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Learn how to make the best keto pizza using a simple dough that yields a chewy and golden crust! No yeast or cauliflower needed, it has just 2 grams net carbs per serving.
If there is one fast food that takes the crown, it would have to be pizza.
I am yet to find someone who does not enjoy pizza, regardless of whatever diet they follow. This includes those who are watching their carbs or omitting them completely.
What pizza is keto friendly?
I consider myself an expert on keto friendly pizzas. I have a ton of varieties on here, including a crustless pizza, chicken crust pizza, cauliflower pizza crust, and even a pizza casserole. These are all suitable for a low carb diet and use simple ingredients.
However, I wanted to create one that used my famous fathead dough but with fewer eggs and cheese. The crust had to look, taste, and feel like an actual pizza and friends, this one is truly a game changer.
Why this keto pizza recipe will be a keto dinner favorite–
- It takes just 20 minutes to make, including time to make the dough.
- It tastes like any good pizza out there- Pizza hut, Domino’s, and Papa John’s!
- There is no yeast required.
No grains and no butter is needed, but you’d never tell. The texture is slightly thick, chewy, but with a lighter crumb. It tastes like any good pizza crust, with no almond flavor.
What is keto pizza crust made of?
The Ingredients.
- Almond flour- You must use blanched almond flour, not almond meal. The latter will yield a grittier pizza crust and will burn easily.
- Mozzarella cheese- Use a low moisture mozzarella cheese, as it keeps the crust chewy and fluffy.
- Cream cheese- Use a cream cheese from a stick or block, not a tub (spreadable).
- Eggs- room temperature eggs.
- Olive oil- to brush around the sides of the pizza.
- Pizza sauce- Store bought or homemade keto pizza sauce.
- Toppings of choice- Use your favorite pizza toppings and, of course, mozzarella cheese.
The Instructions.
Start by sifting the almond flour to ensure there are no clumps.
Next, In a microwave safe bowl, combine your mozzarella cheese and cream cheese and microwave in 20-second spurts until cheeses have mostly melted. Whisk them together, then add the almond flour on top. Add the eggs and mix very well until a sticky dough remains.
Now, place the ball of dough onto a flat surface lined with parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper over it and, using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is around half an inch in thickness. Use your hands to smooth and even out the sides until you are left with a pizza shaped dough.
Finally, place the dough onto a lightly greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Pre-bake the dough for 10 minutes. Lightly brush olive oil around the exterior of the pizza dough, before adding the sauce and toppings. Place back into the oven for 10 minutes until the crust is golden, and the cheese has melted.
Tips to make the low carb pizza crust
- Brushing the edges of the pizza with olive oil will ensure the crust becomes golden brown.
- You must pre-bake the crust before adding the toppings, otherwise, it will be slightly raw and under-cooked.
- For a lower calorie pizza crust, you can make this 3 ingredient crust. It doesn’t need to be pre-baked and can be made in advance.
Keto frozen pizza
Everyone loves the convenience of a frozen pizza, so why not have a keto option available too.
To make a frozen keto pizza, you’ll need to follow the same process as if you were going to cook it completely. However, once you pre-bake the crust, let it cool to room temperature. Once cooled, add your sauce and toppings, and cover it completely with plastic wrap (saran wrap). Place it in the freezer and keep it there for up to 2 months.
To cook from frozen, simply place the frozen pizza into a preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese has melted.
Flavor variations
Like any pizza, you can top it with any of your favorite toppings. Here are some of the popular ones.
- Margherita- Finely sliced fresh mozzarella cheese and sliced tomatoes.
- Vegetarian- Mushrooms, peppers, onions, olives, and tomatoes.
- BBQ chicken- Use a keto bbq sauce (instead of the pizza sauce!), shredded chicken, onions, and bacon.
- Meat lovers- Shredded ham, pepperoni, bacon, and sausage.
- Pepperoni- Double the cheese and add a thin layer of sliced pepperoni.
Storing and freezing instructions
- To store: Leftover pizza can be stored in the refrigerator, covered. It will keep well for up to 1 week.
- To freeze: Place slices of the pizza in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Reheating: Either microwave the slices for 30 seconds, use a preheated oven (180C/350F) or even toast them up in a non-stick pan.
What to serve with keto pizza
Frequently Asked Questions
While the keto pizza crust is lower in carbs than a traditional crust, it is still high in calories and fat. Like any kind of pizza, you can enjoy it in moderation. If you’d like a low calorie option, try a cloud bread pizza.
