Fruited Cheese Pizza Recipes

FRUIT PIZZA EVEN BETTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a 12-inch round pizza pan with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• Combine flour and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into prepared pizza pan to make a crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until very lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup white sugar, and almond extract until smooth; spread over completely cooled crust. Arrange strawberries, blueberries, and kiwi decoratively over cream cheese mixture.
• Mix pineapple juice, 1/2 cup white sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice in a saucepan until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Cool slightly and drizzle over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled.

FRUITED CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• For crust: Sprinkle yeast and pinch of sugar into milk in small bowl; stir to dissolve.
• Let stand until foamy and proofed, about 10 minutes.
• Butter large bowl.
• Combine 2 ½ cups flour, ¼ cup sugar and salt in another large bowl.
• Make well in center.
• Add yeast mixture, butter and eggs to well and blend until smooth.
• Gradually draw flour from inner edge of well into center until all flour is incorporated.
• Turn out onto work surface, which you have floured with some of the remaining ½ cup flour.
• Knead in whatever flour is left, then continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Add dough to prepared bowl, turning to coat surface of dough with butter.
• Let rise in warm, draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 ¾ hours.
• Butter a 16 inch pizza pan.
• Punch dough down.
• Roll out to circle ¼ to 1/8 inch thick.
• Fit into pan, pressing onto sides.
• Let dough rise in warm area until puffy, about 20 minutes.
• Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F.
• For topping: Beat cheese, ½ cup sugar, yolks, flour, sour cream, peel, vanilla, salt and spices until smooth.
• Spoon into unbaked shell, spreading evenly.
• Sprinkle with 2 tblsps of sugar.
• Bake until crust is browned and filling is set, about 35 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Decorate with fruit.
• Use your imagination to make an attractive pattern of contrasting colours.
• Brush generously with melted jam (you may not need whole amount – not to worry, jam will rethicken as it cools and is great on buttered toast!).
• Serve within 5 hours.

FRUIT PIZZA SUPREME

Steps:

• Pat cookie dough onto the bottom of an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over the crust. Arrange fruit on top. , In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, orange juice and pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool; drizzle over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled.

FRUIT PIZZA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in egg. combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Press dough into an ungreased pizza pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until light. Spread on cooled crust.
• Arrange desired fruit on top of filling, and chill.

FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Pat cookie dough into an ungreased 14-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until deep golden brown; cool. , In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Arrange fruit on top. , In a saucepan, bring the sugar, orange juice, water, lemon juice, cornstarch and salt to a boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool; brush over fruit. Chill. Store in refrigerator.

FAN-FAVORITE FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. Break up cookie dough in pan; press dough evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. (Center will be soft, but will set during cooling.) Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 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. Stir jelly until smooth; spoon or brush over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. To serve, cut into wedges or squares. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pizza.