Easy Patriotic Fruit Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

• 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup vegetable shortening
• 0.5 cup margarine, softened
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 large bananas, sliced - or as needed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or as needed
• 1 (6 ounce) container fresh blueberries
• 1 (16 ounce) package fresh strawberries, sliced

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside the dry ingredients.
3. In a large bowl, mash together the vegetable shortening and margarine until well combined. Beat in 1 ½ cups of sugar, the eggs, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until a workable dough forms. Spread the dough into a rectangle shape on an ungreased 12x17-inch baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is very lightly browned, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Let the baked crust cool completely.
5. While the crust cools, prepare the topping. Mash the cream cheese with the remaining 1 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth and creamy. In a separate bowl, slice the bananas and gently toss them with lemon juice to prevent browning.
6. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cooled cookie crust, ensuring it covers the entire surface. Arrange the blueberries in neat, closely spaced rows in the upper left corner to create the stars. Alternate rows of sliced bananas and sliced strawberries across the pizza to form the stripes. Refrigerate any uneaten leftovers.

Nutrition

• Calories: 302 kcal
• Fat Content: 15 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 25 g
• Sodium Content: 182 mg
• Protein Content: 4 g
• Cholesterol Content: 36 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 39 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g