Learn how to make the BEST and most crispy low carb pizza crust made with fathead dough. This low carb alternative to pizza is great if you are on the keto diet or simply want to cut carbs and is a carb lover’s dream with just 3 net carbs per slice!
Growing up in NYC, we had pizza every week so surely pizza was one of the foods I missed most while doing the keto diet. Pizza is basically carb heaven and one of my biggest weaknesses. Who can resist a crispy pie loaded with cheese? Now, you can have your slice and enjoy it too with this super easy and delicious keto pizza recipe.
The pizza comes together in under 20 minutes with no time needed for rising. It can be frozen before or after baking making it great for times when you want to order pizza. The dough is made with my version of “Fathead” dough that has been testing with different ratios and herbs in order to replicate my favorite NY style pizza.
Keto Fathead pizza dough ingredients
Keto Fathead pizza dough ingredients- mozzarella cheese
- cream cheese
- almond flour
- egg
- baking powder
- herbs
How to make keto fathead pizza
To begin you will need shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 oz (or 2 tablespoons) cream cheese. Microwave the mozzarella and cream cheese for 45 seconds or until slightly melted. Now stir until the cream cheese is fully incorporated. It may seem a little hard at first but will soon come together.
The next step is to simply add in the egg, almond flour, baking powder, and herbs. Mix until completely incorporated. The dough will seem sticky but that is fine.
To roll out the dough you have to options: because the dough is going to be soft and sticky, you can either roll it between two sheets of parchment paper or wet or grease your hands and pat it down flat with your hands.
The dough will need to be baked twice, once for the crust to bake and the next for the cheese and toppings. The first time it is baked for 10 minutes. While it’s baking the first time, this would be a good time to prepare the toppings!
This is my favorite part and where you can get really creative and make the pizza your own. Add your favorite sauces and toppings to the pizza crust and return to the oven to bake for another 5-8 minutes or until the crust is done to your desired doneness and the cheese is gooey and melted! 
Keto pizza topping combos
Margarita: You can’t go wrong with a simple margarita pizza. Top your crust with low carb (sugar-free) pizza sauce (aka marinara/spaghetti sauce) and shredded mozzarella cheese. Add fresh basil or spinach if you’d like to go the extra step.
Cheeseburger: Tomato sauce, sharp cheddar cheese, cooked ground beef (like taco filling), Red onion rings or caramelized onion, finished with fresh shredded iceberg lettuce and tomato and pickles.
BBQ Chicken: While garlic sauce & bbq sauce, shredded rotisserie chicken, red onion or caramelized onion, mozzarella, and provolone cheeses.
Buffalo chicken: Ranch or blue cheese dressing, buffalo sauce, grilled or shredded rotisserie chicken, caramelized onion, mozzarella cheese.
Pesto Chicken: house-made pesto sauce, grilled or shredded rotisserie chicken and mozzarella.
Meat lovers: tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, salami.
Southwestern style: Enchilada sauce, shredded chicken cheddar and pepper jack cheese, black bean, corn, onion, and cilantro. Top with a creamy chipotle or cilantro sauce.
The Best Keto Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 oz cream cheese, (or 2 tablespoons)
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, optional
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, optional
Toppings
- Cheese, shredded mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, parmesan, feta etc
- Your favorite meats, chicken, beef, pepperoni, turkey, etc
- Your favorite veggies, Onion, Pepper, Jalapeno, olives, spinach, etc
- Your favorite sauce, sugar-free tomato sauce, olive oil, ranch, blue cheese, buffalo, etc
- Herbs, Parmesan, Crushed Red Peppers
- Directions
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 450F.
- Add mozzarella and cream cheese to a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.
- Remove from microwave and add in egg, almond flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and garlic. Mix with a spoon until well incorporated.
- Transfer dough onto a large piece of parchment paper and cover with another piece of parchment paper. Flatten out dough using a rolling pin to about ¼’’ thick. Remove parchment paper and shape with hands if desired.
- Transfer pizza on the parchment paper onto a baking sheet or pizza stone and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven (keep the oven on) and load your pizza however you like with all of your favorite sauces, cheese, and toppings.
- Bake pizza for another 5-8 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hey Layla,
Have you (or anyone else here) tried making this with coconut flour? How does the taste and texture compare?
very delicious my husband and I both loved it!
Hey Layla – thank you so much for this! I wanted to give some feedback from a UK perspective. I followed the recipe as best I could but could we please have metric equivalents for the quantities. I fear I may not have got the conversion right. Also on the first bake, my base came out more or less burnt. Again I converted 450F to 230C approx – and I’m wondering if this is too hot. Finally, the 45 sec in microwave cause the entire mozzarella to totally melt so maybe adjust the recipe to “up to 45 secs” as everyone has a different power microwave. And despite all this moaning, all tthe final product was beautiful (I cut off the burnt parts lol). I am going to have another go but tweak the conversions and I’ll let you know how I get on. Thanks for doing this. I AM going to crack it!
Thanks for the detailed feedback! I’m not sure about the conversions as I follow U.S guidelines but I would check online. Best of luck! 🙂
This pizza crust is great. Any advice if I want a crispier crust?
