From My Kitchen: An Easy Dessert

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I thought you might like to hear about a delicious dessert, one I've not shared with you before.

My kids sometimes request this dessert for their birthdays instead of a cake.

It's pretty, and it tastes REALLY good, and it's easy, too!

 What's not to love?  Chocolate?  Strawberries?  Whipped cream?!

It's fruit pizza!  Have you tried it? 

Easy and fun to do, even the kids can do it.

Lay down a cookie crust: we prefer chocolate chip but it's also good with a plain sugar cookie crust:  and bake the crust completely first, in the shape of a pizza.  You want the crust well-baked, not chewy.  It should be able to easily hold the toppings.  I use my pizza stone.  CUT the crust BEFORE you lay down any of the toppings, while still warm.

Then, when it's all done and completely cooled, lay down whipped cream, and on top of that, your fruit, any combination is fine.  Any berry--strawberries are my favorite, sliced bananas, even chopped nuts would add a nice crunch--coconut sprinkled on top would be a perfect finishing touch.  

Just make sure that whatever fruit you choose for the top can be bitten into without needing to be cut first.

I keep it simple.


(And yes, birthday candles will stand up in this dessert!)

FOR SPRING or SUMMER:  My family likes chopped berries and chocolate, period.  Use your imagination and make one that might be more pina-colada-ish with pineapple, coconut, and maraschino cherries.


FOR FALL:  a great combination would be a sugar cookie crust, granny smith apples chopped into small pieces, chopped salted peanuts with caramel sauce on top!  I would also whip some peanut butter into the whipped cream before laying that down.


For WINTER:  A chocolate chip cookie crust with mint chocolate chips and pistachios chopped and sprinkled over the whipped cream and garnished with drained and chopped maraschino cherries!


Use your imagination, this is that kind of dessert! Mandarin oranges and pineapple, and kiwi would be wonderful with a whipped cream that has a little dry orange jello whipped into it for flavor. 


It's great fun to imagine the combinations!


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