Fruit Pizza


Description

A sugar cookie like crust, with a cream cheese ‘sauce’ makes a yummy base of a twist on your favorite pizza recipe! This is always a crowd favorite! Bring copies of the recipe if you present it at a pot-luck!


Ingredients

  • ¾ cups Butter
  • ½ cups Confectioners Sugar
  • 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1-⅓ cup Vanilla Chips
  • ¼ cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • ¼ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
  • ½ cups Pineapple Juice
  • ½ teaspoons Lemon Juice
  • Assorted Fresh Fruit

Preparation

Heat oven to 300 degrees.

Beat butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy; blend in flour (Double these amounts for a thicker crust).


Press mixture onto bottom and up side of 12-inch round pizza pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned, cool completely.

Prepare Vanilla Filling; spread on cooled crust. Cover; chill.

Prepare Fruit Topping. Cover; chill assembled tart.

Vanilla Filling instructions:

In microwave-safe bowl, microwave vanilla chips and whipping cream at high (100%) 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Beat in cream cheese.

Fruit Topping instructions:

In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in juices. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened; cover. Meanwhile, slice and arrange fruit on top of filling; pour liquid mixture over fruit.