Berry Good Fruit Pizza

I don't know how many people have heard of Fruit Pizza unless you are on Pinterest then you have. Well I actually made fruit pizza long before Pinterest existed and it is one of my all time favorite easy dessert recipes. Plus everyone seems to like it! I mean how can you not love a sugar cookie topped with a sweet cream cheese icing and any fruit you desire. I recently made this Berry Good Fruit Pizza for a Fourth of July cook out with friends while visiting them in New Orleans for the holiday weekend. None of them including Jay had heard of one or had one so when I told them I was making a Fruit Pizza they were a little confused at first. Everyone loved it and ended up eating the whole thing. I promise this recipe is very easy and its a crowd pleaser so check it out below if you are interested! Have a great weekend and see you Monday with my weekend favorites!

 

Berry Good Fruit Pizza:

Ingredients: 

8oz. cream cheese (softened)

1/3cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

4 cups assorted fruit

16oz. package of sugar cookie dough

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll out the cookie dough (you can even make individual ones if you please).

Bake cookie dough for about 12-15 minutes or until golden.

While that's baking combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl.

Mix until it is nice and smooth.

Remove cookie from oven and allow to cool before adding the cream cheese topping and fruit.

Now cover with cream cheese and top with assorted fruit.

Enjoy!

 

 

Lots of Love, Natalie

 

Peach Berry Crumble

Summer time means fresh fruit and vegetables which in turn lead to amazing dishes. After going to the produce stand I frequent here in Ridgeland I decided it was time to use some fresh peaches and make a summer time dessert. This Peach Berry Crumble taste absolutely amazing especially with vanilla ice cream but the best part is this recipe is very simple and takes only 40 minutes. Well lets get down to the recipe!

Peach Berry Crumble:

Ingredients:

3 cups fresh peaches

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 cup fresh strawberries

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup uncooked regular oats

1/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 cup butter (melted)

vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place first 2 ingredients in an 11x7" (or 2qt) baking dish.

Stir together egg, egg yolk, and next 4 ingredients together with a folk until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Sprinkle over fruit; drizzle melted butter over topping.

Bake 40-45 minutes or until light brown and bubbly.

Let stand for 10 minutes; serve warm with vanilla ice cream on top.

*Makes 6 to 8 servings

The original recipe can be found here and was featured in the June 2014 issue of Southern Living Magazine.

Lots of Love,  Natalie 

Weight Watcher Mixed Berry Cobbler

Last night, a friend of mine cooked dinner for a few of us. I decided I couldn't show up empty handed so I decided I would try and make this simple, healthy, weight watchers cobbler recipe. This was perfect with our meal. This recipe only calls for three ingredients making it very simple. The best thing was that everyone loved it! The recipe is below and remember you could make this with peaches or whatever fruit you would like just make sure it is frozen fruit.

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix (no pudding)

2 bags of 12 oz. frozen mixed berries

1 can of diet 7-up or sierra mist (clear soda)

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Place frozen fruit in a 9x13 inch baking dish

Add dry cake mix over the top (spread evenly)

Pour soda slowly over cake mix

DO NOT stir the cake mix and the soda (if you do it will not give you a crust and bake more like a cake)

Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes

Serve and Enjoy

 

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie