I’ve been using coconut flour for years, but I never tried it in a pizza crust until very recently. I held off for so long because of the natural sweetness of coconut flour – I just didn’t think it would work very well in a savory dish.
This changed a few weeks ago when I read a post on Food Renegade which featured a recipe for mini pizzas made with coconut flour.
I was inspired! I decided to try out that recipe that very night for dinner and even left a comment to that effect.
Problem was, when dinner rolled around, I only had a very few minutes to whip something up (can any of you relate to this?).
The recipe I had planned to follow called for frying up the mini pizza crusts in a pan, and I simply didn’t have the time to babysit those little critters. To compensate for my lack of time, I came up with another method and added a bunch of herbs to the batter to mask the natural sweetness of the coconut flour.
It worked! Best of all, this pizza is so filling compared with pizza made with wheat. I could only eat one slice and we ended up with a lot of pizza leftovers for lunch the next day!
Here’s the recipe and method of preparation I came up with that has turned out to be one of our favorite meals of late. Many thanks to Kristin and Kara for the inspiration for this recipe.
Coconut Flour Pizza Crust
Makes approximately two 8″ thin crust pizzas
Ingredients
4 good quality eggs, preferably pastured from a local farm
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp organic onion powder
1 tsp organic oregano
1 tsp organic basil
1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
2 cloves organic garlic, minced
1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
Whip the eggs in a large bowl with the yogurt and sea salt. Add the coconut flour and whip until very smooth with no lumps. This may take a few minutes to accomplish as it takes some time for the coconut fiber to absorb the liquid. Blend in the onion powder, oregano, basil, garlic, and parmesan cheese.
Line a pizza pan with parchment paper. Gently pour about 1/2 the batter onto the paper lined pan. Use a spatula or other kitchen utensil to spread the batter into an 8-9″ circle that is quite thin (the thinner the better).
Bake at 400F for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven, add homemade pizza sauce, cheese and other toppings as desired. Place back in the oven on broil for about 8 minutes more.
Repeat this process with the remaining half of the coconut flour batter.
Where to Source Quality Coconut Products
Please see my Resources page for where to buy quality coconut products.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist.com
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I would never have thought that coconut flour would’ve worked in a pizza. Glad to know that not only did it “work” but that it was a hit with your family.
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Hi Sarah,
How does this recipe compare to the “No grain Pizza Crust” recipe that you had posted before, the one with Almond flour? I want to try one of them this week and was wondering which one is your favorite.
Thanks,
Paula
Hi Paula, the almond flour pizza crust recipe I posted awhile back is quite different from this one with the coconut flour. Don’t really have a favorite .. they are both very tasty!!
Thanks for posting this! I also saw the recipe for mini pizzas and was planning to try it out without pan-frying first. You’ve done the guess work for me! We also like your almond-based pizza crust, but have had problems digesting almonds ever since we did the GAPS intro; I’m very excited to try this as we haven’t had pizza in months!
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Sounds wonderful. I’m going to make this tonight. Thanks for sharing
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Sarah,
Just made your homemade pizza sauce and wow is it ever good, every bit as good as the gourmet organic ones I have bought. I actually poured it over some ground up hamburger, cooked carrots, snap peas and onions, so it is more like a spaghetti sauce but wow is it delicious. Thanks so much for sharing your sauce recipe.
Sarah, This looks so good! I am going to have to manipulate the recipe around our dietary restrictions, but it looks like a keeper!
I have a flax meal pizze crust that I will have to get around to posting soon. My toughest issue is my oldest son who has life threatening dairy allergies. Ah well…even cheeseless pizza can be good…and I am going to take a run at making coconut yogurt for him.
Thanks for the coconut flour how-tos the other day. I am definitely going to do that!
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This looks awesome! I think I’ll be making it in the foreseeable future! Bookmarking.
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I’m very excited about this recipe! I was looking for a grain free pizza crust recipe, but my daughter has a severe tree nut allergy so we could never try your almond crust recipe. This one looks perfect! Thanks Sarah!
Sarah,
Thanks for the great recipe idea! We haven’t made pizza in a long while, so hadn’t yet tried your pizza sauce recipe. Looking at it again now, I see dulse flakes. What is that and where would you buy it? What does it replace in ordinary pizza sauce? Also, for the crust recipe – I haven’t yet tried making homemade yogurt. Is there a store brand you’d recommend?
Thank you for all you do Sarah!
Beth
Dulse flakes are tiny bits of kelp which add some nice flavor to the mix. I don’t like store yogurt much, but the best of the lot is Seven Stars Organic, Biodynamic yogurt.
