That is how the cookbook described this fruit pizza and you know what? They were right! So, if you're feeling a little sad that summer's on it's way out, savor it one last time!
(Taken from The Essential Mormon Cookbook by Julie Badger Jensen)
Fruit Pizza
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 recipe Cream Cheese Topping (see below)
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
2 kiwi fruit, peeled, sliced
3 fresh peaches, sliced, or 1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges, drained
*In a large bowl combine cream cheese and butter. Mix until well blended. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Form into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to form a 12-inch circle. Place in a 12-inch greased tart or pizza pan. Prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.
Cream Cheese Topping
12 ounces cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup cool whip
*Combine cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice. Mix until well blended. Fold in whipped topping.
*When pizza crust is cool, spoon and spread over crust. Arrange fruit on top and enjoy! Makes 10 - 12 servings, or just 1 big one if you're lucky.
(I added that last part. But it was super good. Of course, my crust did not chill well (it get's that from me) so I just pressed it into the pan and baked it. I had to be careful spreading it but once it was all put together, no one knew the crust had been a near disaster (except I told everyone). So, I had extra topping and fruit so after school the kids made their own with graham crackers and loved that. Then, I still had a little more topping, but no fruit, so I put the extra filling inside egg roll wrappers and fried those babies up. YUM!!! Perhaps wonton wrappers would be better next time, but I didn't have any of those. You can get the egg roll recipe I like here. So, enjoy!)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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6 comments:
We LOVE fruit pizza. You need to add a little banana on that pizza, yummy! I'm good for lunch any day. When's good for you?
Sounds yummy! Most recipes I've seen use the refrigerated sugar cookie dough (which I think is gross). I'll have to try this one!
YUM!
I was trying to think of a dessert to take to a scrapbooking thing tomorrow and I now know what I'll be making!
One addition I like to add to fruit pizza. After the crust comes hot out of the oven, sprinkle white chocolate chips over the crust. When they melt spread a thin coating of chocolate and let cool before topping with other topping. This keeps the crust from getting soggy and gives it even an extra layer of flavor.
That is my most favorite cook book in the whole world! It's the only cook book you need. So yummy recipies!
I had to peel my tongue off of the computer screen to tell you how good it looks! Yumm-o...and any calories it may contain are off-set by all of the delicious, nutritious fruit it has on it right...(just indulge my fantasies okay?)
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