Strawberry Pizza is a delicious and fun way to serve those fresh ripe strawberries!
We picked our first strawberries from the garden this last week. There is nothing like a strawberry fresh out of the garden.
I didn’t have to think long about what to make with the strawberries. Traditionally one of our family’s favorite “first strawberries of the season” recipes is Strawberry Pizza, a sure sign that strawberry season is here. It is from my favorite cookbook – Portland Junior League Portland Palate.
I never have trouble finding the recipe because it is the dirtiest page in the cookbook – a true sign of a great recipe!
This is actually a recipe redo – one I shared back in 2008, not too long after I started the blog. It is totally worthy of a repeat and new photos. It is so good. When Logan saw me post a photo of it on instagram he quickly asked if I would make it again next weekend when he is home visiting!
The pizza is made with a sugar cookie type crust, a layer of cream cheese and then strawberries and glaze on top – kind of sounds like the Strawberry Pie I have shared – just in a different form! Guess I have a thing for strawberries and cream cheese.
When you mix up the crust it will seem a bit crumbly but just use your hands and form it into a ball. It will come together nicely.
Just roll it out with a rolling pin on an ungreased cookie sheet or a baking stone will work too.
Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
While it is baking and cooling mix up your cream cheese mixture and your strawberry mixture. Use 1 cup of smashed strawberries. I do mine in the food processor.
Cook the strawberries with sugar and cornstarch until it thickens and is glossy – will take about 5-10 minutes. Cool.
After the crust is cool spread with cream cheese mixture you mixed up.
Add strawberry mixture and sliced strawberries.
The crust ends up being a bit fragile so it can be a bit messy to eat. I just use my pizza cutter to slice it up.
You don’t even have to remove it from the cookie sheet because it will disappear before you have a chance! So good!!
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For other strawberry goodness check out these recipes:
Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad
Roasted Corn, Strawberry and Avocado Salsa
Strawberry Pizza Recipe
- Crust
- 1 C flour
- 1/4 C powdered sugar
- 1/2 C butter
- Filling
- 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Topping
- 1 C fresh strawberries mashed
- 4 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 10-12 strawberries sliced
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In a bowl combine flour, powdered sugar and butter. Form into a ball with hands and press or roll into a 14" circle on an ungreased cookie sheet or pizza pan.
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Bake at 325 Degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool.
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In a bowl combine cream cheese, vanilla, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Spread on cooled crust.
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In a saucepan over medium heat combine strawberries, granulated sugar and cornstarch. Stir and simmer until thick and glossy. Cool.
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Spread on top of cheese filling.
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Cut fresh strawberries crosswise to make circles and place on pizza and serve.
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Greetings… Well archives and google searches work!!!
I found this and decided to give a version a try. Blogged the results (with credit to you) today. Happy Valentine’s day!
http://yearonthegrill.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-heart-strawberry-dessert-pizza.html
OMG, that pizza is making me so hungry!! It looks amazing! Love the ideas of strawberries on a sugar cookie crust. Bookmarking it now!
It is so good – you must try! A total family favorite at our house.
You did not tell us whether the butter was ice cold or soft. Also, if it is cold, which I used, I added 1-2 teas. water
I LOVE this! I want to eat it right now!!! Pretty pictures, my friend;)
Thank you friend! Come visit and I’ll make you one.
We make this using Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough. It holds up really well. If you are ambitious you can even cut them to make individual pizzas.
Sounds like a great way to make it! Love the ease of the refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
I am a big fan of fruit pizzas, this looks amazing! 🙂
This looks delicious! I am looking forward to trying it. Thanks.
I love this time of year, because there are just so many wonderful things you can do with strawberries. And this looks so good! Can’t wait to try it!
This looks delish! Pinning! I’m definitely going to try this for a special dessert one summer night soon.
This looks SO good! I am def. going to make this with our lbs and lbs of strawberries we just got from the farm. YUM!
I just went strawberry picking and now I know the next thing I will be making with the strawberries I picked. This looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
This strawberry pizza sounds delicious! I would love to try this out sometime, pinning for the future. I would love for you to share this on my Sweet Tooth Tuesdays blog link party.
http://sarahlynnssweets.blogspot.com/2013/06/sweet-tooth-tuesdays-4.html
How delicious. I may just make this tonight.
This looks AMAZING!! I cannot wait to make it! Thank you for sharing.
I’ve come to the conclusion that your family must be the best-fed family in the universe!
Thanks for linking up for WW 🙂
Thanks Paula. They do pretty well! They love my blog for that very reason – it keeps them well fed.
Redo or not, this looks amazing! I’d love for you to bring it to Tuesday’s Table – http://zentmrs.blogspot.com/2013/06/tuesdays-table-for-june-4-2013-and.html
Leigh Anne,
Mouth watering is right and the strawberries look so good right now. This would be fun to take to our family reunion in two weeks.
Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Trivia.
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
Thanks Wanda – hope it’s a hit at your family reunion! It always disappears quickly at our family gatherings!!
I pinned this. This looks like a perfect dessert for a crowd.
Ummmm …. I think I want this for dinner!!! So yummy and I love the pictures!! I’ve shared it on my FB page! Thanks so much for linking up at All My Bloggy Friends!
Thanks for sharing Jamie and I think this would be good for breakfast, lunch or dinner!!!
Wow! That pie looks super yummy!
Hi I am stopping by your blog from the Adorned From Above Wednesday Blog Hop. I would very much love it if you would stop by ours as well. We also have a great giveaway running with a winner to be announced in 8 days. Come on by and join up. We will also have a blog hop Friday.