Each slice of this recipe has just 2 grams of net carbs each, and the entire pizza crust has just 8 grams of carbs.
Do not replace the almond flour for coconut flour. Both flours, while keto friendly, have different baking properties and will not yield the same results.
Keto Pizza (Like Domino’s)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese low moisture
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup keto pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup mushrooms
- 1/4 cup bell peppers
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Lightly grease a pizza pan or baking sheet and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the almond flour ensuring there are no clumps. In a microwave-safe bowl, add the mozzarella cheese and cream cheese and microwave in 20-second spurts until mostly melted. Whisk the cheeses together, then add the almond flour, then the eggs. Mix together until a sticky dough remains.
- On a flat surface, place a large piece of parchment paper. Transfer the pizza dough on top of it. Place a second piece of parchment paper over it. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until a half inch in thickness. Remove the top piece of parchment paper and use your hands to shape the dough into a pizza shape and smooth out the crust.
- Place the pizza dough onto the pizza pan and bake for 12 minutes, until firm.
- Remove the crust from the oven. Top with the pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. Lightly brush the sides with olive oil and place back in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden around the edges and the cheese has melted.
- Remove the pizza from the oven and slice and serve.
SO GOOD! STAYS CRISPY TOO.
Yay!! as it should!
Hi Arman, thankyou very much for all these wonderful recipes!
I’m in England, and it would really help to have the ingredients also shown with their quantities in grams. It’s a bit of a nightmare trying to convert US cup measurments accurately for different ingredients.
I’m not exactly sure how much mozzarella to use for this delicious looking pizza, for example!
We are hoping to slowly incorporate it moving forward 🙂
WOW!! If I could give you more than 5 stars I would. I’ve tried many keto pizza recipes, including cauliflower. This one topped them all. The others have always left us hungry after finishing them. This one we couldn’t finish, had to save our last piece for later. This is also the first one that I’ve been able to hold keto pizza without collapsing (it’s just not pizza if I can’t hold it)…lol. I ran out of mozzarella cheese so I mixed in cheddar but next time it’ll be mozzarella all the way. Thank you Arman for this amazing recipe. Saved to my bookmarks so it’s my new go-to recipe.
😀 Thanks. Karen!
Can you freeze the pizza dough?
I’d be cautious of doing that as it could become quite brittle and oily when thawed.
This was amazing! I was able to enjoy pizza night with my family and felt full for the first time since starting Keto.
I make this keto pizza at least once a week!
I’ve tried several keto crusts. This is the best and it passes the reheating test. I can eat enough to be filling and not raise my glucose out of target range. Thanks.
Love that!
My question: do you leave the crust on the parchment paper in the oven?
Completely up to you 🙂
I have to comment now that this is my third time coming back to this recipe. This saves my sanity on keto! I am such a pizza lover and this hits the spot! Thank you so much!
It’s tasty! I’ve been searching for a gf crust for years. I found this because I just started keto. This is simple and very filling. I personally prefer more vegetables.
versatile and delicious ..thank youuuuuuuu xxx
Great pizza crust! The best yet. I added a little bit of garlic powder and Italian seasoning to the crust recipe. 5 stars for sure!
I gotta agree with everyone, this IS the best keto pizza crust out there, however I have 1 tweak.
I found the dough just a bit too thick, maybe for my size of pan not sure, but still 1/2″ is too thick for me.
I halved it and made 2, but alas too thin. Sooooooooo, now I make 2 batches and make 3 pizzas out of it. One for the day I’m eating and 2 go in the freezer. Essentially, its not changing the ratio of the ingredients, because that is perfect, just 2/3’s of the batch I found makes the perfect pizza for me.
Thanks Arman
This recipe was super easy to put together. Pizza was amazing! I give it 5 stars. You will not be disappointed!
I gotta agree with everyone, this IS the best keto pizza crust out there, however I have 1 tweak.
I found the dough just a bit too thick, maybe for my size of pan not sure, but still 1/2″ is too thin for me.
I halved it and made 2, but alas too thin. Sooooooooo, now I make 2 batches and make 3 pizzas out of it. One for the day I’m eating and 2 go in the freezer. Essentially, its not changing the ratio of the ingredients, because that is perfect, just 2/3’s of the batch I found makes the perfect pizza for me.
