Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/4 cups flour
Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza:
- 2 large apples diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups club soda water
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans toasted
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 oz package cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon half-n-half if necessary
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Crust:
- Beat the butter and shortening together.
- Add granulated sugar and cream together for 2-3 minutes until lighter in color and fluffier in texture.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla.
- Mix in the baking powder, salt, and flour.
- Press dough into a greased 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 15-17 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Beat in the softened butter.
- Mix in powdered sugar.
- Add vanilla and half-n-half, if necessary.
Assembly:
- Put the diced apples in the club soda water immediately after dicing them. Soak them in the water for about 3 minutes and then drain the water.
- Spread the prepared cream cheese frosting (recipe below) on the cooled sugar cookie crust.
- Top with the diced apples, sprinkle with chopped pecans and drizzle the caramel sauce over the top.
