Our Keto Cauliflower Pizza Crust is a great way to get your pizza fix without a ton of carbs. This pizza crust packs in veggies for a nutrition boost that the whole family will enjoy. The crust is made of riced cauliflower and you can top the pizza however you like!
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for pizza.
I mean, honestly…who doesn’t love a hot, cheesy pizza with a chewy crust and a pile of toppings? It’s the perfect dinner and one that I’ll never get sick of!
We usually make fathead pizza dough. I won’t lie – it’s my preferred pizza crust. But, I know not everyone loves fathead dough like I do!
So, we’ve been working on perfecting other low carb pizza crusts, like our chicken crust pizza and now this cauliflower pizza crust recipe, made with riced cauliflower, cheese, eggs, and a bit of coconut flour.
We love that this crust is naturally gluten and grain free, made with a veggie (something we always want more of in our diet!), and it’s kid-friendly and sturdy enough that you can pick it up and eat it like pizza.
Choosing The Right Cauliflower For Our Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe:
You’ve got a few options for preparing this cauliflower crust pizza. I started with a fresh head of cauliflower and riced it in a food processor.
You can do the same or buy pre-riced cauliflower or florets from the store, fresh or frozen! I like fresh but frozen is pretty easy too. If using frozen riced cauliflower, proceed with the recipe as directed. If you’re using frozen florets, you’ll want to thaw them first and then chop them into rice-sized pieces.
Either way, you will need to squeeze as much liquid out of the cooked riced cauliflower as possible. Too much moisture and the cauliflower crust won’t crisp up!
Ingredient Notes:
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Cauliflower Crust – To prepare this low carb cauliflower crust recipe you’ll need a medium head of cauliflower, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, eggs, coconut flour, and garlic powder! You can keep things simple by starting with a bag of frozen riced cauliflower, if you prefer! Tips below.
Toppings – Feel free to get creative. We usually go with our favorite pizza sauce (Rao’s, of course), plenty of mozzarella, pepperoni, black olives, and basil.
Helpful Tip!
Coconut Flour Vs. Almond Flour
We inevitably get asked if you can swap coconut flour for almond flour in recipes like this and, unfortunately, the answer is no, not without some additional changes.
Coconut flour really soaks up liquid and this recipe was formulated for coconut flour. If you’d like to try with almond flour, use 3x as much almond flour. I haven’t tested it myself though, so no guarantees.
This crust is full of veggies – a great way to sneak cauliflower into the family dinner!
When done right, the crust is sturdy enough to pick up with your hands and eat like, well, PIZZA!
This dough is easy to work with and much quicker than making from scratch yeast dough.
My Favorite Food Processor
I use this Breville food processor and it’s my FAVORITE kitchen appliance. I’ve gone through all the big brands of food processors, but this one is the best, in my opinion. It makes short work of grating cheese, making cauliflower rice, slicing veggies, and of course chopping up everything for these broccoli fritters.
How To Make Cauliflower Pizza Crust (Step by Step Tutorial):
Cauliflower: To prepare the cauliflower crust begin by adding the head of cauliflower to a food processor and processing it into small rice like pieces. You’ll then need to either steam, boil, or microwave it until the cauliflower rice is very tender. Let it cool for 20 minutes and then remove as much moisture as possible from the cauliflower. The easiest way is to use something like cheesecloth or a clean towel to squeeze all the liquid out of it!
Mix: You can now add the cauliflower rice to a mixing bowl along with all of the other crust ingredients including the coconut flour, cheese, and egg. Stir all that up until it is well combined. You’ve just made an easy low carb cauliflower pizza dough!
Crust: When the cauliflower pizza dough is prepared you can line a pizza pan with parchment paper and start pressing the dough out into a circle, about 9 inches in diameter. You don’t want to spread it too thinly or the edges could burn and it may be too crispy. When ready, bake the cauliflower crust for about 20 minutes or until it has turned golden. Don’t overbake, you’ll add it back in to finish off the toppings!
Toppings: With the cauliflower crust baked it should now be able to hold up the toppings! Spread on the pizza sauce, add the cheese, and top it with your favorite stuff like pepperoni or black olives. Return it to the oven for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the toppings are ready. Let the cauliflower pizza cool for a few minutes and then slice and serve, just like a regular pizza!
Karly’s Tips & Tricks!
