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!
Why we love this fresh Fruit Pizza with Glaze
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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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 our Glazed 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
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
- Easy Fruit Pizza Crust Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Add flour and powdered sugar together in a mixing bowl.
- 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.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just browned. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Easy Fruit Pizza Filling Directions:
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together with a mixer. Spread over crust. Top with fresh fruit.
- Easy Fruit Pizza Glaze Directions:
- 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 Easy Fruit Pizza into slices and serve or refrigerate, covered before serving. Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.
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