Monday, October 24, 2011

The Infamous Morris Family Fruit Dessert Pizza


This classic Morris family recipe has become so infamous I actually found three copies of it in my own recipe book!


Fruit Dessert Pizza Simplified
One frozen sugar cookie dough rolled out like one big giant cookie.
One philly cream cheese whipped with one cool whip.
Tons of fresh fruit.
Glaze: Heat one cup of orange juice plus 1/2 cup sugar and whisk in 1 tbsp corn starch. This will keep your fruit from turning brown.

Fruit Dessert Pizza From Scratch

SUGAR COOKIE
2 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp soda
2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt

CREAM
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla

FRESH FRUIT

GLAZE
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp corn starch
dash of salt
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SUGAR COOKIE
Mix all of the ingredients and roll out one giant sugar cookie. Bake at 365°F (200°C) until golden brown. Cool completely.

CREAM
Blend cream cheese with sugar. Whip the cream. Mix cheese, cream and vanilla. Spread on the cooled cookie.

FRESH FRUIT
Starting with the outside row. Arrange fruit in a beautiful pattern. Do not be shy, squeeze as much in as possible each layer overlapping the next.

GLAZE
Heat 1 cup of orange juice plus 1/3 cup sugar and whisk in 1 tbsp corn starch. This will keep your fruit from turning brown.

1 comment:

  1. I miss fruit pizza! I'll have to try to make it from scratch.

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