Red, White & Blue Patriotic Fruit Pizza - Gluten Free and Dairy Free!
By Heather
My red, white, and blue patriotic fruit pizza is delicious, naturally sweetened, dairy-free, and gluten-free! The perfect sweet treat to bring along to a Fourth of July celebration, or to enjoy at home with your family. The fruit pizza cookie crust is made using almond flour, and the dairy-free cream cheese mixture tastes like lemon cashew frosting. The kids couldn’t stop licking the bowl after making the cashew frosting! Add this healthy fruit pizza recipe to your next gathering for any patriotic holidays – it will become a crowd favorite!
The first step is to begin soaking your cashews in water to help soften them. Soak for 1 hour in a small bowl. If you are rushed on time, bring your water to a boil and soak them for 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. To make the almond flour pizza crust, combine the almond flour, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and sea salt in a medium bowl. Mix well, and form the cookie dough mixture into a 10″ pizza shape on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. You can also use a 10-inch pizza pan instead of a baking sheet. If you opt to not use parchment paper, use a little bit of non-stick spray on the pan.
Bake the sugar cookie fruit pizza crust for 19-21 minutes, or until the cookie edge becomes golden and it is baked on the underside. Allow the crust to cool fully at room temperature before topping.
To make the cashew frosting, drain the water from the cashews. Add the cashews, maple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest, coconut cream, vanilla, and sea salt into a food processor. Blend until smooth.
Spread the lemon cashew “cream cheese” on the cooled crust to assemble your fruit pizza. Add the berries to top in your favorite arrangement – use red and blue fruits for a July fruit pizza!
Notes
Coconut cream is the thick cream part when you open a can of full fat coconut milk. A little tip. Put your can of coconut milk in the fridge for a few hours before opening it and the coconut cream will harden even more making it easier to scoop out.You can also purchase canned coconut cream.