Fruit & Cookie Dessert Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar or chocolate chip cookie dough
• 1 can (20 ounces) drained Dole® Pineapple Slices
• 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 firm banana, peeled, sliced
• 1/2 cup drained Dole® Mandarin Oranges
• 1/2 to 1 cup sliced strawberries or raspberries
• 2 to 4 tablespoons chocolate syrup or melted semisweet chocolate

Directions

• Press cookie dough onto greased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons juice. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, reserved juice and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cooled cookie. Arrange pineapple slices over cream cheese. Arrange bananas, oranges and strawberries over pineapple. Drizzle chocolate syrup over fruit. Yield: 10 servings.
  
  Preparation Tips: For a delightful change of pace, vary the type of fruits you feature on the dessert pizza. Remember that the sliced banana will quickly turn brown, so add the slices to the dessert pizza just before serving. Unopened canned fruit should be stored in a cool, dry place. If you enjoy a chilled fruit snack, keep an unopened can in your refrigerator. After opening, refrigerate unused fruit in a glass or plastic container. Do not store leftover fruit in its original can, as this may affect the good flavor of the fruit.

Fruit & Cookie Dessert Pizza published in Taste of Home Cooking School Collection Fall 2002, p37