Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a great weekend! We finally had some lovely crisp Fall weather making for the perfect opportunity to bake with pumpkin and even make an oat flour pizza for our “at home date night” on Saturday. I have made this crust before but I completely forgot about it until last week when I was craving pizza. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time making a traditional crust (which isn’t the healthiest), so I threw together my oat flour crust which reminded me why I love it so much. It’s so easy to make and it tastes so good! But, I must warn you, this crust is nothing like a traditional pizza crust! It is soft in the middle and the outer crust is crunchy, but the flavor is rich and nutty making for the perfect base to any topping! My husband who is a pizza connoisseur, is very critical of my “non traditional” pizza crusts, but he agrees that my oat flour crust is a good one, especially when we want a quick, healthy pizza (though it is nothing like a regular pizza by any means, as he says!).
You can top your oat flour crust with any toppings of your choice, but our favorites are a garlic olive oil sauce with salami, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives and red onions!
So, for this Marvelous In My Monday, let’s share this marvelous pizza, shall we?
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups oat flour (I make my own by grinding whole oats in my food processor)
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic no salt seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by rubbing it with olive oil or spraying with nonstick spray.
- Mix all ingredients together in a medium size bowl.
- With floured hands, spread dough out onto baking sheet and form into a circle or square (however big and thick you like).
- Bake crust for 8 minutes.
- Remove crust from oven, add sauce and whatever toppings you like and bake for another 8 minutes. Enjoy!
Have a great day!
Questions:
What are your favorite pizza toppings?
What was marvelous about your weekend?
We made pizza this weekend too! I usually make a paleo crust out of almond flour and flaxseed meal. Then I top it with tomato sauce, spinach, some meat and more veggies 🙂
I love the almond flour and flaxseed crusts! I need to make one again!
Even with being a fan of traditional pizza crusts, I’ll give it to you – this pizza crust does look good. I’ll have to try it one of these nights. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I love the flavor and texture of it! It definitely doesn’t beat traditional pizza, but it does the trick for a quick, healthier alternative!
Thanks for this awesome recipe!!! I love pizza and wanted to make a healthy crust…I just so happened to have a bunch of oats as well! My weekend was marvelous because I went on a short trip to Ohio!
You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by my site! I hope you enjoy your pizza!
Thank you SO much for this recipe! I’m a college student who is part of a Vegetarian Co-Op and am not the best cook. To top it all off, I’ve got IBS exacerbated by gluten and recovering from a flare-up on Halloween so I decided to make something safe and simple. Your recipe and instructions were super easy to follow and everyone’s enjoying the pizza! Definitely something I’ll be making again.
Awesome! I’m so glad you liked it! It is one of my favorite crusts, aside from making my cauliflower one!
Loved it!… Made pizza yesterday, loved the crust so much that today I’m making it by itself!! Cut into little squares ….just as a snack!!
Thank you so much!
Awesome! I’m glad you liked it! It’s one of our favorites, too!
I’m in college and enjoy finding healthier alternatives for normally less healthy foods. I saw a DELICIOUS looking recipe for mac and cheese pizza and couldn’t resist making a lighter version. I found this crust recipe and modified it for my purposes. I cut down the oil a bit for calorie/ fat’s sake (I did 1 tbsp instead of 3), and it didn’t turn out as good as I hoped. This was very hard to morph into a pizza crust shape, and didn’t ever gain the ability to be eaten without a fork: very fragile/ easily broken. On the positive side, it was extremely filling, much more than regular crust. It didn’t taste bad, but not something I would crave. I guess take my experience with a grain of salt since I didn’t follow the recipe to a tee, but something to keep in mind. I had fun either way! 🙂
Thanks for your feedback! Cutting back on the oil definitely makes it more dense and dry.
I just made this for dinner and I have to say, I oddly prefered the texture and taste of this crust compared to normal pizza! It’s just so satisfying being able to take a real bite out of it and to feel the denseness, but with the crispy edges sort of not making it TO dense, plus you actually feel when your’e getting full. Great recipe!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it!
Thank you for the recipe! I reposted on my site with a review
https://friendlyfoodforus.wordpress.com/2017/07/08/oat-pizza-crust-review/
Thank you, Morgan!
What’s the calorie count per serving?
I am not sure, but I would estimate 150-170 calories for the crust alone.