Fruit Pizza Without Cream Cheese
Fruit Pizza Without Cream Cheese– inspired by what else but the last days of Summer! We got to spend some time away “glamping”. Yup, because I don’t do camping. I need a roof, running water, a clean toilet and a nice cozy bed. My husband had surprised me back on our anniversary with a weekend at Getaway House. It’s basically a fully stocked trailer with the basics like a toilet, shower, bed, a cute little kitchen and eating space and also a relaxing fire pit for those ooey gooey s’mores. I was excited to take the kids there again because our son loves it and my daughter didn’t get to join us the last time. This trip was special because this was our last free weekend to spend time before she starts her senior year in high school. {insert tears here}
In Washington, Getaway House is located north of Seattle in Mount Vernon. One thing I know about the north end is that they have some good fruit stands and fruit picking. While on the way home, we were able to stop by Bryant Blueberry Farm. I took my daughter there when she was a child to pick blueberries so I totally wanted our son to experience the fun! {and he LOVES him some blueberries!}
We will definitely need to take him back there next year. He did a good job of picking blue {and um.. green} berries. LOL
What to do with all these Blueberries?
I decided I was going to make a fruit pizza but I had ran into some issues. I was set on a mission to create a delicious gluten free almond sugar cookie crust with homemade lemon curd. Well…when the sugar cookie came out of the oven it was kind of a weird shape and as I tried to transfer it to a cooling rack, the crust broke. And my lemon curd wasn’t thickening either to what I needed. This is a food bloggers nightmare! When mishaps like this happen, sometimes you have to regroup and maybe try another method.
In order to keep this dessert simple and not have me lose my mind over the dough falling apart or the lemon curd not curding {is this a word?}, I went with using a puff pastry and Trader Joe’s lemon curd. {TJ’s to the rescue!}
I didn’t want the lemon curd to stand alone though. I added a layer of strawberry jam.
Puff Pastry for Fruit Pizza Without Cream Cheese
This preparation for the puff pastry is very simple. You can take it out of the package, unroll it and keep it on the parchment paper. Though I noted baking instructions below, you can also follow the baking instructions on the package, especially if it differs. One thing I did do and I suggest- is that I cut the dough with a paring knife into 9 slices and then made an inner indent so that created a little defined crust to each piece.
If you don’t want to use puff pastry and would like to use this recipe on a sugar cookie crust, you totally can! Pick up your fresh fruits, lemon curd and strawberry jam of your choice!
Want more blueberry recipes, check out my Moist Vegan Blueberry Muffins ! Looking for more fruit desserts? Try my Gluten Free Lemon Cake .
Fruit Pizza Without Cream Cheese
Equipment
- large sheet pan
- paring knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 package puff pastry
- 1/2 cup lemon curd store bought or homemade
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
- 2 kiwi peeled and sliced
- 1 cup blueberries rinsed
- 4 large strawberries rinsed and sliced
- 9 blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove puff pastry from the package and unroll onto a large baking sheet.
- With a paring knife, gently cut into the dough to divide and make 9 rectangles.Then inside the rectangle, cut another rectangle to form a crust to the individual slice. (see picture above in the post for detail)
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. When remove from the oven and set aside.
- On a cutting board, prepare the fruit by slicing. Please note, the blackberries I had were quite large. I sliced them in half, but if yours are smaller or regular size, there is no need to slice them.
- To assemble to the Fruit Pizza, start by spreading about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of the strawberry jam in each middle rectangle.
- Then repeat with the lemon curd using the same amounts.
- Divide the fruit evenly among the crust, with a couple of slices of fruit to each one and scattering the blueberries.
- Enjoy!
