Strawberry Pizza

This sweet and fruity Strawberry Pizza recipe makes a fun and unique dessert that guests of all ages will adore!

Perfect for summer, this fruit pizza recipe is a crowd pleasing treat that’s so customizable! Easy to make and fun to eat, this is a great dish to bring along to picnics and pool parties.

With only 3 ingredients, making a fun dessert doesn’t get any easier than this!

This fruity dessert pizza is perfect for the summer, but you’ll love this easy-to-make treat any time of the year!Serve with Smirnoff Peach Lemonade Jello Shots for a real party! Or, in keeping with the strawberry theme, try one of these Baileys Strawberries and Cream milkshake!

Why You’ll Love this Strawberry Dessert Pizza

Strawberry on pizza may sound strange, but this “pizza” is actually made with sliced strawberries on top of a sugar cookie dough base and a cream cheese layer for the “sauce.”

Especially great for kids, this strawberry pizza recipe with a sugar cookie base will be a hit with all ages! You can add more fruit if you like, other sweet ingredients, or even use a different kind of cookie dough for the “crust.”

The possibilities are endless, and it’s beyond easy to make this foolproof and fun dessert!

Strawberry Dessert Pizza Ingredients

• Sugar Cookie Dough – this forms a sugar cookie crust, which is what gives this yummy dessert its “pizza” shape.
• Strawberry Whipped Cream Cheese – I liked to use a strawberry flavored cream cheese filling to really bring out the fruit flavor, but any cream cheese works here.
• Fresh Strawberries – be sure to buy fresh and robust looking strawberries for best results!

How to Make a Strawberry Pizza

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Using a non-stick round pan or a pizza pan, lay out the sugar cookie dough.
   

   Using sugar cookie dough as the pizza crust is one of the ways this pizza becomes a sweet and decadent dessert pizza.

2. Bake the cookie as directed on the packaging. Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
3. Let the cookie cool before smothering in strawberry cream cheese.
   

   Be sure to let the cookie crust cool before adding the cream cheese to prevent melting and sliding!

4. Meanwhile, wash and cut stems away from strawberries. Slice the strawberries in half and create a cute design using the strawberries.

FAQs

Can fruit pizza be made the day before?

You can certainly bake the cookie crust ahead of time, but I’d recommend holding off on adding the cream cheese frosting or fruit slices until it’s time to serve.

For ease, you can also slice the strawberries ahead of time and leave them covered in the fridge.

How long will strawberry fruit pizza last?

Your leftovers will last up to 2 days in the fridge, give or take. Keep it covered with aluminum foil or plastic wrap for best results and to prevent drying out.

Can you make dessert pizza with actual pizza dough?

You can, but be aware that you’re losing some key sweetness by replacing the cookie dough with pizza dough.

One way to combat this may be to beat the cream cheese with some confectioner’s sugar to create a sweeter and more frosting-like spread.

How do you keep fruit pizza from getting soggy?

The most important thing to keep in mind is that the baked cookie will take on moisture from the cream cheese and berries when added. To avoid sogginess, just be sure that you assemble right before serving.

You’ll want a nice solid layer of cream cheese, as the strawberries contain more moisture and will definitely speed up the process if they’re directly touching the cookie crust.

Popular Variations and Substitutions

• Make a mini strawberry pizza by baking the cookies as you normally would and decorating them individually with a small amount of cream cheese and 2 or 3 strawberry slices.
• For extra flavor, you can make a homemade glaze. Combine powdered sugar and cornstarch with some lemon juice to make an easy glaze that will compliment the fruit well. Either top the cream cheese with strawberries and glaze or use the glaze as a layer to keep moisture out of the cookie crust.
• Add more types of berries for flavor variety! Raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries are all great options. You can also try other fruits like pineapple, mango, kiwi, and more.
• Bake with a chocolate chip cookie dough base instead of sugar cookie for a burst of chocolate flavor.
• You can also use other ingredients for the “pizza sauce” like actual frosting or cool whip.

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• Mini Fruit Pizzas – Similar to this strawberry treat, these adorable mini fruit pizza use pie dough instead of sugar cookies as the crust base.
• Blue Raspberry Vodka Cocktail – This colorful and sweet cocktail would make an excellent companion to your dessert pizza.
• Strawberry Pie – If you have leftover strawberries, make this elegant dessert from Spoonful of Flavor!

Strawberry Dessert Pizza Recipe