A lovely dessert recipe using fresh fruit: Fresh Fruit Pizza with Lemon Curd
The lemon curd on this dessert pizza gives this an extra punch of flavor and pizzazz. Everyone loves a dessert pizza!
Fresh Fruit Pizza with Lemon Curd
A delicious dessert pizza with lots of beautiful fresh fruit. It's perfect for summer!
Ingredients
LEMON CURD
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
PIZZA
- One 18 ounce package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 3 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam, melted
- ¾ cup lemon curd
- 1½ cups fresh raspberries
- 1½ cups fresh blackberries
- 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries
- 1 medium plum, sliced
- 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar
Instructions
LEMON CURD
- Combine sugar, zest and eggs in a saucepan over low to medium heat, stirring with a whisk. Stir in lemon juice and butter.
- Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly with whisk while cooking. Curd mixture should thinly coats the back of a spoon. Cool, cover and chill. The curd will thicken as it cools.
PIZZA
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Press dough into 12 inch pizza pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Spread melted jam over crust, then spread lemon curd over jam. Arrange fruits on top. Sprinkle sugar over fruit. Broil for 3 minutes.
- Slice into wedges and serve.
Notes
- They sell wonderful lemon curd already prepared in a jar. Check your local market or specialty food shop.
- If you don't intend to serve this dessert immediately, be sure to refrigerate it until ready to slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 306kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 41mg, Sodium: 153mg, Potassium: 181mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 34g, Vitamin A: 185IU, Vitamin C: 25mg, Calcium: 23mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This looks so good! Love the idea of a fruit pizza for kids too!
Have you tried this lemon curd as a cake filling?