Fantastic Fruit Pizza

 It's definitely one of the prettiest things I've ever made before...

 Fruit Pizza

1 roll of sugar cookie dough 

    {Bake as directed}

Then combine:

1 pkg cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Spread over the baked sugar cookie crust shortly before serving. 

Then, top with a variety of fruit!

 

I tried to be as creative as possible, 

using all sorts of colorful fruit

 blueberries

strawberries

grapes

mandarin oranges

kiwi

  

Once I had all my fruit, it was up to me to figure out a way to arrange everything. 

I did a little research  

to get some ideas about ways to start decorating

 but on the whole, my design just evolved based on the fruit I had

and the spaces I needed to fill. 

 

The best part was seeing the design evolve and incorporate even more color as I added more fruit.

 

I even thought about using bananas as another color, 

but I wouldn't have had room! 

{note the 20 grape halves from an entire carton of grapes}

 

Once everything was in place, it was hard not to want a bite

 

But I made sure to curb my hunger, 

at least until I could get it to the throwdown

This pizza's definitely a colorful addition to any party.

I'm excited for the next opportunity to make one.

Both for the beauty

and the deliciousness of fruit, cream cheese, and cookie. 

{delicious}

P.S. The weekend was so full of fun that I haven't even gotten a chance to blog about spending time with my bestie Hannah and her lovely beau Adam. Any visit from her deserves a post all to itself, so keep an eye out in the next couple of days for some pictures and funny stories (though I'm sure there are some youhadtobethere moments).