This keto pizza was absolutely amazing! It’s based of the fat head dough recipe for an almond based pizza crust!
“FATHEAD PIZZA CRUST (LOW CARB KETO PIZZA) – 4 INGREDIENTS
FREEZER FRIENDLY
KETO
MAKE AHEAD
NUT-FREE OPTION
ONE PAN
THM
UNDER 30 MINUTES
VEGETARIAN
This low carb keto Fathead pizza crust recipe with coconut flour is so easy with only 4 ingredients! It's the ultimate keto pizza - easy to make, chewy, and ready in 20 minutes.
Have you ever tried low carb keto Fathead pizza crust? You guys, it’s unbelievably similar to “real” pizza dough made with wheat! You really can’t tell it’s gluten-free and keto pizza. It even has that chewy quality that’s so difficult to achieve with low carb baked goods. I have to admit, I was pretty excited the first time I tried this low carb pizza.
I’ve been making my other 4-ingredient low carb pizza crust with almond flour for over a year now. It’s on regular rotation at our house and we love it. Then there’s cauliflower pizza crust, which is great way to sneak in veggies.
But I’ve gotten several requests for a nut-free version of a keto pizza crust recipe that tastes like the real thing. And here it is.
WHAT IS FATHEAD PIZZA?
In general, Fathead dough is a gluten-free, low carb and keto dough that is made with mozzarella, cream cheese, egg, and some type of flour.
Dealing With Sticky Fathead Dough
If all else fails and the dough is too sticky for you, there are three tricks that can help:
Chilling the dough in the fridge will work wonders to make it more manageable.
Use oiled hands to work with the fathead dough. This will help avoid sticking to your fingers.
If the cheese solidifies too quickly, you may need to reheat a little to soften it, then try kneading again.
Oven Time For Fathead Pizza Crust
The oven time for this Fathead pizza crust will vary depending on how thinly you roll (or spread) it out. I did find that it cooks a bit more quickly than the original.
I like my low carb pizza crust very thin, so it only took about eight minutes for mine, but you can adjust the thickness to your liking. Just watch it in the oven, and poke more holes in the top if it starts to bubble up.
FATHEAD PIZZA WITH COCONUT FLOUR OR ALMOND FLOUR?
The original Fathead pizza crust was made with almond flour. If you want to use that, just use 3/4 cup almond flour instead of the coconut flour, and reduce the two eggs to just one.
I’ve also tried making this keto pizza crust with flax seed meal, and that works too. It’s a great option for people with allergies!
The taste of Fathead pizza is very similar no matter which flour you use. Some people are sensitive to the taste of coconut flour, but personally, I can’t taste it at all in this recipe. The cheese masks it really well. Pretty much the same goes for the almond flour and flax seed meal.
No matter which version I make (and I do them all!), people tend to ask me if it’s just a regular homemade pizza crust. Yes, there is a slight difference, but it’s very close. And the texture is spot-on, which is one of the most challenging things to get right with low carb dough.
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I’m still torn between this Fathead pizza crust and my almond flour pizza crust. We’ll just have to keep alternating between them for pizza night! What about you, which keto pizza crust do you like better?
