Save A playful and colorful dessert pizza featuring sugar cookie crust, creamy frosting, and fresh fruit, decorated to resemble melting snowmen—perfect for kids and winter celebrations.
This recipe has become a family favorite during the holiday season, bringing smiles as everyone decorates their own snowmen.
Ingredients
- Cookie Crust: 1 package (16 oz / 450 g) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Frosting: 225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened, 60 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Decoration & Toppings: 1 large banana sliced into rounds, 8 large marshmallows, 16 mini chocolate chips (eyes), 8 orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (noses), 8 red or black licorice strings (scarves), 80 g (1/2 cup) fresh blueberries, 100 g (3/4 cup) sliced strawberries, 1 kiwi peeled and sliced, 50 g (1/3 cup) green and red grapes halved
Instructions
- Step 1:
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Step 2:
- Press the sugar cookie dough evenly onto a parchment-lined 30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan to form a round crust.
- Step 3:
- Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- Step 4:
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Step 5:
- Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
- Step 6:
- Arrange banana slices as the bases of snowmen. Place a marshmallow on each banana slice for the snowman's head.
- Step 7:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes and orange candies or sprinkles for noses on the marshmallows.
- Step 8:
- Wrap licorice strings around the snowmen as scarves.
- Step 9:
- Decorate the rest of the pizza with assorted fruits to resemble snow and festive decorations.
- Step 10:
- Chill for 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Save Watching the kids decorate their own snowmen adds a joyful and memorable family moment to this recipe.
Required Tools
30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan, Electric mixer or hand whisk, Spatula, Parchment paper, Small knife
Allergen Information
Contains wheat (cookie dough), milk (cream cheese, butter). May contain eggs and soy (cookie dough, candies). Always check ingredient labels for allergens.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 270, Total Fat: 10 g, Carbohydrates: 41 g, Protein: 3 g (per serving)
Save This festive fruit pizza is sure to brighten up any winter gathering with its playful look and delicious flavors.
Recipe FAQ
- → Can I make this dessert gluten-free?
Yes, by using gluten-free sugar cookie dough and certified gluten-free candies, you can create a gluten-free version without sacrificing flavor.
- → What fruits work best for decorating?
Fresh fruits like bananas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, and orange candy-coated chocolates work well for vibrant decoration.
- → How do I assemble the snowmen figures?
Start with banana slices as bases, add marshmallows on top for heads, use chocolate chips for eyes, candies for noses, and licorice strings as scarves.
- → Can kids help in decorating?
Absolutely! Allowing kids to assemble their own snowmen adds a fun and interactive element to the preparation.
- → How long should the dessert chill before serving?
Chill the assembled dessert for about 20 minutes to set the frosting and allow flavors to meld before slicing and serving.