Another kid-friendly project is up again! Of course, there are lots of different fruit you can put on dessert pizza, but strawberry and kiwi is our family's absolute favorite combination, and this Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza is my children’s favorite dessert pizza.
It seems classic but when it comes to dessert pizzas, there's just nothing quite like it. You can also make your own sugar cookie dough instead of buying one, which gives it a much better taste.
However, to make this recipe less complicated for the kiddos you can use store-bought sugar cookie dough for the crust. After the pizza is assembled, cover it with food wrap and store it in the fridge overnight. This allows the crust to get soft and moist, which makes this pizza super lovable and delicious. So, let's get started…
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📋 Recipe Ingredients
Dessert Pizza Crust Ingredients
- Sugar cookie dough (store-bought option)
- Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe (healthier way to go and my preference)
Dessert Pizza Cream (Sauce) Ingredients
- Cream cheese softened
- Heavy whipping cream
- Confectiones sugar
- Strawberries and Kiwis for the pizza topping
🔪 Recipe Instructions
How to Make Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza
Preheat oven to 325 F.
NOTE: If using store-bought cookie dough, a 16 oz. pack makes one pizza crust. If using homemade cookie dough, one batch makes 2 pizza crusts. These dessert pizzas were made using homemade sugar cookie dough, which makes 2 dessert pizzas.
Split homemade sugar cookie dough into 2 equal pieces. Place the dough on a lightly floured working surface, and then roll out into a circle.
Transfer the dough onto a greased pizza baking pan. Roll our pizza toward the edges of the pan and then shape the edges evenly with a spatula or a spoon.
Leave some space between the edges of the pizza and the pan; this gives extra room for the pizza dough to expand while baking. Otherwise, the pizza dough will be falling off over the pan and burn on the bottom of the oven and your kitchen will be full of smoke… speaking from experience. 🙂
Repeat the same instructions with the second half of the dough.
⏲️ Baking time
Bake 2 pans in the oven at the same time at 325 F for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove the pizza crust from the oven, let the crust cool for 5 minutes, and then slice the crust when it’s still warm (cold crust will be breaking during cutting). Cool the crust completely before assembling.
Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza Creme Instructions
While the pizza crust is baking, make the cream and prepare the fruit for the topping.
Peel and rinse kiwis. Remove the stem of strawberries and rinse them too. Slice kiwis and strawberries, place them onto a paper towel for the excess juice to be absorbed, and set them aside until ready to use them.
Mix together softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar well until all combined. Add cold heavy whipping cream, scrape the sides of the mixer bowl and mix for 1 minute or until smooth. Repeat scraping of the cream down the mixing bowl and mixing once more to ensure all ingredients are whipped well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
👩🏻🍳 Assembling Dessert Pizza
Drop the cream in small portions onto a crust for easier spreading. Spread the cream carefully and evenly.
Top with sliced strawberries and kiwis.
If you like the crust to be crunchy you can serve it right away. We like our crust to be soft and moist.
You need to wrap pizza with plastic food wrap and place it into the fridge for 6-8 hours.
ENJOY spending time in the kitchen with your KIDDOS!
And of course..., ENJOY eating the PIZZA!
If you make this Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza, please share a picture with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. Tag with #valyastasteofhome. I’d love to see your creations!
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Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. – Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe
Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza Creme Ingredients
- 8 oz. – cream cheese softened
- 16 oz. – heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup – conectioner sugar
Dessert Pizza Toppings
- 6 – Kiwis
- 40 – Strawberries
Instructions
How to Make Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Split homemade sugar cookie dough into 2 equal pieces. Place the dough on a lightly floured working surface, and then roll out into a circle.
- Transfer the dough onto a greased pizza baking pan. Roll our pizza toward the edges of the pan and then shape the edges evenly with a spatula or a spoon.
- Leave some space between the edges of the pizza and the pan; this gives extra room for the pizza dough to expand while baking. Otherwise, the pizza dough will be falling off your pizza pan and burn on the bottom of the oven and your kitchen will be full of smoke… speaking from experience 🙂
- Repeat the same instructions with the second half of the dough.
Baking the Pizza Crusts
- Bake 2 pans in the oven at the same time at 325 F for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove the pizza crust from the oven, let the crust cool for 5 minutes, and then slice the crust when it’s still warm (cold crust will be breaking during cutting). Cool the crust completely before assembling.
Strawberry Kiwi Dessert Pizza Creme Instructions
- While the pizza crust is baking make the cream and prepare the fruit for the topping.
- Peel and rinse kiwis. Remove the stem of strawberries and rinse them too. Slice kiwis and strawberries place them onto a paper towel for the excess juice to be absorbed and set them aside until ready to use them.
- Mix together softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar well until all combined. Add cold heavy whipping cream, scrape the sides of the mixer bowl and mix for 1 minute or until smooth. Repeat scraping of the cream down the mixing bowl and mixing once more to ensure all ingredients are whipped well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Assembling Dessert Pizzas
- Drop the cream in small portions onto a crust for easier spreading. Spread the cream carefully and evenly.
- Top with sliced strawberries and kiwis.
- If you like the crust to be crunchy you can serve it right away. We like our crust to be soft and moist.
- You need to wrap pizza with plastic food wrap and place it into the fridge for 6-8 hours.
- ENJOY spending time in the kitchen with your KIDDOS!
- And of course, ENJOY eating the PIZZA!
Notes
- If using a store-bought cookie dough - 16 oz., this pack makes one pizza crust. If using homemade cookie dough, that recipe makes 2 pizza crusts. These dessert pizzas were made using homemade sugar cookie dough which makes 2 dessert pizzas.
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This recipe was originally posted on August 18, 2015 (original picture above). I tweaked it a bit since then like using a good quality ingredient. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure.
This sounds wonderful!! So pretty! I love the simplicity and you're right, it would be a super kid-friendly project!
Thank you Chris 😉
Absolutely gorgeous dessert pizza! We love it!
Thank you very much! 🙂
I love fruit desserts. The pizza look so delicious with all these fruits!
I do too. Thank you very much Ilona. 🙂
This looks so easy! Gorgeous photos and presentation too! Love the combo of kiwi and strawberries!
That combo is our favorite. Thank you Lindsay. 🙂
Why have I never thought to cut the crust before adding the toppings??? Hello! That's genius. This pizza looks amazing. I love the bright colors!
Yeah, it's easier and cleaner way of serving pizza that way after being assembled. Thank you Brielle. 🙂
Looking through your recipes what to make for this Sunday and kids said this. Will do 🙂
That's awesome! Kids love to make this pizza and eating it to. So much beautiful and attractive colors. 🙂
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. That looks amazing, will try to make it for daughters potluck at school and let you know!;)
Oh, that stuff is good! Haven't made it since last strawberry season, and miss it so much. It's on the menu for next week (since you mentioned it 😉 and there are a lot of strawberries in the garden now 😉 Use my Homemade Cookie Dough Recipe it tastes even better 😀