Pineapple Shortbread Pizza

One of my family’s favorite spring desserts –  naturally sweet crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and sliced bananas piled high on a lightly sweetened cream cheese topped shortbread cookie.  This Pineapple Shortbread Pizza will surely be a favorite in your home too…..

It’s pretty isn’t it?  I love the colors.

This sunny Pineapple Shortbread Pizza is a fun little dessert that’s easy to make and tastes great too.  I made a sugar cookie-ish dough which to me, resembles shortbread and I spread it out onto a circular pizza pan and baked it in the oven for a few minutes.  Then, I mixed up a light cream cheese “frosting” and topped the cooled cookie pizza with it.  Finally, I topped the cream cheese with a can of drained crushed pineapple, fresh mandarin orange sections and sliced bananas. You could substitute any fruits you love for the ones I used.  Strawberries and blueberries would be nice, especially around the Fourth of July.  Use what you like.

You can also use a 9 x 13 baking pan for this recipe.  Either way, it all tastes great!

Pineapple Shortbread Pizza

By: Joanie Zisk

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 25 minutes mins

Servings: 1 fruit pizza

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One of my family’s favorite spring desserts – naturally sweet crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and sliced bananas piled high on a lightly sweetened cream cheese topped shortbread cookie. This Pineapple Shortbread Pizza will surely be a favorite in your home too.

Ingredients 

FOR THE COOKIES

• ▢ 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 12 tablespoons butter at room temperature
• ▢ 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FOR THE FROSTING

• ▢ 8 ounces softened cream cheese
• ▢ 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar sifted

FOR THE FRUIT TOPPING

• ▢ 20 ounces crushed pineapple can of pineapples drained
• ▢ 2 bananas sliced
• ▢ 3 mandarins peeled and separated

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Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk together to blend.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium high speed, about 3 minutes.
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Add in the vanilla.
• Reduce the speed of the mixer to low and add in the dry ingredients a little at a time and mixing just until incorporated.
• Press the dough onto round pizza pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
• Let cool slightly and meanwhile make the cream cheese topping.
• In a medium bowl or in the mixer, blend together the cream cheese and the confectioners’ sugar until thoroughly mixed.
• Spread over the top of the cookie.
• Top the pizza with the fruit.
• Slice and serve immediately.