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Children's birthday parties are noisy, chaotic and always chock full of sugar,
sugar, sugar. It is nearly impossible to stray from the sweet path while planning a child's party. What group of eight
and nine year-olds is going to get giddy over kelp snack packs or tofu sandwiches? I don't ever really relish the
thought of being trapped in an enclosed space with ten screaming with eight year-olds who are hopped up on candy and
cake, but as a mother wanting to give her daughter a fabulous blow out what am I to do? Whip up a batch of carob
muffins with sugar free apple sauce on the side? I think not. However, I have found one way to lessen the blow
somewhat. Fruit Pizza. It is fast, easy and not as evil as a lard laden cake from the grocery store bakery, plus the
children love it and eat it all so that I can't. I don't really follow any set recipe, but following is a loose
description of how to make it.Bake one tube of store bought sugar cookie dough in desired shape. Sometimes if I am truly inspired I will make my own sugar cookie dough. Let cool.
Cut desired fruits into small, appealing shapes. I try to use fresh fruit and as much of a variety as I can. the more colorful the better.
For the sauce I will usually use the sauce from a can or two of cling peaches. Slowly heat this with about a cup of strawberries, fresh if possible, to a boil. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice. Let the mixture cool a bit and strain out the strawberries.
Arrange the fruit in a pleasing pattern and then drizzle on the sauce. Ice cream or fresh whipped cream can be added if the mood grips you.
Fruit pizza is best when eaten immediately. If it is allowed to sit around, the sauce saturates the cookie and you are apt to end up with a colorful pile of goo.
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5-01-2006 @11:11AM Robyn said... i saw a tart sort of like this at whole foods. it looked realy good! but i think calling it "fruit pizza" will help the kiddies get into it. you know i'm sure there was a time in my life when i wanted a regular cake with cute cartoon characters on it.
once i had a watermelon for "birthday cake." my mom jut cut it in half and then we put these long candles in it.
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5-11-2006 @2:28PM jane atwood said... lower sugar layer cake is easier to make, cut, serve and eat, and you can still call it "deep dish fruit pizza". Make angel food cake mix as thin as possible. Use stevia instead of sugar to make a whipped cream-style yogurt cheese frosting (don't forget a little vanilla). Use the frosting between sheets, on top, etc., with fruit pieces.
For a no cook "torte" version, rip the crusts off of Alvarado or similar brand flourless whole grain bread in a slightly sweetened (E.g. cinnamon) - flavor. Layer with stevia and vanilla flavored yogurt in a display dish. Slightly squeeze the fruit for the top if it is so watery as to run off you frosting (you want to be able to stand up your candles). ADM has lobbied to prevent stevia from being designated a sweetener (they got their corn syrup in, though!). The reason is that it's good for you, doesn't affect blood sugar, and is an easy to grow bush that would topple the centralized sugar industry. Also, they have twisted the intent of the standard of identities for many products, regulated by law for generations, originally to guarantee consumers that, E.g. beef stew in a can has some beef in it. If stevia is not a sweetener, you can't buy healthy catsup, breakfast cereal, baked goods, etc. Stevia is still classified as an herb, it's available at Trader Joe's, health food stores, etc. Some people notice an aftertaste, but I solve that easily with a tablespoon of cane sugar added to my stevia-sweetened fresh lemonade. Enjoy!
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5-11-2006 @2:49PM mary said... another good idea is srawberry shortcake you can use splenda and lite cool whip, its a very healthy and delicious treat kids love it
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5-11-2006 @2:55PM Kristy said... I know how hard it is to get your kids to eat healthy. I am the mother of an Autistic son and a daughter with developmental delays. My husband and I have cut sugar wheat and dairy out of their diets, because they seem to make them worse. We have had to find alternative ways of cooking and finding foods that they can eat. We found rice flour and rice cakes and rice bread and they love it. So, don't despair there are other alternatives to sugar laden cakes and cookies. Best of luck!
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5-11-2006 @3:20PM Ann said... I just wanted to say that it sounds like a great idea but what I do is actually make pizza dough and top it with seasonal fruit. Then you can top the fruit with a little sugar or more depending on your taste buds! I use the very best ingredients when making my dough but if time is running short Publix sells fresh dough balls that are just terrific! Have fun!!!
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5-11-2006 @3:27PM AMS said... I love sweets as much as the next person, but to me, all of the artificial sweeteners are pretty scary. Check out this site on Splenda (which by the way is NOT healthy) http://www.splendaexposed.com/ Stevia is definitely the better choice, since it comes from an herb. It always shocks me when I see parents letting their children drink DIET sodas instead of regular sodas, as if that is a better choice. NO SODA is best. If I have a craving, I stick to plain old raw sugar. Moderation is key, as it is in everything we do.
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5-11-2006 @4:51PM Alyssa said... Hi, this might sound weird, but I am the child...not the parent...I am a fruit lover, I always get some sort of fruit every time mom goes shopping. I might even die over fruit. Lol! I love the idea of the fruit pizza. Healthy...must be incredibly delicious...I am on a 0 sugar diet, and my birthday is soon! Thankyou thankyou thankyou for the great ideas!
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5-11-2006 @5:06PM KS said... Fruit juice is a good idea for the pizza sauce, but it doesn't stay well. I suggest that you use a cream cheese frosting. It lasts longer and adds a little protein.
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5-11-2006 @6:55PM Sarah said... Most fruits are VERY high is sugar. Including peaches and strawberries. Skip the work of putting together a "fruit" birthday cake. Buy a store bought bakery cake (chocolate is the best) and let the kids loose for their birthday. I'm sure all you parents who are constantly giving their kids fruit and no chocolate have a stash of chocolate chip cookies either in your bedroom or in your desk at work!!!
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5-11-2006 @7:42PM Cheryl said... If your child or children are brought up not eating cakes and candies and what not. It really is for the better. Eating healthy, such as fruits and vegetables all the time is best. When you are brought up on this, you don't crave for the "sweets", as other people do that are brought up on it. My children were raised to eat healthy and now, so are my grandchildren. You're better and healthier for doing so.
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5-11-2006 @7:42PM Myka said... I agree with the last comment. Sugar is not necessarily the enemy. The problem is, we all pig out on things on a daily basis that used to only be for special occasions, like birthdays. I say let the kids have cake and ice cream on thier birthdays and have more control the rest of the time.
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5-11-2006 @7:52PM Ashley said... Sarah... granted fruits are sweet like sugar, it's a completely different type of sugar. It's natural and has NO SATURATED FAT, aka the bad fat. This fruit pizza idea is a brilliant alternative for a cake. But it is the child's birthday, and there's wiggle room in every diet, so a few cookies would be fine to slide in as well.
Ashley, RN
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5-17-2006 @10:45AM Ann said... Ya know this is just an idea and a great one at that! I personally do not agree with splenda or any of the artificial toxic stuff. But if that is what you like than hopefully you have done your reasearch and have made educated decisions for your family.
As for Sarah, I do give my child a very healthy diet but I lead by example. Everything in moderation! So NO I do not have a stash of crap in my bedroom or desk. I find that commment offensive to those of us who do try to give our children the best start in life that we can!
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