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Thanks so much!
Ashley
Thanks for stopping by! I’ll come over for a visit.
This looks yummy! I can’t wait until strawberry season starts here in MI!
I have had many fruit pizzas but I have never had a fruit pizza that is JUST strawberries! I can’t believe I never have, I don’t know what I have been missing because this looks delicious! I’m new to the blogging world and found your recipe from a link party and I’m so glad I did!
Ally
I hope you’ll give the recipe a try – it is so yummy! So glad you found me and hope you will visit often! Welcome to blogging!!!
Leigh Anne,
I am trying to make this recipe but am a little confused. You only say sugar and not specify if it is powdered or regular sugar in the crust, filling, and topping. Where is the powdered sugar used?
This pizza looks crazy good! I am so into anything strawberries right now with them being in season. 🙂
Thank you for sharing at Marvelous Mondays this week!
What a great idea for all the strawberries I intend to pick this season!
Anne
yumm!!! Thank you for sharing at Give Me The Goods!
Mmm… that’s one way to use strawberries! I’d even be ok with the mess!
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The mess is totally worth it!
Your strawberry pizza looks awesome!!! I love how you did the “sauce” and topped it with the strawberries. Looks wonderful and so perfect for the summer!
I made this and it was SO delicious and a huge hit. The only problem I had was that the crust was very very fragile- it cracked all over after baking; luckily I was able to disguise it with all of the “pizza” toppings. Any tips for making it a bit more substantial? Or did I roll it out too thin? Thanks for another yummy recipe!
I am so glad it was a hit. Next time, don’t roll the cookie crust out quite as thin. If it is too thin it will fall apart. It is a nice light, cookie crust and so it makes it more fragile but also taste better!
This looks amazing and so yummy!
Thank you for linking up to Raising Imperfection!
Make sure to check back on Friday to see if you were featured.
Leslie
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Thanks so much for sharing with Adorned From Above’s Blog Hop. We always love seeing everyone’s posts.
Have a great week and here is this weeks party has started. Here is the link.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2013/06/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-blog-hop_11.html
Debi and Charly
Oh yum! Pinning this one! Thanks for sharing. I found you at Give Me the Goods Monday.
Featured YOU on my blog this week in my 25+ Berry Recipe round up. Thank you so much for sharing at {wow me} wednesday! 🙂
Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/06/over-25-berry-recipes-linkparty-feature.html
Your photos sell this recipe…it looks so beautiful.
And there’s no way with those ingredients it couldn’t be a hit. It will be perfect for a summer day. Thanks for sharing it.
Coming from the Weekend Bloggy REading link up. Just pinned this!
OMGosh I so couldn’t just stop at one little bite, that looks so yummy!!!
Stopping by from Festive Fridays 🙂
This looks so yummy! Love Strawberry treats! Please come over to Who Needs a Cape and drop this off at Super Sunday! It’s live today 🙂 http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/06/super-sunday-party-2/
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Hi Leigh Ann,
I just love you Strawberry Pizza. Thank you so much for sharing your great recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks for linking up at The Project Stash! I’ll be featuring this recipe tomorrow in a special strawberry post!
This looks so amazing. Wanted to let you know that I’m featuring it when my link party opens up tonight!
Thanks for the feature! Will be over to check it out.
Loving this fresh strawberry pizza. It is perfect for a July 4th party or just a summer bbq in general Yum!!! Pinning this now! 🙂
I made this last night! I must say…it was AWESOME!!! I didn’t have a lemon on hand, so I used half of a 6oz cup of FF lemon greek yogurt & mixed it in with the cream cheese (so 3oz total)…HELLO, it was amazing! Also, I used FF cream cheese and I couldn’t tell the difference! This is a keeper!!! 😉
So glad you loved it and I really love the substitutions you mad!! Way to make it work!
This is delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made this today and added fresh blueberries for a red, white and blue pizza. Perfect for the 4th of July. I shared our results on our family food blog and of course linked back here. http://mybiscuitsareburning.blogspot.com/2013/07/patriotic-dessert-pizza.html
I love following your blog!
Mamamia from My Biscuits are Burning
I love the addition you made of bluberries to turn it into a patriotic pizza! Yum!
this looks AMAZING!! cannot wait to make it
Strawberry pizza? Sounds weird, looks wonderful! This is such a creative and unique dessert! It’s one of those dishes I wish I’d heard about years ago. Thank you for sharing! : )
Made this tonight! It was soooo good. Thank you for another great dessert.
OMG! My mom and I have been making this for special occasions since I was high school some 20+ years ago. I have seen lots of other recipes but they use actual sugar cookie dough for the crust. I am so glad to see you have “our” recipe!
Becky – it is the best recipe isn’t it!!! I’ve made it for over 20 years too!
Yummy… Pinning 🙂
WE LOVED THIS!!! Telling all I can about it 🙂
Thanks Laura. It is definitely a favorite at our house.
In the ingredients for the crust it says to use powdered sugar , but in the directions it says sugar. For the filling ingredient it calls for granulated sugar and the direction says powdered sugar. Just wondering which was correct. I’m thinking it’s what you have in the directions for how to make it and not what’s listed below the ingredient section. Thanks I hope it turns out it sounds great.
Sorry for the confusion. The recipe has been updated.
Brenda, Sorry for the confusion. I have clarified things in the recipe. Hope you enjoy it. It is a family favorite at our house.