Memorial Day Recipes: Lemon Berry Pizza
This colorful dessert pizza features a vibrant bounty of summer berries atop a soft sugar cookie crust and thick, tangy lemon cream cheese frosting. Choose your favorite berries to customize this classic summertime dessert!
Foto: Sally's Baking Addiction — Sally
Ingredients
- 1 batch of fruit pizza dough (see Note)*
- 8 oz (224g) full-fat block-style cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons (43g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 and 1/4 cups (150g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml) fresh lemon juice
- assorted fresh berries, such as sliced strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and/or raspberries
- optional glaze: 1 Tablespoon apricot preserves mixed with 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Steps
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Follow the instructions for the fruit pizza dough, steps 1–3. You could also use store-bought sugar cookie dough. Cool crust completely before decorating.
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In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners’ sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat for 1 minute or until creamy and combined. Spread a thick layer over the cooled sugar cookie crust.
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Garnish with fresh fruit. To make the optional glaze, whisk together a Tablespoon each of apricot preserves and lemon juice, warm for about 15 seconds in the microwave, then brush on top of the fruit.
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Cut into slices and serve. Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (13% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch of fruit pizza dough | 1 | - | - |
| 8 oz | - | - | |
| 3 tablespoons | - | - | |
| and 1/4 cups | 1 | Rp 35.000/kg | Rp 3.500 |
| lemon zest | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| 1 tablespoon | - | - | |
| assorted fresh berries | - | - | - |
| optional glaze | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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