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Strawberry Pizza has a tender sugar cookie crust, spread with a sweet cream cheese layer and topped with strawberry glaze and fresh strawberries. It is a delicious and fun way to enjoy fresh strawberries.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
We picked our first strawberries from the garden this last week. There is nothing like a strawberry fresh out of the garden and warmed by the sun!
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. I have been making it for over twenty years without fail.
The pizza is made with a tender shortbread or sugar cookie type crust, a layer of cream cheese and then a strawberry glaze and sliced strawberries on top. This strawberry pizza sounds like our favorite Strawberry Cream Pie , just in a different form!
Ingredients Needed
- Flour. I prefer unbleached all purpose flour
- Powdered sugar
- Butter. I use salted butter
- Cream cheese
- Vanilla extract
- Sugar
- Lemon juice. Fresh squeezed
- Strawberries
- Cornstarch
How to Make Strawberry Pizza
Sugar Cookie Crust
I use my Kitchen Aid to mix up the crust, it will seem a bit cumbly so just use your hands and form it into a ball. It will come together nicely.
- Roll the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Sometimes I make it round, sometimes I make it into a rectangular. Depends on my mood.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes at 325 degrees F or until lightly golden brown. Cool.
How to Make Cream Cheese Filling
While it is baking and cooling mix up your cream cheese mixture
- Cream together softened cream cheese and sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture on the cooled cookie crust.
How to Make Strawberry Glaze
- Smash strawberries. I use a food process to smash the strawberries or you can do it by hand. I like to use the food processor because the sauce doesn’t end up as chunky.
- Combine smashed strawberries, sugar and cornstarch.
- Cook the strawberry mixture until it thickens and becomes glossy. It will look cloudy at first but will become more glossy as it thickens. It will take about 5 minutes or so and then cool the mixture. Be sure and stir constantly so it doesn’t burn.
- Spread the cooled mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
- Slice the strawberries and place on top of pizza.
- Cut the strawberry pizza using a pizza cutter.
Fruit Pizza Options
Besides strawberries you could also use any kind of berry such as raspberry or blueberry.
This is a fun patriotic version of the fruit pizza.
Another fun version of fruit pizza using fresh fruit can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Leftovers will last for 1-2 days. Keep covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator.
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Strawberry Pizza
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 8 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Strawberry Glaze
- 1 cup fresh strawberries mashed
- 4 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 10-12 strawberries sliced
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Crust
- 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.
- Bake at 325 Degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool.
Cream Cheese Filling
- In a bowl combine cream cheese, vanilla, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Spread on cooled crust.
Strawberry Glaze
- In a saucepan over medium heat combine strawberries, granulated sugar and cornstarch. Stir and simmer until thick and glossy. Cool.
- Spread on top of cheese filling.
- Cut fresh strawberries crosswise to make circles and place on pizza and serve.
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ALICIA says
DO YOU USE PLAIN OR SELF RISING FLOUR? IS YOUR BUTTER ROOM TEMP ALSO?
Leigh Anne says
All recipes use plain or all purpose flour unless otherwise indicated. Butter can be room temperature or softened.
Brenda says
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.
Leigh Anne says
Sorry for the confusion. The recipe has been updated.
Leigh Anne says
Brenda, Sorry for the confusion. I have clarified things in the recipe. Hope you enjoy it. It is a family favorite at our house.
Laura says
WE LOVED THIS!!! Telling all I can about it 🙂
Leigh Anne says
Thanks Laura. It is definitely a favorite at our house.
Desiree @ The36thAvenue says
Yummy… Pinning 🙂
Becky says
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!
Leigh Anne says
Becky – it is the best recipe isn’t it!!! I’ve made it for over 20 years too!