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How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust

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I put together a little ‘How To’ recipe on How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust. This is a simple Gluten Free pizza crust that is sure to amaze any skeptics! Plus it’s Low in Calories and Low Carb, I love it when food that tastes so good is guilt free!

How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust
 

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If you remember my last post on the Margherita Pizza with Cauliflower Crust, I told you I would put together a new post with simple instructions on how to make this Cauliflower Pizza Crust… well here it is!

First Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

Take one head of cauliflower, wash and chop up the florets.

Then place chopped cauliflower in a food processor, pulse for around 30 seconds until cauliflower looks like snow.

The food processor I use and recommend is a Cuisinart Classic 7-Cup Food Processor. It’s the perfect size for this recipe since you can fit a whole head of cauliflower in here.

cauliflower in a food processor
cauliflower in a food processor

Place cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 2-3 minutes.

Let it cool before the next step.

Place cooked cauliflower in a Cheesecloth and squeeze out as much water as you can. If you don’t have a cheesecloth you can also use a clean dish towel. I’ve even used lots of paper towels when I’m in a pinch and don’t have a cheesecloth. I just placed the cauliflower over a bed of paper towels and then added more paper towels on top while it’s sitting on the counter. Then I press out as much water into the paper towels that I can. It’s not ideal, but it works!

How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Then add cauliflower to a medium size bowl. Add mozzarella, parmesan, oregano, basil, garlic salt, pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes.  Stir together.

Add the egg and stir until blended together.

How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Form dough into a ball with your hands and place on a piece of parchment paper over a pizza pan.

Spread the dough out to the edges of the pan.

forming the dough
forming the pizza crust

Bake 10-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.

How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Then spread your favorite pizza sauce or my yummy marinara sauce over the crust. Add toppings of your choice and bake 5-7 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust

If you try this recipe, let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! It’s super helpful to me and other readers!

Ciao!

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I put together a little ‘How To’ recipe on How To Make A Cauliflower Pizza Crust. This is a simple Gluten Free pizza crust that is sure to amaze any skeptics! Plus it’s Low in Calories and Low Carb,Ā 

  • Author: Tastefulventure
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: Gluten free, Vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp back pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 cheese cloth

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Take one head of cauliflower, wash and chop up the florets.
  3. Place chopped cauliflower in a food processor, pulse for around 30 seconds until cauliflower looks like snow.
  4. Place cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 2-3 minutes covered.
  5. Let it cool before the next step.
  6. Place cooked cauliflower in a cheese cloth and squeeze out as much water as you can.
  7. Add cauliflower to a medium size bowl.
  8. Add mozzarella, parmesan, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, basil, oregano, and garlic salt.
  9. Stir together.
  10. Add egg and stir until blended together.
  11. Form cauliflower dough into a ball with your hands and place on parchment paper over a pizza pan.
  12. Spread the dough out to the edges of the pan.
  13. Bake 10-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.
  14. Then spread your favorite pizza sauce over crust.
  15. Add toppings of your choice and bake 5-10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

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  1. Janet

    February 16, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    This makes a great pizza! I have to say we only tried it because my husband can’t eat regular pizza anymore, and we needed a diabetic-friendly recipe. After trying this, we don’t miss regular crust! It’s quite a bit more work but the delicious results are worth it. šŸ™‚

    One hack we found useful was using our Breville Juice Fountain juicer instead of a food processor to create the “snow.” It extracted quite a lot of juice, although we still had to squeeze the cooked cauliflower “dough” to get a dry result. But if you have a juice extractor, it works quite well to create the snow (and thr juice mixes up pretty well with some beet, carrot and ginger!)

    Thanks for sharing this great recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sara

      February 17, 2017 at 8:27 am

      So glad you liked it Janet! Thanks for sharing your tip on using the juicer for it! Yes it is a bit more work than regular pizza, I call it a labor of love. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Lisa

    February 21, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    Hi, did you use grated parmesan cheese from a shaker or fresh shredded parmesan cheese? Thanks šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Sara

      February 21, 2017 at 5:34 pm

      Hey Lisa, I used the grated kind from a shaker:)

      Reply
  3. Dina

    March 7, 2017 at 7:19 pm

    Loved the idea of cauliflower crust. Followed recipe to a tee but my crust stuck to the parchment paper and there was no rescuing the pizza šŸ™

    Reply
    • Sara

      March 8, 2017 at 7:22 am

      Oh no, sorry to hear Dina! I’ve made this dozens of times and have never had it stick to the parchment paper. Parchment paper is made to be non-stick.

      Reply
    • Crystal

      April 28, 2020 at 10:00 pm

      Mine also stuck had to thro the whole thing away! Couldn’t peal paper off

      Reply
      • Sara

        April 29, 2020 at 10:41 am

        What type did you use? I’ve never had this stick to parchment paper.

        Reply
  4. Sol

    April 4, 2017 at 9:25 am

    What happens if I don’t have a microwave? Is there anything I can do to replace the use of it?

