Grilled Fruit Pizza Bites with Peach and Strawberry
A light and refreshing appetizer of smoky, grilled fruits, tangy cheese, on your choice of pizza dough
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 167kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pizza crust of choice* (cooled if freshly baked)
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4-6 leaves fresh basil
- 2 medium peaches firm
- 8 ounces strawberries firm, stem removed, and halved
OPTIONAL TOPPING IDEAS:
- 2-4 leaves fresh basil
- 1-2 ounces goat cheese crumbled
- 1-2 tablespoons strawberry balsamic vinegar or similar
- fresh cracked pepper
- coarse salt
Instructions
- Preheat grill to high heat.
- Wash and cut fruit. Remove pits from peaches and cut into thick wedges (no need to peel). Remove stems from strawberries and cut in half. Lay out on sheet pan and spritz with oil.
- Add fruit to hot grill. Flip after about 1 minute, remove back to sheet pan.
- Once cooled, dice fruit to small bite-sized pieces.
- In a small bowl, whip cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Stack basil leaves on top of each other, roll up tightly, and cut across into small ribbons. Stir into cream cheese.
- Spread cream cheese mixture onto cooled pizza dough of choice, spreading all the way to the edge.
- Add fruit on top of cream cheese, alternating between the two to build various layers.
JUST BEFORE SERVING:
- Add final toppings: salt, pepper, chiffonade of basil, balsamic vinegar, and goat cheese crumbles. (feel free to leave out those you don't care to use, but they all added great flavor to the fruit!)
- Cut into desired shape and size*, serve immediately.
Notes
* If you bake your own crust, be sure to dock it (poke many holes in it before baking) so that it stays flat, or the fruit will fall off.
** Match the way you serve this to the atmosphere. A dainty triangle like pictured would be great for a girls night or dinner party, while a more rustic, traditional, square pizza cut would be better for game day or a birthday party.
*** This recipe is very flexible. You may use less spread if your pizza is smaller, or you may need more fruit. It's pizza - treat it like one, no one measures out the cheese or pepperoni they add ;)
If you have any questions or comments, please use the comment section below, or feel free to reach out to me directly at thesumofallsweets@gmail.com
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Sodium: 305mg | Calcium: 26mg | Vitamin C: 13mg | Vitamin A: 373IU | Sugar: 6g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 102mg | Cholesterol: 22mg | Calories: 167kcal | Saturated Fat: 4g | Fat: 8g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 20g | Iron: 1mg