Fall Inspired Fruit Pizza

If you enjoy Fruit Pizza then you would enjoy this Fall Inspired Fruit Pizza that is made with a pumpkin sugar cookie crust and topped with cream cheese, apples, pears, tart cherries, and candied pecans.

Everyone loves Fruit Pizza. Now enjoy it with Fall inspired flavors.

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I took Home Economics during my freshman year in high school (do they still teach Home Ec?). In that course, I learned to make pancakes from scratch, scrambled eggs, and Fruit Pizza. When my class made the Fruit Pizza, the school was raving about it. Everyone who was not taking Home Economics asked all of us who were in the class for a slice of our pizza. It was that good. I loved it so much I even made it for my family who also loves it. In fact, it was one of the first recipes I had ever made. It is actually one of the most requested dishes by my friends and family. I made it so many times that I don’t even need a recipe. I have it all in my noggin.

Because Fruit Pizza is such an overdone recipe, I wanted to make it but slightly different. You can tell that I am really in the Fall spirit by the last recipe I made. I am going to continue that sentiment by sharing with you’re my Fall Inspired Fruit Pizza recipe. Tell me, when you think of Fall desserts, what flavors come to mind? I think of pumpkin, apples, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash (even though I am not a fan of the squash). Of course, the typical spice that is often used with Fall desserts is cinnamon and maybe Anise. I thought of a way to take a common favorite dessert that is already easy and delicious, inspired by some of the fall flavors and ingredients that were just discussed. Trust me, it-is-good.

Now when I make my typical Fruit Pizza, for my crust, I use pre-made cookie dough. I mean why do extra work when you can but an ingredient that is already made for you? So, with this recipe, I did something almost similar. Because there isn’t any pumpkin-flavored sugar cookie dough out in the market yet, I bought the already made dry cookie dough mix, mixed it together as instructed, and added pumpkin puree and a little pumpkin spice.

Whoa-la! Pumpkin Sugar cookie dough!

Because this is a dessert inspired for the Fall season I decided to roast the fruit that I used for the pizza as it seemed to be the smart thing to do. Well, I didn’t have to worry about the fruit turning that ugly brown color that makes the fruit look old and unappetizing. Roasting the apple, pear, and cherries made the fruit more pronounced and comforting. So if you love Fruit Pizza and would like a way to enjoy it for the Fall, try my Fall Inspired Fruit Pizza You will love me for it. I promise.

 

 

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