Decorated with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream, this American flag fruit pizza has a sugar cookie crust that’s tender and sweet. It’ll be a delicious addition to your patriotic celebrations and an impressive dessert to serve friends and family.
The American flag fruit pizzas are perfect for when you want an impressive single serve dessert everyone can enjoy. Each cookie has its combination of fruity sweet flavors and the American flag design.
Why You’ll Love This American Flag Fruit Pizza Recipe
- Patriotic & Fun – The festive red white and blue colors turns this dessert fruit pizza into a fun and patriotic treat to serve for the 4th of July or Memorial Day.
- Easy – The cookie crust is easy to make and adding the fresh strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream for the flag design is easy.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Sugar Cookie Base – Flour, butter, sugar, egg, and baking powder.
- Toppings – Fresh blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream.
How to Make American Flag Fruit Pizza
Baking up the sugar cookie base and decorating this patriotic flag fruit pizza is easy.
Step 1: Make the Crust
Set oven to 175°C (350°F). In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy.
Add in the egg and beat until combined.
Mix in baking powder and salt, then gradually fold in flour until a soft dough forms.
Press the dough evenly into a rectangle on a parchment-lined baking tray.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges turn light golden. Let it cool completely.
Step 2: Decorate
Cover the cooled cookie base with an even layer of whipped cream.
Place blueberries in the upper-left corner to represent the stars section.
Arrange strawberry slices in horizontal stripes to form the red lines of the flag.
Between the strawberry lines, pipe whipped cream in clean lines to complete the white stripes.
Tips for Making Patriotic Fruit Pizza
One of the most important things you can is to make sure the base is cool completely before you decorate. If you don’t, the whipped topping will get all runny and the flag design won’t stay.
Storing
You can store any leftover fruit pizzas in the fridge for up to 3 days.
American Flag Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
Method
- Set oven to 175°C (350°F).
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Add in the egg and beat until combined.
- Mix in baking powder and salt, then gradually fold in flour until a soft dough forms.
- Press the dough evenly into a rectangle on a parchment-lined baking tray.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges turn light golden. Let it cool completely.
- Once cooled, use a pizza cutter or knife to cut into rectangles.
- Cover the cooled cookie base with an even layer of whipped cream.
- Place blueberries in the upper-left corner to represent the stars section.
- Arrange strawberry slices in horizontal stripes to form the red lines of the flag.
- Between the strawberry lines, pipe whipped cream in clean lines to complete the white stripes.