Description
This Cicis Cherry Dessert Pizza is a delightful and easy-to-make sweet treat featuring a golden-baked pizza crust topped with a smooth cream cheese mixture, luscious cherry pie filling, and a dollop of whipped cream. Perfect for serving at parties or as a fun dessert, it combines the classic flavors of cherry and cream cheese in a playful pizza form.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 1 pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
Toppings
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to prepare for baking the pizza crust, ensuring even cooking.
- Roll Dough: On a floured surface, roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness for a crisp yet tender crust.
- Transfer Dough: Carefully transfer the rolled-out dough onto a pizza stone or baking sheet for baking.
- Bake Crust: Bake the dough in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until it turns golden and slightly crisp.
- Mix Cream Cheese Filling: In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
- Spread Mixture: Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture over the warm baked crust to create a smooth layer.
- Add Cherry Topping: Spoon the cherry pie filling evenly over the cream cheese layer, distributing the cherries for balanced flavor.
- Chill: Place the assembled dessert pizza in the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour to set the toppings and enhance flavor melding.
- Garnish and Serve: Before serving, garnish the dessert pizza with dollops of whipped cream for a light, airy finish that complements the cherries.
Notes
- For best results, use cream cheese at room temperature to ensure a smooth filling.
- If you prefer a crisper crust, bake a couple extra minutes but watch closely to avoid burning.
- Whipped cream can be homemade or store-bought depending on convenience.
- This dessert pizza is best served within a few hours after chilling for freshness.
- Feel free to swap cherry pie filling for other fruit fillings like blueberry or strawberry.