Thanks Arman
Best keto pizza I’ve made in the 5 years I’ve been on keto!
Thanks, Michelle!
This was the best low carb pizza recipe I’ve ever made.
Hands down, the best keto pizza I’ve ever made. No other recipe comes close. Looked exactly like the picture.
This is by far our favorite Keto Pizza Recipe. I have made it at least 10 times. Thank you for sharing!
That’s what I like to hear, Jean!
So I never leave comments but this pizza recipe is the BOMB. So thankful you are keto. Have used a number of your recipes never to be let down. Thanks again and keep um comin.
Just took a bite and seriously this recipe works, it’s tasty, versatile and so easy! No more store bought for our house, unless it says ARMAN LIEW!!
You are a gem, Dee!
What size pizza does this make? 12 inch or what?
This recipe does not state the nutritional values per serving size, nor does it state how much a serving size is i.e; 1serving = 1 slice.
Yes it does. In the recipe card.
So is this 2 net carbs per slice?
Amazing. I made with veggies and topped with sun dried tomatoes
Was delicious and fairly easy to make. Next time, I’d probably add some minced garlic and a small sprinkle of red pepper flakes to the sauce. Maybe a little garlic powder and Italian seasoning to the crust, but that’s just me. It actually tastes wonderful on its own.
Omgggggg thank you for this recipe! Only thing I’m mad about is that I didn’t find this sooner… literally the best Keto pizza I’ve made & I’ve made quite a few. In my opinion the crust tastes like DiGiorno pizza & im in love! 🙌🏾
This has become a go-to at our house. The pizza crust is pretty easy to make and is delicious. Tonight I didn’t have enough mozzarella on hand so I substituted a Mexican blend in the crust. It still worked! Mushrooms and pepperoni and bon apetit!
This was really good but but the crust is so rich and cheesy, it makes me wonder if I used too much mozzarella cheese. Should it be 3 cups shredded mozzarella or 3 cups block mozzarella cheese?
Hi Sam- shredded!
This pizza kicked A$$!!! I made this for my husband and my parents and they love love love it!!!! Colored peppers, portabella mushrooms, onions, cpl sundried tomatoes!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My third attempt at pizza lol (different ones) FINALLY WE HAVE A WINNER! Thank you
Can you make the dough ahead of time, refrigerate it and then roll it out and make it later?
Way better than expected, would def make again
Amazing crust! We have tried many and this is our favorite! Thank you for the recipe!
Made this today. I used a food processor to mix it together then I put the pizza dough directly into the greased pizza pan. I then spread it out to fit the pan with moistened fingers. Saved the rolling out step.
I pricked the crust with a fork to stop bubbling. Work perfectly. I added some garlic powder to the crust because we like that. Can’t wait to try it later.
Freaking amazing. Made BBQ CHIX RANCH
This would be good as crackers, very sticky dough, use almond flour to handle it after. Make sure to leave parchment under when baking. I did not make pizza, Just cut up as crackers.
I was craving something “carb heavy” about 10 days into the Keto diet. I’m so glad I found this recipe, definitely satisfies the craving for pizza. It’s easy to make and 100% delicious. The second time I made it, I added a little salt and garlic powder to the crust. Low carb pizza crust can’t get any better than this!
I used your recipe with my own special flair. I mixed in a little bit of baking powder plus garlic powder and Italian seasoning to the crust.I rolled out a rectangular pizza. Cooked it for 6 mins then flipped it coking it another 6 mins before adding the toppings. Came out super yummy!
This recipe is soooo good. Best keto and gluten free crust I’ve had yet! I used an egg substitute in place of chicken eggs too. Highly recommend!
This was really good pizza – almost seemed like “normal” crust. The only issue I had was that the dough stuck to both sides of the parchment paper, and I had to use a fork to scoop it off and put it in the pan to bake it. Not sure what I did wrong – I halved the recipe since I was just making it for me, but the dough was so goopy it really stuck to the paper. I think next time I will just plop it into the pan and flatten it with a glass. But it was delicious, thanks for this recipe!
Hi Leigh! Try lightly dusting your hands in some almond flour and/or oil to make it more pliable.
I was skeptical that this would turn out like “normal ” pizza crust, but you’ve never steered me wrong, so I tried it. It was so delicious, with a properly chewy text, and best of all no bloated feeling afterward from an excess of gluten. I think I prefer this to “real” pizza!
