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    Home » Recipes » Summer Fun

    Fruit Pizza Strawberry - plain or chocolate covered

    Published: Jul 2, '18 · Modified: Apr 20, '21 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Serve a Fruit Pizza Strawberry plain or chocolate covered for your springtime or summer party. Each strawberry shaped chocolate cookie is topped with a creamy cheesecake filling, fresh strawberries and kiwi, and can be coated in dark chocolate ganache and drizzled with white chocolate.

    Fruit Pizza Strawberry - chocolate cookies cut into strawberry shapes topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries and kiwi. One is coated in dark chocolate ganache and drizzled with white chocolate.

    A fruit pizza is such a wonderful dessert for a springtime or summer party. Fruit Pizzas look great when fresh fruit is simply scattered over a sweetened cream cheese topped sugar cookie, but I always like to make mine look even more fun. Over the years, I've shared ideas for making a fruit pizza shaped like a beach ball, a watermelon, swirly pops, a playing card, a butterfly, Uncle Sam's hat, and now a strawberry.

    For this recipe I started with a chocolate cookie crust and topped it with a blend of slightly sweetened cream cheese and whipped cream. Then I carefully arranged kiwi to create the leaves and strawberries to make a vibrantly red strawberry.

    The plain strawberry shaped fruit pizza looks and tastes great, but this recipe creates enough for two Fruit Pizza Strawberries, so I simply had to dip one of the strawberries in chocolate. Well actually I  poured chocolate ganache over top of the fresh strawberries then drizzled on some white chocolate so my dessert looked like a chocolate dipped strawberry.

    Watch this video to see how to make your own Fruit Pizza Strawberry and a Chocolate Dipped Fruit Pizza Strawberry...

    Strawberry shaped fruit pizza topped with fresh strawberries and kiwi on a cheesecake topped chocolate cookie.

    How to make a strawberry shaped Fruit Pizza Strawberry

    • Print and cut out the strawberry template.
    • Make chocolate cookie dough using the recipe below.
    • Roll out the dough, set your template over top of the dough, and cut out around the template.
      • I like to dust a silicone mat lightly with cocoa powder so that the chocolate cookie dough doesn't stick.
      • I dust my rolling pin with cocoa powder too.
      • Then I cut directly on the silicone mat using a paring knife.
      • I remove the excess dough and pop the strawberry shaped cookie dough into the freezer for about 10 minutes so that the cookie holds it's shape once baked.
      • I can bake the cookie directly on the silicone mat, so I do not need to try to pick up the dough and move it.
      • If you don't have a silicone baking mat, or two, you can roll your dough out onto parchment paper.
        • If using parchment paper, I suggest taping down all four corners of the paper to your work surface. This will help keep the paper taught so it won't wrinkle while you are rolling out the dough.
    • Re-roll the remaining dough and cut out a second strawberry shaped cookie.
      • I found it best to try to shape this dough into a strawberry shape then cut out around the template.
      • I had to cut and piece the dough together in a few spots but they baked together fine.
    • Spread the cream cheese topping over each of the cookies then top with strawberries and kiwi.
      • Arrange the kiwi first, creating the shape of the leaves.
        • You don't have to be exact when creating the leaves. You just want some green at the top of each strawberry.
      • If your strawberries are really big and they have a lot of white on the inside, you might want to cut off the white parts, leaving just the nice red outer part of the berry.
        • Cut the strawberries into small pieces so that you can piece them together like a puzzle so you can cover the entire top of the fruit pizza.
    • If you want, make chocolate ganache and spread it over one of the strawberries.
      • Chill your fruit pizza in the fridge for about 30 minutes before pouring the ganache over top.
      • Also, be sure the ganache has cooled off before pouring it over the fruit pizza.

    Strawberry shaped fruit pizza with a slice cut out set next to a chocolate covered strawberry fruit pizza.

    Chocolate Covered Fruit Pizza Strawberry and a Plain Fruit Pizza Strawberry

    PRINTABLE STRAWBERRY TEMPLATE

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    Fruit Pizza Strawberry - chocolate cookies cut into strawberry shapes topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries and kiwi. One is coated in dark chocolate ganache and drizzled with white chocolate.
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    Fruit Pizza Strawberry & Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Fruit Pizza
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    20 mins
    Total Time
    50 mins
     

    Strawberry shaped chocolate cookie crusts topped with cheesecake filling are decorated with freshly cut strawberries and kiwi to look like giant strawberries. The fruit pizzas can be covered in chocolate ganache too. 

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: fruit pizza, fruit pizza strawberry
    Servings: 16
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    Chocolate Cookie Crust
    • 10 tablespoons butter softened slightly
    • ¾ cups granulated sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¾ cup flour
    Cheesecake Topping
    • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 ½ cups whipped topping or whipped cream
    Fruit
    • 1 pint fresh strawberries, cut into bite sized pieces
    • 2 kiwi, peeled, sliced, and cut in half
    Chocolate Ganache (per fruit pizza)
    • 4 ounces dark chocolate
    • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
    • 1 ounce white chocolate, melted
    Instructions
    Chocolate Cookie Crust
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

    2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar. Cream until light and fluffy. 

