4th of July Fruit Pizza

Your backyard barbecue or family dinner won't be complete without this delectable 4th of July Fruit Pizza! Not only is it perfect for your Independence Day celebration, but it is so good that you are going to want to make it all year long!

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4th of July Fruit Pizza

This 4th of July Fruit Pizza has a light and delicate sugar cookie dough crust that is almost like a shortbread cookie. I love shortbread cookies, so of course I love this! The cream cheese mixture is nice and creamy and sweet, but it is not overpowering.

We love this fruit dessert pizza because it is so light and refreshing, but it is still sweet enough to be a dessert! Not only can you make it as one of your July fourth dessert recipes, you can make it all summer long and even for brunch!

We make this sugar cookie crust and then add some fresh fruit and the pineapple glaze is just oh so good! Our Patriotic fruit pizza has a small amount of sweetness, but it is not too much.

We created this 4th of July Fruit Pizza after everyone loved our Red White and Blue Cookie Pizza so much!

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Are you looking for other easy dessert ideas like our 4th of July Fruit Pizza?

If you love this easy dessert pizza, then you will love some of our other super easy dessert recipes, like our Orange Crush Cake. We have everything from cookies to cakes to trifles to smoothies!

Why You are going to love our 4th of July dessert pizza

What I REALLY like about this Fourth of July fruit pizza recipe is that it is actually a pineapple base glaze instead of the usual lemon glaze. We are so used to seeing the glazes on fruit recipes being made from lemon and I much prefer the pineapple taste for this fun fourth of July pizza!

I love fresh fruit, I love cookies, and I love pizza...When you are looking for easy recipes fruit pizza, this 4th of July fruit pizza dessert fits every checkbox!

I mean, this fruit pizza Fourth of July recipe is really the perfect little dessert for summertime! Don't you think so? Our fruit pizza recipe 4th of July is just so bright and beautiful, it has FRUIT so it is basically a salad right? I mean...it is healthy-ish...right?

This is what I am going to tell myself to justify it. Join me and enjoy this super easy to make sugar cookie fruit pizza for 4th of July and wow your family and friends!

What Kinds of Fruit are on our 4th of July Fruit Pizza?

Do you love Kiwi? Cherries? Mandarin oranges? I know that I do! Oranges, pineapples and kiwi just scream SUMMERTIME to me!

I am currently trying to get a pineapple that I purchased at Whole Foods to grow roots so that I can plant it and make a baby pineapple. I have heard that it takes two years for a pineapple to grow from the crown of an old one, but let's face it...What else do I have to do?

I have plants all over the house and I can't even eat any of them. I WANT TO GROW SOMETHING THAT I CAN EAT! Even if I have to wait two years...I keep telling myself that it will be worth it. 

How to make our 4th of July Fruit Pizza

Here are the ingredients you will need to make the crust for our 4th of July Fruit Pizza

• 1 cup flour
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup, 1 stick, butter, cold and cut into cubes

Here are the ingredients you will need to make the filling for our 4th of July Fruit Pizza

• 1 brick, 8 oz, cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 mandarin oranges, skins removed and segments separated, OR use 1 small can, mandarin oranges, drained
• 3 kiwifruit, skin removed and cut into slices
• 1 small can, 8 oz, pineapple slices, juice drained and reserved and slices cut into 8 pieces each
• 1 small jar, 12 oz, maraschino cherries, drained

Here are the ingredients you will need to make the glaze for our 4th of July Fruit Pizza

• pineapple juice (reserved from can)
• water
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup cornstarch

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Directions for how to make 4th of July Fruit Pizza

Note: I lined my pizza pan with foil because there are holes in it and we didn't want the juices dripping out all over our oven. 

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 

Add together the all purpose flour and the powdered sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add in your butter and then use a pastry blender to cut in the butter.

This takes a little time. And will give you an arm workout!

Dough will seem like it's not coming together but you can easily press it into the pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just browned. Remove from oven and cool completely. 

Directions for how to make the filling for our 4th of July Fruit Pizza

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together with a mixer. Spread over crust. Top with fresh fruit. 

