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BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

1 hr 10 mins
VG Vegetarian
Avatar by: Lindsay Grimes Freedman
April 22, 2016 (Updated: April 14, 2020)
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BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust
You’ll love this sweet and tangy BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust recipe! The crust is low carb, gluten free, dairy free, and paleo!! Enjoy!

Probably my favorite pizza to get out is BBQ chicken pizza. It’s my standard, go-to slice. I love the sweet and tangy sauce, the cheese, the whole shebang. I thought, “What if I healthify this?!” And by healthify I mean keep the cheese and BBQ sauce (obviously), but add some nutty crust that resembles one of those fluffy, doughy, pizza shop slices.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

California update for allllll those inquiring minds. We are moving to Cali!! Woot woot!! Sooo incredibly excited about it! We hooked up with a realtor who will hopefully find us a place to live in the next month or so. Either way, whether we find a place or live in a motel for a couple weeks, we’re heading west in July. Eeek!! It still doesn’t seem real!

All my California peeps, let’s be friends!! 🙂

But seriously, though. Be my friend?

Oh right, pizza. You’re here for the pizza. What? What about meee? I’m cool too!! I mean, I’m okay. I have cool moments… like 10 years ago… 😉

PIZZA!!

Ok, I need to do the true test and make this crust with some regular ol’ pizza sauce and cheese and see if it passes the toddler test. What do you guys think? Maybe that will be my weekend plan 🙂

So here’s how you make BBQ Cauliflower Pizza:

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Mix up your crust by whisking together the egg whites, coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, sea salt, onion powder, and garlic powder in a bowl.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

If things look clumpy (like the pic above), just keep whisking, only a little harder and faster until everything is well combined and sticky looking (like the pics below).

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Place in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.

In a large bowl, combine your cauli florets, coconut oil, garlic powder, and BBQ sauce.

Toss until the cauli is well coated.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Place the cauliflower on a lined baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

When it is done baking, place in a bowl and set aside.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Get new parchment paper to line the pan. Use a spatula to evenly spread the dough mixture into a circle. You want it to be 1/2 an inch thick or less.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

The texture of the dough won’t be like typical flour dough. It’ll be sticky and more like batter. Trust me on this, it’s delicious!

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Once the dough is in the perfect form, brush it liberally with olive oil.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Bake it for 20 minutes.

Remove the crust from the oven, sprinkle on the cheese, and spread the cauli on top. Drizzle an additional couple tablespoons of BBQ sauce on top of everything.

Brush the crust edges again with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

Bake for another 10 minutes.

Remove the pizza and let it sit for a couple minutes. Sprinkle with arugula and cut into slices!

 BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust

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Recipe
VG Vegetarian

BBQ Cauliflower Pizza

You’ll love this sweet and tangy BBQ Cauliflower Pizza + Coconut Flour Crust recipe! The crust is low carb, gluten free, dairy free, and paleo!! Enjoy!

AvatarRecipe by:Lindsay Grimes Freedman
Prep: 20 minsCook: 50 minsTotal: 1 hour 10 mins
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Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 8 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 – 4 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
  • pinch of sea salt for edges
  • Toppings:
  • 1/4 a head of cauliflower, cut in small florets
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • one or two handfuls arugula
  • 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce for drizzling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Mix up your crust by whisking together the egg whites, coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, sea salt, onion powder, and garlic powder in a bowl.
  3. If things look clumpy, just keep whisking, only a little harder and faster until everything is well combined and sticky looking.
  4. Place in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
  5. In a large bowl, combine your cauli florets, coconut oil, garlic powder, and BBQ sauce.
  6. Toss until the cauli is well coated.
  7. Place the cauliflower on a lined baking sheet and roast in the oven at 400F for 20 minutes. When it is done baking, place in a bowl and set aside.
  8. Reduce the oven heat to 350F.
  9. Get new parchment paper to line the pan. Use a spatula to evenly spread the dough mixture into a circle. You want it to be 1/2 an inch thick or less.
  10. The texture of the dough won’t be like typical flour dough. It’ll be sticky and more like batter. Trust me on this!
  11. Once the dough is in the perfect form, brush it liberally with olive oil.
  12. Bake it for 20 minutes.
  13. Remove the crust from the oven, sprinkle on the cheese, and spread the cauli on top. Drizzle an additional couple tablespoons of BBQ sauce on top of the pizza.
  14. Brush the crust edges again with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
  15. Bake for another 10 minutes.
  16. If you want things to brown up a bit, broil on high for 2 minutes. This will make the outer crust more crunchy and yummy.
  17. Remove the pizza and let it sit for a couple minutes. Sprinkle with arugula and cut into slices!
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  1. AvatarBetty says

    Posted on 4/22/16 at 5:22 pm

    Holy moly. This looks SO FREAKING TASTY! I’m definitely making this next week and then probably going to bombard you with tweet love about the outcome!
    Would you be able to make any recommendations of alternatives to the almond flour? I’m allergic to nuts 🙁 I’m allowed coconut.
    Very excited about this 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
    Betty x
    The Betty Stamp

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  2. AvatarCassie says

    Posted on 5/27/16 at 3:31 pm

    Oh my gosh, NO WAY! If you guys are moving to Cali then it’s MANDATORY that we be friends! I’m in LA! I have so many awesome places to recommend to you–so hit me up with an e-mail if you need any destinations to add to your bucket list!

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay says

      Posted on 5/28/16 at 4:02 pm

      Yay!! You can be my first cali friend!!! I’ll definitely email you when we make the move 🙂

      Reply
  3. AvatarAmanda says

    Posted on 4/7/18 at 2:28 pm

    HI Lindsay! Do you know the macros/nutrition info on this crust…I was thinking of using it but with different toppings. Thank you!

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay Grimes Freedman says

      Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:26 pm

      I’ve been meaning to update nutritional facts. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to update all my posts 🙂

      In the meantime, you can use this website to enter the ingredients can calculate a label. xo

      Reply

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