Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 Tbs almond butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
- 4 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 large Italian sausage, cut in 1/2" slices
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup marinara or tomato sauce, with no sugar added
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp fennel seed
- 1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Mix almond flour, almond butter, eggs and sea salt in a small bowl.
- Cover a baking sheet with 2 tsp olive oil, then spread the mixture over it, making a 1/4" thick crust. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the remaining olive oil, onions, mushrooms, and sliced sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat until the sausage is browned and the onions are slightly translucent. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add garlic and red pepper to the skillet. Sauté the vegetables for a few minutes, or until slightly tender. Note: do not cook the vegetables entirely in the skillet or they will be too soft when cooked on the pizza.
- Remove the crust from the oven and cover with marinara sauce. Add the sausage and sautéed vegetables. Sprinkle with oregano and fennel seed, then bake for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven when fully cooked and top with sliced tomatoes.
- Carefully lift the slices out of the pan as the dough will still be soft.
40 Comments
brlittle
The topping is flavorful, but passing almond meal off as a crust…just doesn’t work. For me, anyway.
Jason G.
I actually liked the almond meal crust. It’s not REAL pizza, but I was surprised at how well it did. Make sure you bake it until it starts to get crunchy.
Teresa D
This sounds very good. I must eat gluten free so this is better than some recipes I have seen. I can’t wait to give it a try.
Thanks.
Kimee
Absolutely LOVE this pizza and the crust can be used in so many different ways! Thank you!
katie@siskiyoupt.com
I had a hard time with rolling out the crust. Any suggestions?
Alyssa
Absolutely amazing! I brought this to my gym’s post WOD BBQ and it was a hit! Everyone was asking where I got the recipe! I’ll definitely be making this again, no doubt!
Sue
Sounds good, will try this. However, cashews are legumes and not allowed on Paleo, so technically, this isn’t a true Paleo recipe.
Jason G.
Cashews are another controversial item that I’ve seen many people make compelling arguments for and against. Only eat what you are comfortable with.
paulsb
My wife is allergic to Cashews, is there a substitute for Cashew butter?
Jason G.
I would suggest Almond Butter, very similar.
Sarah
I used almond butter and it turned out great.
becca
is this ok for girls wanting to shed a few dress sizes that are in the age range of 14-19
Neely
Absolutely! Tell your friends about this way of eatin, too – they’ll thank you.
lisagnc
Like most gf “flours” with almond you can wet you hands and pat out the dough. Keep wetting your hands if it starts to stick. The crust might be wet at the end so just use a napkin to pick up any extra water. This is the best way to get a thin crust.
I thought this was the best almond flour crust I have ever tried, and I have tried a LOT! I think I might spice it up with some garlic powder and oregano though next time.
jonband
I’ve got to be honest here….we’ve really enjoyed all the recipes offered so far on this site, but this one just didn’t cut it. Baked at 250 for 45 minutes and the dough was still nowhere near crunchy and tasted like soggy almond flour and cashew butter. Reading the comments here, I’ve got to believe that I’m missing something??! I did use 3 Tbs almond butter instead of cashew, so maybe that was it.
LMS
Great recipe. I did not saute my vegis, instead I used fresh mushrooms, grenn onions and tomotoes. I also used ground turkey sausage (Itilian). After “buliding” my pizza, I drizzled balsmic over it then put it int the over. Yummy.
LMS
PS – i cooked the crust for about 10 min alone first. Helps crisp up the crust.
Rebecca
I just got finished trying this for the first time and after not eating any bread for a few weeks now, this was pretty delicious!
Sarah
I just tried this last night and have mixed feelings. While it was tasty and sufficiently made me feel like I was eating pizza, the crust tasted incredibly nutty and was quite fragile. Note: I only used 1 TBSP nut butter and it was peanut butter. My biggest gripe is that due to the fatty nature of nuts it’s INCREDIBLY filling and I could only eat a small piece. While some might see that as a bonus, I’d rather be able to eat a little more and truley feel like I had a slice of pizza. Next time I plan to try only almond flour, egg and water for the crust. It’s a great template though!
