How to Make a Dessert Pizza

The perfect dessert for a pizza party is a dessert pizza. Whether made from scratch or quickly put together from ready-made ingredients, this treat is sure to be a hit.

Things You'll Need

• For the crust, your choice of one of the following:
• Ready made pizza crust
• Ready made dough
• Roll out sugar cookies dough
• Brownie mix (plus oil, water, and eggs)
• Shortbread crust : Made with 1 cup margarine, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, and 1 teaspoon vanilla
• For the sauce, your choice of one of the following:
• 8 oz. of cream cheese
• Jar of hot fudge or caramel sauce
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup whipped cream or frozen whipped topping
• For the toppings, your choice of one or more of the following:
• 2 cups fresh, sliced fruit
• 1 can pie filling (cherry or peach)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup shaved chocolate
• 1/2 cup M & M's

Instructions

1. Prepare the crust. There are lots of possibilities: You might buy a ready made crust or dough that you can roll out in a circle shape. You can even bake a brownie mix in a round pizza pan for a yummy chocolate crust. Cookie dough crusts made from roll out sugar cookie dough found in the refrigerator section of the grocery store also work well. Here’s a recipe for an easy but tasty shortbread crust: Cream 1 cup margarine, softened with 1/2 cup granulated sugar until fluffy. Stir in 2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Chill dough several hours; divide in half. Roll out into circles on floured surface. Bake at 300 degrees 30 minutes or until golden brown.

2. Decide on a pizza sauce. This is the base for all the toppings you’ll add to your pizza. A few possibilities include the following: softened cream cheese, hot fudge topping (either homemade or from a jar), peanut butter, caramel sauce, whipped cream or Cool Whip.

3. Select the toppings. Again, there are many options. Here are some possibilities, but let your imagination go wild on this one: fresh sliced fruit such as strawberries or peaches, canned fruit pie toppings such as apple or cherry, coconut, chopped nuts, chocolate chips, shaved chocolate or small candies like M&M’s.

4. To serve, use a pizza cutter and slice into wedges.

Tips & Warnings

• Another entertaining option is to prepare small, individual cookie or other crusts, offer a variety of sauces and toppings, and let guests assemble their own dessert pizzas.