Thursday, April 12, 2012

Fruit Pizza with Pineapple Cream Cheese Topping

It's been a while.... we know, and we apologize. We have been so busy with life lately but we have not forgotten about this blog! So let's just dive right into our next recipe. This. Is. So. Good. It's kind of the perfect dessert. It's the full package. Its sweet. It's creamy. It's buttery. It's crispy. It's fruity. It's yummy and a great spring dessert! There are a few steps to this recipe but each step is really easy to make and is well worth it. And look how pretty it is!






Crust
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt


Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in egg. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Mix until blended. Press on to ungreased pizza pan and bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.


While crust is baking make the pineapple glaze.


Pineapple Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1 slightly beaten egg
2 tbsp butter
1 cup pineapple juice


Combine all ingredients in sauce pan and cook on low heat stirring constantly. Once mixture warms up slowly turn the heat up between medium low and medium. Keep stirring until mixture thickens.


While the pineapple glaze and crust are cooling make the cream cheese whip topping.


Cream Cheese Whip Topping
1 pint whipping cream
2/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp vanilla
16 oz cream cheese 


Put ingredients in mixer and beat together until combined and fluffy.


Once the pineapple glaze has cooled fold the mixture into the cream cheese whip topping. Spread the mixture on top of the crust (you are going to want a lot of this stuff, it's good!) Top pizza with your favorite fruit. I did strawberries, bananas, raspberries, and blackberries. 


*I was able to make 2 crusts and one batch of topping was plenty for both. And plenty to eat by the spoonful :)


Enjoy!