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A New Twist on Pizza - Adding Fruit

Article Summary: A new twist on pizza that kids will love!

Fruits can add a fun element to kid's meals. Finding fun food for children can be as simple as bringing them to the grocer with you. Choosing fruits that are yummy and loaded with vitamins can be a fun project.

Getting little ones to eat fruit can be easy when we make it fun and entertaining. Since fruit should be a staple in every family's menu, let the little ones decide which fruits they require to prepare an exciting and interesting fruit pizza project.

You may be surprised by the fruits they select at the farmer's market.
Let the children decide which fruits and vegetables they want for their at
home project.

Select interesting or colorful fruits at the store or farmers' market,
then turn the children loose making creative faces on this delightful fruit pizza.
Chances are, they'll snack as they create--and enjoy what they taste.

Select fruits in an assortment of colors and sizes. Let the children decorate the
pizza with fun faces or design other shapes on this colorful and fun pizza.

Ingredients.

Ready to bake piecrust

Filling
1/2 cup fat free or reduced fat cream cheese
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1.4 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon 1% milk

Toppings
Select strawberries for the nose, kiwi fruit or seedless grapes for the eyes,
a banana for the mouth. The choices for making shapes are only limited by their
imaginations. The children can choose pineapples, mandarin oranges, or any fruit they desire.

Instructions:
1. Let the piecrust come to room temperature per the package instructions,
then unfold it onto a large cookie sheet or pizza pan.

2. Roll up edges of the crust, crimping them slightly so that they'll remain
rolled up. Poke the crust gently with a fork in about 20 places (allowing air to escape).

3. Bake the crust in a preheated 450 degree oven for about 9 minutes or
until it's slightly browned.

Remove from the crust from the oven

4. Whisk together cream cheese ,sugar, and vanilla extract, lemon juice adding
just enough milk to make the mix able to spread onto the crust.

*Allow the crust to cool.
*Spread the cream-cheese mixture with a rubber spatula,
*Spread to the edge of the crust

Now its time for the children to help out.

*Allow the children to arrange the fruit onto the cream cheese mixture.
Don't worry if it is not perfect. It is perfectly nutritious and fun.
Children may want to add sprinkles. Let their creativity go wild.

*Refrigerate the pizza for at least 1 hour
*Slice with a sharp knife and serve

The children will be impatient and want to devour the pizza immediately.
The pizza cream cheese is basically already set. So after cleanup, let the kids to assist you here. They will be eager to taste their creation.

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Christine Steendahl
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