4th of July Fruit Pizza
This festive 4th of July Fruit Pizza features a soft sugar cookie crust topped with sweet cream cheese frosting and an arrangement of fresh berries in red, white, and blue. It’s a fun and patriotic dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious!
Best Fruit Pizza
It’s always a good idea to have a classic fruit pizza recipe in your back pocket to make for all the celebrations! Am I right? You can change up the toppings depending on the holiday or celebration you are planning.
Make it for any birthday or holiday and decorate it with whatever toppings you like. Instead of just fruit, you could add different kinds of chocolate or candy. The sky is the limit!
You can prep the three parts of this fruit pizza ahead of time. Wait to assemble close to before serving so it’s as fresh as possible.
Why This Recipe Works:
- GREAT FOR CELEBRATIONS – This shareable cookie is perfect for your Independence Day celebration! Plus it’s really simple to make.
- SOFT TEXTURE – We love the soft and chewy texture of the sugar cookie base and that cream cheese topping is over-the-top delish.
- BRIGHT AND COLORFUL – Oh those berries! Adding colorful strawberries and blueberries to fruit pizza is a real treat!
What You’ll Need:
For the cookie dough:
- Unsalted Butter
- Sugars – a combo of granulated sugar and brown sugar
- Large Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Cornstarch
- Kosher Salt
For the cream cheese layer:
- Cream Cheese
- Unsalted Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
Plus fresh fruit! We love making this in the summer when produce is super delicious and yes, fresh.
How to make 4th of July Fruit Pizza:
Step 1
Make cookie dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened butter and both sugars and start mixer on low. Combine until light and fluffy. Then add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt) and mix until just combined.
Step 2
Chill dough. Use a rubber spatula to transfer sugar cookie dough to some cling wrap and wrap up tightly. Place dough in the refrigerator for two hours to chill.
Step 3
Prep cookie dough. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add parchment paper to a large baking sheet. Then use your hands to spread cookie dough into a flat circle.
NOTE: You will want to set the cookie dough out for a while so that it’s easy to spread into a flat circle.
Step 4
Bake cookie. Bake cookie in preheat oven for approximately 14-15 minutes, or until browned to your liking. Let the cookie sit on pan for about 10 minutes before gently transferring to a cooling rack. Be patient!
Then transfer the cooled cookie to a serving dish of your choice. We went with a round board.
Step 5
Make cream cheese frosting. In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Use a hand mixer to mix ingredients together until creamy.
Step 6
Spread filling. Spread cream cheese filling on the cooled cookie, spreading evenly to all sides of the cookie.
Step 7
Clean fruit. Rinse the strawberries and blueberries and pat dry with paper towels. Make sure you get as much moisture out of the fruit as possible to prevent the pizza from getting soggy.
Step 8
Add fruit to pizza. Arrange the fresh fruit over the sugar cookie topping in your favorite design, slicing the strawberries thinly for easy layering.
Step 9
Serve. Slice the 4th of July fruit pizza into eight even slices, serve, and enjoy!
Storing and Freezing Tips:
STORING: Store leftover fruit pizza in the fridge, covered. The crust may soften, but it will still taste great for a day or two.
FREEZING: You can freeze the unbaked cookie dough and then bake and assemble when ready.
Recipe FAQs:
A sugar cookie crust is classic and easy, but you can also use shortbread, puff pastry, or even a brownie base for a fun twist.
Sweetened cream cheese is traditional, but you can also use whipped topping, mascarpone cheese, or a mix of yogurt and cream cheese.
Pat the fruit dry with paper towels before placing it on the topping, and add the fruit just before serving if possible.
Use a mix of red, white, and blue fruits—like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and sliced bananas. You can also use cherries or blackberries for more variety.
Yes—bake the crust and prepare the topping a day ahead, but wait to assemble with fruit until just before serving to keep it fresh.
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4th of July Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
For the cookie crust:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter – softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (55 grams)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- 1 large egg – at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (150 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
For the frosting layer:
- 4 oz. cream cheese – softened
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter – softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (180 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the fruit layer:
- 8 oz. strawberries – sliced
- 4 oz. blueberries
Instructions
- Make cookie dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened butter and both sugars and start mixer on low. Combine until light and fluffy. Then add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt) and mix until just combined.1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar (55 grams), 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 grams), 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (150 grams), 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Chill dough. Use a rubber spatula to transfer sugar cookie dough to some cling wrap and wrap up tightly. Place dough in the refrigerator for two hours to chill.
- Prep cookie dough. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add parchment paper to a large baking sheet. Then use your hands to spread cookie dough into a flat circle.NOTE: You will want to set the cookie dough out for a while so that it’s easy to spread into a flat circle.
- Bake cookie. Bake cookie in preheat oven for approximately 14-15 minutes, or until browned to your liking. Let the cookie sit on pan for about 10 minutes before gently transferring to a cooling rack. Be patient!Then transfer the cooled cookie to a serving dish of your choice. We went with a round board.
- Make cream cheese frosting. In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Use a hand mixer to mix ingredients together until creamy.4 oz. cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (180 grams)
- Spread filling. Spread cream cheese filling on the cooled cookie, spreading evenly to all sides of the cookie.
- Clean fruit. Rinse the strawberries and blueberries and pat dry with paper towels. Make sure you get as much moisture out of the fruit as possible to prevent the pizza from getting soggy.8 oz. strawberries, 4 oz. blueberries
- Add fruit to pizza. Arrange the fresh fruit over the sugar cookie topping in your favorite design, slicing the strawberries thinly for easy layering.
- Serve. Slice the 4th of July fruit pizza into eight even slices, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- To make this fruit pizza ahead of time, bake the crust and prepare the topping a day ahead, but wait to assemble with fruit until just before serving to keep it fresh.
- Store leftover fruit pizza in the fridge, covered. The crust may soften, but it will still taste great for a day or two.
- You can freeze the unbaked cookie dough and then bake and assemble when ready.
This dessert pizza is so easy, delicious and impressive! Perfect for our fresh summer fruits!