Keto Fat Head Pizza Crust
by KetoFocus.com
4.9 Stars (60 Reviews) 38 Comments
Nutrition Facts
8
Servings
241
Calories
19.8g
Fat
12.8g
Protein
3.5g
Net Carbs
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Fat Head crust is one of the top keto recipes for pizza crust out there. This cheesy, low-carb, fat filled crust offers a chewy, bread-like texture, but a crispy underbelly crust.
Keto Fat Head Pizza Crust Ingredients
- 3.5 cups (about 10 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1.5 cups almond flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning, optional
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder, optional
Keto Fat Head Pizza Crust Directions
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Preheat oven
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Melt the cheese
Place mozzarella in a microwave-safe glass bowl. Microwave for about two minutes. Stir to combine and make sure all of the cheese is melted. You may need to microwave for additional time if all the cheese has not melted. (If you are doubling or tripling this recipe, make sure you double or add on additional microwave time to ensure proper cheese melting.) Remove from microwave and let the mixture cool.
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Mix dry ingredients
In a large separate bowl, mix together the almond flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt and seasonings, if using. Set aside.
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Mix egg and cheese
Add in your egg to the melted mozzarella cheese. Mix until combined.
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Mix dough
Slowly add the almond flour mixture to the cheese mixture Using an electric mixer or food processor, stir until you have a uniform dough. Don’t be surprised if dough goes flying if you are using the mixer! This can happen, but this is an easy way to combine the mixtures in order to make the best fat head dough. If you don’t have an electric mixer or food processor, I recommend kneading the dough by hand until it comes together. This is a messy and time-consuming process, but the end result is the same - fat head pizza.
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Knead pizza dough
Once combined, form a big dough ball. Knead the dough a couple of times on a lightly almond floured surface to ensure the dough is uniform in appearance and all ingredients are fully combined.
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Layer between parchment
Place the ball in between two pieces of parchment paper. You can also just use a silpat mat if you have one of those, but having that top layer of parchment paper keeps the dough from sticking to you and your rolling pin. Plus it allows you to roll out a nice thin pizza crust.
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Roll out crust
Roll out dough to desired thickness. Remove top parchment layer and place on top of a baking sheet.
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Watcha gonna add?
Add toppings.
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Bake
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
Absolutely LOVE this dough! So versatile and quick to prepare! Quickly becoming a staple in my home!
Thank you! I’m glad you liked the keto pizza crust!
What is xanthan gum? Is it absolutely necessary in order to make this pizza?
It just helps for structure, but you can omit if you don’t have any.
My crust got stuck to the paper. Should I spray the paper with cooking spray next time?
Yes, try spraying the parchment paper next time.
Amazing! I’ve tried different doughs and this is the best.
Do you have the total carb count per serving?
I will be adding total carbs for each recipe. For now, 1/8 of this pizza is 5.8 grams total carbs.
Do you think I could pre-bake the crusts and freeze or refrigerate? Then pull out as needed, top and bake? I am trying to think of meal prep as I am trying to get my whole family on board with healthier eating. I need quick week night meals for my super picky 10 year old who only eats pizza and chicken nuggets.
Yes, you could do that. Or you can roll it out unbaked, flash freeze and stack them together. Then freeze again. That’s what I do.
Hi Annie,
Thank you for sharing all of your delicious recipes. I have never flash freeze any of my food so I am not sure how to do this can you share how you do this with your pizza dough. Also how to you store it in the freezer if freezing it rolled out?
Sure, there are two ways to store it. First, just place your dough ball in a plastic freezer safe bag, press out the air and put it in the freezer. The second, is to roll it out flat first. Store it flat with the bottom and top parchment paper attached the the flat dough. Place in a ziploc freezer bag and put in the freezer. You can stack multiple flat pizza crusts this way by stacking them on each other then putting them in the ziploc bag. As long as they have parchment paper in between them, they shouldn’t stick together.
