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Dessert pizza good meal end

You have 10 seconds: Name your favorite pizza topping.

If you said pepperoni or sausage or even mushrooms, you fall within about 85 percent of the rest of the American population. However, if like me, you answered chocolate or M&M’s or even raspberries, you’re thinking outside the pizza box and dreaming about dessert pizza.

The following recipes can be served hot or cold (depending on the recipe) and are a perfect way to end a summer meal.

Berry Nice Pizza

1 1/4 cup ricotta or cream cheese

4 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon, plus a pinch, of ground cinnamon

Pinch of ground nutmeg

1 pound ball of frozen pizza dough, defrosted

2 tablespoons cornmeal

2 tablespoons oil

2 1/2 cups assorted fruits of your choice

3 tablespoons apricot preserves, heated

In a bowl of an electric mixer combine the ricotta or cream cheese, 2 tablespoons of sugar, vanilla, a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix to combine; cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. In another bowl combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix to combine and then knead the mixture into the pizza dough.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drain the fruit on paper towels before using. Sprinkle a pizza pan with cornmeal and set it aside. Flatten the pizza dough and rub about a tablespoon of oil on top of the dough, flatten or roll it out to the shape you want. Sprinkle a little cornmeal over the top, flip it over and do the same with the other side until it is the size you want. Place the dough on the pizza pan or cookie sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the crust is golden but not too browned. Cool to room temperature and then spread the ricotta or cream cheese mixture over the dough and arrange the fruit however you like. Brush the hot apricot preserves over the top and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Serves 4 to 6.

Peanut Butter Brownie Pizza

1 package brownie mix

2 eggs

1/3 cup water

1/4 cup oil

1 1/2 cups chopped miniature peanut butter cups

1 cup M&M’s

1/2 cup peanuts

Sweetened whipped cream for topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pizza pan or 13-by-9-inch pan. In a bowl combine the brownie mix, eggs, water and oil. Spread the batter on pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownie pulls away from pan. Remove from oven. Cool.

Sprinkle the chopped peanut butter cups and return to oven for 3 minutes just until the peanut butter cups start to melt. Remove from the oven and immediately top with M&M’s and peanuts. Let cool. You can refrigerate this and then serve it with whipped cream.

– Modified from CDrecipes.com Slice of Life is a food column that offers recipes, cooking advice and information on new food products. It appears Sundays. If you have a question about cooking or a food item, contact Eileen Goltz at ztlog@verizon.net or write The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.