Ingredient: light cream cheese, softened

The quintessential summer BBQ dessert! Fruit pizza is like a giant cookie, covered with luscious cream, layered with colorful fresh fruit, topped with glaze and a drizzle of chocolate, if you please.

If you have been following my blogs, you have probably already noticed, choice is something I’m big on. Fruit pizza is a classic dessert with so many possibilities. I have always enjoyed to start with the original idea of a recipe and see how many ways I can vary it without getting too involved or requiring a lot of extra ingredients and time.

Since CANADA DAY celebrations are right around the corner I thought it was a good time to enjoy Fruit Pizza ‘personalized’. Here are some ideas to mix and match to your liking.

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Fresh Fruit Pizza

Personalize not only with ingredient choices but the design as well

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Ingredients

Classic Shortbread or Pecan Shortbread Crust

• 3/4 cup butter,
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt TO MAKE PECAN SHORTBREAD ADD FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 cup (50g) pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp almond extract

Oatmeal Crust

• 9 Tbsp (120g) butter,
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1/4 cup (30g) walnuts, finely chopped
• pinch of salt

Frozen Puff Pastry OR Crescent Roll Dough

• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
• 318 grams crescent roll dough, refrigerated PLUS 1 Tbsp sugar

Cream Cheese Topping

• 250 grams light cream cheese, softened
• 2 Tbsp lime juice concentrate
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Cool Whip / Custard Topping

• 102 grams vanilla INSTANT pudding mix
• 1 cup 1% cold milk
• 1 cup light Cool Whip topping, thawed

Honey - Yogurt Topping

• 2 cups 2% Greek vanilla yogurt
• 2 Tbsp honey

Citrus Glaze

• 3 Tbsp water
• 2 1/4 tsp cornstarch
• 4 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar

Pineapple Glaze

• 2 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp honey

Fruit Preserve Glaze

• 3 Tbsp preserves (apricot, apple jelly or orange marmalade)
• 2 tsp water

Fresh Fruit (use whatever fruit you prefer)

• 220 grams strawberries
• 100 grams blueberries
• 100 grams cherries, halved & seeded
• 1 kiwi, peeled & sliced
• 312 ml mandarin oranges, drained
• 398 ml pineapple, sliced use juice in glaze

Chocolate Drizzle (optional)

• 30 grams white or dark chocolate

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Classic Shortbread or Pecan Shortbread Crust 3/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 1/3 cups flour 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt TO MAKE PECAN SHORTBREAD ADD FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup (50g) pecans, finely chopped 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/8 tsp almond extract Oatmeal Crust 9 Tbsp (120g) butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 1/4 cup oatmeal 1/4 cup (30g) walnuts, finely chopped pinch of salt Frozen Puff Pastry OR Crescent Roll Dough 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed 318 grams crescent roll dough, refrigerated PLUS 1 Tbsp sugar Cream Cheese Topping 250 grams light cream cheese, softened 2 Tbsp lime juice concentrate 1/2 cup powdered sugar Cool Whip / Custard Topping 102 grams vanilla INSTANT pudding mix 1 cup 1% cold milk 1 cup light Cool Whip topping, thawed Honey - Yogurt Topping 2 cups 2% Greek vanilla yogurt 2 Tbsp honey Citrus Glaze 3 Tbsp water 2 1/4 tsp cornstarch 4 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup sugar Pineapple Glaze 2 1/2 tsp cornstarch 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp honey Fruit Preserve Glaze 3 Tbsp preserves (apricot, apple jelly or orange marmalade) 2 tsp water Fresh Fruit (use whatever fruit you prefer) 220 grams strawberries 100 grams blueberries 100 grams cherries, halved & seeded 1 kiwi, peeled & sliced 312 ml mandarin oranges, drained 398 ml pineapple, sliced use juice in glaze Chocolate Drizzle (optional) 30 grams white or dark chocolate

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Instructions

For Shortbread & Oatmeal Crusts

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 12-inch pizza pan or cookie sheet. In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar until light. Add any flavorings. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon or hand mixer until well blended. Press dough into pan & prick with a fork. Bake 10-15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool completely.

Frozen Puff Pastry

1. Follow package directions. Cool completely & place on serving tray.

Crescent Roll Dough

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Pinch together crescent roll dough as you press into a 12-inch pizza pan. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp sugar. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden. Cool completely.

Cream Cheese Topping

1. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, lime juice concentrate & sugar until smooth.

Cool Whip/Custard Topping

1. In a large bowl, whisk together dry pudding mix & milk for 2 minutes. Fold in Cool Whip.

Honey - Yogurt Topping

1. In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt & honey.

Citrus & Pineapple Glaze

1. In a small saucepan, combine ingredients. Cook over medium heat until thickens. Remove from heat & cool slightly. Using a pastry brush, gently brush the fruit with glaze. FOR PRESERVE GLAZE: mix preserves with water & brush onto fruit.

TO ASSEMBLE FRUIT PIZZA

1. Spread topping of choice onto cooled crust & arrange fruit onto. Brush with glaze of choice. Melt chocolate in a bowl over boiling water. Dip a large spoon into chocolate; drizzle, quickly letting the chocolate fall in thin ribbons from the end of the spoon. If chocolate seems to stiff, add a drop of vegetable oil. Let pizza stand until chocolate is firm.