I don't know about you, but I'm a huge
fan of pizza. If you think about it, it can actually be kind of
healthy-you've got your grains in the crust, your dairy in the
cheese, your meat (optional) in your topping and your veggies in the
sauce and toppings. At least, this is what I've told myself when I
feel guilty about indulging! If you want a sweet treat you can make
the (kind of) same excuse about, here's a recipe I found for a 'fruit
pizza'. It's really more of a white chocolate sugar cookie, but call
it what you want. :)
Fruity 'Pizza'
2 ¾ cups flour
(all-purpose)
2 cups sugar
2 cups vanilla baking
chips
2 eggs
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
1 8-oz package cream
cheese
¼ cup heavy cream
1 cup pineapple juice
1 pint strawberries,
sliced
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
Any other fruits you like, in any amount you like
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Lightly grease a 10”x15” cookie sheet.
Cookie 'crust'-In
a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine 1 ½ cups sugar, butter and shortening,
preferably with an electric mixer. Add eggs and combine the two
mixtures into a stiff dough. Press dough onto cookie sheet, covering
it. Bake for 10 minutes, or until light brown. Set aside to cool.
'Cheese'-Microwave
the cream and chips on high for 60-90 seconds, or until melted and
smooth. Mix in the cream cheese with an electric mixer and spread
onto the 'crust'.
'Toppings'-Combine
cornstarch, ½ cup sugar and juices and cook over medium heat until
the sugar is dissolved. Place the fruit on top of the 'cheese' and
drizzle the sugar mixture over it. Place in the refrigerator and keep
cool until served.
Granted, this
'pizza' only features two of the four food groups-fruit and dairy. I
suppose you could say it has meat since eggs are future
chickens, but I think that's stretching it a bit. :) It doesn't
matter, because the sight and smell of this dessert is 'excuse'
enough. :) Enjoy, and save me a piece!
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