Festive Fruit Pizza
Crust:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
Topping:
- 1 1/2 blocks (12 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Fruits of your choice
Festive Fruit Pizza
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on December 10, 2008.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter; mix in brown sugar and flour.
- Spread dough onto a standard-size pizza pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and set aside to cool completely.
Topping:
- Beat the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla.
- Spread cream cheese mixture onto cooled crust, all the way to the edges.
- Place in the refrigerator to cool and allow cream cheese to set.
- Meanwhile, slice fruits, patting fruit dry with paper towels (this keeps the crust from getting soggy).
- Place sliced fruits on top of cream cheese mixture; chill until ready to serve.
Makes 12 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including fruit of your choice):
20 calories, 21 g fat, 13 g saturated fat, 6 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 4 g protein