Neely
Hi Sarah,
Next time experiment with a little tapioca flour in the mix – it’ll make it less dense and probably flakier.
acpearso81
Is it possible to cut out the nut butter and add an extra egg + some tapioca flour?? The crust tasted like a jumbo almond butter cookie.
Neely
@acpearso81 I had to laugh at that comment – well worded. Yes, please try changing it up a bit. Also, try this recipe that I blogged about recently. I think it’s a really great alternative. Or buy the Chebe pizza crust – it’s pretty paleo compliant.
Jason
Tried this one today and sub’d 2 tbsp of almond butter with a 1/2 cup of coconut flour and also added another egg since others noted it was a bit too “almond-y or cookie like”, lol. Was pretty good I must say. For my toppings though I did fresh basil, tomatoes, onion, mushroom, garlic, and red pepper.
Stephanie
I added raw honey to the crust mixture and it was yummy!!!
tara
i make this once a week for my family on family movie night. we all love it, even the kids!
Piggums
This recipe sucked…I’m not sure how this is supposed to be any kind of crust…couldn’t get this to work AT ALL–was just a sticky mess. Will definitely have to look elsewhere.
Mariana
Tried this recipe today and it was wonderful! The crust turned out beautifully and tasted delicious.
Denise
so good!!! I was pleasantly surprised!!
Lisa
Is there anything that can be used instead of almond flour/meal? I’m allergic to all nuts :( I thought about trying coconut flour but I heard that it won’t work. Any ideas??
Neely
Lisa – Coconut flour will work. What I usually do is use half coconut flour and half tapioca flour and use 4 eggs per 1/2 cup of coconut flour you use. Hope that helps!
baglady82
Made this today and although this isn’t my first recipe off this site, this is the best one so far!!! Only problem I had was that my crust stuck to the pan. I also used chorizo and bacon only because that is what I had on hand.
Sherry
Can anyone let me know what size baking dish they used. Did you a jelly roll baking dish or something else. Trying it tonight. Thanks
Anthony
Use parchment paper and a silicone spatula to spread the “Crust”. Nothing sticks to parchment paper or the silcone spatula and it leaves you with a clean pan. :)
scottinkga
Meh, not so much. This has been the first recipe I’ve tried in the month I’ve subscribed that I really didn’t care for. Like most everyone else has said, the crust just doesn’t cut it. Not much crust, not much flavor. I’m not a genuine cook, so I don’t know what can be done to fix it. I’m gonna try looking on the net for other paleo pizza crust recipes.
Bekahpatrick
First time making this and it was a hit! Used half almond flour, half tapioca flour and cashew butter for the crust, and it was perfect. We used wild boar sausage and bacon, pre-cooked with raw honey. I also used stoneware to bake it so didn’t need all the oil. Doubled the recipe because we had the in-laws over, and they loved it as well. I’ve had pizza without cheese before and didn’t like it, I didn’t feel like this was missing anything.
Milly
My husband and I are doing a bit of modified paleo, so we did choose to add cheese, but this is one of our favorite recipes! We use homemade almond flour and almond butter. Using stoneware is also very helpful with the stickiness. We have used sliced chicken breast and added some extra spices and we are addicted!
Ria
Hi, I am interested to try this because my family loves pizza but one of my sons has nut allergies. I was wondering if I could use oatmeal flour and tahini because that’s what I have available? Im not sure if i could find coconut flour or tapioca flour as you suggested above for substitute because we live in a small town. Thanks!
Neely Quinn
Ria – Oatmeal flour is made of oats, which are a grain, so they’re not Paleo. Tahini is fine. Coconut flour and tapioca flour can be found on Amazon for pretty cheap.
Ria
Thanks Neely for the reply. I guess I never really thought about it since we’re not really strict paleo. But I will still give this a try once I have the ingredients on hand.
Laura
Just an idea if you don’t like the crust– try putting the toppings on a Portobello Mushroom!