Fruit Breakfast Pizza Recipe
by Jodie Fitz
Ingredients
2 whole-wheat pitas
4 tablespoons PICS honey
1 tablespoon water
¼ teaspoon PICS cinnamon
PICS nonstick cooking spray
Fresh fruit
1/3 cup cream cheese, room temperature
Step-by-Step Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Stir together 2 tablespoons of honey with the water and cinnamon.
Baste the top of the two pitas with the honey, cinnamon mixture.
Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Place the basted pitas on the coated baking sheet. Bake the pita crusts for 10 – 12 minutes; until toasted.
Remove the pitas from the oven and let them cool completely.
While the pitas are baking and cooking prepare the fruit;
- Cherries: washed, pitted and cut in half or sliced.
- Strawberries: washed, hulled and sliced.
- Blueberries: washed and used whole.
- Grapes: washed and cut in half.
- Pineapple: skin removed, sliced and diced.
- Kiwi: peeled, sliced and diced.
Stir together 2 tablespoons of honey with 1/3 cup of cream cheese.
Divide the cream cheese mixture and spread it on top of each pita. Add the prepared fruit on top.
OTHER FRUIT OPTIONS: You can also use blackberries, raspberries, honeydew melon, cantaloupe melon, etc.
Cooking with Kids: Every recipe is filled with life skills that encourage children’s confidence in the kitchen. Here are a few to focus on when making this recipe:
- Following directions
- Stirring
- Basting
- Baking and oven safety
- Cutting and knife safety
- Hulling
- Layering
- Spreading
- Fruit preparation