MCT / FernAndo Salazar

Mini fruit pizzas make a healthy and delicious addition to any summertime celebration.

I created these because I needed a fresh dessert to serve at a Fourth of July party. Coming up with the toppings was pretty easy, but I had to experiment with the dough five times before I achieved the taste I wanted.

At first, I worked with several sugar cookie recipes to try to find a good dough, but I finally decided to make my own from scratch to get a similar texture but still save calories and fat grams. I use less butter by including some applesauce that has been drained of moisture. I cut down on the sugar by adding a bit more vanilla extract. Then I toss in a little nutmeg and cream of tartar for extra flavor.

I use 10-centimeter (4-inch) nonstick tartlet pans for this recipe.

Mine come from Williams-Sonoma, but similar pans can be found at other stores that sell housewares.

You can have one of these mini fruit pizzas for 147 calories and 3.5 grams of fat.