Cherry Cream Pizza with Tuxedo Topping
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Cookie pizza for a crowd? This one has an easy crunchy bran cereal crust with a delicious cream cheese, cherry and chocolate top.


Cherry Cream Pizza with Tuxedo Topping

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Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Related Categories: Chocolate Cookies, Cookies, Desserts
 
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Ingredients
Crust
  • 3   cups
    Fiber One® original bran cereal
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  • 1/2   cup
    butter or margarine, melted
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  • 1/4   cup
    sugar
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  • 1   teaspoon
    vanilla
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Topping
  • 1  
    package (8 oz) fat-free cream cheese, softened
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  • 1/3   cup
    sugar
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  • 3/4   teaspoon
    almond extract
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  • 1  
    can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
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  • 1 1/2   oz
    semisweet baking chocolate, chopped (1/4 cup)
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  • 1 1/2   oz
    white chocolate baking bar, chopped (1/4 cup)
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush cereal with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
2.
In medium bowl, mix cereal, melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar and the vanilla. Press evenly on bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pizza pan. Bake 10 minutes.
3.
Just before serving, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and the almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Spread with pie filling.
4.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave semisweet chocolate on High about 1 minute or until chocolate can be stirred smooth. In another small bowl, repeat with white chocolate. Drizzle chocolates over filling; cool slightly. Cut into wedges.

Tip:
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake 15 minutes.
Nutrition information
Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 100); Total Fat 11g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 8g, Sugars 27g); Protein 4g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 10%; Iron 15%. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 3. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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