Individual Deep Dish Fruit Pizzas
As I stood in the kitchen preparing to make Fruit Pizza, I glanced out the window. A herd of kids had gathered around the little pool. I thought it would be nice to share the Fruit Pizza with them, but then remembered that this kid doesn't like strawberries and that one doesn't like blueberries and FORGET IT. THEY CAN DECORATE THEIR OWN FRUIT PIZZAS.
The best ideas in life are born when trying to avoid kid drama, right? Right.
I decided it was time to make some indivicual Deep Dish Fruit Pizzas. I started by cheating.
I have some great sugar cookie recipes, but MAN. That stuff is so easy to use. It took less than two minutes for me to break it into 24 little pieces which I rolled up into balls and placed in a well-greased mini muffin pan.
I baked those little balls at 350 degrees for seventeen minutes and BAM!
I had 24 little sugar cookie cups on my hands. As they baked, it looked like the sugar cookies were going to be too poofy and big to hold any sort of toppings, but they fell the second they came out of the oven. I expected and was hoping for as much as I wanted little sugar cookie cups. I got them!
While the sugar cookies were baking, I threw together a simple cream cheese filling. It's just 2 boxes of cream cheese, 2/3 cup white sugar, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
Once the cookies were cool, I twisted them around and easily lifted them out of the pan. Then I filled them with a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese filling. Once I had some fruit cleaned and cut up, it was time to let the kids have a little fun with their food.
This kid chose to pile a ton of fruit on her little fruit pizza.
And then she ate all of the fruit off of the top before pausing to redecorate it.
She says the fruit is the best part of the Fruit Pizza. I disagree, but she's entitled to her own opinion, I guess.
I'm especially OK with her being wrong since it means I get her cream cheese filling about 50% of the time. HUZZAH.
The husband skipped the formalities and ate the little Fruit Pizzas without the fruit. It's all about the cream cheese, people.
Individual Deep Dish Fruit Pizzas
1 package Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough (the kind that comes in a roll)
2 boxes cream cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups fruit (sliced kiwi, sliced strawberries, blueberries, diced peaches, raspberries, sliced bananas, etc.)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut the Sugar Cookie Dough into 24 1/4" thick pieces. Roll each slice into a little ball and place in a well-greased mini muffin pan.
3. Bake the sugar cookie cups at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. They are done when the edges start to lightly brown.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract with a mixer. Mix at low speed for about 2 minutes, or until it is well-combined and creamy.
5. Once the sugar cookie cups have cooled, carefully turn them in place until they come loose. They should pop right out of the pan.
6. Fill each sugar cookie cup with a heaping teaspoonful of cream cheese filling.
7. Place the prepared fruit in little bowls and set the whole shebang out for everyone to customize their very own Individual Deep Dish Fruit Pizza.
8. Eat six all by yourself. I won't tell.
Recipe
Reader Comments (6)
I may actually do this!! Really - looks easy enough for me
I practically start planning the boys' birthday party right after Christmas. I've had mini-do-it-yourself fruit pizzas on the potential menu for months. I never considered the deep dish cookie though. That's a great idea!
Isn't it crazy how it's feast or famine with the neighborhood kids? Everyone is either hiding inside or they all want to play at the same time.
EXCELLENT idea!! I may make these for 4th of July!
I've been rolling out the dough & making the big fruit pizzas for years--why did I never think to do this?! Love this.
Made these for 4th of July and the boys loved them. A & M loaded with berries. N, boy after your own heart, decided it was all about the cream cheese. Think I might take them to a playmate in the park in a few weeks. THANKS!
your directions to eat six make me happy.
i think these will be fun to watch adults decorate, too.