4th of July Red, White and Blue Fruit Cheescake Pizza

June 28, 2016

4th of July Red, White and Blue Fruit Cheescake Pizza

It is hot, hot, hot! But heat won’t stop the show. And by show I mean the 4th of July! I have been taking full advantage of the weather and using my grill for good! I cannot wait for the holiday because I know opportunities to go to a barbeque will abound and I have the perfect dessert to bring to the fete. Fruit cheesecake pizza! When asked by Walmart to come up with a 4th of July baking recipe I had a great dessert idea. I went to the store, picked up all the items and was ready to get to cooking. However, there was a niggling feeling in the back of my mind that perhaps I’d already shared this particular recipe. I checked and sure enough I’ve already blogged it. These are the problems that come with blogging for almost a decade! But have no fear, I am pretty inventive and decided to use most of the ingredients I already had on hand and made a quick stop at Walmart after my son’s camp drop off to acquire the additional ingredients.

I am beyond pleased with this red, white and blue fruit cheesecake pizza! And since it was quickly devoured, I am convinced that this is a winner. The ingredients are simple - refrigerated sugar cookie dough, cream cheese, plain greek yogurt, vanilla, blueberries and strawberries. I rolled out the dough into a circle and baked for 15 minutes. After I removed the giant cookie from the oven, I used a plate as a stencil and cut it into a circle. I then made the cheesecake using 1 package of low fat cream cheese, 1 6 oz container of plain Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. I whipped in my Kitchenaid mixer until it was fairly stiff and spreadable. As it whipped, I cut up the strawberries. Next I spread the cheesecake in a thick layer on top of the cookie. I decided to make a circular pattern with the fruit but the design is entirely up to you. I refrigerated it for 15 minutes and my work was done!