Fruit Pizza

This vibrant Fruit Pizza is as beautiful as it is delicious, starting with a soft, buttery homemade cookie crust. Pile on your favorite fresh fruits for a pop of color and flavor, then finish it off with a glossy glaze that makes everything shine, literally and tastefully!

Ingredients to Make Fruit Pizza Recipe

Fresh fruit pizzas bring me right back to childhood. They’ve always been one of those nostalgic sweet treats that never go out of style. Even now, I still love making (and eating!) them, especially when I need a crowd-pleasing dessert. They’re perfect for entertaining, easy to pack for a picnic, 4th of July desserts and always a hit at football parties or holiday gatherings.

Kids adore them, and honestly, so do adults, probably because there’s something so fun and satisfying about that creamy layer and colorful fruit toppings. The best part? You can mix and match your favorite fruits to create your own flavor combo.

This version starts with a homemade cookie crust, no store-bought sugar cookie crust here. It’s simple, buttery, and makes the perfect base for the luscious marshmallow fluff-cream cheese filling and all that vibrant, fresh fruit.

Checkout this quick list of ingredients you’ll need to make Fruit Pizza: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Cookie Crust – All purpose flour, light brown sugar, softened butter, one large egg, vanilla extract and quick cooking oats. This gives the crust a decidingly special flavor.
• Marshmallow Fluff-Cream Cheese Filling – One package cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and marshmallow creme form the pizza “sauce”.
• Fresh Fruit – Strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges and blueberries.
• Glaze – Melted apple jelly or apricot jelly to brush onto the fruit gives the pizza finished look and shine.

How to Make the Best Fruit Pizza Recipe

• Heat Oven and Prepare Pan – Preheat oven to 375 degrees f and lightly grease a 12-14-inch pizza pan with butter or baking spray.
• Wet Ingredients – Cream together brown sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in a medium size mixing bowl until creamy.
• Dry Ingredients – To the creamed mixture add flour, oats and baking soda; beat on low speed until well mixed.
• Transfer to Cookie Dough to the Pan – Spread dough pressing evenly onto pizza pan.
• Oven – Bake the cookie crust per the cooking time in the recipe until lightly golden brown, then cool completely.
• Make the Marshmallow Cream Topping – Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add marshmallow cream, beating until fully combined and smooth. Spread over cooled crust.
• Decorate with Fruit – Arrange fruit on top in a pretty pattern then glaze with apple jelly.
• Refrigerate – Chill to set then slice and serve.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Fruit Pizza with Marshmallow Fluff

• A 12-inch or 14-inch pizza pan.
• Stand mixer or hand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to make the cookie dough and the whisk attachment to make the fluffy cream cheese filling.
• Large bowl medium bowl.
• Measuring cups and spoons.
• A pizza cutter.
• Sharp knife and chopping board
• Pastry brush and small bowl to melt the jelly.
• Large whisk to sift together the dry ingredients for the homemade cookie crust.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

• Cookie Crust – What sets this recipe apart? Hands down it’s the homemade cookie crust. When time is a factor, a premade sugar cookie dough or chocolate chip cookie dough crust will work, but it’s nice to go the extra mile once in a while, isn’t it? This recipe goes a step further and demonstrates how to make your own crust from scratch for this colorful dessert pizza. Your favorite brand of buttery sugar cookie crust will certainly work.
• Fresh Fruit – The beauty of this dessert is you can use any variety of fresh fruit that you enjoy for making your own personalized fruit pizza. Skip the bananas and apples, they tend to oxidize quickly and turn brown.
• Consider Color – When choosing which fruits to use, think about color, after all, we eat with our eyes first! Feel free to swap in raspberries or blackberries for blueberries or use grapes for a different twist. Peaches can be a great substitute for mandarin oranges, and a few chunks of pineapple or mango add a tropical touch. Think strawberries, blueberries and star fruit for memorial day or any Patriotic themed gathering. The possibilities are endless, so have fun with it, and don’t be afraid to get the whole family involved in the decorating!
• Flavoring – You could add a splash of almond extract to the filling along with the vanilla.
• Alternate Pan – You can make this in 13×9-inch cake pan or similar size baking sheet.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers – You can store leftover Fruit Pizza covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Please note, once chilled the crust may soften slightly.
• Freezer – I don’t recommend freezing this fruit pizza as the marshmallow fluff topping and fresh fruit will disintegrate once thawed.

More Southern Style Dessert Recipes to Make

• Frozen Berry Fruit Salad can be enjoyed as a side dish or a make ahead dessert.
• No worries about melting ice cream when you make this Fruit Bowl Sundae.
• This retro Grape Salad Recipe never gets old.
• Punch Bowl Fruit Salad Trifle features a cheesecake-like layer and fresh fruit combination.
• Fluffy Berry Pavlova is always an impressive dessert to make.
• Easy Strawberry Parfaits when single serving desserts are on the menu.
• Serve this Blueberry Crisp warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• This Easy Fruit Dip is perfect for baby showers, receptions, the holidays and picnics.
• You may also like this Tropical Fruit Salad Recipe from the Slow Roasted Italian.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Sheet Pans
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Mixer
• Glass Mixing Bowls