This simple healthy cauliflower pizza crust recipe is so delicious and crispy, you will never believe it could possibly be so good for you!
Table of Contents
- The best cauliflower pizza crust
- Easy homemade cauliflower pizza
- Step by step healthy recipe video
- Cauliflower pizza crust health benefits
- Low carb pizza crust ingredients
- Vegan or keto cauliflower pizza crust
- How to make cauliflower pizza
- Vegetable crust topping ideas
- Where can I buy cauliflower pizza crust?
- Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe
The best cauliflower pizza crust
If you somehow still have not tried making your own cauliflower pizza, this super easy recipe is definitely one you should save.
Or better yet, add it to the menu for a healthy dinner tonight.
The best part is, unlike many low carb pizza crust recipes, this 5 ingredient cauliflower pizza crust can easily be picked up without falling apart!
The recipe includes options for low calorie, oil free, egg free, vegan, gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, flourless, paleo, Whole30, low carb, weight loss, and keto diets.
Here are over 25 healthy Cauliflower Recipes
Easy homemade cauliflower pizza
As someone who really loves carbs, I never thought that I would ever get on the cauliflower pizza crust bandwagon.
Taking my beloved doughy Italian pizza crust and replacing it with a vegetable?
No thank you. I wanted no part of this trend.
For months, I completely ignored the cauliflower-for-carbs idea sweeping the internet.
I tuned out whenever a friend would rave about making low carb Cauliflower Rice, cauliflower breadsticks, or Cauliflower Tacos and how they were life changing.
But as time went on and the cauliflower trend only seemed to grow stronger, curiosity finally got the better of me. I had to know what all the hype was about.
I gave in and tried my hand at a plant based, homemade cauliflower pizza.
And I fell in love.
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Step by step healthy recipe video
Above, watch the vegan cauliflower pizza crust recipe video
Cauliflower pizza crust health benefits
Even before you add any toppings whatsoever, this tasty cauliflower crust is packed with vitamins and nutrition.
Each slice of pizza packs in three grams of fiber, two and a half grams of protein, and over fifty percent of the RDA for Vitamin C.
This is just for one slice. Who ever stops at just one slice of pizza?
The entire cauliflower pizza is under 300 calories. It makes a great personal pan pizza to enjoy with garlic bread or alongside a salad for a healthy dinner.
Low carb pizza crust ingredients
The recipe calls for just five ingredients, with no eggs and no cheese required.
You need raw cauliflower, baking powder or ground flax or chia, flour or almond meal, salt, garlic powder, water, and optional dried oregano.
Look for a head of either conventional or organic cauliflower that is mostly white, without many brown spots. Orange and purple cauliflower are fine choices as well.
It is fine to swap out the florets with raw riced cauliflower. If using cauliflower rice, measure out only three cups instead of four.
Frozen cauliflower will work as long as it is first defrosted and fully thawed. Squeeze out all excess water before proceeding with the recipe.
Flour varieties that perform well in the recipe include all purpose flour, whole grain spelt flour, oat flour, gluten free sorghum flour, or low carb almond flour.
Once you get the base recipe down, you may customize your crust by adding in different spices or seasonings, such as rosemary, thyme, turmeric, ground cinnamon, onion flakes, or dried basil.
Vegan or keto cauliflower pizza crust
The crust is already naturally vegan and added sugar free.
To turn it into a keto crust, use the almond option in the recipe. If you find yourself with leftover almond flour, make Keto Brownies or Almond Flour Banana Bread.
We have not tried substituting coconut flour but believe it should work. You will most likely need to use less, since coconut flour soaks up water like a sponge.
A few readers have reported success using coconut and other flour alternatives. Report back if you experiment.
How to make cauliflower pizza
Line a long baking sheet with parchment paper, then set this sheet pan aside.
If you are using flaxmeal or ground chia seeds instead of baking powder, whisk the ground flax or chia with the water, and refrigerate for at least half an hour or overnight.
