Fruit pizza facts for kids
An example of fruit pizza
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| Type | Tart |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | United States |
A fruit pizza is a yummy dessert that looks like a pizza! It has a cookie crust, a creamy frosting, and lots of colorful fresh fruit on top. People love fruit pizzas because you can arrange the fruit in cool, colorful patterns and designs. Since it's covered in fresh fruit, many people think of fruit pizza as a healthier dessert choice.
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The History of Fruit Pizza
Did you know that people have been making dishes similar to fruit pizza for a very long time? As far back as the 6th century BC, Persian soldiers baked flatbreads with cheese and dates. They even used their battle shields as baking pans!
The modern pizza we know today comes from Naples, Italy, in the 1700s. But dessert pizzas, like fruit pizza, didn't really show up until after World War II and before the 1980s.
What Makes a Fruit Pizza?
A fruit pizza usually has a thin crust. This crust is often made from sugar cookie dough. But you can also find them with chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, or other sweet cookie flavors.
The crust is usually round, like a pizza. Sometimes, it's made in a rectangular pan instead. After the crust bakes and cools, it gets a layer of frosting on top.
Frosting and Fruit Toppings
The most common frosting for a fruit pizza is cream cheese frosting. Sometimes, people use a fruit glaze, like strawberry glaze, instead.
The best part is the fruit! Fruit pizzas usually have at least three different kinds of fruit. Larger fruits are cut into bite-sized pieces.
You'll often see berries and tropical fruit on a fruit pizza. But you can use almost any fruit you like!
Some popular fruit toppings include:
- Apples
- Pears
- Mandarins
- Nectarines
- Apricots
- Peaches
- Bananas
- Mangoes
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Kiwifruit
- Passionfruit
- Melons
Creative Designs and Holidays
One of the coolest things about fruit pizza is how you can arrange the bright, colorful fruit. You can make amazing designs! This makes fruit pizza a popular dessert for holidays.
For example:
- For Easter, you can use bright, colorful fruits.
- For Valentine's Day, you can make heart shapes.
- For Independence Day in the U.S., you can create a design like the flag of the United States. You can use blueberries, bananas, and strawberries for the red, white, and blue colors.
- In the United Kingdom, people have made fruit pizzas that look like the Union Flag for special events like royal wedding parties.
