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A fun and easy dessert for the upcoming holiday season, this Fourth of July Fruit Pizza requires minimal ingredients and time.
Fourth of July Fruit Pizza has always been one of my favorite things. You can get so creative with the recipes for dessert pizzas, with various toppings and frostings!
We decided with Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the 4th of July coming up we would do a holiday patriotic-themed one and came up with this Flag Fruit Pizza!
It is so fun and everyone loves it when we bring it to our holiday gatherings, it is usually the first dessert recipe to go! So that means I know for a fact that it is good.
With a simple cream cheese frosting layer, you really can’t go wrong with the flavor. Add in the berries, and you have yourself a double threat when it comes to taste.
Obviously, with the theme, we went with blueberries and raspberries for this, but strawberries will also work for the red in this recipe if you like them more.
All this fresh fruit really makes this patriotic dessert pop! It’s a dessert pizza that everyone will love to look at and eat.
So let’s move on and discuss this Fourth of July Fruit Pizza in more depth. You’re going to love it!
Some other favorite berry-flavored desserts we have on our site include Berry Pavlova, Creamy Lemon Berry Tartlets and Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With ingredients that are easy to find at your local grocer, you can whip this simple recipe up quickly.
- You can use a premade sugar cookie dough instead of homemade.
- You can also use store-bought cream cheese frosting to make it more simple.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST FOR THE FULL RECIPE CARD):
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
HOW TO MAKE FOURTH OF JULY FRUIT PIZZA:
- Start off by making the sugar cookie crust. In a medium bowl, add the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and pop in the refrigerator. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grease a 12-inch tart tin or pizza pan with butter or non-stick spray. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator, drop it onto your tin or pan and use your hands or a spatula to spread it into an even layer. If using your hands, I recommend coating them in oil or non-stick spray to keep the dough from sticking.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down to room temperature before moving onto the next step or the frosting will melt.
- Meanwhile, prepare the cream cheese frosting. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.
- Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese frosting onto the sugar cookie crust and use a spatula to spread it all the way to the edges.
- Decorate with blueberries and raspberries: simply place the blueberries in a square in the left upper corner to create the blue portion of the flag, then use the raspberries to create seven stripes.
- Place the remaining cream cheese frosting into a piping back fitted with a closed star tip or your favorite tip and pipe on the white stripes.
- Slice and serve!
See how easy this recipe is?! You can’t go wrong with this one, it is super fun and super patriotic and the perfect party dessert to bring to your gatherings.
FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RECIPE:
DO I HAVE TO USE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING?
Absolutely not! You can use a plain buttercream if you like or even just whipped cream, if you do use whipped cream I recommend my Stabilized Whipped Cream recipe.
If you don’t want to pipe more frosting between the fruit you don’t have to, we do this to make it look more full and we love frosting so the more the better!
Also, if you do not want to make this into a flag design, you can use any fruit that you like! When we make a regular fruit pizza we like to use:
- Blueberries
- Kiwi
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Pineapple
You can add any fruit to a Patriotic Fruit Pizza that you like, all fruits really go with the flavor so you can essentially mix any type and do any design that you like.
ANY ADDITIONS?
You better believe I’ve got some ideas here. Check these out!
- Strawberries – Slice them thin to mix with the fresh raspberries for a bold red stripe.
- Banana slices – Add them for a creamy white stripe or place them in small pieces around the edge.
- Cool Whip – Add a swirl on top of the cream cheese layer for an extra sweet touch.
- Chocolate chips – Sprinkle a few mini ones over the cream cheese mixture for a chocolatey surprise.
- Lemon zest – Brighten the flavor by grating a bit over the top.
- Marshmallows – Use mini ones in the white stripes to keep it fun for kids.
- Pineapple chunks – Add color and sweetness to the flag stripes.
- Blue sprinkles – Sprinkle lightly over the blueberries to make the “stars” sparkle.
- White chocolate drizzle – Melt and drizzle over the fresh blueberries or the whole pizza.
- Crushed graham crackers – Add a little crunch sprinkled on the cream cheese frosting layer.
ANY SUBSTITUTIONS?
Let me know in the comments how this all goes for you. I love hearing from you!
- Store-bought cookie dough – Save time and use store-bought dough for your sugar cookie base.
- Whipped topping – Use Cool Whip or whipped cream instead of cream cheese frosting.
- Gluten-free flour – Make it friendly for gluten-free guests by swapping in a gluten-free flour blend.
- Strawberries for raspberries – Slice up fresh strawberries if you don’t have raspberries.
- Almond extract – Add a drop or two instead of vanilla extract for a different flavor.
- Neufchâtel cheese – A lighter option instead of Philadelphia cream cheese for the frosting.
HOW TO STORE:
REFRIGERATOR: Store leftovers in the refrigerator. This fruit pizza recipe will keep for up to 3-4 days.
The berries might stain the frosting while storing, this is completely normal.
FREEZER: I do not suggest freezing this easy fruit pizza.
DANA’S TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Use premade sugar cookie dough if you do not want to make your own.
- You can also use store-bought frosting for this recipe as well.
- If you want a square pizza place it in a smaller rectangle baking pan.
- Whipped cream or buttercream frosting can be substituted for the cream cheese frosting.
- Strawberries can be substituted for the raspberries.
Want a fun, patriotic, and delicious dessert recipe that is full of flavor? Then you have to whip up my Fourth of July fruit pizza.
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Patriotic July 4th Fruit Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
For the sugar cookie crust:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the cream cheese frosting:
- 14 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 & 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
For decorating:
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup heaping raspberries
Instructions
- Start off by making the sugar cookie crust. In a medium bowl, add the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.1/2 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and pop in the refrigerator. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Meanwhile, grease a 12-inch tart tin or pizza pan with butter or non-stick spray. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator, drop it onto your tin or pan and use your hands or a spatula to spread it into an even layer. If using your hands, I recommend coating them in oil or non-stick spray to keep the dough from sticking.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down to room temperature before moving onto the next step or the frosting will melt.
- Meanwhile, prepare the cream cheese frosting. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.14 ounces cream cheese, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, 1 & 1/4 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese frosting onto the sugar cookie crust and use a spatula to spread it all the way to the edges.
- Decorate with blueberries and raspberries: simply place the blueberries in a square in the left upper corner to create the blue portion of the flag, then use the raspberries to create seven stripes.2 cups blueberries, 1 cup heaping raspberries
- Place the remaining cream cheese frosting into a piping back fitted with a closed star tip or your favorite tip and pipe on the white stripes.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
- Use premade sugar cookie dough if you do not want to make your own.
- You can also use store bought frosting for this recipe as well.
- If you want a square pizza place in a smaller rectangle baking pan.
- Whipped cream or buttercream frosting can be substituted for the cream cheese frosting.
- Strawberries can be substituted for the raspberries.
Nutrition
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