Moisture: Getting as much liquid out of the riced cauliflower as possible is absolutely key to making a perfectly crispy cauliflower crust pizza! Use a clean dish towel and squeeze the heck out of it.
Extra Crispy: If you’re just not sure the crust will be crispy enough to your liking, try baking it on a pizza stone instead of a normal pizza pan. Just make sure to watch it so it doesn’t burn! It will cook faster.
Toppings: I like lots of pizza toppings but you don’t want to overload the cauliflower pizza crust, unless you don’t mind going in with a fork. It’s not as sturdy as a normal slice of pizza is.
Processing: If you don’t have a food processor and you can’t find pre-riced cauliflower at the store you can use a cheese grater to get the job done!
Want to save a few minutes? Start with a pound of frozen riced caulilfower. Microwave according to package directions and then proceed to dry the cauliflower as directed in the recipe.
How To Freeze Cauliflower Pizza Crust:
Planning ahead by making low carb pizza crusts and freezing them until you’re ready to use is a great idea! You’ve got a couple of different options for doing this:
Without Toppings: Prepare the cauliflower crust per the recipe and bake it for 20 minutes. Let it cool completely before wrapping it well and freezing for up to a few months. Add the toppings and bake after thawing it for a couple of hours in the fridge.
With Toppings: After preparing and baking the crust for 20 minutes you can add your sauce, cheese, and other toppings. Let it cool completely, pop on a baking sheet in the freezer for one hour to flash freeze, and then wrap it well before freezing for up to a few months. You can bake it from frozen when ready.
Does Cauliflower Pizza Crust Have Carbs?
It’s important to note that nearly all food is going to have some amount of carbs. All vegetables, including cauliflower, contain carbs.
That said, our cauliflower pizza crust recipe is very low in carbs, clicking in at just 6 total and 4 net carbs per slice. Compared to a traditional slice of pizza that can be upwards of 30 carbs per slice. Plus it’s gluten-free!
FAQ’s:
You can refrigerate the baked cauliflower pizza crust for a couple of days before adding toppings and baking, or follow the info above for freezing. If you have leftover pizza after cooking with the toppings it should last for at least couple of days in the refrigerator.
The flavor and texture of a cauliflower crust pizza is a bit different from a normal crust, but it’s close enough that it works! Especially when you load it up with all that savory sauce, cheese, and toppings.
Low Carb Pizza Topping Ideas:
Hawaiian Pizza – Canadian bacon or deli ham and small chunks of fresh pineapple are classic. We add jalapenos to give it a kick. Take it easy on the pineapple to keep things low carb and use fresh instead of canned to limit the sugar.
BBQ Chicken Pizza – Use your favorite sugar free BBQ sauce (we like Sweet Baby Ray’s sugar free) and top it with mozzarella, cooked slices of chicken, red onion, and cilantro.
White Pizza – Start with our keto Alfredo sauce as the base, sprinkle on ground Italian sausage, minced garlic, and shredded mozzarella.
More Low Carb Pizza Recipes:
- Pizza Chaffle
- Crustless Pizza in the Air Fryer
- Pizza Stuffed Chicken
- Zucchini Pizza Boats
- Big Mac Pizza
Keto Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 medium head cauliflower
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
For the topping:
- ½ cup sugar free pizza sauce
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella
- Pizza toppings as desired
Instructions
- Chop the cauliflower into florets and add to the bowl of a food processor. Process until you have small rice like pieces.
- Steam, boil, or microwave cauliflower until very tender, about 5 minutes.
- Let the cauliflower cool for 20 minutes and then dump into a clean tea towel. While cauliflower is cooling, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fold the towel up over the cauliflower and squeeze out any excess moisture. Keep squeezing until no liquid is left in the cauliflower. See notes.
- Transfer cauliflower to a mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients for the crust. Stir well to combine.
- Line a pizza pan with parchment paper and press the dough out into a circle around 9 inches in diameter.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until pizza crust is golden.
- Remove from the oven and top with your pizza sauce, cheese, and preferred toppings. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes more to melt the cheese and warm the toppings.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Betti F says
Can you use almond flour instead of coconut flour? Just because that’s what I already have on hand.
Karly Campbell says
Hi Betti! I’ve only tested this with the coconut flour. It does such a good job of soaking up liquid, which is why we used it. If you try almond flour, you’ll want to use 2-3 times as much and I can’t guarantee it’ll work.