Hi, Robyn here from The Ranch Wife Chronicles. I am a South Dakota Ranch Wife who loves being in the kitchen, taking pictures and living on the prairie. I blog about our life on a cattle ranch and my adventures. I also try to share some tasty food along the way. Today I am sharing a recipe for Fruit Pizza. I have never made a fruit pizza before and have wanted to try one for a long time.
My inspiration is a Taste of Home recipe for Makeover Fruit Pizza (http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Makeover-Fruit-Pizza). I tend to use recipes as a guide to complement my personal preferences and create delicious food. I made a couple of changes from the original recipe. First, I used the crust recipe from my Mom’s Fresh Fruit Pie. I wasn’t picky about any specific fruit for the topping and used orange juice in the glaze instead of pineapple juice.
Here is what I came up with:
No- Mistake ~ No-Roll Cookie Crust:
¼ C Butter
¼ C Sugar
1 Egg Yolk
3/4 C flour
Combine butter, sugar and egg yolk. Mix in flour until crumbs form. I used my food processor. Press firmly into 9” square pan or roll out on a cookie sheet. Crust will be thin. Bake in 400 degree oven 8 minutes or until edge is browned. Cool completely.
Filling:
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat Cream Cheese
1/3 C Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over crust. I also added a dollop of Cool Whip. I had just a little left over from another recipe and wanted to use it up.
Fruit:
This is the fun part! I cut up strawberries, a peach, a kiwi and tossed in some grapes. Use your personal preference and favorite summer time fruits.
Arrange fruit over cream cheese filling.
Glaze:
5 teaspoons cornstarch
1-1/4 C Orange Juice
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch, orange juice and lemon juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool slightly. Drizzle over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled.
The Hubby, my toughest critic, loved this dessert! I hope you will enjoy this easy summer time dish as much as we do.
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What an interesting and creative pizza! Love all of the fresh fruits!
ReplyDeleteI love fruit pizza and this sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great. nice to have you here, :)
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