How to Make Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Learn how to make cauliflower pizza crust with only a few simple-to-find and healthy ingredients!  This low-carb pizza crust tastes so much like a regular pizza crust that you’ll want to have it on a weekly (or nightly!) basis.

Time for a little confession here.

We eat pizza WAY too much.  Sometimes even TWICE a week.

There is this perfect little pizzeria just down the street that makes their pizza in an authentic Italian brick oven.

Seriously… it is jaw-drop worthy.  I sometimes even have dreams about it.

However, my gut and waistline cannot take THAT much pizza.  Even if it is made from the highest quality ingredients.

Over the past few months, I have been attempting to make the perfect cauliflower pizza crust.

I am talking about that cauliflower pizza crust that crisps up in the oven and can hold its’ shape when you pick it up.  <–Yup.  That cauliflower pizza crust.

But for some reason, I could never seem to get that perfectly crisp cauliflower pizza crust, until…

How To Make a Crispy Cauliflower Pizza Crust?

There are a few key factors when making a perfectly crispy cauliflower pizza crust:

• Make sure you wring the cauliflower out MULTIPLE times.
  • If there is even a smidgen (<– Autocorrect says that’s a word!) too much water, your crust will be soggy and not crispy.
  • So wring out the cauliflower, and then wring it again, and again.
• A little bit of cheese (I use goat cheese and Parmesan cheese) helps bind and crisp the cauliflower pizza crust.
• Just in case you didn’t get all of the water out, dab the crust AGAIN with a paper towel just before baking.
• Use parchment paper to ensure the cauliflower pizza crust will slide off with ease!

Is Cauliflower Pizza Crust Healthy?

Valid question.  It all depends on what your definition of healthy is!

To me, this version of a cauliflower pizza crust is definitely healthier considering it is A LOT lower in carbs and gluten than our local restaurant’s pizza crust.

It is also naturally free of soy, refined sugar, and yeast.

The crust is made almost entirely of cauliflower, so you are getting LOADS of Vitamin C, B, and fiber.

However, this particular version does have cheese and an egg in it and may not work with some diets.

Toppings for a Cauliflower Pizza Crust

We have tried all sorts of combinations when it comes to topping our cauliflower pizza crust.  Some of our favorites are:

• Veggie Delight with tomato sauce, peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
• Green Goddess (coming soon!) with pesto, broccoli, onions, and fresh arugula.
• Pepperoni & Jalapeno is definitely my hubby’s fave.
• Refrigerator Surprise and grabbing whatever happens to be in the fridge!

How do you like to top your cauliflower pizza crust?

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How to Make Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Learn how to make cauliflower pizza crust with only a few simple-to-find and healthy ingredients!  This low-carb pizza tastes so much like a regular pizza crust that you'll want to have it on a weekly (or nightly!) basis.

Course Dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 40 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 112 kcal

London Brazil

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower cut into small pieces
• ¼ c. goat cheese
• 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese grated
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ½ tsp. dried basil oregano, or Italian seasonings
• 1 egg whisked

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In the bowl of a food processor add cauliflower pieces. Pulse cauliflower 10-20 times, or until cauliflower resembles rice.
   

3. Pulse 2-3 times more to make it just a bit smaller.* 

   
4. In a medium-sized pot add 6 cups of water. Bring water to a boil.
5. Add cauliflower “rice” to boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes.

6. Drain cauliflower through a mesh strainer until the majority of water is removed.

7. Place cauliflower in a bowl and freeze for 30-60 minutes, or until cauliflower is a comfortable temperature to touch.
8. Pour the cauliflower into a thin kitchen towel. Wring the towel and squeeze the cauliflower until all of the water is released. (This step is SUPER important. The drier the cauliflower is, the better the pizza crust texture will be!)
9. In a large bowl combine cooked and drained cauliflower “rice”, goat cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, seasonings, and egg. Mix by hand until all ingredients are well incorporated.
10. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
11. Press cauliflower pizza dough out until it is ⅓-½ inch thick.**
12. Take a paper towel, lay it flat against the crust and press out any extra water that might still remain.
13. Bake pizza crust for 35-40 minutes or until crust is cooked through.
14. Top pizza with pizza toppings of choice and return to oven for 5-7 minutes. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Make sure not to pulse or process the cauliflower too much. If it gets too small it will drain through the mesh strainer.
**A rectangular pizza will be about 6 inches x 9 inches.
***Pizza is best when reheated in a toaster oven or conventional oven.

Nutrition Facts

How to Make Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Amount Per Serving

Calories 112 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 52mg17%

Sodium 457mg20%

Potassium 351mg10%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 265IU5%

Vitamin C 51.6mg63%

Calcium 151mg15%

Iron 1.5mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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