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Learn how to make the best healthy fruit pizza with a gluten-free sugar cookie crust and a lightened-up cream cheese frosting! This easy summer dessert is perfect for your next backyard BBQ and no one will know it’s secretly healthy.
How to Make Healthy Fruit Pizza
There’s only three main components to this healthy fruit pizza:
- Gluten-free, Honey Sweetened, Sugar Cookie Crust
- Lightened Up Cream Cheese Frosting
- Fresh Fruit
Here’s a little breakdown of each component so you get the full picture of how easy it is to make a fruit pizza from scratch! And to show how much healthier this recipe is for you (without compromising flavor and texture!)
Homemade Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Crust
Typical fruit pizzas are made with a store bought Pilsbury sugar cookie crust. At least that’s what we do over here in the midwest! Am I the only one who could eat that dough right out of the tube?! Yum. But, if you know anything about that dough, you might think twice before eating it. It is LOADED with processed oils, sugar, and flour. It’s also not gluten-free. Well, I’m here to tell you that the healthy sugar cookie dough you’ll be making for this fruit pizza includes NONE of those ingredients, but all good for you ingredients!
Our homemade healthy sugar cookie crust is made with gluten-free all purpose flour, sweetened with honey, and rich with grass-fed butter. You can read all about the benefits of grass-fed butter in my Healthy Pumpkin Muffins recipe. I also give some honey benefits there too! Oh, and if you’re wondering about the flavor and texture of this healthy cookie, I took this fruit pizza to a party and it was demolished in about 30 minutes. I’m telling you, people won’t even know this sugar cookie crust is healthy! Shhhhhh… 😉
Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting/Icing
Similar to how I made my Healthy Dunkaroo Cake Batter Dip, we use truwhip in this recipe to keep the ingredients real. Truwhip whipped topping has much cleaner ingredients and no added preservatives or artificial flavors like most premade whipped toppings.
We also use low-fat cream cheese instead of full fat. You do have the option of using vegan cream cheese here as well. See notes below if you want to make this healthy fruit pizza completely vegan too!
Fruit Toppings
Now, you may be asking yourself, “What fruit should I use on fruit pizza?” The options are endless! You can use whatever fruit or berries are in season or just use your favorites! You really can’t go wrong with any fruit.
For our fruit pizza, I went with the classic fruit toppings I remember from my childhood (minus the kiwi because I forgot). I used fresh strawberries, sliced banana (dipped in lemon juice to keep them from browning), and blueberries! And like I said, sadly I forgot the kiwi, but that’s such a good fruit for healthy fruit pizza. Use any and every fruit your heart desires! Cut your fruit in thin slivers for both presentation and ease of eating.
Can you make fruit pizza the day before?
You can absolutely make fruit pizza the day before! You have a few options of how to do this:
- Make the whole fruit pizza the day before– Make sure you dip the fruit that’s susceptible to browning in some lemon or lime juice before putting them on the fruit pizza. Store your premade fruit pizza in the fridge covered in cling wrap to keep it fresh before serving the next day.
- Make the sugar cookie crust and filling the day before– You can bake your homemade sugar cookie crust and prepare your healthy cream cheese icing the day before. Store the cookie covered in cling wrap either on the counter or in the refrigerator and store the frosting in the refrigerator. Then all you do the next day is slice your fruit and assemble the fruit pizza!
- Make the sugar cookie dough ahead of time– Whip up the sugar cookie dough, form it into a ball, and store it wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator or freezer until you’re ready to make your fruit pizza. You can make the dough 3-5 days in advance if stored in the fridge or up to 3 months in advance if stored in the freezer. When ready to use the dough, simply pull it from the fridge or freezer, leave at room temperature until soft, spread it on your cookie sheet, and bake!
Commonly Asked Questions
- When do I serve fruit pizza? Fruit pizza is such a great summer dessert! You can use all the fresh, ripe, in season fruit you have on hand. It’s a dessert that doesn’t require any utensils so it’s perfect for your next backyard BBQ. You can also arrange the fruit in the shape of a flag to make it patriotic for the fourth of July or Memorial day!
