Ohhh Valentine’s Day. Depending on your relationship status, you either love it or hate it.
I am in the camp of…hmm…let’s say, dessert appreciator.
I will tolerate Valentine’s Day, for the sole purpose of getting to make this amazing dessert:
Enter…my Peanut Butter & Jelly Dessert Pizza!
I dreamed this recipe up when I was having a serious nostalgia moment. Do you remember those giant sugar cookie pizzas? You know the type – the cream cheese frosting, and the cookie crust so thick you had to use a pizza cutter? Topped with fruit or sprinkles or candy, and tons of frosting?
Well, I decided to put my own Specific Carb Diet spin on it, and create something just as delectable and special. Just in time for Valentine’s Day!
My PB & J Fruit Pizza is perfect for your valentine, your galentine, or even yourself!
A spectacular grain-and-sugar-free cookie base, topped with an almond butter and banana frosting, with a strawberry drizzle!
And it’s Grain and Gluten Free, and Specific Carb Diet friendly with a Vegan option!
Here’s what you need: (Serves 4)
Crust:
3/4 cup almond flour
2 egg whites (Vegan option: 2 Flax Eggs)
2 “Droppers full” of pure liquid stevia, alcohol free -or- 1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp sea salt
Frosting:
2 Tbsp almond butter (or your favorite nut butter — or Nutella if that’s your jam)
1 small, very ripe banana
dash cinnamon
Toppers:
Any fruit you want!
I used:
1 kiwi, sliced
4 strawberries, sliced
8 blackberries
8 grapes
1/2 a mango, diced
Drizzle:
1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed
Tools:
Baking Sheet
Parchment Paper
Food Processor
Good Chef’s Knife (Here’s the one I use and love)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix your crust ingredients.
Place sticky dough on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place another sheet on top and “smoosh” it out to form a circle. You will want it thin, but not too thin.
Bake with the top paper on for about 15-20 minutes. You will smell when it is done.
Meanwhile, make your frosting by putting your almond butter, cinnamon and banana in the food processor. Pulse until creamy, scraping the sides once. Set aside.
Rinse your food processor, and put your strawberries into the food processor. Blend until you get a “drizzly” consistency.
Finally, prep your fruit toppers.
When the crust is cooled, frost it with the almond butter mixture, leaving about a 1 cm border.
Decorate with the fruit slices as artistically as your heart desires!
Drizzle liberally with the strawberry glaze and enjoy!
I mean, what can I say. This was a treat for my taste buds. First of all, you eat with your eyes first, and my mouth started watering the minute I saw this beaut. All the different colors – the reds, yellow, green, purple – they jumped off the plate. So gorgeous.
And the flavors were outrageous. Growing up, I loved your classic PB & J sandwich – you know the type. Jif Peanut Butter, Smucker’s strawberry jelly and the nutritional kingpin: white bread.
It had a beautiful nuttiness from the crust and a deep warmth from the cinnamon, highlighted by the pop of bright sweetness in the strawberry drizzle!
And the textures were so fabulous. You could actually pick up the crust like a slice of pizza! It was chewy and a little crunchy on the edges. And you had that sticky goodness from the almond butter and banana frosting, and then the juicy freshness from the mango.
What a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day!
What are your plans for Valentine’s Day? Chocolates? Flowers? Date night? Let me know!
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68 responses to “Valentine’s Day PB&J Dessert Pizza!”
Looks delish! 🙂
Your plan is still better than my plan as a single: video games or action movies at home. 😀
Thank you so much!! Oh my gosh it definitely was delish!! Haha love your plan too! Hugs and love xox
I would totally count that as a healthy desert! Enough fruit cancels out anything else right?
definitely a healthy dessert! hahah i like your thinking! thanks for stopping by! happy valentines day! Hugs and love xox
Me like this pizza.
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day.
hahah you’re funny! me too! happy valentine’s day to you too JB! Hugs and love xox
Hugs and love back you you, and you will need it this Valentines Day.
🙂 hahah
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◇ A Reverse Listing of The Importance of Valentines Day:
♡ 6. Forgiving Exes and Self for Relationship Breakdowns
♡ 5. Commercialised Perception of Desired Partner
♡ 4. Commercialised Perception of Annual Romantic Outing with Actual Partner while Spending, Pun Intended, The Rest of The Year Distant from Each Other
♡ 3. Spending time with Close Friends having a Good Time
♡ 2. Spending time with Family Lovingly
♡ 1. Spending time with Self Remembering How To LOVE!!! Self
…the Whole Point of Valentines Day is LOVE!!! in its Myriad Forms not just a Desperate Plea to Potential Partners; so why not send YOUR!!! Parents, Family, Friends and Others Valentines Cards 🤔 ?
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Yes! the whole point is love! i love that idea so much! thanks for sharing that 🙂 happy valentine’s day! Hugs and love xox
This looks amazing!!!