    Reply
    • Sara

      April 7, 2017 at 3:51 pm

      You could add the cauliflower to a steam basket and place it in a sauce pan with a little bit of water at the bottom. Steam it for 5-7 minutes on high heat until cauliflower is soft.

      Reply
      • Alma

        January 16, 2018 at 10:17 am

        Thx Sara!!

        Reply
        • Sara

          January 16, 2018 at 12:39 pm

          You are welcome:)

          Reply
          • Alma

            January 18, 2018 at 12:01 am

            OMG! This is FANTASTIC, Sara! I loved it! Just made it tonight & turned out Great! It did not stick to my parchment paper either…. I don’t feel guilty eating bread – Who would’ve thought cauliflower instead of original crust. I have to watch my carbs!! And it’s well worth the trouble!!! Thankyou, thank you once again!

            ★★★★★

          • Sara

            January 18, 2018 at 5:55 am

            Awesome Alma, so glad you liked it! Yes, this is totally a guilt free meal!! šŸ™‚

  5. Debora

    May 8, 2017 at 11:52 am

    I love t his recipe and have made it a few times now. My question is if you have ever made this ahead of time? Do you think it would keep for a day or two in the refrigeratory?

    ★★★★★

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    • Sara

      May 8, 2017 at 11:15 pm

      Hey Debora, Awesome so glad you like it! I have not made this ahead of time, so unfortunately I can’t answer that. I may test this in the future, but if you end up testing it out first please let me know how it holds up!

      Reply
  6. Brittany

    May 13, 2017 at 9:58 am

    We want to make this for dinner! Do you think you could use pre-riced cauliflower? We lost our food processor on our recent move and haven’t replaced it yet.

    Reply
    • Sara

      May 13, 2017 at 10:37 am

      Hey Brittany, I had no idea there was pre-riced cauliflower! I’m going to have to check this out:) I would like to think it would work the same way, you’ll have to let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  7. Connie Albert

    September 3, 2017 at 9:54 am

    Tried this recipe last night. Although a lot of work, it came out good.

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Sara

      September 3, 2017 at 11:09 am

      Glad you liked it Connie! Yes it’s a labor of love for sure:)

      Reply
  8. Cheri

    September 27, 2017 at 10:58 pm

    I use a table-top apple press to get all the water out, it comes with a “nut-milk” type bag so none of the cauliflower is lost. So fast and easy this way, I used to avoid making these types of cauliflower dishes because squeezing the water out was such a messy bother. Now it takes 10 seconds, and I just rinse the bag.

    Reply
    • Sara

      September 28, 2017 at 10:30 am

      Thanks for the great tip Cheri!

      Reply
  9. Paula Sheamer

    October 11, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    I’m on a diet that doesn’t allow for cheese. Have you ever made this without the cheese in it? If so, how did you compensate – or what would you suggest?

    Thank you for any help you can provide.

    Reply
    • Sara

      October 11, 2017 at 5:16 pm

      Hi Paula, You could try using a vegan cheese, however I’m not sure if the results would be the same. If you do try this as a substitute please let us know how it is!

      Reply
  10. Megan Jordan

    October 21, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Wondering if this crust comes out crispy enough to pick up like a piece of “real” pizza

    Reply
    • Candice

      October 27, 2017 at 10:17 am

      I’m interested in this as well…

      Reply
    • Sara

      October 29, 2017 at 6:30 pm

      Hi Megan, You can pick the pieces up like a regular pizza slice. It won’t be the same as a crispy doughy crust, but it’s still delicious and much lower in carbs!

      Reply
  11. Erika

    February 3, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    I made this today and it came out great! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
    • Sara

      February 4, 2018 at 4:41 pm

      So great to hear Erika! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Lori

    February 22, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    If you don’t have cheesecloth can you use kitchen towel?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sara

      February 22, 2018 at 7:28 pm

      Hey Lori, Yes that would work too!

      Reply
  13. Samantha

    March 11, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Approximately how many cups of riced cauliflower did you base the other ingredient measurements to? I think my head has made 2-3 times the amount yours did looking at the video.

    Reply
    • Sara

      March 12, 2018 at 9:49 am

      Hey Samantha, I’ve made this several times and each time I think my head of cauliflower is a different size. I used the same measurements and it always comes out the same. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Caitlin Monson

    February 20, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    Hey Sara! I’ve been looking everywhere for a good cauliflower pizza crust recipe and this one looks so easy! I can’t wait to try it! Was it hard to wring all the moisture out after cooking the cauliflower? That’s the only thing I’m a little nervous about.

    Reply
    • Sara

      February 21, 2019 at 8:12 am

      Hi Caitlin, I found it very easy to wring all the moisture out of the cauliflower. When you try this recipe be sure to let me know what you think!

      Reply
  15. Stephanie

    August 12, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    Love this recipe and use it as my base for garlic ā€œbreadsticksā€ or pizza crust. Wringing out the water is KEY! Also, for those that had the crust stick to the parchment, i wonder if your pizza stone or pan was preheated, I think that helps a lot!

    Reply
    • Sara

      August 14, 2020 at 9:24 am

      Thanks for the feedback Stephanie, so glad you liked it!

      Reply

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