Those who eat a calorie-conscious diet are often looking for low-carb alternatives for their favorite dishes. The delicious smell of a homemade pizza makes many mouths water. Even if you're on a diet, you can indulge in this temptation as often as you like by swapping the classic wheat flour for other ingredients such as almond flour, cauliflower, broccoli, cream cheese, etc. Dare and try our recipe suggestions for low carb pizza dough. See for yourself how good this pizza tastes.
Low carb pizza with almond flour
Attached we would like to present you the recipe for a Paleo low carb pizza dough with almond flour. Made with just four ingredients, this easy keto pizza dough recipe is the perfect base for your favorite toppings. Almond flour is onepopular alternative to conventional wheat flour. Full of nutrients and low in carbohydrates, it offers the ideal replacement for wheat. It has a slightly sweet and slightly nutty taste. You can use the rolling pin to roll out the dough to the desired thickness. Since almond flour behaves differently than wheat flour, we would like to give you a tip. If the almond flour dough is too sticky to roll out, place it in the refrigerator for a short time. The following ingredients are required for the low-calorie pizza dough:
190 g Mandelmehl
2 tbsp coconut oil (alternatively butter or ghee)
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix all ingredients and work into a dough. You can do this with the food processor or manually. Form the dough into a ball and place it between two sheets of baking paper. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 0.6 cm. Transfer the pizza crust to the baking sheet and poke it a few times with a fork or toothpick to prevent bubbles from forming. Bake the pizza base for 15-20 minutes. You can then spread the Paleo pizza base with marinara sauce and top it with your favorite ingredients.
Recipe with almond and coconut flour
For a crispy pizza base, you can also combine the almond flour with other healthy types of flour. Here is our next recipe suggestion for low carb pizza. It is a pizza dough without eggs.
Ingredients for 2-3 servings:
50 g Mandelmehl
85 g Tapiocamehl
30 g Coconut flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 TL Oregano
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
2 1/2 tbsp water
60 ml olive oil or avocado oil
80 ml coconut milk
Preheat oven to 230 degrees. In a large bowl, mix all the flours, flax seeds, salt and spices. In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet. Using a rubber spatula, work the ingredients into a wet dough. Leave the low carb pizza dough aside until the coconut flour absorbs the moisture. Lightly dust your hands with tapioca flour and sprinkle some flour on a sheet of baking paper. Place the dough on top and roll out into a 30 cm disk. Transfer the dough to a greased pizza stone or baking sheet and top as desired. For example, you can spread the beautifully crispy pizza base with homemade pesto and top it with mozzarella, mushrooms, onions and rocket.
Pizza with cream cheese
You can also prepare a delicious low-carb pizza with cream cheese.Low in calories and high in proteinsThis pizza base is a healthy and tasty alternative. This low carb pizza dough is nut-free and therefore suitable for allergy sufferers.
Ingredients for 8 servings:
115g cream cheese
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried Italian spices
25g grated Parmesan
150 g grated mozzarella
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Line a 30cm pizza pan or baking tray with baking paper. In a mixing bowl, mix eggs, cream cheese and spices with a hand mixer. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Spread the mixture in a thin, even circle. If you want a thicker pizza base, you should make the circle smaller. Bake the dough for 22 minutes. Halfway through the time, turn the dough over by placing a sheet of baking paper on top and simply turn the dough over.
Prepare low carb pizza dough with almond flour and mozzarella
The combination of almond flour and cream cheese also creates a dietary low-carb pizza dough that is gluten-free and suitable for a keto diet.
Ingredients for 8 servings:
70 g fine almond flour
230 g mozzarella, finely grated
2 tbsp cream cheese
1/2 tsp sea salt
Preheat oven to 220 degrees. In a large pot, combine almond flour, mozzarella, cream cheese and sea salt. Heat the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cheese melts and the mixture becomes a dough-like consistency. Place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out. Make a few holes in the dough and bake it for 6-8 minutes. Let cool for 5-10 minutes and reduce temperature to 180 degrees. Now add the pizza dough and bake the low-carb pizza for another 5-8 minutes.
Vegetable dough – recipe with cauliflower
A cauliflower pizza crust is nutritious, aromatic, rich in fiber and protein and of course low in carbohydrates. Below are the ingredients for the cauliflower pizza dough for 8 servings:
1 medium-sized head of cauliflower, cut into florets
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85g grated mozzarella
25g grated Parmesan
1 ½ THE Kokosnussmehl
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Place the cauliflower florets in portions in the food processor and chop until they are the size of rice grains. Now cook the shredded cauliflower in the microwave for 5-8 minutes. Place it in a clean cloth and squeeze out the liquid it contains over the sink or a bowl. Let the cauliflower puree cool and then mix it with the remaining ingredients. Process the mixture into a soft dough. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and place the dough on a baking tray lined with baking paper or a pizza pan and shape it into a 25 cm circle with your hands. Bake the cauliflower pizza for 20 minutes and top with whatever you like. Bake for another 5-10.