Aw thank you so much! It was WONDERFUL! 🙂 have a happy Valentine’s Day! Hugs and love xox
Gorgeous! ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t have an issue with Valentines Day. I love pink and hearts and candy and flowers. If no man buys me any of it, so what? I have my own money. I’ll probably spend the evening with friends playing board games 💕✨
aw thank you Paula! Yeah, i don’t have an issue with it either! i just wish there was a man in the picture! hahahahahah 😛 that sounds like the perfect evening with friends! glad you stopped by, and have a happy valentine’s day my friend! Hugs and love xox
Back atcha! 💖💖💖
🙂 xoxoxoox
Looks awesome, and I’m sure it will taste absolutely delicious. Happy Valentines Day, hope you enjoy the day. Unfortunately, weather will be pretty bad in Melbourne, where I am from
aw thank you Philip! oh my gosh it was such a scrumptious treat! happy valentines day! hope the weather clears up and it turns into a beautiful day! Hugs and love xox
This looks delicious and healthy. I hope you have a cookbook in the making.
Thank you so much Beverley! haha oh gosh you’re too sweet! it really was a yummy treat! hope you have a happy valentine’s day! Hugs and love xox
Hugs to you also. Have a blessed day.
xoxoxo ditto!!
Looks so pretty and yummy! I think your mom and I are having lunch on Friday so maybe I ( or we) can attempt to make it! Stay tuned. Happy St. Valentine’s Day! Xo love u❤️
Hi Mary! Oh that’s so fun!! A little Valentines Lunch:) I hope you two have such a lovely time! Haha yeah let me know! My mom also has some mean dessert recipes up her sleeve! (The angel food trifle, and the stuffed angel food cake are her specialties! Oh my goodness my mouth is watering just thinking about those hahaha Happy Valentines Day!! Thank you for stopping by!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love you!
… and a few of our other friends too so this recipe could be perfect! You surprised me..I thought for sure you were going to talk about Saint Valentine. (As kids with a very devout set of parents, we always got a lecture when we left out the “Saint” part. Haha… memories. ) I’ll be sure and ask her about those recipes. Thanks!
Oh fun!! Haha yeah, took a bit of a different turn!! Aw sweet memories 🙂 goodnight!! 🥰
Oh yum my friend, I ❤ this idea🥰
Thanks so much!!! It was definitely super yum! Have a happy Valentine’s Day!
Thank you!! I am definitely go in ng to try this because I love the natural sugars from fruit. You have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Awesome! Yes! Fruit is nature’s candy 😎😎😎😎😎😎 you too! 💛
I say the exact same thing all the time to my boys…well young adults lol….they are 15 and 18 now😉
Hahah love that!! Great mindset and healthy habit to bring into adulthood 😎
It’s a rewarding time in my life because I was a stay at home mother for 12 yrs before my divorce. My oldest has turned out to be such a kind hearted, thoughtful and responsible young man so that thankless beginning of being a Mom has produced an outstanding human being. My youngest still has some edges to round out, don’t get me wrong he’s my sunshine but I am proud of the people they are. They listened to all of my ranting about healthy eating!
That is just so beautiful. Way to go mama 👏🏼🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you sister for seeing me, I’m receiving it. Blessings abound🙏😊
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This look so inviting. what kind of bread is this the fruits is on.
Aw thank you so much! Yeah it is definitely colorful! I always say you eat with your eyes first! The crust is a grain free almond flour cookie! It’s made with egg whites, almond flour, cinnamon, and either stevia or honey! Glad you stopped by! Hugs and love xox
Lots of Hugs. Thanks.
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Now that’s good looking and yummy too I bet!!
haha thnak you! oh yes – it was amazing! Hugs and love xox
this looks yum. thank you so much!
aw thank you so much!!! 🙂 it was lovely! Hugs and love xox
Would love to have this inside
haha thanks it was great
Yummmmmm!!! Happy Valentines Day ❤️
thank you so much Lisa! Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!! Hugs and love xox
Healthy and delicious, what more can you ask for?
hahah that’s what I said!! thanks Diana! Happy Valentine’s Day! Hugs and love xox
Fruit pizza? Youre killing me here…. LOL
hahhaha i know, maybe a little false advertising, but hey — it was delciious nonetheless
Another great looking recipe. Thank you so much for your inspiring foods. Happy Valentine. x
Oh thank you Marilyn! Happy Valentine’s Day! Hugs and love xox
Yummy… maybe if I add some chocolate it will help me get over my Valentine’s Day depression…
Thank you so much Eric! Oh i hope today brightens up for you!! Hugs and love xox
Well, I’m hungry now. 😂 Looks great! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hahah thank you so much Ashton!! Happy velentines day! Hugs and love xox
I could eat that entire pizza in one sitting. 🙂
Hahah thanks Jim! I DID!! Haha Hugs and love xox
I thoroughly love this. I wish I could share the reason. You posses a unique sense of what is tasty, even though most of us need to step out on the limb to see how far to explore. I love it.
oh my gosh thank you so much! this was a definite treat! and wow thanks for saying that! hugs to you xox
That looks so good.
thank you! oh my goodness it really was!!!! Hugs and love xox