Strawberry Pizza

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.

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!  

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 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.

Other favorite strawberry desserts:

• Strawberry Sauce
• Strawberry Cream Pie
• Chocolate Strawberry Pie
• Strawberry Bars
• Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

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Strawberry Pizza

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Fresh and delicious strawberry pizza is the perfect summer treat.

serves: 12 servings

Prep:15 minutes

Cook:15 minutes

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Total:30 minutes

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Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Crust

• ▢ 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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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 246kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 26g (9%) Protein: 3g (6%) Fat: 15g (23%) Saturated Fat: 9g (56%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 44mg (15%) Sodium: 136mg (6%) Potassium: 77mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 17g (19%) Vitamin A: 525IU (11%) Vitamin C: 13mg (16%) Calcium: 28mg (3%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

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