Fruit Pizza + Pineapple Glaze

A simple, easy dessert that nevertheless looks pretty and summery. I tweaked the version found on BCTree.com and added pecans to the crust...I think it's tastier that way. XD My version also had a handful of garden-fresh raspberries added into the cream cheese for colour.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup pecans, grated
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
In medium bowl, combine flour, pecans, and salt. In mixing bowl, blend butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend just until mixed. Roll dough into a disk; cover, refrigerate for one hour. Preheat oven to 325° F (160° C). Roll dough to about 1/2 inch thickness and place on an ungreased, 12" pizza pan. Bake for 20 minutes until golden. Cool crust fully. (Crust can be made 2 days in advance.)

Sauce:

1 package light cream cheese - regular or spreadable
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all sauce ingredients; blender until smooth. Spread on cooled crust.

Glaze:

1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp white sugar
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Combine in a small saucepan and let simmer until thickened to syrup-like consistency; spread atop artfully arranged fruit.

Fruit toppings:

2 kiwi fruit, sliced in thin circles
1/2 cup strawberry slices
1/2 cup canned pineapple chunks (reserve juice for glaze)
1/4 cup fresh B.C. blueberries
1/4 cup mandarin orange slices