My husband LOVES pizza. We used to order it once a week, minimum. With being on the ketogenic diet, we haven't had a pizza... so it seemed beyond time to try a keto recipe. This one packs a lot of protein, so two slices is enough for a meal. Serve it with a salad and you will have a fully balanced meal.
Ingredients:
Pizza Dough
1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 oz cream cheese, cut into chunks
1 large egg
1.25 cup almond flour
2 tbsp protein powder
olive oil as needed to handle dough
Toppings:
1.5 cup mozzarella cheese
0.5 cup pizza sauce
20 slices pepperoni
1 garlic clove
0.5 cup sliced mushrooms
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Microwave cheeses in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute, stir, then an additional minute.
3. Add dry ingredients and work together with your hands (may need to rub a little olive oil to prevent dough from sticking). Let cool to room temperature.
4a. If using the hand method, pat the dough into place on your parchment-paper lined sheet pan.
4b. If using a rolling pin, place the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll.
5. Prick the dough with a fork all over. If you’d like a crust, roll over the edges around your dough onto itself.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven. Rub the garlic clove (cut in half) all over the surface. Spread the pizza sauce onto the piece, then 2/3 of the desired cheese. Add toppings, then sprinkle again with the remaining cheese.
7. Place back into oven and bake until all the cheese has melted.
8. Slice and serve.
Serving is 1 piece (this recipe makes 6).
Tip: I add 1.5 tbsp of Italian seasoning to the pizza crust dough to give it a little bit more flavor. I also add red pepper flakes after spreading the pizza sauce, because we like a little heat to our pizza.
MACRO INFO:
342 Calories, 26.45g Fat, 4.5g Net Carbs, 21.8g Protein
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