Cheese Crust Pizza with just 4 ingredients and a few spices, your pizza base is ready. It’s flourless, ketogenic and gluten-free!
When you think of ketogenic recipes, don’t think of tasteless, salty things. On the contrary, when the right ingredients are used, they definitely go one better than our normal recipes. There is no way this pizza base can be tasteless anyway.
You should definitely try this recipe, which has both cheese and cheese on top, which we cannot easily eat in our normal diet. Especially if you need to prepare dinner quickly, this pizza base will be your savior.
For more detailed information on topics such as what is the ketogenic diet, how its mechanism works, who can do keto, etc. You can look at my article titled “What is a Ketogenic Diet?“.
Ketogenic recipes generally require a lot of effort, and I say this based on my own experience. Most recipes on the internet do not work when you make them at home. Even if you apply it exactly, it doesn’t work. But don’t worry, I have tried this recipe many times, I have adapted it to suit myself, and I make it often.
This cheese crust keto pizza recipe, which looks and tastes great, will offer you a healthy and delicious alternative. You can prepare it for dinner or to share with your friends. I can even say that it is tastier than regular pizza.
To see a sample diet list including my cheese crust pizza recipe, see “Keto Friendly Foods: Best Foods for Perfect Keto“.
The keto cheese crust pizza recipe yields 6 large slices of pizza. You can add any ingredients you want on top. Of course, do not forget to calculate those materials separately.
Since its fat content is high, this pizza is quite satisfying compared to normal pizzas.
The entire base, excluding the toppings, is 24 net carbs, and 1 slice is 3 net carbs. Of course, the calculation may vary depending on the content of the ingredients you use.
Can’t I use the pizza base without pre-cooking?
Since normal pizza dough contains gluten, it solidifies with heat and becomes able to hold the ingredients. But this keto version has no gluten. If pre-cooking is not done, the water of the ingredients will seep into the dough and turn the dough into a crumbly, mashed layer. In short, it can never be done without pre-cooking 🙂
Can cheese crust pizza dough be stored in the freezer?
This cheese-based keto pizza recipe offers a filling and low-carb option. You can customize it according to your own taste by changing the ingredients. Also, you can prepare the pizza base in advance and store it in the freezer. So you can use it later when you need it.
Remember, you should eat a healthy and balanced diet while following the keto diet. This cheese crust pizza recipe is a great option to support your keto diet. But remember to pay attention to portion control.
Enjoy!
How to Make Cheese Crust Pizza:
- Grate 170g of hard cheddar cheese. I used a mixture of matured and fresh cheddar.
- Add 85g almond flour and spices and mix. Cook in the microwave on the highest setting (mine is 800) for about 1 minute. The container you use must be microwaveable.
- Mix the melted cheese taken out of the microwave thoroughly. Then put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds.
- Then add the spices and an egg or egg white. (It’s ok if you don’t use eggs at all). Mix quickly.
- Roll out the dough by hand onto the tray to the desired thickness. Be sure to use parchment paper or silpat.
- Pre-bake the pizza base. Bake in the oven at 200℃ or 390° F until golden brown.
- You can put pizza sauce and other ingredients on the cooked base. If you do not pre-cook, you will have a base that is soft and mushy. So it won’t be able to not hold the ingredients.
Cheese Crust Pizza
Ingredients
- 170 g grated cheddar matured or fresh
- 85 g almond flour
- 2 tbsp labneh or cream cheese
- 1 egg or egg white optional
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Grate 170g of hard cheddar cheese. I used a mixture of matured and fresh cheddar.
- Add 85g almond flour and spices and mix. Cook in the microwave on the highest setting (mine is 800) for about 1 minute.
- Mix the melted cheese taken out of the microwave thoroughly and put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds.
- Then add the spices and an egg or egg white (It’s ok if you don’t use eggs at all). Mix quickly.
- Roll out the dough by hand onto the tray to the desired thickness. Be sure to use parchment paper or silpat.
- Pre-bake the pizza base. Bake in the oven at 200℃ or 390° F until golden brown.
- You can put pizza sauce and other ingredients on the cooked base.