Recipe Lists

Fruit Pizza

Cooking with Buddy
A no bake cooking activity, one fruit pizza per child.
The Nest Schools
This cooking experience helps children learn…
Following steps in order
Wash, cut, mix, spread, top, then taste.
Small hand muscles
Cutting soft fruit, stirring, and spreading.
Words for what they notice
Colors, smells, and soft, juicy, sweet, cold.
Counting and patterns
Sorting fruit and designing their toppings.

Let’s Make It

1
Wash up
Wash your hands and rinse the fruit.
2
Cut the fruit
Use a plastic knife to cut fruit into small pieces.
3
Make the sauce
Stir the cream cheese and maple syrup until smooth.
4
Spread it
Spread the sauce on top of your graham cracker.
5
Top it
Add fruit on top like colorful pizza toppings.
6
Enjoy
Share, taste, and enjoy your fruit pizza.
Talk about it while you cook
What colors did you choose? How does the fruit feel and smell? What did we do first, and what comes last?

Ingredients

1 graham cracker per child
8 oz cream cheese
2 Tbsp maple syrup
Fresh fruit, washed berries, banana, kiwi

You’ll Need

Plastic knife Plate Cutting board Mixing bowl Spoon
Get Them Involved
Let children wash, count, and sort the fruit, take turns stirring, and design their own topping pattern. Then ask them to teach a friend how to make it.
Allergy & Safety
Contains dairy and wheat. Check for allergies. No oven, fully no cook and kid safe.
No oven needed · 20–30 minutes · Small groups at the table
The Nest Schools