Almond Fruit Pizza Squares

Title:
Almond Fruit Pizza Squares

Yield:
15 Servings

Categories:
Desserts




Ingredients:





    16 oz Pillsbury refrigerated quick


          Crescent roll


     1 tb Sugar


     8 oz Cream cheese -- softened


 3 1/2 oz Almond paste


   1/2 ts Almond extract


     2 tb Sugar


     2 c  Strawberries -- halved


     1 c  Seedless green grapes --


          Halved


     1 c  Raspberries


    11 oz Mandarin oranges -- drained


     2    Kiwi fruit -- peeled and


          Sliced


   1/2 c  Apricot preserves


   1/2 c  Almonds, toasted --


          Slivered






 Heat oven to 375 F.  Spread dough into 4 long rectangles. Place rectangles


 crosswise in ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan; press over bottom and 1


 inch up sides to form a crust.  Seal perforations.  Sprinkle with 1


 tablespoon sugar.  Bake for 14 to 19 minutes, until golden brown.  Cool


 completely


 


 In food processor bowl with metal blade or blender container, combine cream


 cheese, almond paste, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons sugar; process


 until smooth.  Spread evenly over cooled crust; top with fruit. Heat


 preserves in small saucepan until melted; brush over fruit.  Sprinkle with


 almonds.  Cover; store in refrigerator until serving.


 


 Recipe By     : Marie Ramirez


 


 From: Ladies Home Journal- August 1991


 


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