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Strawberry Fruit Pizza (With Glazed Strawberries)

ByKristy Richardson May 24, 2023September 17, 2024 UpdatedSeptember 17, 2024

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This strawberry pizza has a sweet buttery sugar cookie crust topped with cream cheese frosting then finished with fresh glazed strawberries for the sweetest dessert. Strawberry pizza is great for a party or for strawberry season, and is the best cross between a strawberry pie and fruit pizza!

A close up of the corner of a sheet pan full of strawberry pizza dessert with glazed strawberries on top of a frosting and a sugar cookie base on a counter.

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Why We Love Strawberry Pizza

Perfect For Summer Strawberries – This dessert is simply delicious with sweet strawberries and showcases them in the best way! The cream cheese frosting paired with the glazed strawberries is the best part!
Great For Parties– Strawberry fruit pizza is a big hit at a spring or summer party, the pieces will disappear fast! Make this for summer BBQs, pool parties, Fourth of July, baby showers, graduations, summer parties, or just for a delicious dessert.
Semi-Homemade Recipe– We use a few shortcuts to make this an easier semi-homemade recipe. This deliciously sweet strawberry dessert pizza is a little easier to make than strawberry pie or strawberry tart but with a similar taste.

I love making strawberry pizza in the summer, but if you want something that feels even more patriotic we also love this flag fruit pizza which also uses fresh strawberries.

Ingredients For Strawberry Pizza

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions below in the recipe card.

sugar cookie dough softened, I used pre-made cookie dough. I recommend softening the cookie dough on the counter for 20 minutes before spreading it for best results. You could also use my favorite sugar cookie recipe as the base.
fresh strawberries divided
water
sugar
strawberry gelatin powdered mix like strawberry JELLO
cornstarch
cream cheese softened, one package cream cheese that is sold in a block
butter softened, salted
powdered sugar – (also called confectioners’ sugar)
vanilla extract

If you love sweet fruit desserts try the fruit pizza mini cookie cups, which is a fruit pizza recipe but in mini bite-size treats. Or try the strawberry shortcake cupcakes or cream cheese fruit dip, both of which are crowd-pleasers!

How To Make Strawberry Pizza

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 10 x 15 inch baking sheet pan (cookie sheet with a rim) with parchment paper or grease pan generously with cooking spray.
Rub a teaspoon of oil onto your hands and spread cookie dough out evenly on the greased pan. This will keep the dough from sticking and make it easier to spread. It will feel like there isn’t quite enough, but trust the process and keep working it into the pan until it is spread evenly.

Sugar cookie dough pressed into a sheet pan from overhead.

Bake cookie dough for 17-18 minutes or until the crust just starts to turn a light golden brown around the edges. Let the cookie cool on the pan, about 15 minutes.
While the sugar cookie cools cream together cream cheese, and butter until smooth. Add a cup of the powdered sugar and the vanilla, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the second cup of powdered sugar to the mixture and again mix until fully smooth. Spread the cream cheese frosting evenly on the cookie crust once the cookie is cool to the touch.

Cream cheese frosting being spread over baked sugar cookie on a sheet pan.

Then dice up four medium strawberries (about 1/2 cup) diced strawberries) and place them in a large bowl. Smash the strawberries with a large spoon or the back of a measuring cup.

Strawberries being diced and placed in a bowl on a cutting board form overhead on a counter.

In a medium saucepan add gelatin, water, sugar, smashed strawberries and cornstarch over medium heat. Mix the mixture well together until combined and it begins to thicken; about 5 minutes. Remove the strawberry sauce from heat and cool for about 15 minutes. It should still be warm but not hot. If it cools completely it will set too quickly.

Thick strawberry sauce being lifted from the pan with a wooden spoon.

Slice strawberries the longest direction that are about ¼ inch thick, removing any stems. Add sliced strawberries to the strawberry glaze a little at a time, and layer strawberries on top of the frosting. Place any slices seed side down for a prettier look. Spoon any remaining glaze over all the strawberries.

Strawberry glaze spread on top of the cream cheese frosting on sugar cookie filling a sheet pan from overhead.

Glazed strawberries being layered over strawberry glaze, cream cheese frosting and sugar cookie on a sheet pan from overhead.

Place the entire pan in the fridge for 20 minutes to chill or until the glaze sets. Then slice and enjoy! This is also delicious with a dollop of Cool Whip or whipped cream on top.

Finished strawberry pizza on a sheet pan topped with glazed strawberries from overhead on a counter after chilled.

How Long Will Strawberry Pizza Last?

Expect this strawberry pizza will last for about 3 days when stored in covered airtight containers in the refrigerator.

A square slice of strawberry pizza cookie angled on a sheet pan covered in glazed strawberries with more pieces on the pan in the background on a counter.

Can I Prep Strawberry Pizza Ahead Of Time?

Yes, you can make this strawberry pizza the night before or up to 24 hours in advance and store covered in the refrigerator.

Have extra strawberries? Try these strawberry white chocolate chip cookies, fresh strawberry cobbler or strawberry jello poke cake.

Can I Use Frozen Strawberries?

Frozen strawberries tend to get way too mushy on this pizza and can make the sugar cookie mushy. Fresh strawberries will have a better texture when you layer the slices, I don’t recommend using frozen strawberries.

Can I Freeze Strawberry Pizza?

This easy strawberry pizza recipe does not freeze well. The strawberries tend to get too mushy and the liquid can make the cookie crust soggy. I recommend enjoying this dessert fresh.