Description
Indulge in a delightful Cherry Dessert Pizza that combines the sweetness of cherries with a creamy cheese layer on a golden crust, topped with a sugary glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Crust:
- 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough or 1 homemade pizza crust
Cream Cheese Layer:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cherry Topping:
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare the Crust: Roll out the pizza dough and place it on a greased pan.
- Make Cream Cheese Layer: Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla; spread over crust.
- Prepare Cinnamon Sugar Topping: Combine melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over cream cheese.
- Add Cherry Topping: Spoon cherry pie filling on top.
- Bake: Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
- Make Glaze: Mix powdered sugar and milk to make a glaze.
- Glaze and Serve: Drizzle glaze over warm pizza, slice, and serve.
Notes
- For extra crunch, add chopped pecans or sliced almonds.
- Try different fruit fillings like blueberry or apple.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