Ok I actually made this today instead of the mummy dogs. But! I am going to cut strips out of the dough I rolled out and refrigerated then put some hot dogs inside with cheddar 😉
I’ll let you how it turns out. So far everything I make of your creations has been absolutely stellar. Best stuff I’ve found on the internet so far for keto heads!
That sounds delicious! I haven’t tried adding cheddar but I will next time I make them.
Yes they came out awesomeM I used a block of pollyO mozzarella and shredded it in a processor myself. I put two pieces of parchment sprayed with non stick spray and rolled it out into a pizza dough, then cut into eight strips after I refrigerated it for about an hour, wrapped the dogs in it added cheese and baked for the same time as the mummy dogs called for. Really filling and super delicious!
Easy to do too!
In your notes you say “The combination of mozzarella and cream cheese along with the almond flour yield a dense, crispy pizza crust packed full of flavor.”. However, cream cheese is not listed in the ingredients nor in the instructions. Is it supposed to be part of this recipe?
Ah… it does not include cream cheese. I don’t know why I said that :). I have updated and removed.
Thanks for confirming no cream cheese : )
I ended up making this tonight, and it is by far the best Keto pizza crust recipe I’ve tried! I had some issues getting the dough rolled out evenly, so I par baked it for 10 minutes on a pizza stone before adding my toppings. It came out great; thanks for sharing this recipe!
Can I make the dough a couple hours ahead of time and put in the fridge before rolling out? This is our first week on keto, so want to make sure I do things correctly 🙂
Yes you can! You can store it in the fridge for up to 5 days and you can freeze it too!
This pizza dough was amazing! Pizza is my most favorite food to eat. I was able to top my pizza with several ingredients. I used additional spices, such as; Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder. I hope that you will continue to shower us with additional recipes. I can’t wait !!! Thank you
I tried this last night, it was great! When I used to make pizza I would put cornmeal on the parchment before putting the crust down, I used Parmesan cheese instead, worked great. I also brushed the top of the pizza with garlic butter before topping.
The recipe calls for something called “1 teaspoon xanthan gum”, but that item is not included in the video which only has 4 ingredients. What is xanthan gum and it it optional?
Thanks
I changed the recipe a little bit after that video was made. I felt like the xanthan gum helps to hold the crust together better.
We use your recipe all the time. It’s the best! Would you happen to know what the “MyFitnessPal” “personal pizza keto focus” portion is?
That is probably a recipe of mine that someone added. It’s probably this dough recipe but I’m not sure what toppings there are.
What if you do not have a microwave?
You can melt the cheese on a non-stick skillet over the stove top
I made this yesterday and followed the guidelines that were provided and sprayed parchment paper with oil. I added Italian seasoning to the dough and forgot to put holes in the dough before putting the topping on it but the pizza turned out perfect. The Pizza was fantastic. I sauced the dough, added cheese’s, a pound of cooked Italian seasoned ground beef, onions, green and black olives, mushroom’s and topped with more cheese. It was awesome.
I have used the same recipe on the dough with other ingredients making sweet rolls, cup cakes, cookies and dough to wrapped hotdogs in. Its very versatile.
I’ve made this several times and its PERFECTION!! I share this recipe link with all my keto friends. Thank you so much for sharing it! It comes together so quickly and it is really on point. So happy!!! <3
Annie, This is my first time to make Fathead dough. I used this recipe to make pretzels for Super Bowl party. They were a hit. Using your protein Lasagna for main course. Thank you for your hard work bringing us these recipes & ideas. 😊
Should you bake the dough first before adding your sauce and toppings?
You can if you want a crispier crust.
Is the dough on its own 3.5g net carbs total or per slice? I made it yesterday from 3 ingredient recipe and loved it and my 12 year old son said he prefers it to normal pizza.xx
Per slice
Is there a sub for xanthum gum?
You can omit it if you would like. It’s just there for added support but the pizza still holds up without it.