Fruit Pizza
Fruit Pizza is a delicious dessert for a potluck. It starts with a sugar cookie base and a tangy cream cheese frosting topped with your favorite fruits. This is the best fruit pizza recipe!
I may earn commissions for purchases made through links on this post.
SUGAR COOKIE FRUIT PIZZA RECIPE
This is a classic dessert that I’m excited to eat year round! It’s so versatile. You can use whipped cream instead of the sweet cream cheese frosting for a lighter version.
WHAT IS A FRUIT PIZZA?
A fruit pizza is a sugar cookie crust topped with your favorite cream cheese frosting and assorted fruit.
HOW TO MAKE THIS
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 10×15 baking dish with parchment paper.
- For the crust: In a large bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla, almond extract and mix until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients: the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined.
- Press dough into the baking dish and bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges begin to have a touch of golden brown. Do not overbake! Remove from oven and let the crust cool in the pan. Cool completely.
- For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice if desired. Beat until fluffy.
Frost cooled bars. 
Let chill in the fridge and topped with desired fruit. Store in the fridge until serving. Cut into squares to serve. Best served the same day.
CAN I MAKE IT IN A DIFFERENT SIZED PAN?
- 9×13 baking dish for a thicker bar – Bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Pizza Pan – Bake for 15-18 minutes.
- You can even make this in cookie form as mini fruit pizzas baked for 8-10 minutes.
TYPES OF FRUIT TO USE
I’m partial to sliced strawberries, blueberries, and kiwi. Pineapple and canned mandarin oranges are sometimes used as well. Any fresh berries can be used.
CAN I USE STORE-BOUGHT SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH?
Sure! Homemade sugar cookie crust is always better but you can use store bought.
MAKE AHEAD
Make the crust and frosting and chill for up to three days. Fruit should be added on the day of serving.
OTHER FRUIT RECIPES
Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, (optional)
FRUIT:
- 3 cups assorted sliced fruit like strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, pineapple, or whatever fruit you like
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 10x15 baking dish with parchment paper. See notes for other pan sizes.
- For the crust: In a large bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla, almond extract and mix until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined.
- Press dough into the baking dish and bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges begin to have a touch of golden brown. Do not overbake! Remove from oven and let the bars cool in the pan. Cool completely.
- For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice if desired. Beat until fluffy. Frost cooled bars. Let chill in the fridge and topped with desired fruit. Store in the fridge until serving. Cut into squares to serve. Best served the same day.
Notes
- 9×13 baking dish for a thicker bar – Bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Pizza Pan – Bake for 15-18 minutes.
I have been making fruit pizza for 50 years. It should be covered completely with fruit. You shouldn’t be able to even see the fruit. Just a thought.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful delicious recipe. It was the number the one hit at our senior potluck party.
Woo-hoo!
I love to make this at Christmas using pineapple rings for the outside with a cherry in the center of each, then a ring of kiwi, then cherries in the center. It looks really festive and everyone loves it! It is such a different dessert than the normal cakes and pies. My recipe calls for orange marmalade for the glaze, which is quick and simple, but the recipe in yours for a glaze would be more transparent and not take away one bit from the design/decorative look you intented. Thanks for some new ideas!
This was so yummy as shown by the fact that I ate way more of it than anybody else! It is so pretty too! Thanks for always bringing the best part of the meal!
Electronics Engineering Projects
I’m not a huge fan of make food, I preffer buy fast food, but OMG this recipe is amazing, and I’m gonna try to prepare it
I would like to exchange links with your site thegirlwhoateeverything.blogspot.com
Is this possible?
Seriously beautiful and sounds sooo flavorful. Oh, I love the kiwi!
sooo pretty and sooo yummy
sooo pretty and sooo yummy
This was so yummy as shown by the fact that I ate way more of it than anybody else! It is so pretty too! Thanks for always bringing the best part of the meal!