American Flag Fruit Pizza (Printable View)
Sugar-cookie crust with cream cheese frosting and fresh berries and bananas arranged into a patriotic flag.
# Ingredient List:
→ Cookie Crust
01 - 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
→ Cream Cheese Frosting
02 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
04 - 1 cup powdered sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Fruit Topping
06 - 1 cup fresh blueberries
07 - 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
08 - 2 bananas, sliced
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F.
02 - On an ungreased 13 by 9 inch baking sheet or rectangular pizza pan, press sugar cookie dough evenly across the bottom.
03 - Bake crust for 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
04 - In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
05 - Spread prepared frosting evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
06 - Arrange blueberries in the upper left corner to represent the flag’s stars, then alternate rows of strawberries and banana slices to create stripes.
07 - Refrigerate assembled pizza for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- This dessert is a sneaky shortcut: looks impressive, but comes together with store-bought cookie dough.
- Every bite is perfectly chilled, creamy, and dotted with bursts of berry—ideal for hot days with family or friends.
02 -
- I learned the hard way not to frost a warm crust—the cream cheese will turn runny and slide everywhere.
- A quick brush of lemon juice over the bananas keeps the white stripes looking fresh, not brown.
03 -
- Fully cool the cookie crust before frosting or risk a slippery, sliding disaster.
- A sprinkle of zest—lemon or orange—whipped into the frosting gives an unexpected brightness that always gets compliments.