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I’ve been using both store bought and homemade coconut flour for years. Until very recently, however, I had never tried making it into a coconut flour pizza crust! 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 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 coconut flour pizza crust 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 Cara for the inspiration for this recipe.
What Makes a Healthy Pizza Crust?
Whole food ingredients are where it’s at when you make pizza crusts no matter which flour you choose. Remember, not only are you using real food to make your pizza crust at home, but you are avoiding the toxic packaging that the processed pizza crusts come in. Even if the ingredients are organic, the packaging likely contains more than its share of chemicals that can get into that refrigerated dough or plastic wrapped crusts. Most people never consider the packaging as something to be avoided and one of the huge benefits of homemade pizza!
Healthy Pizza Crust Recipes
If you would like to try some other variations, this recipe for almond flour pizza crust is delicious and simple to make. Or, you can try sprouted pizza crust using einkorn or gluten free flour. This gluten free pizza crust recipe will work using whatever gluten free flour blend you choose. If you really want to mix things up, try this breakfast pizza recipe.
Coconut Flour Pizza Crust Recipe
The instructions below outline the four steps and simple, whole ingredients to make coconut flour pizza crust in your home. One of the best things about working with coconut flour is that you don’t have to knead it. You simply mix up all the ingredients, roll out the dough, and bake!
Coconut Flour Pizza Crust
Easy coconut flour pizza crust that will delight both your grain eating and Paleo friends.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs preferably pastured or free range
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup Plain, whole milk yogurt
- 1 tsp onion powder preferably organic
- 1 tsp dried oregano preferably organic
- 1 tsp dried basil preferably organic
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
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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.
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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).
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Bake at 400F for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven, add easy pizza sauce, cheese and other toppings as desired. Place back in the oven on broil for about 8 minutes more.
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Repeat this process with the remaining half of the coconut flour batter.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
I tried this pizza tonight and I loved it! I just added 1/4 tsp xanthan gum and the pizza hold really well! I made a normal version and an egg white version (200g of egg whites instead of 4 eggs) and it was really good as well! I even think it was more crispy!
I absolutely loved this recipe and it will be my go to pizza crust recipe. Thank you so much.
I did add 1/4 teas to the xantham gum other wise I made it according to instructions. My pizza was
not soggy but perfect.
Sincerely
sheila
So I’ve been looking for a decent low carb crust recipe and looks like I found a keeper! I actually made one whole large pizza. I used a Lodge Cast Iron Pizza Pan (no parchment) and cooked initially (pre-toppings) for 15 minutes. The husband loved it. He is not supposed to have any refined flour or sugar and really missed pizza. We tried a few other versions (i.e. cream cheese, cauliflower), he found the cream cheese too greasy and did not like the flavor of the cauliflower. This one was a hit. It ended up being super thin, but held together perfectly. I’m about to make this again, but this time I think I’m going to have the pizza pan preheated with the oven and then pour the batter in. I’m trying to see exactly how crispy I can get the crust. Regardless A+ recipe.
I live at 9400 feet elevation, and I just cooked the crust for 20 minutes. It was delicious!!! I will definitely make this again!
Loved this as a pizza crust! I now also use it as my sandwich flat bread. Do exactly the same recipe but spread over my cookie sheet with parchment. Makes 8-10 pieces of flat bread! thanks for great recipe.
I just need to post a thank you for this fantastic recipe. I have made this so many times and it is the best! For your dairy-free followers I sub yogurt for coconut milk and it turns out beautifully. I do a double batch and freeze a few for a ready to go meal. Thank you so much!!
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I am very new to cooking like this, but I must say that this turned out amazing for us!!! I followed your instructions to the letter with slightly different seasoning and we loved it!!
I shared a link to it on my fb homeschool page and personal because I know so many who would just love this!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!
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