I am a 68 year old Gramma who has for many years been a low carb/keto eater.
I absolutely love this Pizza recipe, and now it is my go recipe to for pizza and movie night. The crust is amazing.
I subscribed to receive your emails of new recipes and have tried many. They are easy to follow, and I really like the tips I find in them.
Just wanted you, and others to know that, although my finished attempts at all of your recipes I’ve tried may not look as good as the great pictures of your finished recipes when I’m done, (but maybe with practise), I’ve enjoyed many of your recipes and will continue, with no doubt, to do so.
Thank you so much Arman.
Thank for your recipes I live and Puerto Rico
Cherri Fellows…what are you watching your cholesterol for? You need cholesterol…whole eggs are perfectly fine to eat…If you need more information regarding keto have a look at the writings of Prof. Tim Noakes, Tim Rice, Belinda Fettke, They all advocate eggs as a perfect protein
Brand new to Keto. Never know I could have pizza! 100% satisfied after eating this. Thank you!
What can you use to substitute the cream cheese?
You could try sour cream but I haven’t tried it myself so feel free to experiment.
Excellent recipe. I’ve tried several other types and was disappointed by them.
Your’s was absolutely amazing in all areas. Preparation, looks and taste.
Thanks for sharing and I look forward to other recipes by you. I’ve been a happy subscriber for awhile!
Take care and be safe 🤗
What size pizza does this make?
Absolutely delicious! The taste was so pizza-like that my picky husband did not know it was not regular crust. The sauce did not soak in and make the crust mushy. It was golden brown and crispy on the bottom with a slightly chewy that Mr. Picky loved. Great job Arman with another winner.
Super quick and easy and tastes just like a regular pizza! I was surprised that the dough was mostly cheese but I couldn’t tell the difference, the texture and taste is spot on. I will definitely be making this a lot, thank you for sharing!
Made it for the first time tonight – super easy and super tasty! Crust stayed moist without being spongey like other recipes I’ve tried. Will definitely be making again.
The best keto pizza dough hands down. Just as good reheated.
Tried this recipe for the first time today and it came out great! We really loved it, much better than the keto pizza from Pizza Pizza (Canada).
Thanks for the recipe! It’s super quick and easy to make!
I love this pizza crust. It’s amazing and never fails. I have also used this recipe to make keto friendly appetizers that call for puff pastry or bread like crackers. It’s a go to recipe. Thank you for sharing
Man! This turned out way better than I thought it would. I’ve made regular fat head dough before plenty, and it always did the trick, but making the dough this way just made a much nicer, “doughier” crust. Yum. Yum. This will be my go to from now on. Thank you!
For Keto this was excellent and awesome low carb. Very tasty especially with your sauce!
Hi, I can’t wait to try this recipe. A quick question would substituting the eggs with a “flax” egg or egg replacer work? Also how much is 1 serving in the nutrition? Thanks, Anna
I haven’t tried. 1 serving is 1/8 of the pizza.
The best keto pizza! The taste was awesome. I couldn’t tell it was low carb.
Thank you!!
Excellent & super easy
Will oat flour work?
TIA
Haven’t tried! Feel free to experiment and see
Any thoughts on using coconut flour instead? The swap is 1/4 cup coconut for 1 cup almond flour. The fat content is much lower. I haven’t tried it, but since coconut flour absorbs moisture more, it might need an additional egg white.
Haven’t tried, feel free to experiment and see.
Sounds delish! What size pizza does this make? Can the dough be used for calzones? Thanks.
Going to try Calzones this weekend 🙂
As always your recipes turn out perfectly…thank you so much!!
Love the way it turned out!
Thanks, Daniel!
This really is like Dominos, but BETTER! Who knew a crust with mozzarella cheese in it would produce a fluffy and doughy crust. 5 stars. This is the best keto pizza crust recipe I’ve ever made. and I’ve made lots!
Hi Arman,
Can I use this recipe, to make a calzone?
Sincerely, Kevin ( Clinton, Mass.)
My crust came out perfect, definitely the best keto pizza i’ve made.
Hello Arman, thank you so much for all of your wonderful recipes, tips and videos! I would love to make a pizza tomorrow for my husband and I but was wondering if this could be made with egg whites instead of two whole eggs since we both need to watch our cholesterol. Thank you so much:)
I haven’t tried but feel free to experiment and see 🙂