Save Time with this Amazing Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Whether you have to eat a gluten-free diet or you’ve decided to check out the low-carb keto diet, this amazing cauliflower pizza crust is just what the doctor ordered! One recipe yields eight tasty personal pizza crusts that you can freeze and decorate any way you want to.

Last October I took a break from my usual MAPS self-care theme and published a series of vegetarian recipes. This October, the kitchen calls again and I’ll share some of my new inventions. This time, they’ll be not only vegetarian but keto-friendly (and gluten-free). Join me for some awesome recipes that diabetics, people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, as well as keto dieters, can enjoy!

Ever Wondered How Many Carbs in Pizza?

I love pizza, especially pizza with a healthy, whole-wheat pizza crust. But, not everyone can or wants to eat wheat products. Once I started a keto diet, I started to worry about the number of carbs in pizza. My whole-wheat pizza crust recipe has a whopping 16 net carbs. Which is fine if your body doesn’t hold on to carbs like a miser gripping a penny.

While traveling this summer, I didn’t take enough snacks along on my flight to Alaska. By the time I reached the Seattle airport, I seriously needed some food. I wandered up and down the concourse looking for low-carb or keto-friendly anything. Well, almost anything. I’ve never eaten meat and didn’t want to start.

Although many states require that restaurants post the calorie count for their menu items, no one posts how many carbs each dish has. But after preparing low-carb meals for a month, I realized that if a restaurant labeled an item as ‘gluten-free,’ it would probably have a lower carb count.

I can’t remember the name of the pizza joint in the Alaska Airlines concourse, but they served gluten-free pizza that claimed to have cauliflower in the crust. Eureka! I ate half the pizza and carried the rest onto the plane for an early morning snack.

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Looking for the Perfect Pizza Crust?

Their pizza crust inspired me to try making a low-carb pizza crust recipe of my own. I use almond flour as my go-to flour replacement. Coconut flour works, but the results don’t please the palette quite so much (think slightly sweet and stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth).

This pizza crust recipe will make eight 6”-7” in diameter personal pan pizza crusts. You can freeze them for later. I love the convenience of pulling a crust out of the oven and not having to worry about blowing my keto diet because the high number of carbs in pizza.

Even better, if you have last-minute guests who eat gluten-free, you can share with them, too. You can top the pizza crust with whatever suits your fancy. I usually make a pizza sauce with a can of organic tomato sauce mixed with a tablespoon of Italian herbs.

Using 1 1/2 Tablespoons of homemade pizza sauce, 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, and thin slices of mushrooms and zucchini adds about 4 net carbs to the pizza crust. Which means you can enjoy a filling pizza for just under 7 net carbs. A slice of Costco cheese pizza has 67 net carbs!

If you want something different, you can make a Greek-inspired pizza by spreading a Tablespoon of pesto sauce on the pizza, adding a cup of fresh spinach, 1/8 cup of feta cheese, Kalamata olive slices to taste, 1/8 cup chopped almonds or almond slivers, and ¼ cup of mozzarella cheese. Delicioso! This adds just 4 net carbs to your pizza crust.

You can also top it with grilled tofu (or chicken if you eat meat), Soyrizo® (vegan chorizo), or any number of low-carb alternatives.

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You can find a complete list of vegetarian, vegan, and/ or gluten-free recipes by clicking here. I have an amazing keto-friendly, gluten-free eggplant parmesan recipe, too. Stay tuned for more keto-friendly recipes in the weeks to come!

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