    3. Mix in vanilla and eggs. 

    4. Combine cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and flour. Stir in to wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated.

    5. Dust silicone mat or parchment paper lightly with cocoa power. 

    6. Roll out dough to about ¼ inch thickness. 

    7. Set the paper strawberry template over the tough and use a sharp knife to cut out around the template.

    8. Remove the template and remove excess dough.

    9. Re-roll remaining dough and repeat cutting out a second strawberry shaped crust on another silicone mat. 

    10. Freeze strawberry shaped cookie dough for 10 minutes .

    11. Bake for 18-22 minutes until the top of the cookie no longer looks wet and the edges feel set. 

    Cheesecake Filling
    1. Use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.

    2. Add sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.

    3. Add whipped topping and beat just until combined. 

    4. Spread half of the filling over top of each of the two strawberry shaped cookie crusts .

    Assemble Fruit Pizza Strawberry
    1. Arrange kiwi slices to form the leaves at the top of each strawberry shaped cookie.

    2. Arrange the strawberry pieces over the remainder of the cookies.

    Chocolate Ganache Topping, OPTIONAL
    1. Pour chocolate and heavy whipping cream into a glass measuring cup. 

    2. Pop the fruit pizza in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before topping with ganache.

    3. Heat in the microwave on high power for 30 seconds. 

    4. Let sit in microwave for 3 minutes.

    5. Remove and stir until smooth. 

    6. If needed, heat for 10 second increments, stirring after each until melted. 

    7. Allow the ganache to cool slightly. You still need it to be pourable but you do not want it hot.  

    8. Pour the ganache over the bottom ¾'s of the strawberry fruit pizza.

    9. Drizzle melted white chocolate over the chocolate covered strawberry.

    Recipe Notes

    You can use frozen whipped topping that has been thawed, or make fresh whipped cream using heavy whipping cream, for the cheesecake filling.
    ....
    Be sure the Chocolate Ganache is NOT hot when you pour it over the fruit pizza or you will melt the cream cheese filling and your strawberries will slide off the top of the fruit pizza.

    Chocolate dipped Fruit Pizza topped with strawberries and kiwi.

    If you recreate these Fruit Pizza Strawberries be sure to link back to this blog post, mention Hungry Happenings, and use #hungryhappenings.

    Fun Fruit Pizzas - Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Pizza Watermelon, Uncle Sam Hat Fruit Pizza, Fruit Pizza Lollipops, Fruit Pizza Beach Ball, Fruit Pizza Butterfly, Fruit Pizza Strawberry

    If you are excited about making these Fruit Pizza Strawberries, then be sure to check out all my other Fun Fruit Pizzas. 

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    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. lachelle

      February 09, 2021 at 10:13 am

      what size paper did you use for the template?

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 09, 2021 at 10:19 am

        I printed the template on an 8 1/2 x 11 paper.

        Reply
    2. Liz

      July 30, 2018 at 10:28 am

      These look so fun to make...and eat! I bet the kids would have so much fun making them!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 30, 2018 at 1:49 pm

        Thanks it was really fun to make and eat!

        Reply
    3. Andie Thueson

      July 28, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      These are darling! Such a clever and colorful idea!

      Reply
    4. Jamielyn

      July 28, 2018 at 10:56 am

      Such a fun idea!

      Reply
    5. Joanne

      July 27, 2018 at 7:34 pm

      I've seen fruit pizzas before, but this is definitely the best of them all. Love!!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 28, 2018 at 12:03 am

        Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it. 🙂

        Reply
    6. Anna

      July 27, 2018 at 5:47 pm

      I am swooning over the giant strawberry pizza! So fun!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 28, 2018 at 12:03 am

        That's so nice to hear! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Raquel Rodriguez

      July 16, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      I will love to have your ebook please send me a copy to rqrdz2016@gmail.com

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 16, 2018 at 4:46 pm

        Hi Raquel,

        I'm so glad you'd like my ebook. You can place and order for the ebook through Ejunkie by using this link - https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&ejc=2&cl=318718&i=1517386

        Enjoy, Beth

        Reply
    8. Sharaden

      July 04, 2018 at 5:21 pm

      Wow, that is beautiful! What a great idea!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 04, 2018 at 8:54 pm

        Thank you so much Sharaden! I'm glad you think so. 🙂

        Reply
    9. The Partiologist

      July 04, 2018 at 8:12 am

      I think this is the most creative way to serve a chocolate covered strawberry EVER!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 04, 2018 at 10:12 am

        Thanks, I thought it was a pretty fun chocolate covered strawberry recipe idea!!!

        Reply

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