Like I said before..I love pizza – even fruit pizza.  What’s there not to like about it?  Sugar cookie crust, sweetened cream cheese filling and lots of fresh, colorful fruit with drizzled sweetened syrup on top? 

This is so pretty cut up in small squares on a buffet table!

If you don’t have time to prepare the sugar cookie crust, just buy the refrigerated sugar cookie dough, you will get the same results!

FRUIT PIZZA:

CRUST:

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup butter

2 1/2 cups flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Cream sugar and butter; add egg and flour and rest of ingredients.  Press in pizza pan.  Bake at 350 degrees until done; 10-15 minutes.  Let cool.

For the FILLING:

8oz. cream cheese

1 cup Cool Whip

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar, then add Cool Whip, spread on cooled crust.  Top with fresh fruits, strawberries, madarin oranges, melons, grapes, pineapple, kiwi, etc. 

Mix in a saucepan for the GLAZE:

2 cups fruit juice such as pineappple or orange

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 cup sugar

Mix and bring to a boil.  Stir until thickens and clear.  Cool and spoon over fruit. 

Also is pretty if you add some poppy seeds to the glaze!

Refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting. 

Enjoy!

I just had to post this.  My good friend Krista, back in Minnesota, brought this to the office we both worked for a holiday potluck.  I have never tasted anything so good!  I love it more than the original chex mix!  When I asked her what it was called and she said “junk in a bag” I just cracked up laughing.  When she gave me the recipe; I realize why she calls it that!  This makes a HUGE batch; but it is fun to make and keeps really good in an airtight container in the freezer.

I went out and about yesterday to try and find the ingredients; I’ve come to the conclusion that you can only get certain items in certain parts of the country.  My final stop was at WalMart and they had the ranch flavored wheat thins and the combos.  When I asked the gentleman at the local grocery store where I could find the combos…he just looked at me confused.  I proceeded to explain to him what a combo was…  He said they didn’t have them at the store; but he was going to be sure to check them out, as he thought they sounded so good!  Krista says you can add anything you really want to this bag.  I did add some things, as I was walking down the snack isle, more and more items ended up in my cart!

Here is the recipe:

JUNK IN A BAG:

Take a large kitchen garbage bag (I double lined it with another one, just in case we got a hole) and dump the following in it:

1- large box cheese flavored crackers (cheez-its)

1- large box oyster crackers

1 – box rice chex

2 – boxes ranch flavored wheat thins

1- large can mixed nuts

1 – large bag pretzels (I used the sourdough nibblers)

2 – large bags of combos

1 – box roasted garlic melba toasts

1 – bag Gardettos special request rye crisps

In a bowl combine the following then dump in the garbage bag

1- bottle Orville Redenbacher’s butter flavored oil (found next to the popcorn)

1 – Tablespoon onion powder

1 – Tablespoon garlic powder

Shake the garbage bag until all coated.  Keep shaking occasionally for the next 24 hours.  Then divide into airtight containters!

I can’t wait until 4:00 today to dig into mine!!

Thanks Krista