Summer is nearing and my girls will soon be looking up at me with those big beautiful eyes and will say, ‘Mommy, I am bored!’. I am not looking forward to those words but I know that they are not always preventable. In an effort to tackle some of my girl’s summer time boredom I came up with a simple summer time dessert that we can make together and then gobble up. Mini Strawberry Banana Pizzas are fun to make and are also a great way to let your kids get creative and practice their motor skills.
Strawberry Banana Pizzas take only a few ingredients and the great thing about them are that you can change them up with different fruits and drizzles. Let your mind and taste buds take over. Since we had an overflow of strawberries in our refrigerator I decided to use them before it was too late and pair them with bananas.
The first step in making Strawberry Banana Pizzas are to make the sugar cookies. Feel free to use any sugar cookie recipe you want or use the cut and slice sugar cookies found at your grocer. Once the sugar cookie mix has been created you will want to roll out your dough, grab a round cookie cutter or cup (I used a mason jar) and cut out your perfect pizza circles.
Once the cookies have been made into perfect pizza circles, bake them and then let them cool completely.
As the cookies are cooling, you can prepare the Cream Cheese Icing. If you’d rather use cake frosting to ice your pizza that is okay. For the Cream Cheese Icing you will need to mix together 4oz of softened cream cheese, 4oz of melted butter, 1 tsp vanilla and 2 cups of powdered sugar. Once the cookies are completely cooled, ice each cookie with the Cream Cheese Icing.
Once the cookies are frosted, begin to cut your fruit. There is no right or wrong way to do this. You can dice, slice or chop, it’s your pizza so it is up to you. You can also use any type of fruit you’d like, feel free to add some blues and greens to the pizza!
If you are making these pizzas with your kids, consider setting up a Pizza Bar. You could provide sugar cookie or chocolate chip options, a variety of fruit and a variety of topping drizzles such as chocolate or caramel. This will definitely create a fun summertime memory.
Now for the fun part. Check out these amazing Southern bloggers and the simple summer time desserts they have shared!
#1>The Crumby Cupcake– Mini Strawberry Limeade Galettes
#2> Divas Run For Bling– Skinny Banana Split Trifle
#3> Prototype Mama– Strawberry Banana Yogurt Cones
#4> House of Fauci’s – Mini Strawberry Banana Pizza
#5> The TipToe Fairy– Summer Berry Tart
Which dessert will you be trying first?
I love strawberries and bananas together! They make a great combination! What a great recipe!
Strawberries and Pizza, two of my favorite and have never thought of combining them both before. What a great idea!
Pizzas are my most favorite one. I never tried this strawberry banana pizzas before. Looks so yummy, delicious and easy to make as well. I really like this fruit combo. Will have to try this for sure.
very cute! i will have to try these
I’ve made a similar dessert pizza but in a larger size. This smaller bite sized one is perfect for this weekend! Blueberries instead of bananas would be patriotic even!
This is creative and delicious. My daughter loves pizza AND strawberry: it will be a win win situation
These look so yummy! They also look fun to make. Love strawberries!
That is a really great idea! And I’m sure it is something my pre-teen girls can do on their own!
Oh my Gosh this is SUCH a good idea!! I think at my kiddos next birthday these will be made!! I just love the cookie crust!
I will definitely be making these – not sure if I will be sharing though! My youngest would love them if I did though. That cookie crust is brilliant.
I love everything about this idea! Fruit plus cookies = yummy pizza!
My goodness, those look AMAZING! And so simple!
This looks so delicious. I will have to try this recipe this weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.
These are really cute. my kids would love these especially since it has the word pizza in it!
These look crazy delicious! My children would love making these with me. Strawberries are their current favorite thing on earth right now.
I am bookmarking these. They would be great for summer!
Cute! I want to make some of these soon. I love the pizza bar idea!
Oh my gosh.. Those look amazing! Cant wait to try them.
What an amazing snack idea, this is something I would love to serve to guests and surely eat myself.
My kids would love those. What an awesome snack idea.
Yummy! I love that fruit combo . The kids would love em too.
Oh get out of here! These look amazing. What a great idea! My kids would freak out for these! But forget them, this is something I’d love!
Mmmmm. I love strawberries and bananas too. Never thought to make a pizza with them.