Patriotic Fruit Pizza

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This is a fun recipe for the 4th of July holiday! Fresh fruit is a hit on desserts during the summer months! Making this dessert is as fun as eating it! This recipe feeds a lot, but the leftovers are only good a day or two.

Submitted by Marcy R
Published on June 18, 2020
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Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
24
Yield:
1 12x17 inch pizza
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 24 servings

  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ½ cup vegetable shortening

  • ½ cup margarine, softened

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 3 large bananas, sliced - or as needed

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or as needed

  • 1 (16 ounce) package fresh strawberries, sliced

  • 1 (6 ounce) container fresh blueberries

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, mash the vegetable shortening and margarine together until thoroughly combined, and beat in 1 1/2 cup of sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix in the flour mixture to make a workable dough, and spread the dough out in a rectangle shape onto an ungreased 12x17 inch baking sheet.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

  4. While the cookie base is cooling, mash the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Place sliced bananas in a bowl, and gently toss with lemon juice to prevent browning.

  5. To decorate the pizza, spread the cream cheese filling all over the cookie base in an even, smooth layer. Place the blueberries in a square in neat, closely-spaced rows, in the left upper corner for blue stars. Arrange alternating stripes of white bananas and red strawberry slices across the pizza. Refrigerate leftovers.

80 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

302 Calories
15g Fat
39g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 24
Calories 302
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 19%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 182mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 39g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 25g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin C 14mg 15%
Calcium 25mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 163mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.