- Can I make this fruit pizza vegan? Absolutely. I have a vegan sugar cookie recipe that you can use to make this sugar cookie crust vegan. Or you can use the recipe below and just swap the honey for maple syrup and use vegan butter and a flax egg. I love making desserts vegan, so let me know if you try!
- How to store fruit pizza? Store this homemade fruit pizza wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. See notes above for how to make this fruit pizza ahead of time and for more storage tips.
Healthy Dessert Recipes For Summer
Soft Vegan Lemon Cookies
Cookies And Cream Shake
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars
Copycat Cosmic Brownies
No Bake Chocolate Mousse Cake
I cannot wait for you to give this Healthy Fruit Pizza Recipe a try! Please snap a picture and share it with me! Seeing your kitchen creations makes my day and encourages me to keep creating new recipes for you!
Happy Fruit Pizza Makin’!
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Yield: 20 pieces
Best Healthy Fruit Pizza (Gluten-Free & Vegan-Friendly!)
Learn how to make the best healthy fruit pizza with a gluten-free sugar cookie crust and a lightened up cream cheese frosting! This easy summer dessert is perfect for your next backyard BBQ and no one will know it’s secretly healthy.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust
- ½ cup honey or pure maple syrup
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) grass-fed butter or vegan butter (softened)
- 1 flax egg (1 Tbs. ground flax + 2 Tbs. water. Let thicken for 5 minutes) (or 1 regular egg)
- 1 Tbs. plain nonfat Greek yogurt or dairy-free yogurt
- ¼ tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2½ cups gluten-free flour (I use this brand) - make sure it contains xanthan gum (can sub white whole wheat flour- see note 3)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ block (4 oz) low-fat cream cheese or vegan cream cheese (softened)
- 1⅓ cup Truwhip whipped topping
- 3 Tbs. pure maple syrup or honey
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- optional: ¼ tsp. almond extract
Instructions
- Make the Crust: Preheat oven to 350 F. and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl or standing mixer, add all cookie crust ingredients except flour and baking powder. Mix until combined (mixture may be a little lumpy).
- To the wet ingredients, beat in the gluten-free flour and baking powder until cookie dough forms. Form into a ball and set aside. (Dough will be sticky at first. Just let it rest 2 minutes to allow moisture to be absorbed)
- Bake the Crust: Place the sugar cookie dough in the middle of your parchment-lined baking sheet and press cookie dough down with the palms of your hands/fingers. You can make the cookie in any shape you desire, just make it about ¼ inch in thickness. Bake at 350 F. for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden on the edges. Cool completely (at least 1 hour or more).
- Make the Cream Cheese Frosting: While the cookie crust is cooling make the cream cheese frosting. Combine all cream cheese frosting ingredients in a medium bowl or stand mixer and beat on high until smooth. Spread in an even layer over the cooled cookie crust (you may have some extra frosting, so use it for fruit dip!).
- Top it! Slice your desired fruit toppings and make your fruit pizza fancy! If you are using fruit like bananas or apples, make sure to dip them in a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
Notes
- Substitute for Vegan Fruit Pizza: Swap the honey for maple syrup and use vegan butter and a flax egg. I have a vegan sugar cookie recipe that you can use for the crust as well. I love making desserts vegan, so let me know if you try!
- How to Make A Flax Egg: Mix 1 Tbs ground flax seeds with 2 Tbs water and let sit for 5-10 minutes until thickened.
- Substitute for Gluten-Free Flour: Swap the gluten-free flour for white whole wheat flour or last resort, white flour (not a huge fan of this because it is highly processed and lacks nutrients, but ya gotta use what you have on hand!) I haven’t tried this yet, but it should work! Let me know if you end up making it this way!
- Make-Ahead: You can make the cookie crust and/or frosting the day before you’d like to serve it and then just frost and decorate it with fruit the day of! I love doing this because it gives the cookie crust a lot of time to fully cool.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20 Serving Size:
1 Slice of cookie with cream cheese frosting
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 144Total Fat: 5.7gCarbohydrates: 21.5gNet Carbohydrates: 19.4gFiber: 2.1gSugar: 8.5gProtein: 1.8g
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