Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza Recipe (2024)

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by Amanda C. HughesMarch 16, 2024

by Amanda C. HughesMarch 16, 202452 comments

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If you love pizza and are looking for something grain-free and a little healthier, then you have probably heard of and considered cauliflower crust pizza.

Personally, I find that there are three rules of cauliflower crust pizza:

Use parchment paper, not tinfoil and not a well-oiled baking dish (trust me on this!)
Make sure the cauliflower isn’t wet AT ALL. Drain it on a paper towel if you have to.
Make the crust as thin as possible.

I have made cauliflower crust pizza about a dozen different times and every good recipe has pretty common ingredients but I find that the proportions of each one are so important. For example, parmesan cheese gets hard and crusty when it cooks, but for some reason, lots of recipes use a ton of mozzarella and no parmesan. It makes it taste more like pizza but doesn’t hold together becausethe mozzarella just goops when it melts.So far, this has been my best recipe for making cauliflower crust. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Servings:1 Large or 2 Small pizza crusts

Prep Time:15 minutes |Cook Time:35 minutes|Total Time:50 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups, riced fresh cauliflower
1 cup, shredded and divided in half mozzarella cheese
1 cup, shredded parmesan cheese
1, beaten egg
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp garlic salt

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Rice your cauliflower in a blender or food processor.
Put the riced cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl with a little bit of water and microwave for 10 minutes.
Lay out some paper towels and then spread out the cauliflower so that there’s little to no excess moisture left (this step is super important, otherwise it will be soggy!)
Pour the cauliflower back in a bowl and stick in the refrigerator until it’s cooled down.
Add 1/2 cup of mozzarella, the whole cup of shredded parmesan, and the egg and mix it together (don’t forget #5 or the hot cauliflower will make scrambled eggs!)
Finally, add in the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and garlic salt.
At this point, you can decide to pour it all out into a baking sheet and use your palms to make it as flat as possible, or you can make small little rounds for individual pizzas. Personally, I’d go for the smaller pizzas for a more dense crust.
Now stick it in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. It may take less time if you make little pizzas, just take it out when it starts to get golden brown.
Add your sauce of choice and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. You might even throw some carb-free pepperonis on top! Throw it back in the oven on broil for about 3 minutes, until it looks done. Enjoy!

Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza Recipe

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So far, this has been my best recipe for making cauliflower crust. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Author: Amanda C. Hughes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 1 Large or 2 Small pizza crusts 1x
Category: Keto Tips

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Ingredients

2 cups, riced fresh cauliflower
1 cup, shredded and divided in half mozzarella cheese
1 cup, shredded parmesan cheese
1, beaten egg
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp garlic salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Rice your cauliflower in a blender or food processor.
Put the riced cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl with a little bit of water and microwave for 10 minutes.
Lay out some paper towels and then spread out the cauliflower so that there’s little to no excess moisture left (this step is super important, otherwise it will be soggy!)
Pour the cauliflower back in a bowl and stick in the refrigerator until it’s cooled down.
Add 1/2 cup of mozzarella, the whole cup of shredded parmesan, and the egg and mix it together (don’t forget #5 or the hot cauliflower will make scrambled eggs!)
Finally, add in the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and garlic salt.
At this point, you can decide to pour it all out into a baking sheet and use your palms to make it as flat as possible, or you can make small little rounds for individual pizzas. Personally, I’d go for the smaller pizzas for a more dense crust.
Now stick it in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. It may take less time if you make little pizzas, just take it out when it starts to get golden brown.
Add your sauce of choice and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. You might even throw some carb-free pepperonis on top! Throw it back in the oven on broil for about 3 minutes, until it looks done. Enjoy!

Notes

Use parchment paper, not tinfoil and not a well-oiled baking dish (trust me on this!)
Make sure the cauliflower isn’t wet AT ALL. Drain it on a paper towel if you have to.
Make the crust as thin as possible.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Large or 2 Small pizza crusts
Calories: 521
Fat: 24g
Carbohydrates: 6g
Fiber: 6g
Protein: 43g

Keywords: Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Another pizza recipe I recommend is myRhode Island 5-Minute Fried Upside-Down Pizza. Try it out and let me know which crust is your favorite.

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Amanda C. Hughes

Amanda C. Hughes has been developing ketogenic and paleo recipes for over a decade. She has developed recipes for top nutrition coaches and subscription meal boxes. She's the author of the best-selling Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet Cookbook, Keto Life, Keto All the Way, and developed recipes for the 21-Day Ketogenic Diet Weight-Loss Challenge.Disclaimer: Please enjoy the recipes and personal anecdotes on WickedStuffed, but please understand this is a recipe blog. I do my best to provide nutritional information based on the tools available to me, but you should seek proper nutritional advice from a dietician. Additionally, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This helps to pay down the cost of keeping this blog up and running.

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castraMarch 16, 2015 - 6:03 pm

Love your recipes! Just wondering about this recipe vs the one for the garlic bread sticks. Why so different? Which one do you prefer better for a good crust?

WickedStuffedMarch 18, 2015 - 9:05 pm

Thanks for asking! The basic ingredients that hold it together (cauliflower, cheese + egg) are all the same, I just swapped up the flavors – I like my breadsticks really garlicky, parmesan’y and flavorful!

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Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza Recipe (2024)

Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza

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Low Carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza Recipe

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Another pizza recipe I recommend is myRhode Island 5-Minute Fried Upside-Down Pizza. Try it out and let me know which crust is your favorite.

Amanda C. Hughes

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