Cherry Cheese Pizza Recipe

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Cherry Cheese Pizza
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
239
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder; cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
  3. Roll out into a 14-in. circle.
  4. Place on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan.
  5. Flute edges to form a rim; prick bottom of crust.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
  7. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  8. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  9. Stir in nuts.
  10. Spread over crust.
  11. Bake 10 minutes longer.
  12. Cool.
  13. Drain cherries, reserving 1/3 cup juice.
  14. Set cherries and juice aside.
  15. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in reserved juice until smooth.
  16. Add cherries.
  17. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
  18. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
  19. Remove from the heat; stir in butter, extract and food coloring.
  20. Cool to room temp.; spread over cream cheese layer.
  21. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired.
  22. ****At times I substitute cherry pie filling for the cherries, then add the butter and almond extract to this while it is heating.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 238.65 Kcal (999 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.13g 23%
Cholesterol 48.25mg 16%
Sodium 38.6mg 2%
Potassium 117.68mg 3%
Total Carbs 23.39g 8%
Sugars 12.72g 51%
Dietary Fiber 1.42g 6%
Protein 3.68g 7%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 28.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 225.24 Kcal (943 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.28g 23%
Cholesterol 45.53mg 16%
Sodium 36.43mg 2%
Potassium 111.07mg 3%
Total Carbs 22.08g 8%
Sugars 12g 51%
Dietary Fiber 1.34g 6%
Protein 3.47g 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 26.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.7
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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