Save to Pinterest A playful and colorful dessert pizza featuring sugar cookie crust, creamy frosting, and fresh fruit, decorated to resemble melting snowmen—perfect for kids and winter celebrations.
I first made this fruit pizza for a winter party and the kids loved decorating their own melting snowmen with fresh fruit and candy.
Ingredients
- Cookie Crust: 1 package (16 oz / 450 g) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Frosting: 225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened, 60 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Decoration & Toppings: 1 large banana, sliced into rounds, 8 large marshmallows, 16 mini chocolate chips (eyes), 8 orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (noses), 8 red or black licorice strings (scarves), 80 g (1/2 cup) fresh blueberries, 100 g (3/4 cup) sliced strawberries, 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced, 50 g (1/3 cup) green and red grapes, halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Prepare crust:
- Press the sugar cookie dough evenly onto a parchment-lined 30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan to form a round crust.
- Bake crust:
- Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Frost crust:
- Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
- Assemble snowmen:
- Arrange banana slices as the bases of snowmen. Place a marshmallow on each banana slice for the snowman's head.
- Decorate faces:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes and orange candies or sprinkles for noses on the marshmallows.
- Add scarves:
- Wrap licorice strings around the snowmen as scarves.
- Final decoration:
- Decorate the rest of the pizza with assorted fruits to resemble snow and festive decorations.
- Chill:
- Chill for 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Save to Pinterest My family especially enjoys gathering around the pizza to decorate the snowmen together, making it a fun and memorable winter tradition.
Required Tools
30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan, Electric mixer or hand whisk, Spatula, Parchment paper, Small knife
Allergen Information
Contains wheat (cookie dough), milk (cream cheese, butter). May contain eggs and soy (cookie dough, candies). Always check ingredient labels for allergens.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 270 per serving, Total Fat: 10 g, Carbohydrates: 41 g, Protein: 3 g
Save to Pinterest This delightful dessert is sure to bring smiles to your holiday gatherings and inspire creativity in young chefs.
Recipe FAQs
- → What type of fruit works best for decoration?
Fresh, colorful fruits like bananas, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and grapes work well to create vibrant and tasty designs.
- → Can I make the crust gluten-free?
Yes, using gluten-free cookie dough is a simple way to adapt the crust for gluten-free needs without sacrificing taste.
- → How is the frosting made smooth and creamy?
Beating softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla together until smooth ensures a velvety and spreadable frosting.
- → What is the best way to assemble the snowman shapes?
Arrange banana slices as bases, place marshmallows on top for heads, then add chocolate chips and candies for eyes and noses, finishing with licorice scarves.
- → Should the dessert be chilled before serving?
Chilling for about 20 minutes helps the frosting set and keeps the fruits fresh, making it easier to slice and serve.
- → Can this be prepared ahead of time?
Yes, baking the crust and making the frosting in advance speeds up assembly and allows for a quick final decoration before serving.