Fruit Pizza

I am in a serious recipe drought! I don't know what's up, but I need some fresh ideas. So, in an effort to celebrate spring and summer, both of which are just around the corner, I am posting one of my favorite dessert recipes for this time of year! My mother-in-law gave me this recipe years ago and it is so refreshing. It's the perfect dessert for those warm days when you need something sweet, but don't want it to be too heavy. Plus, it's just pretty. You might not even want to cut into it - ok who am I kidding?! You'll for sure want to cut into it cause while it's pretty, it tastes even better! Maybe try this one out some night when you are going to cook out (and while you are cooking out, go print off the pasta salad recipe I posted and make that as a side!!). I'm working to get out of my recipe rut - so enjoy this and I'll post a new dinner recipe soon!

Fruit Pizza

1 Roll of Sugar Cookie Dough
8 oz. Container Cool Whip
8 oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 Can each of Pineapple Slices, Mandarin Oranges, Sliced Peaches
Bananas (sliced)
Strawberries (sliced)
Kiwi (sliced)

Glaze:
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup Orange Juice (Pulp free)
1/4 Cup Water
2 tsp. Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. Corn Starch and 1 Tbsp. Water - combined

On a round pizza pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, roll out sugar cookie almost to the edge and bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely. Mix the cool whip, cream cheese and vanilla together and spread onto cooled cookie. Add fruit in this order, working from the outside in: Pineapple slices, mandarin oranges, peach slices, banana, kiwi, strawberries. (I alter this on occasion as we like strawberries more than peaches, so sometimes I will leave out the peaches and add more strawberries! You can do any fruit combos you like - blueberries would be good too!).

Add all of the ingredients for the glaze to a sauce pan and whisk together. Bring to a boil and whisk at a boil for 1 minute. Drizzle over fruit while hot.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Told you it was pretty!