Fruit Pizza: A Colorful And Healthy Dessert

After the vegetable pizza, the time has come to discover its sweet version. Could not be more colorful and super delicious, fruit pizza is a dessert that leaves no one indifferent. As well as being easy to make, this healthy pizza can contain plenty of good seasonal fruits. The traditional fruit pizza is cooked with a cookie dough, which is then topped with a layer of cream cheese (or other) and accompanied by all kinds of fruit giving it a super gourmet air. As for the ingredients, nothing is mandatory, so we are free to concoct the fruity pizza according to our desires and fancies. Do not hesitate to consult our recipes, because there are some to inspire you!

Fruit pizza: paleo, vegan and dairy-free recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cassava flour

• ½ cup vegan butter, at room temperature (or coconut oil)

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp. of vanilla extract

• 1 tbsp. baking powder

• ½ tsp. baking soda

• ¼ tsp. sea salt

• 2 tsp. tablespoons coconut milk

• 170 g coconut yogurt

• 2 cups chopped fresh fruit

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 190 ° C.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. In a large bowl, combine the cassava flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

4. Cut the butter into cubes and add these to the flour. Mix by crushing with your fingers until you get a sticky dough.

5. On the baking sheet lined with parchment paper, form a circle with the dough and shape a pizza.

6. Place the dough in the freezer for about ten minutes, so that it hardens.

7. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until edges are golden.

8. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.

9. Spread the coconut yogurt on the crust and garnish with pieces of fresh fruit.

Tropical fruit pizza recipe

Ingredients for the shortbread:

• 1 cup coconut flour

• ¼ cup arrowroot starch

• ¼ tsp. salt

• ¼ cup maple syrup or honey

• ¼ cup coconut oil

• 1 egg

• 3-4 tsp. tablespoon almond milk

• 2 tbsp. vanilla extract

For the coconut whipped cream:

• 1-1.5 cups coconut cream, cooled in the refrigerator overnight, liquid drained

• 1-2 tbsp. maple syrup

To garnish:

• 3 cups of fresh fruit: mango cubes, pineapple cubes, kiwi slices, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries

• Edible flowers, optional

• Fresh mint leaves, optional



Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 160 ° C.

2. In a bowl, combine the coconut flour, arrowroot starch and salt.

3. Add the maple syrup, coconut oil, almond milk, egg and vanilla to the dry ingredients and mix everything together.

4. Spread the mixture on a pizza pan lined with parchment paper.

5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until crust is lightly golden.

6. Remove from oven and let cool completely before assembling pizza.

7. In the meantime, put the coconut cream in a mixing bowl, along with 1 tbsp. of maple syrup. Beat in an electric mixer until you get a frothy consistency.

8. Store whipped cream in the refrigerator until use.

9. Spread the whipped cream on the crust then garnish it with fruit slices, edible flowers and fresh mint leaves.

10. Store the pizza in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Raw red fruit pizza, vegan and suitable for the paleo diet

Ingredients:

• 255 g of raw nuts or pecans

• 400 g of pitted dates

• 50 g of cocoa powder

• 1 pinch of salt

• 1-2 tbsp. tablespoons filter coffee

• Ganache (recipe below)

• 3-4 cups of fruit slices of your choice

For the ganache:

• 50 g of cocoa

• 88.5 ml of maple syrup or honey

• 60 ml of coconut oil or melted butter

• ½ tsp. vanilla extract, optional

Preparation:

1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulp the nuts and dates until you get a crumbly texture, without large lumps.

2. Add the cocoa powder and 1 pinch of salt and pulse a few seconds to incorporate them.

3. Add both 2 tbsp. of filter coffee and pulse for a few seconds.

4. Spread the mixture on a pizza pan lined with parchment paper.

5. Refrigerate 10 to 20 minutes.

6. In the meantime, prepare the ganache.

7. In a mixing bowl, place the cocoa powder, maple syrup, melted coconut oil and vanilla. Stir until you get a smooth consistency.

8. Transfer the pizza base to a serving platter.

9. Distribute the ganache evenly over the top then garnish with the berries of your choice.

* The crust will keep for up to a week in the fridge, in an airtight container.

* Pizza topped with fruit usually keeps 2 to 3 days or until the fruit is fresh.

Keto Fruit Pizza

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups of almond flour

• 1 tbsp. salt

• 6 tsp. cold butter, cut into small pieces

• 1 tbsp. xanthan gum

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• ¼ cup low-carb sweetener

For garnish:

• 170 g of mascarpone (or cream cheese)

• ¼ cup of sour cream

• ½ tsp. vanilla

• ¼ cup low-carb powdered sweetener

• 8 thinly sliced strawberries

• ¼ cup raspberries

• ¼ cup blueberries

• ¼ cup blackberries

Directions:

1. In the bowl of a food processor, put the dry ingredients for the dough and pulse until well combined.

2. Stir in the cold butter and pulse again, until the mixture resembles cornmeal.

3. Add the vanilla and the egg and pulse until the dough is smooth and homogeneous.

4. Transfer the dough to a greased pie pan, distributing it evenly.

5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is lightly golden.

6. Let cool completely before moving on to garnish.

7. In the meantime, in a bowl, combine with a spatula the mascarpone, sour cream, powdered sweetener and vanilla. The consistency should be light and fluffy.

8. Distribute the mascarpone mixture over the crust, garnish with fruit and place in the refrigerator to set.

Sweet granola pizza topped with fresh fruit

Ingredients:

• 8 medjool dates, pitted, soaked in hot water for at least 5 minutes

• 100 g of coconut flakes

• 120 g of walnuts, chopped (pecans, walnuts, almonds etc.)

• 35 g of coconut seeds sunflower

• 1 tsp. tablespoon of coconut oil

• 1 tbsp. cinnamon

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the topping:

• 1 can of coconut milk (or coconut cream) refrigerated overnight

• 1 tsp. maple syrup, optional

• 2 cups of fruit of your choice (red berries, kiwi, banana etc.)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Lightly grease a round pie pan. Set aside.

2. Drain the dates then put them in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until you get a thick paste.

3. Put the date paste in a mixing bowl and also stir in the coconut flakes, walnuts, sunflower seeds, coconut oil, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Mix to homogenize well.

4. Transfer the granola to the pizza pan and press down to flatten it. If the granola is too sticky to handle, wet your hands with a little water.

5. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown and crisp.

6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

7. In a salad bowl, mix the very cold coconut cream with the maple syrup and beat until you obtain a delicious whipped cream.

8. Spread the whipped coconut cream on the granola crust then put in the refrigerator for ten minutes so that the cream hardens.

9. Finally, all you have to do is garnish your granola pizza with slices of fresh fruit.

* Paleo fruit pizza, the idea is to discover on: thebananadiaries.com

* Raw red berry pizza, an idea from: wifemamafoodie.com