Strawberry Pizza

Making strawberry pizza is such a fun process. It’s basically a bright, colorful take on a super easy, light, and airy fruit galette. Seriously, one bite of this gorgeous dessert and you’ll be planning to make it again in no time.

Strawberry Pizza

Putting together a strawberry pizza is really easy. I just make a sugar cookie crust, whip up a cream cheese filling, and then top it with sweet strawberries and this amazing glaze.

This dessert pizza is a fun and playful twist on a classic fruit tart and it’s always well-received for dessert.

Why I Love This Recipe

• The sugar cookie crust adds a contrasting crunch.
• The mix of sweet, tangy, and creamy flavors is amazing.
• It’s versatile; I can change up the fruits and glazes for any season or occasion.

Ingredients

Feel free to make and use your favorite cookie dough recipe if you choose. Using pre-made cookie dough is a real timesaver for this recipe.

• sugar cookie dough – Any brand of sugar cookie dough in a tube will work for this recipe. Be sure to set the tube of dough out 5-10 minutes ahead to allow time to soften so you can press the dough easily into a baking pan.
• fresh strawberries
• granulated sugar
• lemon juice
• cornstarch
• strawberry gelatin – The gelatin creates a thickness and jelly-like consistency.
• water
• kosher salt
• cream cheese
• confectioners’ sugar
• pure vanilla extract
• white chocolate chips – Feel free to use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips if you prefer.

How To Make Strawberry Pizza

Find the complete recipe with measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grab your sugar cookie dough and press it into a 9 x 13-inch rimmed baking sheet. Use a piece of wax paper to help press the dough evenly. Bake for 13-15 minutes until it’s just turning golden brown. Don’t overbake it! Let it cool on a rack for about 30 minutes or until it’s at room temperature.
• For the strawberry glaze, take your prepared strawberries and mash them in a small mixing bowl with a fork or potato masher. Move the mashed strawberries to a medium saucepan and add sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, gelatin, water, and a pinch of salt. Bring it to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring continuously. Cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce thickens. Take it off the heat and pour it into a clean bowl to cool to room temperature—this will take about 30 minutes.
• While everything is cooling, make the filling. Use a hand mixer in a medium mixing bowl to blend softened cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to make sure everything is mixed well. Pop the cream cheese mixture into the fridge while you wait for the other ingredients to cool.
• Once the cookie crust and glaze are at room temperature, spread the cream cheese filling over the top of the cookie crust with an icing spatula or rubber spatula.
• Spread the cooled strawberry glaze over the cream cheese layer using a clean spatula. Arrange a layer of sliced strawberries in rows on top of the glaze. Finally, drizzle melted white chocolate (you can melt it in the microwave) across the sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for 20 minutes to let everything set.

Recipe Tips

Here are some tips for making the recipe.

• You’ll need two 16-ounce containers of strawberries to make enough glaze and slices for the top.
• One large lemon should give you enough juice for this recipe.
• When you hull the strawberries for the glaze, it brings out that beautiful red color.
• Make sure to keep the strawberry pizza in the fridge when you’re not eating it.
• This is one of those recipes that can be easily changed up and adapted to seasonal fruit and flavors.
• You can use any flavor gelatin and fruit to make the glaze. And any seasonal fruit to top it with.

Storing and Freezing

Here are four tips for storing and freezing leftovers.

• Store any leftover strawberry pizza in an airtight container in the fridge.
• For best taste and texture, try to eat the leftovers within 2-3 days.
• If you want to freeze it, wrap individual slices tightly in plastic wrap and then place them in a freezer-safe bag.
• When you’re ready to eat the frozen slices, let them thaw in the fridge overnight.

More Strawberry Desserts 

These bursting-with-berries sweets are too delicious to pass up.

• Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
• Strawberry Dump Cake
• Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
• Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
• Strawberry Banana Crumble
• Lemon Strawberry Pound Cake
• Strawberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake
• Strawberry Mousse
• No Bake Strawberry Lemonade Pie
• Strawberry Glazed Baked Doughnuts
• Fresh Strawberry Pie
• Strawberry Goat Cheese Tart

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5 from 4 votes

Strawberry Pizza

Strawberry pizza is a delightfully colorful twist on a simple-to-assemble, light and airy fruit galette. One bite of this eye catching dessert and you'll know you need to make it again soon. 

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Cooling1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Strawberry Pizza

Servings: 12

Calories: 259kcal

Author: Cathy Pollak

Equipment

• measuring cups and spoons
• mixing bowls
• baking sheet 9x13
• Saucepan
• hand mixer

Ingredients

Glaze

• 1 (16 oz) package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsps fresh lemon juice
• 1-1/2 tsps cornstarch
• 2 tsps strawberry gelatin
• 3 tbsps bottled or filtered water
• 1/8 tsp kosher salt

Filling

• 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping:

• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup white chocolate chips melted

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Press sugar cookie dough into a 9 x 13-inch rimmed baking sheet. Use a piece of wax paper to press the dough evenly onto the pan. Bake dough for 13-15 minutes until just golden brown. (Do not overbake.) Allow to cool on a cooling rack for about 30 minutes or until cookie crust reaches room temperature.
  1 (16 oz) package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
• To make strawberry glaze, add prepared strawberries to a small mixing bowl and mash them with a fork or potato masher. Next, add mashed strawberries to a medium saucepan along with sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, gelatin, water and salt. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat while stirring continuously. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the strawberry sauce is thick. Remove from heat and pour into in a clean bowl. Allow strawberry glaze to cool to room temperature. About 30 minutes.
  1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 tsps fresh lemon juice, 1-1/2 tsps cornstarch, 2 tsps strawberry gelatin, 3 tbsps bottled or filtered water, 1/8 tsp kosher salt
• To make strawberry pizza filling, use a hand mixer and medium-sized mixing bowl to blend softened cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the side of the bowl to ensure all of the sugar has been incorporated into the cream cheese. Once blended, place the cream cheese mixture into the refrigerator while the other ingredients cool to room temperature.
  1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Once cookie crust and glaze have cooled to room temperature, use an icing spatula or rubber spatula to spread cream cheese filling over the top of the cookie surface.
• Then using a clean spatula, spread strawberry glaze over the cream cheese layer. Add a layer of sliced strawberries in rows across the surface of the strawberry glaze. Finally, drizzle melted white chocolate (melt in the microwave) across the sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for 20 minutes to allow time for the strawberry pizza to set.
  2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, 1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Notes

How To Melt Chocolate Chips: Microwave - Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and begin heating in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove bowl from the microwave and stir and repeat for another 30 seconds and stir. Repeat again if you have to. The bowl will be hot so be careful. Stove Top - Fill a saucepan with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil on the stove. Place another, smaller, heat-safe bowl on top of the saucepan. Place chocolate in bowl and mix frequently, guaranteeing that all chocolate melts consistently; about 2 minutes.

For optimal outcomes when preparing this strawberry pizza, it's recommended to refer to the recipe details within the post. The recipe post commonly includes valuable notes, expert tips and frequently asked questions, that are not presented in the recipe card, often including how to make this recipe dairy-free, gluten free or vegan and ideas for healthy ingredient substitutions or variations.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Strawberry Pizza

Amount Per Serving (225 g)

Calories 259 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 11g69%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 139mg6%

Potassium 88mg3%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 20g22%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 546IU11%

Vitamin C 17mg21%

Calcium 29mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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