Directions for how to make the glaze for our 4th of July Fruit Pizza 

Add pineapple juice to a 1 cup measuring cup. Add water to fill to 1 cup of liquid. Add cornstarch, sugar and lemon juice and mix well.

Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling on the edges. Continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Drizzle over top of fruit. 

Cut your 4th of July Fruit Pizza into slices and serve it immediately. You can also refrigerate, covered before serving.

How to store 4th of July Fruit Pizza leftovers

Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Please take note that since this has a cream cheese layer, it will soak into the crust after the first day.

If you want to make it ahead of your 4th of July gathering, keep this in mind. I would recommend making it no more than one day in advance Make sure that you keep it in the fridge, as the cream cheese will go bad if left at room temperature for too long.

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4th of July Fruit Pizza

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

• Easy Fruit Pizza Crust Ingredients:
• 1 cup flour
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup 1 stick, butter, cold and cut into cubes
• Easy Fruit Pizza Filling Ingredients:
• 1 brick 8 oz, cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 mandarin oranges skins removed and segments separated, OR use 1 small can, mandarin oranges, drained
• 3 kiwifruit skin removed and cut into slices
• 1 small can 8 oz, pineapple slices, juice drained and reserved and slices cut into 8 pieces each
• 1 small jar 12 oz, maraschino cherries, drained
• Easy Fruit Pizza Glaze Ingredients:
• pineapple juice reserved from can
• water
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup cornstarch

Instructions

1. Easy Fruit Pizza Crust Directions:
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Add flour and powdered sugar together in a mixing bowl.
4. Add butter and used a pastry blender to cut in the butter. This takes a little time. And will give you an arm workout! Dough will seem like it's not coming together but you can easily press it into the pan.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just browned. Remove from oven and cool completely.
6. Easy Fruit Pizza Filling Directions:
7. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together with a mixer. Spread over crust. Top with fresh fruit.
8. Easy Fruit Pizza Glaze Directions:
9. Add pineapple juice to a 1 cup measuring cup. Add water to fill to 1 cup of liquid. Add cornstarch, sugar and lemon juice and mix well. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling on the edges. Continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Drizzle over top of fruit.
10. Cut your Easy Fruit Pizza into slices and serve or refrigerate, covered before serving. Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.

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Equipment you will need to make our Dessert Pizza

Ovente Ceramic Flat 13 Inch Pizza Stone Set with Crust Cutter Wheel & Metal Rack - We recommend this pizza stone because it is inexpensive AND it has a wire rack too!

The Ovente pizza stone heats up fast absorbs heat well and retains the temperature for a long time. It is engineered to handle extreme thermal shocks and it will maintain its form shape and effectiveness even when exposed to extremely high temperatures on a daily basis.

Unlike other pizza stones that need conditioning this one is on the low-maintenance side. You do not need to season. It simply crank the oven up preheat and place the pizza on the stone. After use, Let it COOL down and rinse it with warm water.

Get nicely browned evenly cooked dough! This one is designed for baking the perfect crusts it has thousands of highly absorbent micro-holes that effectively draw out the extra moisture as it bakes. This makes the crust’s exterior superbly crispy and keeps the inside soft and moist.

Glad Mixing Bowls with Pour Spout, Set of 3 - These nesting mixing bowls include three different sizes for a variety of cooking and baking needs. Small plastic bowl holds 1.2 quarts, medium bowl holds 1.9 quarts, and large bowl holds 3.6 quarts.

Each bowl is designed with a pour spout on one end and a lip on the other end for easy handling. Perfect for trained chefs, bakers and beginners alike, these bowls make it easy to mix, stir and pour batters or sauces.

PASTRY QUEEN Pastry Cutter - 5-blade pastry cutter for buttery, flaky crusts. Baking made easy. Thick stainless steel blades with serrated edges for superior results. Perfect weight and control to cut and mix butter with ease.

Comfortable, non-slip rubber handle. No more pastry blender discomfort. Engineered to minimize strain. Non-slip handle and sturdy steel stainless blades make baking effortless!