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Red White & Blue Mini Fruit Pizzas for Summer Gatherings

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These red, white, and blue mini fruit pizzas are a fun and easy patriotic dessert using summer fruits. Assemble them ahead of time or let guests make their own!

These red, white, and blue mini fruit pizzas are an easy patriotic dessert using summer fruits. Assemble them ahead of time or let guests make their own! 

The perfect summer dessert!  You could make a large one and cut it up, but these mini fruit pizzas are fun! I always buy too much fruit, especially at road side stands, and this is a great way to use it up before it gets too ripe. We actually picked these blueberries at a local farm here in Virginia last week, just in time for a festive dessert for the 4th of July! Mini fruit pizzas are so easy to whip up and are always a hit. Make a big batch and bring them to your next summer potluck or get-together!

stack of sugar cookies for making fruit pizzas

When it comes to sugar cookies, I always make a batch of my bakery style sugar cookies, but you could use store bought refrigerated cookie dough too.  Bake and let cool completely.
bowl of frosting for mini fruit pizzas
As far as frosting recipes, there are two that I like to use for fruit pizza. If you are going to make these ahead of time, use the cream cheese based one. If you are going to serve them right away, or have guests make their own you can use the buttercream frosting. You can find both recipes at the end of the post.
When we lived in California I was asked to do a mini fruit pizza cookie bar a few times for the youth in our church. I always used my bakery style sugar cookies, and the kids loved making their own mini fruit pizzas. To keep it easy (12 dozen cookies) I used store-bought frosting and put it in bowls for kids to serve on their own. I also had bowls of fruit that they could add, in any variety they’d like.

More summer recipes you’ll want to try!

Patriotic Lollipop Topiary: one of our favorite summer BBQ traditions. Bring a lollipop topiary with you and you’ll be every child’s favorite that night!
Fresh Cherry Pie:  Fresh cherry pie, made two ways! Have you ever made your own cherry pie filling? It’s delicious!
Blackberry Pie with Flaky Crust: Fresh blackberries baked into a delicious pie using my favorite buttermilk pie recipe. And you don’t need buttermilk (milk + lemon juice works just fine!).
Red, White and Blue Fruit Cups: a healthy and colorful patriotic dessert. Layer strawberries, blueberries and apples into cups!

Red, White, and Blue Mini Fruit Pizzas

finished mini fruit pizzas on cooling rack

Ruby and Kaylee helped me make a big batch to bring to our 4th of July BBQ with cousins. They did such a great job, making each cookie unique. We stuck with blueberries and strawberries, but bananas are another great patriotic themed fruit.


child adding fruit to mini fruit pizza

Mini Fruit Pizzas (Cookie and Frosting Recipes Below)

Bakery Style Sugar Cookie Recipe

Every family has a favorite sugar cookie recipe. We had one that we used for years and it was great, but I wanted one that rivaled the delicious sugar cookies that we get at a local bakery in Yuba City. Soft, nicely shaped, cooked through and not brown or crispy on the edges.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
cool: 10 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 196kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 c butter softened
  • 1/2 c shortening
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp almond extract
  • 4 c flour
  • 1/2 c corn starch
  • 2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl combine butter, shortening and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn mixer down and add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Add baking powder. Sift in and flour and cornstarch until mixed thoroughly (1-2 minutes).
  • Lightly flour your working surface and shape dough into a large ball.
  • No refrigeration necessary.
  • Roll dough out to desired thickness (I usually do 1/4- 3/8″) and cut into shapes. Add flour to dough if it feels too sticky but a nice soft dough is what you want. Carefully transfer cut out cookie shapes with a spatula to a baking sheet. Bake baking sheets at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be soft. Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Tip: It's best to put uncooked cookies on cold baking sheets before baking to keep the dough firm. I like to roll out and cut all of my cookies and place them on baking sheets in the refrigerator while the other batches cook. This keeps the pans and dough chilled instead of waiting on the counter (at room temperature) to be cooked. 

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can you make fruit pizzas ahead of time?

Yes, you can make the mini fruit pizzas a few hours in advance, but hold off on adding the fruits like bananas or others that will brown quickly until right before ready to serve.

How many cookies does this recipe make?

About 3 dozen (4″) sugar cookies.

What are the best frosting recipes to use for mini fruit pizzas?

These two are my favorite:

Marshmallow Fluff and Cream Cheese Frosting:

6 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 c. marshmallow fluff

Beat the cream cheese and marshmallow fluff with an electric mixer until fluffy. Spread over cooled cookies.

Buttercream Sugar Cookie Frosting

1/2 c. butter, softened

3 c. powdered sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

3-4 T. milk

Beat or whisk ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.

Here is a collection of the best fruit recipes to try from Taste of Home.

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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    Oh yum. We had fruit with the marshmallow dip last night for dinner. I love fruit pizza but for 3 it just gets wasted. With the option of making them individual I think it would work better for our menus.

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