Cook it a bit longer before adding the toppings 🙂
This is SOOOOO good! Funny story, my wife and I have been doing keto for almost a month now. We were so excited about trying this recipe out tonight because we have yet to cook with almond flour. I was so excited I forgot to put the egg in it! 🤣 Also realized I had no parchment paper 🤦♀️ I used the broiler pan without the lid, and cooked it directly on my Traeger grill. Topped with salami, pepperoni, zucchini’s, diced red and green onion with a sprinkle of feta; This is the best pizza ever!! 5 stars for sure!! Even without the egg, SO good! ❤️ Thank you.
So happy to hear it worked out after all! 😀
I just made this! All I can say is… YUMMO!!! This is so delicious, thank u so much for this recipe! This is the bomb pizza crust!!
Love Love Love this pizza crust!!
Keto or not, I will definitely make this pizza again and again.
Made this for the first time tonight, and it’s absolutely amazing! Crust went in for a little longer as put on fan oven and wanted to cook it through, but it’s the tastiest keto base, ever! I added black olive pesto for the sauce, then topped with courgette, red pepper, onion and chicken. Will definitely make it again. Thank you!
This was soooo delicious omg I cannot believe its Keto! It tastes like regular crust! Pizza is my favorite and im so glad i found this recipe thank you so much!!!
Glad to hear!
This was great pizza! Followed crust recipe as is and added no sugar marinara, Italian sausage, pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms, moz and parm cheese! Felt like I was cheating! Soo good! Will definitely
make again!
Enjoy!
So my crust burned right to the cookie sheet on the first bake. Like bad. 10 min at 450. Guess I’ll try greasing it up next time.
You need to use parchment paper under your pizza dough when baking.
Can I use a non stick pizza pan?
That will work!
Tried this recipe and it was great. The kids loved it too. My eldest said that it was her favourite pizza (well, 2nd after Domino’s!). I’ll definitely be making this again. Totally needed a pizza without all the carbs…thank you!!
Easy peasy and SO SO good! After the first bake, I brushed the edge of the crust with a bit of EVOO and sprinkled on a salt-free spice blend for a more flavored crust. Our pizza was fresh campari tomato’s, fresh mozzarella slices (which melted nicely at 9 mins) sliced black olives and fresh basil (picked from our yard) My family & I thank you!
Can you give the nutrition info for just the crust? I’d rather add the sauce and toppings into the counts myself 🙂
First time making this crust, so I was a little apprehensive. I doubled all of the ingredients to make an extra large crust, and also made a sugar free pizza sauce. Everything tasted great and I will definitely make this again.
The best tasting pizza I’ve made at home! Never thought to at garlic, Italian seasonings etc to the crust. Best flavor in crust of any pizza even from our favorite pizzeria. I’d like to figure out how to crisp up the crust a little more. Any ideas post them. Thank you
If there’s a nut allergy can I use any other gluten free flours for this recipe?
What can I use instead of almond flour?
You can use coconut flour but you would need to adjust the ratios 4:1 (less coconut flour)
Hello,
After I make this dough…can I put straight in fridge and then shape later that evening and bake?
This is so good!! I have made it a handful of times now. I used spicy sauce with crushed red pepper and 3 different cheeses for topping. Amazing!!
Wow I just made this and it is extremely delicious I’m so proud of myself thank you this was quick and your recipe is straightforward
Dying to try this, but I do not have a microwave. Is there an alternative to a microwave for the mozzarella and cream cheese? Say I put it in the oven, do I need to leave it longer?
Thanks for letting me know!
Hey Celine,
I don’t have a microwave either. What I did was use a mixing bowl and set it in a small pot with about an inch of water on the stove. I let it heat up and mixed it regularly while it slowly melted. It worked! The removed it from heat and added remainder ingredients.
Could goat cream cheese be used?
Is there a way to make the recipe with dairy-free products that would work for someone who doesn’t have dairy in their diet but wants to try his recipe?
Hello
Stress sell diary free cream cheese and dairy free cheese. They work just the same, I’m a chef
This recipe was amazing! My kids laughed at my “diet pizza” until they had a taste. We all agreed that it taste just like the pizza at our favorite pizza place.
OUTSTANDING! I’m never, ever making conventional/standard pizza crust again! This was so so good! Thank you!
Keto or not, by far the best pizza crust!
Followed recipe exactly. Came out perfect! I flipped the crust, then topped it! Yummy! 3 of 8 pieces filled me up. Could have just had 2. Thanks!!!
I was wondering if I could make the crust ahead of time and freeze it after baking it.
It would be nice to have the crust ready whenever I get a craving for pizza.
Yes, you can go ahead and freeze the cooked crusts and use as needed 🙂
Worked out really well, I did have a slight issue with my first batch becoming too thin. But my second go at it was much better. Definitely fantastic for low carb pizza! Only other issue was having to cook the crust itself for longer than 10 minutes. But great recipe, will definitely be making it again soon!
I ate the whole thing (the only meal I had all day). I was craving pizza in thw worst way. It was perfect!! It doesn’t help that I’ve quit smoking and craving the usual…chocolate, chips and dips, doughnuts. This has helped SOOOO much.
Thank you for posting this.
I made it and it is really good. I cut 8 slices because it says it is 8 servings. I watched the video and it shows 6 slices. I am wondering which is correct?