Strawberry Dessert Pizza

A delightful addition to that Friday night family pizza. Found this at Guide to Southern Food. If using fresh strawberries, mash, sprinkle with sugar, cover, refrigerate for 2 hours, and add 1/4 cup water when cooking. I had unsweetened frozen strawberries and added 3 packets of splenda while cooking.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• CRUST

• 4  ounces butter (1 stick)
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1  cup self-rising flour

• FILLING

• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• TOPPING

• 2  pints frozen strawberries, in juice
• 4  tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1. CRUST.
2. Melt butter, mix with confectioners sugar.
3. Add flour, mix well.
4. Pat out in pizza pan.
5. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
6. FILLING.
7. Beat cream cheese and condensed milk together.
8. Add lemon juice and vanilla.
9. Pour over cooked crust.
10. TOPPING.
11. Combine frozen strawberries and cornstarch in medium saucepan (or fresh, mashed, sugared strawberries, 2 tablespoons water and cornstarch).
12. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened (about 5 minutes).
13. Cool and spread over cream cheese filling.
14. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.