Dessert Pizza

I have had this recipe since I took a cooking class in high school. I have been in love with it forever! I love fruit and you can use anything you want on this and it's just delicious! It's a perfect spring/summer dessert and you can have it any time. It can easily change with the seasonal fruit if you want fresh all the time. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!

Dessert Pizza

Dough:

¾ cup shortening, part butter (I use ½ cup shortening, ¼ cup butter)

1 c sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

Mix shortening, butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover. Chill 1 hour. Pat dough onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

Topping:

1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese

½ cup sugar (I used some powdered sugar as well... just a little)

Fruit

After crust has cooled, add sugar to cream cheese and blend. Spread over crust. Decorate with fruit as desired.

Fruit ideas:

Bananas

Grapes, halved

Peaches

Pineapple

Strawberries

Kiwi fruit

Blueberries