Cauliflower pizza dough without cheese
If you want to reduce your weight in a healthy way, you should avoid carbohydrates, especially in the evening, and instead eat protein-rich meals. We have selected another recipe for cauliflower pizza for you that does not require any cheese. Here are the ingredients for 2 pizza bases full of protein:
1 small cauliflower
2 Owner
3 1/2 tbsp Nutrition Facts
1 tbsp coconut flour or almond flour
1/2 tbsp Sesame
2 tbsp whole chia seeds
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
Pinch of black pepper
Kochspray
Process the cauliflower into a paste as explained and mix thoroughly in a bowl with the remaining ingredients. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1.5-2 cm. Bake the dough base for 10 minutes at 230 degrees, then turn it over and bake the other side for another 10 minutes. Top with whatever you like and put back in the oven for 10-12 minutes. A homemade turmeric cashew sauce tastes particularly delicious. Here are the ingredients:
150 raw cashews (soak overnight)
60ml water
11g nutritional yeast
1 tbsp turmeric powder
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper and Himalayan pink salt
Broccoli pizza crust
You can prepare a healthy low-carb pizza dough from different types of vegetables. Broccoli, for example, is a real vitamin bomb and, with its low calorie content, is particularly popular as part of a change in diet. For the broccoli dough you need the following ingredients:
1 large head broccoli, cut into florets
25 g Parmesan, grated
30 g mozzarella, grated
2 Owner
1 TL Pfeffer
1 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Process the broccoli as described in the cauliflower dough recipe (chop, cook, wring out the liquid). Mix the resulting porridge with the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl. Roll out on baking paper and bake for 15 minutes. Add toppings as desired and continue baking until the cheese melts.
Low carb pizza dough without flour
Our next recipe suggestion is for a flourless pizza that is even made without baking. Quinoa is soaked for this healthy and dietary pizza base. Although preparing this low-carb version requires advance planning, the recipe is simple and absolutely delicious.
130 g rote Quinoa
250 ml water
¼ tsp each: oregano, basil, garlic powder or herbs of your choice
1/4 tsp salt
some freshly ground pepper
olive oil
Soak the quinoa in enough water for at least 8 hours. Then rinse the soaked quinoa under running water. Puree the grain with the water in the food processor until smooth. Heat some olive oil in a medium-sized pan and spread the quinoa mixture onto the bottom of the pan. After 5 minutes, carefully turn the quinoa pizza base using a spatula and bake for another 5 minutes. Then feel free to spread pesto on the quinoa pizza and top it with corn kernels, caramelized onions and cheese.
Vegan pizza with red lentils
You can also prepare a nutrient-rich and low-calorie pizza dough from red lentils. The red lentils provide the body with many plant proteins, iron, copper, manganese and folic acid. All kinds of vegetables go well with the lentils as a pizza topping, such as peppers, olives, mushrooms and artichokes.
Ingredients for 4-5 thin pizza bases:
400 g root lentils
470 ml water
1 clove of garlic
½ tsp salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Put all the ingredients in the blender and process them into a fine mass. Preheat some olive oil in a frying pan over low heat. Pour 1/4 of the batter into the skillet and spread it evenly across the bottom of the pan. Fry each lentil pizza base for about 3-5 minutes, turn it once and leave it for another 2 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the finished pizza bases on the baking tray, top with whatever you like and bake for about 10 minutes.
Prepare pumpkin dough
If you want to prepare a vegan low-carb pizza dough without flour, eggs and nuts and prefer seasonal vegetables for your menu, you can try this pumpkin pizza base. Pumpkin contains many vitamins, minerals and lots of fiber. The dough without flour is also easily mixed in a bowl.
Ingredients for 4 pizza bases:
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1 cup pumpkin puree
135 g oat flakes
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
½ tsp sea salt
optional: pinch of chili flakes
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. In a large bowl, combine chia seeds with 3 tablespoons water and stir. Let it soak for at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, process the oats into flour in the food processor. Add the pumpkin puree, oat flour, vinegar, basil and spices to the chia in the large bowl and mix well. Line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside. Divide low carb pizza dough into four pieces, form balls and roll out into a circle half a centimeter thick. Place the pumpkin pizza dough on the baking paper and bake for about 15 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Remove the pizza base from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes. Top with low carb pizza and bake for another 5-7 minutes.
