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Best Fruit Dessert Pizza Recipes
Pizza for dessert? Yes! Serve these fruit dessert pizza recipes and amaze your family and friends.
Raspberry Cheese Pizza
And what could be easier? Take your favorite pie shell or pizza dough and top it with our creative fruit toppings. No canned pie fillings here. In fact, we show you how to use fresh or frozen fruit to create flavors that pop out.
Who started the trend?
Honestly, we have no idea who first make a dessert pizza. Whoever it was, he or she might be a culinary genius! Or perhaps a fruit farmer offering more choices to customers.
Our first taste of Fruit Dessert Pizza happened at a local pizza restaurant that was part of a chain. Apple Crisp Pizza, far too sugary, but absolutely delicious called us back to the table.
Adjust the sweetness?
Yes! You control the amount of sugar. (Yes, we encourage you to reduce or add, as your taste buds dictate.) Some fruit tastes a bit sweeter than the next batch. It’s your kitchen. And your creation. Use our recipes as a base. And then allow yourself the freedom to explore.
Which fruit?
Again, your choice! While our Apple Crisp Pizza stands out as is, you may certainly create a peach crisp, if you choose. Really, you know your family’s favorites. Use our base recipes to create your own masterpiece.
And of course, you might choose to use the basic recipe as a template. Rather than making the fruit topping, some choose to use canned pie filling. In a time crunch, that certainly will work.
However, we believe that once you see how easy our “from scratch” method is and enjoy that flavor that pops, we doubt you will reach for the pie filling can. In fact, you might decide to donate those cans to your local food pantry.
Make your own canned filling
But, if you want to have the best of both worlds, you can! These delicious fruit pies can be batch-made and stored in your freezer. With the crust and filling frozen and stored separately, all you need is the time to thaw, assemble, and bake! What could be simpler?
Serving Suggestions
Just like your traditional pizza, these dessert pies function well cut into small slices for eager fingers to grab. To kick them up a notch, serve on a dessert plate with a scoop of ice cream. Or perhaps a dollop of whipped cream.
Apple Crisp Pizza
To really dress up the dinner finale, make it into a sundae! Yes, top with a scoop of ice cream and add your favorite toppings. Some ideas include chopped nuts, marashino cherries, chocolate chips, or maybe colored sugar sprinkled on top. Then topdress with whipped cream. A cherry on top? Sure, why not?
Is it always round?
Absolutely not! You probably know what Sicilian pizza looks like. That rectangular, cheese-topped crust can transform into a dessert pizza. Just follow the directions, but form your dough into a rectangle.
Other shape options include individual pies, often round, but you choose your favorite. Or perhaps the shape is defined by the season. Can you make an Easter Egg shaped pie? May a Christmas Tree?
Read on for the directions to this delightful treat. Once you try it, you won’t want to order in again!
Best Fruit Dessert Pizza Recipes:
These look absolutely delicious and I have never thought to put fruit on a pizza before. I would definitely like to try it with apples as I love apple tart, so I am sure this apple crisp pizza will be insane.
How long does one have to cook these, or does it depend on the fruit. I wondered if one could use raw apples on raw pizza dough if this would work, or would you need to cook the apples first?
Thanks for your comments.
I have included links to the three fruit pizza recipes within the article (scroll down) but here is the link to the apple one:
https://bestbakingtips.com/recipes/desserts/other-desserts/apple-pie-dessert-pizza-recipe/
Please let me know how you like it when you make it. It’s a family favorite here!
I love pizza and I love fruit. But I never thought of combining the two before.
It sounds interesting and yummy.
My wife is the baker and I will show this to her. Pizza is my favorite food and who doesn’t like desserts?
She loves to try new recipes and this is one awesome idea. Thank you for sharing these!
Glad you enjoyed the post, Rob.
I love pizza and I love fruit. But I never thought of combining the two before.
It sounds interesting and yummy.
My wife is the baker and I will show this to her. Pizza is my favorite food and who doesn’t like desserts?
She loves to try new recipes and this is one awesome idea. Thank you for sharing these!
I’m glad you found the combination of fruit and pizza interesting. I hope you will write back when you try it and let me know how it turned out for you and your family.
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I bake and cook whenever I can and often make my own pizza and make pizza dough with my daughter. We have never made sweet dessert pizzas. It seems a bit off the wall initially but as I saw an apple pie pizza is not that different from an open-top apple pie. It is something I will definitely be giving a try.
It does seem strange at first, but once you try the dessert pizza, it’s hard to imagine life without it!
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Hi, I am not a major fan of cooked fruits or processed ones, but I think my children would love this. Kids love desserts and this provides a nutritious way to give it to them, so I’m going to try it.
Hmm, I wonder how Mami would taste on pizza crust? It’s my favorite fruit. I don’t know how well known this one is but it’s grown in Guyana and delicious.
Cheers,
Candy Benn.
Fruit pizza is usually a favorite with kids. I’m sure yours will enjoy it, too. I encourage people to use the recipes as a starting point and customize to your own taste preferences from there. If you try the Mami, let me know how it works for your family.
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We ordered pizza a few nights ago and after eating dinner, my mother asked from where did we get those good fruit pizzas we used to get? I couldn’t remember from where, but I did remember how much we all liked it. So, I’ve planned to get more pizza soon and order a dessert pizza as well, but you’ve changed my mind. It sounds super easy to make and I plan to try one of these instead.
They would definitely make a great dessert to take to functions or for birthdays, etc… But I mainly want to learn how to make them correctly because I know how much we will love them, especially homemade and fresh.
Thanks for the recipes!
Darrin
I’m glad you found the recipes and information helpful. Dessert pizzas are certainly easy to make so delicious when homemade. As a bonus, you can use the recipes as a starting point and customize your pizza as you and your family choose!
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