Fruit Pizza
Nothing says summer quite like a colorful Fruit Pizza! This fun, fresh dessert combines a soft sugar cookie crust, creamy frosting, and vibrant fresh fruit for a treat that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, celebrating a birthday, or simply looking for a family-friendly baking project, this recipe is guaranteed to brighten the table and impress your guests.
What makes this recipe stand out is its homemade foundation and endless customization. The soft sugar cookie crust starts with Member’s Mark™ All Purpose Flour, Clabber Girl® Corn Starch, Clabber Girl® Baking Powder, and a pinch of Member’s Mark™ Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder, creating a tender, bakery-style base that’s sturdy enough to hold plenty of toppings. Member’s Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, Member’s Mark™ Granulated Sugar, and Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract give the cookie a rich, buttery flavor that’s perfectly balanced with just the right amount of sweetness.
Once cooled, the crust is topped with a luscious frosting made from Member’s Mark™ Cream Cheese, Member’s Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, Member’s Mark™ Powdered Sugar, and another splash of Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract. The creamy frosting complements the fresh fruit without overpowering it, making every bite light, refreshing, and satisfying.
One of the best things about this recipe is how versatile it is. Decorate your fruit pizza with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi, grapes, mandarin oranges, pineapple, peaches, or any combination of your favorite seasonal fruit. Arrange the fruit into colorful patterns, rainbow stripes, flowers, flags, or other creative designs to match holidays, birthdays, or summer celebrations. It’s an easy way to make a dessert that’s just as eye-catching as it is delicious.
The process is simple enough for bakers of all skill levels, making it a wonderful recipe to prepare with kids. Little hands will love decorating the pizza with fresh fruit, turning dessert into a fun family activity that creates memories along with something delicious.
Fresh, colorful, and full of seasonal flavor, this Fruit Pizza is the perfect summer dessert. It’s lighter than many traditional desserts thanks to its abundance of fresh fruit, easy to customize with whatever fruit you have on hand, and guaranteed to be a hit at cookouts, potlucks, picnics, and family gatherings. With the help of Member’s Mark™ ingredients and Clabber Girl® baking essentials, this recipe transforms simple pantry staples into a dessert the whole family will love all season long.
Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust
- 1 ½ cups Member's Mark™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ tsp Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
- 1 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Member's Mark™ Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder
- ½ cup Member's Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter softened
- ¾ cup Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg room temperature
- 1 tsp Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract
Cream Cheese Frosting and Topping
- 8 oz Member's Mark™ Cream Cheese softened
- 3 tbsp Member's Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter softened
- 1 ¼ cup Member's Mark™ Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract
- Fresh fruit sliced
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Crust
- Whisk Member's Mark™ All Purpose Flour, Clabber Girl® Corn Starch, Clabber Girl® Baking Powder, and Member's Mark™ Mediterranean Sea Salt together in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat the Member's Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter and Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar together until well combined and creamy. Beat in the egg and Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until combined. Once combined, cover the dough tightly and chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-inch pizza pan. Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator and press onto the pizza pan in a circle, about ⅓-inch thick.
- Bake for 17 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool crust completely before adding frosting and toppings.
Cream Cheese Frosting and Topping
- In a medium bowl, beat softened Member's Mark™ Cream Cheese and Member's Mark™ Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter until smooth. Add Member's Mark™ Powdered Sugar and Rising Star Baking Supply Pure Vanilla Extract and beat until creamy and well combined.
- Spread a thick layer over the sugar cookie crust and decorate with assorted sliced fruit. Cut into slices and enjoy! Keep leftovers in the refrigerator.
