Fathead Pepperoni Pizza made with Coconut Flour
Fathead pizza crust made with Coconut Flour and topped with basil pesto sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese
Ingredients
Pizza Base
- ½ tbsp butter unsalted
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 egg large
Pizza Toppings
- 2 tbsp basil pesto
- 2 oz mozzarella cheese shredded
- 6 pepperoni slices
Instructions
Pizza Base
- Preheat oven to 400° if using oven. If using Air Fryer, no need to preheat.
- In a bowl heat 3/4 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 tbsp of butter in microwave for 30 seconds
- Mix well and heat another 45 seconds in the microwave
- Add 2 tbsp coconut flour and 1 large egg to bowl
- Mix well with hands or silicone spatula until dough forms. If the dough gets stringy, heat in microwave for an additional 30 seconds
- Form the dough into a ball and place in the middle of parchment paper. Flatten and spread the dough out with palm of hand until about 1/8 inch thick all around. Then poke holes with fork throughout the dough to prevent bubbling.
- Place base into oven at 400° and bake for 12-13 minutes until base starts to turn light brown. Check on base halfway through and use fork to pop any bubbles that may be forming. If using an Air Fryer, set temperature to 400° and cook base for 6 minutes.
- Once the base is done, take out of the oven/air fryer and get ready to add toppings
Pizza Toppings
- Spread 2 tbsp of basil pesto sauce or any pizza sauce of choice
- Spread 2 oz of mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce
- Place 6 slices of pepperoni evenly on top of cheese
- Place back in the oven or air fryer. If using oven bake at 400° for 10 minutes. If using Air Fryer, cook for 6 minutes at 400°
- Take pizza out of oven or air fryer and use pizza cutter to slice into 4 slices
Notes
If you use 2x or 3x recipe to make a larger pizza, then use the oven over air fryer as it will not likely fit. You can use the same cooking times for oven.
If cooking in oven you can use silpat instead of parchment paper
If you do not have a silicone spatula, you can use your hands to mix the dough for the pizza base. Be careful as the mozzarella cheese and butter will be hot. To prevent dough from sticking to your hands, wet hands with water.
If you want to use a tomato based sauce, Rao’s brand sauces tend to have lower carbs.
Each serving of 2 slices has 4 net carbs (7 g carbs - 3 g fiber).
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 21gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 758mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 984IUCalcium: 392mgIron: 1mgNet Carbs: 4g
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