This delicious and colorful Watermelon Dessert Pizza features a refreshing combination of juicy watermelon slices with cream cheese icing that’s topped with a medley of vibrant fresh fruits. It’s the perfect summer dessert for parties or just a sweet treat on a hot day.
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Watermelon Pizza Recipe
If you’re looking for a refreshing and fun dessert idea you’re in for a real treat. This creative recipe takes juicy slices of watermelon and transforms them into a sweet treat loaded with fresh fruit toppings. What makes this a yummy dessert is that you will add a layer of sweetened cream cheese to the top of the watermelon rounds. This is what takes this dessert to a whole new level! It adds a wonderful creaminess and just a hint of indulgence to every bite.
This easy to make fruit pizza is cool and vibrantly colored making it perfect for summer gatherings or when you simply want to enjoy something sweet and fruity. For a fun idea, you can even set up bowls of fresh summer fruits and let your party guests create their own pizza slices … you just can’t go wrong.
If you love the idea of dessert pizza recipes, you should also check out these sweeter but equally delicious recipes for Easter Fruit Pizza made with a sugar cookie crust, and this decadent 4th of July Brownie Pizza.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Refreshing twist: Using fruit as a main ingredient, this dessert watermelon pizza recipe offers a bright and refreshing twist on overly sweet traditional desserts.
- Fun summer recipe: Making this watermelon dessert pizza is easy and is a fun way to get the kids involved in the kitchen when it’s a hot summer day outside.
- Beautiful presentation: With the red watermelon and other colorful fresh fruits, makes a beautiful centerpiece served on a serving platter at summer parties and backyard BBQs.
Special Tools Needed
- Large kitchen knife
- Small flower-shaped cookie cutter
Ingredients
- Ripe watermelon (seedless watermelon is best)
- Cream cheese – softened
- Whipped topping (like Cool Whip) – thawed
- Powdered sugar
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh kiwi
- Cantaloupe, cut into small edible flowers with a cookie cutter
How to Make Easy Fruit Pizza
Step One: Prepare the Fruit
- Using a sharp knife, cut two slices from the center of the watermelon.
- Slice and half your kiwi and slice your strawberries.
- Using a flower shaped cookie cutter, cut flower shaped slices out of the cantaloupe.
Step Two: Make the Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a medium bowl, add sugar and whisk together (or beat with a hand mixer) the cream cheese and whipped topping.
Step Three: Add the Cream Cheese Layer
Divide the cream cheese frosting mixture evenly between the two watermelon rounds, and smooth out evenly with the back of a spoon.
Step Four: Add the Fruit Toppings
- Decorate the fruit pizza with strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and cantaloupe flowers.
Easy Watermelon Fruit Pizza Variations
Have fun and create other combinations with some of these tasty ideas:
- Tropical twist: For the perfect summer treat, instead of strawberries and blueberries, add sliced mango, pineapple, and shredded coconut.
- Nuts and honey: Sprinkle the watermelon pizza with chopped almonds, pistachios, or walnuts, and add a drizzle of honey over the top. The flavors are great with the sweet cream cheese.
- Chocolate and bananas: Instead of berries and kiwi, sprinkle on some chocolate chips and slices of bananas.
- Sweet and savory: Strawberries, feta cheese, and a little bit of fresh mint make a delicious version of this pizza. You need a small amount of chopped mint leaves because the flavor can be overpowering. You can skip the mint and add fresh basil with a drizzle of a balsamic glaze.
- Honey vanilla: To the cream cheese mixture, add a couple of drops of vanilla extract and a drizzle of honey. You can also use coconut yogurt instead of the cream cheese icing if you prefer.
Can I Make This Fruit Pizza in Advance?
While it’s best to serve it right after it’s made you can do a few things in advance to help save time. You can pre-slice the watermelon and other fruits several hours in advance. Store them covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container until ready to make the pizza. You can also prepare the cream cheese spread up to a couple of days in advance.
What are Top Tips for Making Watermelon Pizza?
Choosing a ripe watermelon: When looking for a watermelon at the grocery store or at a farmer’s market, choose one that feels heavy for its size and has an oddly hollow sound when you tap on it.
Slice it evenly: Use a sharp large knife to create even slices of watermelon. For best results, you’ll want slices that are between 1-2 inches and 2-3 inches. Make sure to place the melon on a cutting board or other flat surface to make cutting it easier.
Dry the slices: To help the cream cheese mixture spread easily, gently pat the watermelon slices with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Keep it chilled: Place your watermelon pizza in the fridge until ready to serve. Keep in mind, watermelon is juicy, so it’s best to serve your dessert pizza soon as you can after assembling it.
What Other Fresh Fruits Can I Use?
- Watermelon: We used a round slice of red watermelon for the base, but you can use yellow watermelon if you prefer.
- Fresh berries: We used a combination of blueberries and strawberries, but you can also use blackberries and raspberries or a combination of all of them if you prefer.
- Citrus fruits: You can use mandarin orange slices or even grapefruit for a tangy twist.
- Other favorite fruits to consider: Sliced apples, grapes, pears, plums, or peaches are other great options to consider.
More Fruit Dessert Recipes
- Heaven on Earth Blueberry Dessert
- Lemon Blue Berry Fluff or Blueberry Fluff Salad
- Pineapple Fluff Salad
- Pineapple Cheesecake Bars
- Strawberry Lemon Lasagna
- No Bake Cherry Cheesecake
Watermelon Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 round watermelon
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 ounces whipped topping thawed
- 3 Tablespoons confectioner's sugar
- ½ cup strawberries slices
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup kiwi sliced and halved
- ½ cup cantaloupe sliced and cut into small flour shapes
Instructions
- Cut two slices of watermelon from the center of the melon.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together cream cheese, whipped topping, and confectioner's sugar.
- Divide the cream cheese mixture evenly between the two watermelon slices, and smooth out evenly with the back of a spoon.
- Decorate the fruit pizza with strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and cantaloupe flowers.
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