Personal Pan Fruit Pizzas with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Sugared Crust.
Well, that’s probably a lie. I slightly dramatize every single aspect of my life and my red forehead, chest and shoulders are taking the heat today. Literally. But I went walking without any sunscreen on (stupid stupid!) yesterday and let me tell you… not a wise choice for someone who could be passed off as a True Blood extra.
That really has nothing to do with these fruit pizzas I want to re-shove in my face, but I needed to get it off my chest. No… really… someone get this sunburn off my chest. Or else I will complain for the next 96 hours.
So. I like pizza. I like fruit. You probably like pizza and fruit too. I like eating cute little things. Mainly because you can eat a lot more and it doesn’t count. But you already knew that. Just felt like it was worth repeating after we took down an entire box of Trader Joe’s vanilla bon bons in less than two minutes last night.
But I neeeeeed this pizza today. I seriously do. See all the e’s? I’m needy. I need you. In fact, I need you to come make this pizza for me. Maybe we can eat it together… ? I’ll pay you in aloe vera rubs. That sounds nice… for me.
I knocked this idea off of my traditional fruit pizza that is a scrumptious sugar bomb.
I love that stuff. But I love these better. They are cuter. Prettier. Tinier. Mini-er. More lovable and slightly better for your waistline. I like.
And you get to eat a giant biscuit-like cookie that is… whole wheat. Win!Â
Personal Pan Fruit Pizzas with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Sugared Crust
[crust adapted from food.com]
makes 4 pizzasÂ
1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup whipped cream cheese
1 tablespoon brown sugar
assorted fruit: blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, kiwi, bananas, etc.
2 tablespoons sugar + 2 teaspoons cinnamon for cinnamon sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and stir. Make a well in the middle and add olive oil and milk, mixing with a spoon until a ball forms. Using your hands, combine it until it comes together and shape it into a ball. Separate it into 4 equal sections (I actually used a kitchen scale and portioned it into 2.5 ounce balls of dough), then using a rolling pin or even your hands, flatten and shape it into a small circle. Mine were 3 1/2 – 4 inches in diameter. Rub each side with cinnamon sugar and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and let cool completely.
While crusts are cooling, mix cream cheese and brown sugar until combined and creamy. Chop fruit of your choice. Once crusts have cooled completely, spread each with a few tablespoons of cream cheese and top with fruit. I like the idea of having a dessert pizza “bar” and allowing everyone to make their own.
Note: this crust results in a more biscuit-like crust. The pizzas can be made ahead of time, however the crust will soften a lot in the fridge. It still tastes delicious and we ate one the next day.
Ouch.
170 Comments on “Personal Pan Fruit Pizzas with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Sugared Crust.”
This is the perfect breakfast for a pregnant woman!! Yummy :)
So purdy! This is a genius idea! You genius, you!
Gorgeous pics!!
What a great idea to make it into individual servings! Then you don’t have to fuss with slicing and making a big mess when serving.
Oh no, I hope your sunburn feels better!
P.S. These are so prettyyyyyy. And healthy. Obviously. Fruit negates all else. Mmhmm.
I LOVE that first picture with all of the fruit! These are SO good looking…as in handsome and delicious.
I love the idea of brown sugar with the cream cheese. very clever!! I also LOVE the kiwi/blueberry combo. So delicious together and lovely to look at! These would be perfect for a brunch or “girl party” (aka baby/bridal shower).
Sorry about the sunburn, but I bet this makes it feel a lot better. :) Almost too pretty to eat.
Any suggestions on what to use if you cannot eat cream cheese? I’d love to make these, but would need to use something else for the “sauce” — any ideas?
i’m sure you could use whip cream instead of cream cheese or apple cutter or strawberry butter would probably be pretty tasty
If you are going to make it and eat it right away, you could do yogurt. Or a cottage cheese if you like it? Even a frosting would work.
wow these are so fun!
Oh my gosh. The pizzas are stacked so high!! Impressive! Reminds me of a fruit tart…mmmm Love the True Blood reference. Although I have to admit, this season is getting a little cheesy!!
Even though I just made a batch of double chocolate coconut banana bread yesterday, I WILL be making this for dessert tonight:)
I love fruit pizza! A mini version that’s whole wheat? You really are a genius :) I’m seriously drooling at you pictures.
Those look like professional little pizza tarts..and I love me some tarts ;-P
Fruit pizza is the best. I want this NOW!
Ouch! Me too (sunburn). This fruit pizza would totally hit the spot if I didn’t have to move too much to eat it. Maybe a hired hottie to feed us? lol
I like this idea.
These are so beautiful! I love anything that is personalized. It makes me feel like I get to eat more of it.
genius! i need this for breakfast.
