Winning Recipe: Cranberry Fruit Pizza

Cranberry Fruit Pizza by Denise Grover was our first place winner in the processed cranberry category of our annual cranberry recipe contest. This recipe features a wonderful blend of flavors to create the berry best taste!

16.5 ounces refrigerated sugar cookie dough

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

16 ounces whole cranberry sauce

14 slices frozen peaches

1 sweet or tart crisp apple

12 ounces frozen mixed berries

½ cup cherry flavored craisins

¼ cup orange marmalade

1/8 to ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut

1/8 to ¼ cup finely ground walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll or pat the cookie dough into an 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool. Sprinkle frozen peaches with lemon juice, thaw and pat dry. Defrost frozen berries and drain. Set defrosted fruit aside. Remove cookie crust from pan and place on serving platter. Mix cream cheese and vanilla extract together. Spread cheese mixture evenly over the cooled crust. Spread the cranberry sauce over the cream cheese.

Arrange peach slices end to end around the outer edge of the crust. Slice the cored apple into 1/8-inch thick slices and lay them end to end inside the peach outer circle. Evenly place the drained berries as the next ring. Place another ring of apples after the berries. Evenly distribute craisins as the center of the pizza. Warm the orange marmalade and evenly brush it over entire surface of fruit. Finally, evenly sprinkle the entire pizza with the coconut and walnuts.

Yield: 8-10 servings