Delicious Fruit Pizza Recipe!

Lately I've been doing a lot of baking in the little time that I have.  I recently made pumpkin soup, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and now I finally found the time to make fruit pizza.  I also had a friend and her daughter over to had fruit and chocolate fondu.  With the last month being busy I've been meaning to make this fruit pizza for a week now.  While I detest cooking, I happen to enjoy baking especially if I have someone to share it with.  This recipe is simple and requires a little over an hour to make and a bit of multitasking.

So there are 4 components to this recipe:

1.  The Crust Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup of flour
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp of icing sugar
- 2/3 cup of soft unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp of water (only if dough is not sticking together well)

2.  The Cream Cheese Layer that Goes on top of the Crust:
- 1 package of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla

3.  The Fruit that is Layered onto of the Crust and Cream Cheese:
- 1 apple
- 1/4 cup of pineapple
- 6-8 Strawberries
- A handful of raspberries
***Note: You can use any fruit of your choice.  I also like banana and kiwi on it but ran out of room!

4.  The Sauce that is Drizzled on top of the Fruit:
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 3 Tbsp of corn starch

Directions:

1.  Pre-heat oven to 350 and line a pan with wax or parchment paper.

2.  Mix all of the ingredients listed to make the crust.  Add the 2 Tbsp of water if the dough is not sticking well.  Form dough into a ball and press out into a circle on the pan.  Cook for approximately 12 minutes until the edges are slightly browned.

3.  While the dough is cooking, whip together with a beater all of the ingredients for the cream cheese layer then set aside.

4.  Now to make the sauce that goes on top of the fruit.  Place all of the ingredients in a small pot and cook on low using a whisk to stir every few minutes.  The sauce should be thick but not so thick that it doesn't pour off a spoon easily.  Once it is done, fill sink with cold water and place pot in sink to help cool the sauce more quickly.

5.  By now the crust should be cooked.  Slide the crust onto a plate with the wax/parchment paper and allow to cool in the fridge while you cut up fruit.

6.  Cut up all of the fruit in thin slices.  By now everything should be cool enough to put it all together.

7.  Take crust out of fridge and spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the crust.  I like it a little thick!  Now arrange your fruit on top of the cream cheese any way you like.  Once the fruit is on you can drizzle the sauce on top of the fruit as long as the sauce is cooled.

And you're finished!!  Besides angle food cake, this desert is likely my second favorite.  Now if only I had someone to share it with!