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How to Make Gluten-Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Try this Gluten Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Basil for a healthy pizza option that tastes amazing! The crust is perfectly seasoned, and the combination of fresh mozzarella and basil is classic and delicious!
Making a cauliflower crust at home is super easy. It’s a great gluten free alternative to regular pizza crust and can turn out super delicious!
Spices like oregano, garlic powder, and salt fill the tasty cauliflower pizza crust. The amazing flavors go perfectly with the pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves!
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Key Ingredients:
For the pizza crust, you will need riced cauliflower, almond flour, eggs, olive oil, and mozzarella cheese. Sea salt, garlic powder, and dried oregano add the spices and flavorings.
For the toppings, you’ll need pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves.
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
How to make Gluten Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza:
1: Prep for the oven.
Preheat the oven to 450 °F and line a baking stone or baking sheet with lightly greased parchment paper.
2: Make the Cauliflower “Rice”
Cut cauliflower into large florets and pulse gently in a food processor using an S blade. Do not over-process, you want larger than rice pieces of cauliflower not mushy! You can also use frozen riced cauliflower, but defrost it first and remove any extra liquid.
3: Cauliflower Crust Mix
Add cauliflower to a large bowl along with the almond flour, cheese, sea salt, garlic powder, and oregano. Mix well, then add whisked eggs and stir well making sure to coat all ingredients with the eggs.
4: Shape the Crust
Place “dough” on a greased parchment-lined sheet or stone and spread out into a large pizza shape. This recipe can make one large pizza or two small ones. Cut parchment paper to fit any round-shaped pizza stone or pan if using one.
5: Bake the Pizza Crust
Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the crust starts to brown. After 25 minutes, remove the crust from the oven.
6: Add the toppings
Add tomato sauce and sprinkle the cheese on top of that.
7: Bake the pizza again
Lower the heat to 375°F. Place the pizza back in the oven and bake it for 10-15 minutes. Wait until the crust edges turn brown and the cheese becomes golden. If you like your cheese browned you can turn up the heat to broil for the last minute of cooking.
8: Add the Fresh Basil and Serve
Remove from the oven and allow pizza to cool a bit before serving. Add fresh basil leaves on top if desired.
Expert Tips:
- If you use frozen cauliflower rice, make sure to thaw it completely. Also, remove any extra water to avoid a soggy crust.
- Grease the parchment paper before spreading the dough to prevent sticking and ease removal after baking.
FAQs:
Yes! Just chop the cauliflower into small pieces and blend it in a food processor until it becomes similar to rice.
Yes, you can freeze the baked cauliflower crust. When ready to use, simply add toppings and bake until the cheese melts and browns.
Many cauliflower pizza crusts taste lighter than regular pizza crusts. While naturally, it’ll taste more like cauliflower, the taste of this gluten-free pizza crust is pretty great! My kids enjoyed a couple of slices as well.
A cauliflower crust contains cauliflower, almond crust, cheese, sea salt, oregano, garlic powder, and eggs. These ingredients all combine to make a great gluten-free pizza.
More Gluten Free lunch recipes
One of my favorite gluten free lunch or dinner recipes are these raw vegetable rice rolls with a quick to whip up sauce. So easy and delicious.
Turkey lettuce wraps with vegetables can also be substitute to any other ground meat, but make a quick and filling lunch or dinner meal.
Other Tasty Cauliflower Recipes To Try:
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How to Make Gluten-Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza stone
- food processor
- bowl
- Pizza cutter
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 small head cauliflower, 4-5 cups riced cauliflower
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 eggs, whisked
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil, for parchment paper
For the toppings:
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
- basil leaves, chopped, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 °F and line a baking stone or baking sheet with lightly greased parchment paper.
- Cut cauliflower into large florets and pulse gently in a food processor using an S blade. Do not over-process, you want larger than rice pieces of cauliflower not mushy! You can also use frozen riced cauliflower, but defrost it first and remove any extra liquid.1 small head cauliflower,
- Add cauliflower to a large bowl along with the almond flour, cheese, sea salt, garlic powder, and oregano. Mix well, then add whisked eggs and stir well making sure to coat all ingredients with the eggs.1 small head cauliflower,, 1 cup almond flour, 2 eggs,, ½ cup mozzarella cheese,, 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp dried oregano
- Place “dough” on a greased parchment-lined sheet or stone and spread out into a large pizza shape. This recipe can make one large pizza or two small ones. Cut parchment paper to fit any round-shaped pizza stone or pan if using one.1-2 Tbsp olive oil,
- Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the crust starts to brown. After 25 minutes, remove the crust from the oven.
- Add tomato sauce and sprinkle the cheese on top of that.½ cup mozzarella cheese,, ½ cup pizza sauce, 1 cup mozzarella,
- Lower the heat to 375°F. Place the pizza back in the oven and bake it for 10-15 minutes. Wait until the crust edges turn brown and the cheese becomes golden. If you like your cheese browned you can turn up the heat to broil for the last minute of cooking.
- Remove from the oven and allow pizza to cool a bit before serving. Add fresh basil leaves on top if desired.basil leaves,
This pizza was so tasty and held together very well!