Using a sharp knife, chop the cruciferous vegetable into small florets.
Steam the cauliflower florets either in the microwave or in boiling water on the stove top until they are completely soft.
Drain fully, then let the cauliflower cool while you prepare the dry ingredients.
Stir the flour, garlic powder, salt, optional oregano, and baking powder (if using) in a small dish.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once the steamed vegetables are no longer hot, place them in a dry, clean dish towel or cheesecloth over a sink or bowl. Squeeze out as much moisture as possible. At least two thirds cup of water should come out.
Place the dried florets into a large mixing bowl. Add the one fourth cup of water or the flax mixture to the bowl.
Mash and stir very well, then add the flour mixture and stir to evenly incorporate all of the ingredients.
Use your hands to form a large ball, and place the ball on the prepared baking sheet.
If you prefer, divide the dough into three or four balls to make mini cauliflower pizzas.
Pat into a circle shape. Add a second sheet of parchment paper over top of the unbaked crust. Spread the dough with your hands or a rolling pin until it is around a fourth of an inch thick.
Peel off and discard the second sheet of parchment.
On the center rack of the oven, bake the grain free vegetable crust for twenty five minutes or until lightly brown in color with crispy edges.
Add your pizza toppings of choice. A few tasty options are included below.
Bake for an additional eight minutes to heat the toppings. Remove from the oven, slice with a pizza cutter or knife, and enjoy.
Vegetable crust topping ideas
Feel free to choose your favorite traditional pizza toppings, such as tomato sauce, mushrooms, spinach, pepperoni, and Mozzarella cheese.
Or have fun creating new fancy flavors such as avocado, barbecue, jalapeño, mac and cheese, kale chickpea, white Alfredo, or caramelized onion pizza.
Add sliced pineapple and optional bacon bits for a cauliflower Hawaiian pizza.
Or top your cooked savory pie with sliced purple potato, broccoli, corn, orange bell peppers, and roasted red peppers to make a rainbow pizza.
Feeling adventurous? Try a dessert pizza by spreading on Homemade Nutella and mini chocolate chips or peanut butter and sliced bananas.
Where can I buy cauliflower pizza crust?
If you do not have time to make your own, premade frozen cauliflower pizza crust is readily available at grocery stores such as Target, Walmart, Aldi, Costco (Kirkland), Wegmans, H-E-B, and Whole Foods.
Brands include Cali’flour Foods, Caulipower, Green Giant, Simple Truth, and Trader Joes.
Store bought crusts are almost instant to prepare. Just remove the frozen crust from the box and microwave or bake in the oven according to the package directions.
Many restaurants also now offer a gluten free cauliflower crust swap for regular crust, including Pizza Hut, Domino’s, and California Pizza Kitchen.
For the pizza in the photos, I added tomato sauce and Melty Vegan Mozzarella Cheese recipe from my own Hello Breakfast Cookbook.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium head cauliflower (4 cups small florets)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder or 2 1/2 tbsp ground flax or chia
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup flour (spelt, white, oat, or almond all work)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder and optional 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- To make cauliflower pizza crust, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If using flax or chia, whisk with the water and refrigerate for at least a half hour. Steam cauliflower florets until fall-apart soft. Drain fully. Stir the flour with the oregano, garlic, salt, and baking powder (if using). Preheat the oven to 450 F. Once cauliflower cools, place it in a clean dish towel or cheesecloth over a sink or bowl. Squeeze out as much moisture as possible. At least 2/3 cup water should come out. You want it as dry as possible. Place the dry cauliflower into a bowl and add the 1/4 cup water or the flax mixture. Mash and stir well. Stir in the flour mixture. Form into a ball or mini balls. Place on the baking sheet. Pat into a circle, then use another sheet of parchment on top and use a rolling pin or can to spread the circle to about a fourth inch thick. Take off the top sheet of parchment. Bake 25 minutes, or until the cauliflower pizza crust is lightly browned with crispy edges. Add toppings of choice. Bake an additional eight minutes. Allow to cool five minutes. Slice and enjoy!View Nutrition Facts
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Notes
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Is flaxseed meal the same as flax meal?