Sure, you can leave out the parm cheese if you like. Definitely manipulate the seasonings to fit your needs.
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Looks yummy. Does it get soggy the day after. I’m afraid of leftovers that no one will eat.
I love this idea. It would have never occurred to me to try coconut flour for a pizza crust but it sounds like a fab idea!
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Looks delish! Let’s swap recipes! We also have a Coconut Flour Pizza Crust recipe & video! http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/recipe_Gluten-Free_Pizza_Crust.htm
I’ll have to try this! I have made an almond flour crust pizza (http://thefrickinchicken.blogspot.com/2010/12/almond-flour-crust-pizza.html) and this looks equally yummy. I agree, at least with the almond crust it is WAY, WAY more filling than the traditional wheat crust pizza. I sat these two little mini pizzas in front of my husband and he was thinking it was an appetizer, but they filled him up, no problem!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe. I made it tonight and it was simple and delicious!! Definitely will make it again
Hey Sarah,
You ROCK! We made this last night (as one big crust) and it worked (and tasted) great.
…Tim
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Sarah,
…but the coconut flour idea is fantastic! It sounds yummy!
Can this be made without yogurt? Unfortunately I can’t do dairy(just found out)
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Use coconut kefir! I have a video on this:
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/2011/02/video-coconut-milk-kefir/
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Just wanted to let you know: we made this pizza crust earlier in the week, topped it with homemade sauce (based on tomato paste and very concentrated homemade chicken stock), plus nitrate-free salami, smoked turkey, mozarella, kalamata olives, sauteed mushrooms and onions, plus mild green chile. It was FABULOUS! Thanks!
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Hey Sarah,
I was wondering if I could make the dough ahead of time.
If so, how would I store it and for how long?
Thanks! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
My family DEVOURED this tonight, even the two super picky eaters! Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe!
Wow Kate! SO excited for you! Doesn’t it feel great to make something healthy that everyone enjoys! Thanks for the testimonial!
Hi Sarah,
I like getting your recipes on your blog but the way your site is set up, it does not allow me to “print” your article or a recipe – I would have to print the entire website.
If there is any way for your blog/website provider to enable you to set a “print” capability for your article/recipe, it would be appreciated – or at least have a folder to store all your recipes in PDF format for ease of saving or printing. Thanks and keep up the good work
Hi Randy, you can copy and paste the recipe into a recipe document using the word processor software on your PC if you like. I’ve looked into adding a print icon to the blogs but am not sure I really want to do this as I would prefer folks to use the recipes electronically … I hate wasted paper from printing!
4 out of 4 in our household give this recipe a big thumbs up! Everyone loved it – which is almost unheard of around here. Thanks so much! The kids were very happy that this crust is strong enough to be easily picked up without breaking (even when piled high with toppings). Great flavor too. I wanted the bottom to crisp up a little more, so I set it right on the rack in the oven, which did get a little messy. I wonder how it would do directly on a pan (sans parchment) when put back in the second time (with toppings)? I love your blog. Thank you so much for all the helpful information. : )
Do you think it would work to make this, bake it almost all the way, and then stick it in the freezer, and then when you want it, just heat it up in the oven?
I made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious! I sifted the coconut flour into the eggs and it blended in very easily that way. I also put the batter in a skillet with a little coconut oil so it wouldn’t stick and made a skillet sized crust on top of the stove, then broiled the top for a minute, added the toppings and broiled another 5 minutes. It made 2 pizzas. Loved it, and loved the seasonings in the crust.
Do you think this can be done w/o eggs? I have a protein powder (great lakes) but I don’t know if it works for this. It doesn’t seem to work for pancakes. Is there a way I can use coconut flour without eggs? We have allergies
The first time I made a GAPS pizza, it was terrible, we had to throw it out. Such a waste! So I was hesitant to try again, but after reading your recipe, I thought I would give it one more chance – and I am so glad that I did! My children actually argued over who would get to have the last slice, every single crumb was gone at the end. Next time, I will have to double the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Made this last night for dinner and we absolutely LOVED it! My husband was very pleased at how low carb it was and the flavor is unbeatable!
Thanks so much!
Kris
Sarah, thanks so much for posting this recipe. I’ve been looking for a good coconut flour pizza crust and this hit the spot.
Wonderful!
Is this pizza pick-up-able? I have been racking my brains searching for a pizza crust that is nut free (safe to send to school for pizza day) and doesn’t have to be eaten with a knife and fork. We’ve done the cauliflower crust, which we loved, but not really “send to school for lunch” friendly, and we’ve done the flax meal crust, which was pick-up-able, but only two out of my four kids really liked it. Really hoping this might be the one!
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