Fathead Pizza Crust

We LOVE pizza. So a diet that still lets us eat it? Yes, please. This isn't the first time we've tried making pizza with a different crust. We tried using cauliflower a few years ago and I would not have called it pizza. It was tasty, but definitely not pizza.

But Scott found this recipe, printed it off and asked me if this is something I could make. I was very happy by how fast and easy it is to pull together. You don't need to let the dough rise or build gluten because it doesn't have any.

We've made this crust for pizzas a few times now and even used the dough for pigs in a blanket using low-carb chicken sausages we found at Costco. All were delicious.

Fathead Pizza Crust by Wholesome Yum
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 2 tbsp cream cheese
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1 egg

(If you want to make this with coconut flour, sub almond flour for 1/3 cup coconut flour and use 2 eggs.)

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 425. Line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper.
• Combine the shredded mozzarella and cubed cream cheese in a large bowl. Microwave for 90 seconds, stirring halfway through. Stir again at the end until well incorporated. 
• Stir in the beaten egg and almond flour. Knead with your hands until a dough forms. If the dough becomes hard before fully mixed, you can microwave for 10-15 seconds to soften it.
• Spread the dough onto the lined baking pan to 1/4" or 1/3" thickness, using your hands or a rolling pin over a piece of parchment (the rolling pin works better if you have one). Use a toothpick or fork to poke lots of holes throughout the crust to prevent bubbling.
• Bake for 6 minutes. Poke more holes in any places where you see bubbles forming. Bake for 3-7 more minutes, until golden brown.

You can easily split the dough in half and make 2 mini pizzas, which we have done as well. The thinner you roll it out, the faster it will cook. I have added garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning to the dough before baking and it's turned out really good.

As you can see, some parchment paper blew onto the crust while it was baking. Oops. But it's ready to become a pizza!

To make the pizza once you have the cooked crust, top with sauce and toppings and return to the oven for about 10 minutes, until heated through.

This one is topped with pesto as the sauce, peppered salami, pepperoni, marinated artichoke hearts, bell pepper, mozzarella and parmesan.

 This is definitely a favorite. I eat light during breakfast and lunch to save room for this. :-)