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Recipe Box: Fruit Pizza with a Sugar Cookie Crust

🌷 Great Dessert Recipe for Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day, or Any Special Occasion

By Denise Stacey July 12, 2016


Looking for an easy summer dessert for your backyard BBQ? This one will please a crowd!

Fruit Pizza

  • 1 package of sugar cookie mix (plus ingredients required to mix the dough)
  • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • Assorted fruits of your choice (strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges, mangoes, grapes, etc)
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Prepare sugar cookie mix according to package directions. Press into 12" round pan and bake at 350℉ for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown; set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, beat together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cooled sugar cookie crust. Wash and slice desired fruits. Arrange fruit on top of cream cheese.

In a small saucepan, mix orange juice and cornstarch until thickened. Cool completely. Spread cooled orange juice mixture over the fruit. Chill in refrigerator for at least two hours. Serve and enjoy!