Yup 🙂
About what size pizza does this make? It looks like a “personal” size pizza in the pics, but I’d love to make a big pizza to share.
Hmm for a larger pizza I would double everything. This definitely makes a smaller one. You could even triple the ingredients.
What a nutritious recipe, as a Nutritionist I appreciate this recipe with all healthy ingredients. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I will must try to home.
Made your Ultimate Unbaked Brownies. Amazing! Delicious, easy to make recipe!
Ms. Katie, I was wondering If wheat flour could be used in the place of spelt flour in this pizza recipe? Thanks for sharing!
Sure!
Would love to try this cauliflower pizza crust. It looks delicious but there is no recipe.
Hi that’s so strange, the recipe shows up for me! Maybe it was a temporary glitch? Is it still not showing up for you?
Jason
can I use frosen cauliflower that I defrost first?
We honestly haven’t ever tried, but be sure to report back if you experiment!
Do you have to use flax seed or chia seeds? I never have those. and I’m the only one eating it so I won’t go out and buy any…substitutions please? Staying away from flour and dairy is going to be hard
You can use 1 1/2 tsp baking powder instead of the flax.
Someone else asked this, but I didn’t see an answer, and it’s not in the recipe. At what temperature to you bake the crust?
Hi, it’s in the recipe directions. 450 F. 🙂
Jason
I love this yeast free alternative! And I love this blog for many many years now. The recipevideos are so nice! It’s good to see you live Katie! 🙂
A good (italian style) pizza also contains good quality olive oil. But the most important part is actually the sauce since it carries most of the flavour. I would highly recommend to make your own sauce from scratch using real tomatoes etc. It will make your homemade pizza taste so much better! I would also put a bit of olive oil into the dough and on top of it as well. Also, the cheese always comes first, then you can add anything you want on top. 😉
Tip for your cauliflower pizza recipe. One it takes longer then 40 min, here I am 120min later and unfortunately the recipe didn’t ask me to oil my parchment first. Which I clearly shpuld have, the entire freaking pizza has been baked into the parchment paper. Safe to say the entire thing is now garbage. 10:30pm no dinner and alot of wasted time. Pretty disappointed.
Okay sorry I gotta give you credit hear, I was able to peal off some ends. Enough to make two mouthfuls anyways, well it was fantastic. Next time I’m going to rub the wax paper with olive oil before making contact. Lookng forward to going round two!
It is not recommended to use wax paper at a high temperature, as the wax is a coating that does not handle heat well. I would recommend oiled parchment paper, baking sheet, or silicon mat.
If I remember correctly, this recipe used to call for flax or chia, but baking powder is a new option. Is that correct? If so, how did the crust turn out when you used baking powder? I imagine that flax or chia would help it thicken more.
Hello!! I love your blog! Could you tell me if you ever tried to do it with the raw cauliflower, well chopped ?? thanks for your recipes! a big hug from Argentina!
Hi! I’m a new vegan and I loved the black bean brownies, in fact I have a get together this weekend where the host asked me to make them!!!
I’m a bit confused about this pizza crust recipe. You say “1 1/2 tsp baking powder OR 2 1/2 tbsp flaxmeal or chia seeds”
If I use the baking powder should I also mix it with water and put in fridge???
Hi! Looking back, we agree this is confusingly worded! No need to mix the baking powder with the water first, but still do use both of those ingredients. Katie is going to change the recipe instructions :).
I am kind of confused, what is the water and the baking powder for? To soak the cauliflower before steaming it?
For the flour, would sweet rice flour work? Thanks so much!
So many flours we’ve tried have worked, so we are guessing it would (although I don’t think Katie’s tried sweet rice flour). It’s just to thicken so can easily be a gluten free flour. Be sure to report back if you try!