Boo for the sunburn. Meeker got a killer one this weekend, too.
And yes, little mini things are 10x better than the real-sized thing. Is that why babies are so lovable?
Yes. And puppies.
These looks so amazingly delish! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea. I’ve seen the larger version of this recipe but never thought about serving single sizes. This looks so amazing!
These are so adorable!
What a fantastic recipe, and these would be very easy to do with cashew whipped cream!
Sorry about the sunburn. I rarely ever get it, even though I’m horrible about putting lotion on…
I’ll just be one of those really wrinkly (but cute… hopefully) women when I’m older. :)
This looks amazing…
oh my heavens that looks wonderful! I’m usually all about the fruit but man does that crust look scrumptious! :)
Yum. Yum. Yum. This might be the best looking fruit pizza I have ever seen. I am going to make some this week. Just because I can! Thanks for the idea.
Those are gorgeous! I like making the ever-popular fruit pizza with the sugar cookie crust. Just wish all that fruit was cheaper!
Hi Jessica! This is my first time commenting and I planned on doing so yesterday but was sidetracked… anywhoo, it is SO funny you featured this today because Saturday night was the first time I made one of your recipes… your fruit pizza!! My friend and I weren’t in the mood for a real dinner and as a devoted How Sweet It Is follower, I knew I would be able to find something that worked. We narrowed it down to the better-than-crack brownies and the fruit pizza. Since we had a pretty heavy day of eating (beach bbq), we didn’t want our pants to explode with the brownies so those will be done another day!
The pizza came out sooooo good!! We followed your recipe exactly except we substituted coconut rum with coconut extract. I wish I could add a picture on here to show you how it came out but oh boy, it was DELISH! We also paired it with a glass- scratch that- several glasses of champagne. All in all it was perfect! Thanks for your awesome recipes, hilarious commentary and overall brightening my workdays.
Thank you for reading Dara! SO glad you liked it. :)
Im so going to sort of try this. I love love fruit tart but where i love them from is 8 hrs away. I work for Mrs. Fields cookies right now so Im think one of the Sugar butter cookies as the base would work well. ty for inspiring me
You WORK for Mrs. Fields cookies?! Holy yum!!
I do. It easier to get a job if u have one so I have a sweet one. :)
Your pictures are always so beautiful! I actually put the first one from this post as my background at work. I love all the colors and, of course, the fruit!
Aw, thank you so much!!
hmmm i have peach, kiwi, mango, and strawberries at home. this might happen tonight. i don’t have cream cheese though. what about plain greek yogurt instead?
also i went to TJ’s on my lunch break and couldn’t help but think of you.
I think yogurt would work perfectly! Especially if you are going to eat it right away. If you’re making them for a group or ahead of time, I wouldn’t suggest yogurt, but any other way and it will work!
This is my dream. Yum!
Those are so pretty! And sunburns suck. You can complain all you want girl.
These look great! Maybe I will have this for my birthday party coming up. A great thing to put on sunburns is A and D ointment. It really is the best thing to heal them quickly if you can get past the smell.
Awwwwyeahhhh!!
Sorry to hear about your sunburn…ouch! I feel you pain, because I was outside doing some yard work yesterday and the tops of my feet got burned! Now I have a flip flop tan on my feet! :-)
These pizzas look amazing, Jessica! So refreshing, and your photos are stunning! :-)
Oh I love fruit pizza! These mini ones are so cute and I love the cinnamon sugar touch!
Such a colorful, fresh and fun treat. Summer on a biscuit!
These look amazing! I love this idea! like WOW!
Mmmmmm, fruit pizza reminds me of my childhood. My mom always made it :-) I have never had a personal one though!!!! Looks good!
Damn, you put that word ‘sugared’ into the title and it totally kicks this recipe up a notch! Looks delish and summery and beautiful and yummery… oops, I’m mixing my words up.
*ahem*
Looks super yum.
I love the picture of all the fruit, so pretty!! great recipe!!
These are so fun and summery! Hopefully I can make the whipped cream cheese without eating it with a spoon :)
They are so cute and look too good to be true! How perfect :)
Gorgeous! And I love having my own dessert!
What a great idea! Is that mint as a garnish?
I think it’s pretty fair to say that I am WICKED IN LOVE with everything you make, mmkay? Word.
perfecttttionnnnn!!
Looks SOOO good! Fruit is beautiful!!!
mmmm just made them with the yogurt. so yummy. i posted pics on your facebook but yours put me to shame with my crappy cell phone pictures
Oh yummm, I love this idea! They are so cute and I love that they are personal pan sized. The cinnamon sugar crust makes them extra special and they will be the perfect treat for my sister’s baby shower brunch I am throwing for her! Thanks so much :)