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Strawberry Pizza

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 6/07/19Updated: 1/23/23

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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.

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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!  

uncut strawberry pizza

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
slices of strawberry pizza

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.
cream cheese spread on sugar 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.
spreading strawberry glaze over cream cheese
  • 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long will strawberry fruit pizza last?


Leftovers will last for 1-2 days. Keep covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator.

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

  • 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.

Tips & Notes:

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.

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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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  1. Lorena says

    Posted on 12/14 at 3:03 pm

    Will frozen strawberries substitute for fresh okay?
    It’s December – out of season, but still want to try this recipe.

    (I’ve looked through the first several sections of comments before submitting this question. )

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    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 12/14 at 4:55 pm

      I have never made it with frozen strawberries. I am sure they would work fine for the glaze part but I don’t think they would work for the sliced strawberries as frozen strawberries get mushy when they are thawed. You could make it with raspberries!

      Reply
  2. Betty Wood says

    Posted on 7/2 at 8:55 am

    If you make this a rectangle, would you use. 9×13 size pan? BTW, I’m a great fan of your blog.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 7/2 at 11:30 am

      I always make it on a large cookie sheet.

      Reply
  3. Cameron Weaver says

    Posted on 6/13 at 12:50 pm

    5 stars…soooo good!

    Reply
  4. Diane Hartman says

    Posted on 9/2 at 9:04 am

    Delicious and beautiful Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  5. Trra says

    Posted on 7/3 at 8:34 am

    Great easy way to make your own strawberry glaze as opposed to buying a jar full of preservatives. I substituted my own go to shortbread sugar cookie recipe for the crust. And the Cream cheese filling was made with confectioners vs granulated sugar. All in all a good recipe in which I appreciated the homemade glaze inclusion.

    Reply
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