Fat Head Pizza Crust is going to be your new favorite way to make low carb pizza crust! No more vegetables like cauliflower or broccoli!
I have a few other pizza dough recipes on this site to check out! Try 2 Ingredient Dough made with equal parts Greek Yogurt and self-rising flour or Low Carb Almond Flour Pizza Crust.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Have you ever tried making the cauliflower pizza crust before? I'm sorry but cauliflower doesn't deserve to be in a pizza crust and I'm tired of people making people think that it tastes like crust. It doesn't. That's why this Fat Head Recipe is so much better.
Guys, you are going to love this pizza crust! Fat Head Pizza crust is 4 simple ingredients all of which are low carb. The crust ingredients are eggs, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and almond flour.
This pizza dough is great for both a low carb diet and keto diet! It is also gluten-free.
The dough is fun and easy to make but kind of sticky to work with! I like to use parchment paper when rolling the dough out. I'll put a layer of parchment paper over the dough and then use a rolling pin to spread out the dough. Makes life much easier!
Ingredients Needed
- Shredded mozzarella - Reduced-Fat Cheese has a lower calorie count and less saturated fat than regular cheese, but it may also have a different taste and texture. It also helps with keeping the calorie count pretty low for this recipe.
- Cream cheese - cubed and softened
- Almond flour - Almond flour is my favorite low carb flour to work with because I like the nutty flavor it has. It's kind of expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. I was pretty impressed. It beats any veggie pizza crust out there and I am not a fan of cauliflower. 🙂
- Egg - 1 large
- Seasonings to try: garlic powder, onion powder, and mixed herbs for seasoning *see notes
- See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Makes 8 servings. Slice like you would a regular pizza. Thanks. FYI.
How to Make Fat Head Pizza Crust
Step 1: Put Mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium bowl microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 min, stir and then another 30 sec, stir.
Step 2: Stir in egg and almond flour until the dough is combined.
Step 3: Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Wet hands and spread the dough thin on parchment paper. It should spread evenly with dough-like consistency.
Step 4: Preheat an oven to 425 degrees and bake for 8 minutes.
Note: It is best to prebake this crust a little to help it out in the cooking process before adding any extra toppings on it.
After 8 minutes check the crust and poke holes if there are bubbles.
What Can You Make with Fat Head Dough?
This pizza dough can be used in place of any high carb pizza crust to help with the calorie count.
Try my pizza recipes for Chicken Alfredo Pizza or Air Fryer Pizza Bombs
You can make so many different things with this Fat Head Pizza Crust. Pizza rolls, crackers, garlic bread, you name it!
Recipe FAQS
I'm getting many questions about the nutrition info listed below. Please note, that I am not a certified nutritionist.
Cook several crusts ahead of time and freeze them. Do not add sauce or toppings. Then stack them in the freezer with parchment paper between the crusts. Pull one out whenever you want to use them and add the toppings.
Yes, you can! Use ⅓ cup of coconut flour instead of almond flour.
There are only 2 g of carbs per serving and 1 net carb with this dough. If you calculate the calories in whatever calorie counter you use and find it wrong, please use your best judgment. Nutrition info will also vary depending on what brand you use. I use myfitnesspal to calculate the calories.
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Fat Head Pizza Crust
- Prep Time: 8 min
- Cook Time: 12-14 min
- Total Time: 20 min
- Yield: 8
- Category: Easy
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Fat Head Pizza Crust - this is going to be your new favorite way to make low carb pizza crust! No more vegetables like cauliflower or broccoli!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons of cream cheese, cubed
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- garlic powder, onion powder, and mixed herbs for seasoning *see notes
Instructions
- Put Mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave for 1 min, stir and then another 30 sec, stir.
- Stir in egg and almond flour until the dough is combined.
- Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Wet hands and spread the dough thin on parchment paper. It should spread evenly with dough-like consistency.
- Poke rows of holes with a fork to avoid bubbles.
- Put in 425-degree oven
- After 8 minutes check the crust and poke holes if there are bubbles.
- Add desired pizza toppings.
- Continue cooking for a total of 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly brown and golden.
Notes
Divide the pizza into 8 equal slices. Serving size 1 slice.
Nutrition info will vary depending on what brands you enter for the ingredients.
*Adding extra seasonings is optional. I'd suggest making the dough plain first. You can use equal parts of garlic and onion powder.
Smart Points: 5 (freestyle)
Can sub ¼ cup of coconut flour instead of ¾ cup of almond flour
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 346mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
Jenna says
Thanks for that breakdown Scott!
Scott says
For all you keto questioners, if you follow this recipe exactly using Pillsbury Almond Flour, Kraft Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and McCormick Spices, the nutritional info per slice is as follows:
11.4g Fat
3.9g Saturated Fat
45.6mg Cholesterol
2.2g total carbs
0.8g Fiber
0.3g Sugar
8.6g Protein
I think the almond flour is the main variable, depending on which brand you use.
Hope this helps folks meet their macros and stay in ketosis.
Pam says
You can not believe how good this turned out! I told my husband I was making a fake pizza. He is SO not into my low carb lifestyle.
Made the crust. Chilled it for 10 minutes. Pre baked for 10 minutes. Flipped it and then put pre cooked toppings on. Spicy sausage, bacon, onion, peperoncinni, fresh spinach, black olives, cheese first then sauce then toppings. 12 more minutes and Wow..... try it
Jessica says
I found this recipe a few months ago. I’ve made it almost once a week since then! It’s just SO GOOD and easy! I buy my almond flour from Sams Club and try to catch mozzarella cheese on sale. I’m so thankful for a low carb pizza crust that doesn’t involve cauliflower. Haha! THANK YOU for sharing!
Saz says
Wow! I cannot believe how good this pizza crust is. My husband is doing his own version of Keto- so I've done cauliflower crusts, and other substitute mixtures. They're always "good", but not pizza. You can't pick up a slice. And my stepdaughters would turn their noses up.
This crust was amazing! It was pretty easy to make too. My friend who suggested the recipe advised me to double the recipe for my family. And then his advice was to put parchment on bottom and top and then flip it over after the initial 8 minute cooking. I've never used parchment paper before, and was worried it would stick. Nope! Came off like a breeze.
My 8 and 10 year olds loved it. My husband wanted more. I will definitely be making this again, and again.
Shannon says
This has always been my favorite recipe. When you have a group of 11 and 12 yr old girls over and they all love the pizza, you know it's got to be the bomb. 🙂
Jenna says
Hi Michelle, I am not a certified nutritionist and I try to figure out calories for a recipe as close to possible as I can. Please use your best judgment and if you are uncertain of the total carbs, I would suggest entering them into a calorie recipe builder. Thanks.
Michelle says
I don't understand... The post shows the carbs in each ingredient that goes into the pizza crust. When added up it shows 28 carbs total. You show these ingredients make 8 slices/servings of pizza crust. You also show one serving is 2g of carbs. If you divide 28 carbs by 8 servings you get 3.5g of carbs not 2 g. For the people that are doing strict keto and having to add all the carbs from ingredients added to the pizza or how many slices they can eat this can throw them off or out of ketosis. I would like to know if you can tell me the exact carbs per serving of pizza dough please. Thank you.
Adrienne says
Thanks for the recipe but darn I watched the video first and followed the steps before reading the instructions so I put all my toppings on before I put it in the oven... my bad!
Jenna says
Caryoln did you check the nutrition facts in the recipe? They are there....