Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Apr 16, 2020 (Last updated Mar 11, 2024) by Hannah Sunderani

Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Hi guys! Today I’m sharing a delicious pizza recipe made with vegan cauliflower pizza crust! This cauliflower pizza crust takes just 7 ingredients to make, for a crispy, golden, and light pizza dough that’s entirely gluten-free and vegan.

Typically, cauliflower crusts are made with parmesan. But this cauliflower pizza crust is made any without cheese. It’s completely vegan, gluten-free, grain-free and oil-free. (Yet doesn’t compromise on taste).

Don’t get me wrong, I love a classic homemade vegan pizza, but sometimes I want a healthier alternative. Cue this gluten-free cauliflower pizza crust! It provides all the comfort of traditional pizza but we’re sneaking in veggies and making it gluten-free and grain-free.

I’ve topped this vegan cauliflower pizza with a simple pizza sauce and my homemade vegan mozzarella. All-in-all it’s a warm, savoury, gourmet and comforting dish for Friday pizza night.

Now, let me tell you exactly how to make this vegan cauliflower pizza, so you can make it pronto.

Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe

The Ingredients

The ingredients for this recipe are fairly simple and straight forward. Especially considering a cauliflower and almond flour pizza crust. In fact, my goal in creating this cauliflower crust was to keep it as simple as possible, as are all my plant-based dinner ideas. Since making cauliflower pizza requires more steps than a traditional pizza dough recipe.

So, I’ve opted in for only 7 ingredients for the crust, and simple but delicious toppings.

Crust:

For the cauliflower pizza crust, you will need:

• cauliflower
• chia seeds
• almond flour
• sea salt
• garlic powder
• italian seasoning
• nutritional yeast

Toppings

Now, choosing the topping for this pizza is entirely up to you,  and you can get as fancy as you like. For my pizza, I decided to keep it simple with an easy pizza sauce and my homemade vegan mozzarella cheese.

In which case, you will need:

• tomato sauce
• tomato paste
• sea salt
• vegan mozzarella (homemade or store-bought)

Watch the how-to video!

Make this cauliflower pizza with me on my YouTube Channel, and see just how simply this recipe comes together!

How to make cauliflower pizza crust

Now, I’m not going to sugar coat this by saying that making cauliflower pizza crust is effortless. Because, well – it’s more labour intensive than making classic pizza dough.

We must do a little work to our cauliflower before it’s ready for dough making. Which involves grating, lightly steaming, and straining out the water content. So, it’s a bit finicky!

However, the end result is a delicious crispy and golden cauliflower rice pizza crust, made with whole foods, that’s vegan, gluten-free and a much healthier alternative to traditional pizza crust.

Pass cauliflower florets through a food processor on the grating blade to make the cauliflower rice. Or grate by hand using a box grater. 

Transfer cauliflower rice to a large mesh seive and bring a pot of water to boil. Place seive overtop of pot and cover with lid. Steam for 5 mins to soften. Let cool.

When cooled enough to handle, scoop cauliflower rice into a nut milk bag (or cheese cloth or thin tea towel) gather together and press out the water by squeezing with your hands. Remove as much water as possible. (It’s important to get it very dry).

Once we’ve prepped the cauliflower we can make the crust.

To do this, we will toss all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir together. Form a dough ball with your hands and lay onto parchment paper (sized to your baking tray or pizza stone).

Next we will flatten the dough out with our hands, getting it as level and circular as possible, about 1/4-inch thick.

If you’re having trouble flattening the dough to even thickness, you can cover the top with another layer of parchment paper and roll with a rolling pin.

Gently transfer pizza crust on parchment paper to your hot pizza stone, or a baking tray. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Then reduce heat to 400F/200C and cook for another 15-20 mins or until golden.

When the crust pizza is baked and golden, slather it with marinara sauce and sprinkle with vegan mozzarella. Place back in the oven to cook for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melty.
Sprinkle with fresh basil, slice and enjoy!

Tips for this recipe

To turn the cauliflower florets into rice I like to use a food processor. You can do this with a box grater as well, but it’s much more work! Passing it through a food processor on the grating blade is much quicker and easier.

Now, the most important tip for this recipe is to make sure that your cauliflower is squeezed dry – and I mean really dry!

Turns out, cauliflower has very high water content, and if you’re cooking with cauliflower that hasn’t been strained, you’re going to have a wet dough that doesn’t stick together.

I like to use my nut milk bag, or a cheese cloth to squeeze out the water content. (Make sure you give some time to cool after steaming so you can handle it with your hands). Alternatively, you can wrap the cauliflower up in a thin dish towel to strain.

An option to save time preparing our cauliflower for making crust is to buy frozen cauliflower rice. Let it thaw completely and then strain out the water with a nut milk bag or cheese cloth. This will save a lot of time grating and steaming.

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So, there we have it! Now you know how to make delicious vegan cauliflower pizza crust that’s crispy and golden.

It’s completely vegan, gluten-free, grain-free and oil-free. It’s full of flavour, and can be topped with whatever ingredients you like. Personally, I like it keep it simple with an easy pizza sauce and my vegan mozzarella.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do! And, if you do make this recipe please let me know in the comments below what you think! I love hearing from you. And of course, tag me on Instagram with the hashtag #twospoons. Nothing makes me happier than to see your recreations.

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