Who said that pizzas have to be savory? With this easy and delightful Fruit Pizza recipe, you can enjoy a sweet, healthy treat that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tube cookie dough
- 1 pkg. cream cheese
- 1/3 c. Marshmallow Fluff
- sliced blueberries, peaches, kiwi and strawberries
Baking Instructions
- Prepare cookie dough in circular baking pan.
- Bake according to directions; cool.
Calorie: 350
Total cooking time:30 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy
The Cookie Dough Chronicles: Fruit Pizza Edition
There I was, standing in my kitchen, staring at the ingredients sprawled out on my counter top. I had a tube of cookie dough, a package of cream cheese, 1/3 cup of Marshmallow Fluff, and a rainbow of fresh fruits including blueberries, peaches, kiwi, and strawberries. All the makings of a delicious fruit pizza.
The Great Cookie Dough Conundrum
You see, the first step was to prepare the cookie dough in a circular baking pan. Sounds simple, right? Well, let me tell you, getting that tube of cookie dough to fit perfectly into a circular baking pan is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Except, in this case, it’s a cylinder of cookie dough in a round hole. Same difference.
The Baking Debacle
Next up, the baking. The instructions on the cookie dough package were pretty straightforward. “Bake according to directions”. Well, dear reader, I did just that. But let me tell you, that cookie dough had a mind of its own. It puffed up, it shrunk down, it did everything but bake evenly. But I persevered, determined to not let a tube of cookie dough get the best of me. And after a few minor adjustments (and maybe a few choice words), the cookie crust was finally baked and cooled.
Cream Cheese Catastrophe
Now onto the cream cheese. Ah, cream cheese, the delightfully tangy spread that makes bagels worth eating and cheesecakes heavenly. But have you ever tried to spread cold cream cheese? It’s like trying to spread a brick. So, I decided to let it warm up a bit, and while I waited, I tackled the Marshmallow Fluff.
Marshmallow Madness
If you’ve never had the pleasure of working with Marshmallow Fluff, let me paint a picture for you. It’s sticky, it’s stubborn, and it clings to everything it touches. I lost a good spatula and a whisk in the battle, but in the end, the Marshmallow Fluff was successfully mixed with the now softened cream cheese.
Fruit Frenzy
Finally, the moment of truth. The fruit. Arranging the blueberries, peaches, kiwi, and strawberries onto the cream cheese and Marshmallow Fluff covered cookie crust was like playing a game of Tetris, but with fruit. And let me tell you, it’s a game I never knew I needed in my life. The colors, the patterns, the endless possibilities. It was truly a sight to behold.
The Final Countdown
With the fruit pizza finally assembled, I took a step back, admired my work, and promptly dropped my phone into the cream cheese when I tried to take a picture. But, hey, no one said cooking was a clean sport.
And so, dear reader, that is the tale of my fruit pizza expedition. It was a journey filled with trials, tribulations, and a lot of sticky Marshmallow Fluff. But in the end, it was worth it. Because now, I have a delicious fruit pizza to enjoy, and a story to tell. And really, isn’t that what cooking is all about?
