriotic celebrations like the 4th of July. Featuring a sugar cookie crust topped with a creamy sweetened cream cheese spread and decorated with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and optional banana slices, this fruit pizza combines vibrant colors and fresh flavors to impress your guests while being easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
Cream Cheese Topping
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fruit Decoration
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup banana slices (optional for white stripes)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (to prevent banana browning)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the cookie crust.
- Prepare Cookie Crust: Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper. Press and spread the refrigerated sugar cookie dough into a large rectangle or oval about 1/4 inch thick on the baking sheet. This will form the base of your fruit pizza.
- Bake Cookie Base: Bake the cookie dough for 12–15 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown. Once baked, remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely to prepare for toppings.
- Make Cream Cheese Mixture: In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and creamy, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Spread Cream Cheese: Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture over the fully cooled cookie crust, creating a creamy layer that will hold the fruit toppings in place.
- Prepare Fruit: If using banana slices, toss them in lemon juice to prevent browning. Then, arrange the blueberries in the top-left corner of the pizza to represent the stars of the American flag. Next, create alternating rows of sliced strawberries and banana slices (or leave cream cheese exposed) horizontally across the cookie to mimic the red and white stripes of the flag.
- Chill Before Serving: Place the assembled fruit pizza in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the cream cheese topping to set and the flavors to meld together before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Substitute banana slices with white chocolate chips or marshmallows for a different take on the white stripes.
- Use a pizza cutter for clean, even slices when serving the fruit pizza.
- Make sure the cookie base is completely cooled before spreading the cream cheese mixture to prevent melting.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator and consume within 2 days for best freshness.
