Happy Independence Day! I’ve made this beautiful American flag fruit pizza for you and I’m so happy with how it turned out 🙂
I’ve always loved making fruit pizza and it’s always been kinda my thing since I was young.
It’s a really really easy recipe and it *always* gets compliments when I make it! So, you can’t go wrong with this.
This fruit pizza has a homemade sugar cookie crust (you could opt for a refrigerated sugar cookie dough but I highly recommend the homemade crust!) and a creamy, fluffy spread topped with fruits and whipped cream.
(I’m actually sitting here eating a piece of this as I type this – it’s so yummy).
This is a great dish to take to a summer party or a July 4th celebration – this fruit pizza easily can serve 14-18 people, depending on how big you cut the slices. If you cut them into bars rather than squares, you’ll be able to feed more 😉
*I’ve also made this recipe in the form of these mini fruit pizzas and they’re so adorable!
Start by making your crust and letting it cool for a few hours. Then, make your creamy topping and spread it on nice and smooth. Let it chill for 20-30 minutes.
Arrange your fruit as a flag. I started with the blueberries in the top left corner first.
For the red stripes, I used strawberries that I cut in half. Of course, you could use raspberries or cherries if you wanted . . . and you could slice them instead of cutting them in half . . . whatever you wanna do 😉
For the white stripes, I also used Redi-whip. You could just leave them so the creamy topping shows through, but I wanted to add a little bit of depth to mine.
For the stars, I just squirted some Redi-whip on the blueberries.
Flag Fruit Pizza
Fruit pizza with a homemade sugar cookie crust and a fluffy creamy topping – topped with berries and whipped cream.
- Yield: 15-18
Ingredients
Crust:
1/2 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 2/3 cups flour
Topping:
8 ounces cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
1 8-ounce container whipped topping
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fruits: strawberries (or raspberries), blueberries
Redi-whip
Instructions
Crust:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream softened butter and sugar together.
Add vanilla, egg, salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, and flour.
Mix until combined.
Press into well-greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Cool completely.
Topping:
Beat softened cream cheese until smooth.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
Fold in whipped topping.
Spread over cooled crust.
Chill for 20-30 minutes.
Arrange fruit and Redi-whip on top.
Chill until ready to serve.
Notes
Homemade crust can be substituted with refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
Try making a fruit pizza in a miniature form!
