Fanciful Fruit Pizza

	Prep: 20 Min Total: 2 Hr 10 Min Makes: 12 servings User Rating (395) E-mail this recipe

Prep: 20 Min   Total: 2 Hr 10 Min   Makes: 12 servings      User Rating (395)

Please the eye and the palate with this dessert "pizza," made of cookie-dough crust and colorful fruit toppings.

8/20/11: We made this with all fresh fruit, and doubled the recipe. When we spread the cookie dough we put a small edging all around to hold in the cream cheese mixture.  We cut the bananas last and squeezed ½ lemon on and stirred them to keep them from turning brown.  We layered the banana slices on top of the cream cheese layer, then cantaloupe bites on top of that, then 2 peaches, 1 mango, 2 kiwi’s sliced to half-moon shapes, 8 oz strawberries bite size, ½ small container blueberries.  We did not use the jelly.   It was delicious that day and the next day!  Connie.

Ingredients

1roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies

1package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/3cup sugar

1/2teaspoon vanilla

1cup fresh or canned peach slices, drained, cut into thinner slices

1cup halved or quartered fresh strawberries

1cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1/2cup apple jelly

Directions

1.     Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-inch pizza pan or spray with cooking spray. In pan, break up cookie dough; press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust.

2.     Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

3.     In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Spread mixture over cooled crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese.

4.     Stir jelly until smooth; spoon or brush over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Cut into wedges or squares. Store in refrigerator.
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