Mom's Fantastic Fruit Pizza

This is my Mom's fantastic fruit pizza recipe!  Its great as a dessert, an appetizer or just as a snack.  

You can use whatever fruit you have in the house or customize it to your family's likes.  Enjoy!

Ingredients for Crust:

-1 cup flour

-1/2 cup butter, softened or melted

-1/4 cup powdered sugar

Ingredients for Sauce:

-8 oz. cream cheese, softened

-1 tsp vanilla

-1/2 cup sugar

Ingredients for Glaze:

-1 cup pineapple juice, reserved from canned pineapple plus enough water to make 1 cup

-1 tsp lemon juice

-1 1/2 tsp cornstarch

Suggested Topping Ingredients:

-canned pineapple slices or tidbits

-apple, peeled and sliced

-bananas, sliced

-kiwi, peeled and sliced

-strawberries, sliced

-red and/or green grapes, sliced in half

Other Topping Ideas:

-mandarin oranges

-pear, peeled and sliced

-pomegranate seeds

-blueberries

-blackberries

-raspberries

-oranges or clementines, peeled and sliced

-fresh cranberries, finely chopped

-peaches

-apricots

Process:

Prepare crust:

1. Mix together flour, powdered sugar and butter.

2. Pat or roll the crust into a pizza pan.  {I used a layer of plastic wrap to prevent the dough from sticking to my rolling pin.}

3. Bake crust at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.  Cool completely.

Prepare Sauce:
1. Mix together softened cream cheese, vanilla and sugar.

2. Spread sauce over the cooled crust.

3. Arrange fruit over the sauce.

Prepare Glaze:
1. Mix together pineapple juice, water, lemon juice and cornstarch in a saucepan.

2. Bring mixture to a boil, until thickened.

3. Spread glaze over fruit.  Cool in fridge for 2-8 hours and enjoy!