Easy Fruit Pizza Recipe With Cream Cheese Frosting

This awesome fruit pizza recipe is SO GOOD and fun to make! Delicious fresh colorful fruit on top of a fun sugar cookie for a great treat!

Every summer there’s at least one occasion where I need to bring something that looks like I tried harder than I did. You know the ones — the block party, the end-of-year school celebration, the cookout where you said yes before you thought it through.

This fruit pizza is my answer to all of those moments.

It’s a homemade sugar cookie crust — soft, slightly chewy, just sweet enough — spread with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting and topped with whatever fruit looks good at the store that week. Strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges, blueberries. You arrange it in whatever pattern feels right and suddenly you have something that looks like you spent your whole morning on it when the actual active time is about 40 minutes.

My kids love helping with the fruit arrangement, which is a bonus for when you need to keep someone occupied and feel like you’re doing something together. Everyone picks their section. There’s usually a negotiation about who gets the strawberry slice on the piece they want. It’s a whole thing.

Make it the day before if you’re bringing it somewhere — it actually tastes better after a night in the fridge once the frosting and crust have had time to settle together.

What ingredients do you need for this easy fruit pizza recipe?

• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter,
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Topping

• 8 oz Full fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 and 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups assorted favorite fruit

How do you make this easy fruit pizza?

Making the crust: 

1. Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
2. In a large bowl using a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on medium-high speed until combined and creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat on low speed until combined. Once completely combined, cover the dough tightly with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes and up to 1 day. (Let dough sit out at room temperature for 20-30 minutes if chilling longer than a couple hours because the dough will be quite stiff and flattening onto pan will be tough.)
3. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 12-inch pizza pan with nonstick spray (even if it’s a nonstick pan). Remove chilled cookie dough from the refrigerator and press onto the pizza pan in a 9–10-inch circle, about 1/3-inch thick. Bake for 17–19 minutes or until the edges are very lightly golden brown. Avoid over-baking. Cool crust completely before decorating.

Making the frosting: 

1. In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute or until creamy and combined. Yields 1 and 1/2 cups (about 390g) frosting. Spread a thick layer over the cooled sugar cookie crust. Decorate with fruit.
2. Cut into slices and serve. Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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Making this amazing fruit pizza is super easy. All you need is your favorite store-bought sugar cookie dough, cream cheese, and a variety of fresh fruit. You can use any type of fruit that you like, but some popular choices are strawberries, fresh berries, kiwi slices, mandarin oranges, and/or grapes.

You can mix it up by using different types of cookie dough for the crust. Try a sugar cookie base with a layer of chocolate chip cookie dough or a layer of regular cookie dough with a layer of oatmeal cookie dough.

There are so many possibilities, which makes this recipe fun and customizable!

Making This Ahead of Time

This is one of those recipes that actually benefits from being made ahead. The crust and frosting components can be prepared separately and assembled the day before serving.

The sugar cookie crust can be baked up to 2 days ahead and stored at room temperature wrapped tightly in plastic wrap. The cream cheese frosting can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container — give it a brief stir before spreading.

For the best result, spread the frosting and add the fruit no more than 4-6 hours before serving. The fruit releases moisture over time, and while the crust won’t go completely soggy (the frosting acts as a barrier), the presentation looks freshest when the fruit hasn’t been sitting too long. If you need to fully assemble the night before, pat the fruit extra dry and cover loosely with plastic wrap in the refrigerator — it’ll still be good, just not as visually pristine.

FAQs

How to Arrange the Fruit

The most important rule: work from the outside edge in. Start by placing your largest fruit pieces around the outer ring of the frosted crust — sliced strawberries laid flat, halved kiwi slices, or orange segments work well here because they’re uniform in size and create a clean border. Fill in the next ring with medium pieces, then use small berries like blueberries, raspberries, or pomegranate seeds to fill any gaps in the center.

For a classic rainbow pattern, arrange in concentric color rings: red strawberries on the outside, then orange mandarins, yellow mango, green kiwi, and purple grapes or blueberries toward the center. It looks elaborate but takes about five minutes once the fruit is prepped.

If you’re making this with kids, skip the pattern entirely and let them place the fruit however they want. It’ll look cheerful and chaotic and nobody will care once they taste it.

Dry all fruit thoroughly with paper towels before placing — any excess moisture will start breaking down the frosting within a few hours.Where can I serve this treat?

Fruit pizza is a great treat for any occasion! It’s perfect for parties, potlucks, or even as an after-school snack. You can also cut the fruit pizza into smaller slices and serve it as an appetizer.

No matter how you decide to enjoy this delicious dessert, everyone will love it!

This dessert pizza has a yummy soft sugar cookie crust and a dreamy cream cheese frosting topped with juicy fresh fruit. This beautiful fruit pizza is the perfect dessert and even better the next day.

This gorgeous fruit pizza with creamy frosting is the best summer dessert is a sure crowd pleaser and will get rave reviews! Your taste buds with love this fun recipe!

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