Fathead dough is the way to go if you’re looking for a low-carb pizza crust that doesn’t taste like cardboard. This homemade pizza dough is made with mozzarella cheese, almond flour, and cream cheese, and it delivers flavor and texture. 

The best and easiest recipe for low carb pizza - FatHead pizza

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It is super easy to make. Simply melt the cheese, mix in the dry ingredients, and then press the dough into a thin crust. Once it’s baked, you can top it with your favorite sauce and toppings. If you’re following a low-carb diet give it a try to delish and easy to make – Low Carb Bagels, Fathead Pizza Bites, and No Carb Cloud bread.

What is Fathead Dough?

Fathead dough is a low-carb pizza dough that has become increasingly popular in recent years. It is loved by people who are following a ketogenic diet or who have gluten sensitivities. The dough is made from mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, and almond flour, and it can be used to create various pizzas and other dishes. 

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Best Low Carb, Keto Fathead dough pizza crust - No cauliflower involved

Low Carb Pizza Crust Ingredients

The Ultimate “Fat Head” Pizza Crust  (makes approximately a 10-inch thin crust pizza)

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella (one and a half cups)
  • 3 TBS cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Toppings of choice
ingredients for low carb pizza crust, fat-head pizza

Toppings Suggestion

Though there are endless possibilities when it comes to pizza toppings, sometimes it can be tough to decide what to put on your pie. Here are a few of our favorite toppings:

  • Sausage and peppers: This classic combo is always a crowd-pleaser. Plus, it’s relatively low carb thanks to the sausage. Just make sure to go easy on the peppers!
  • Bacon and eggs: For a truly unique twist on pizza, try this breakfast-inspired combo. The bacon provides some extra protein and flavor, while the eggs add a bit of creaminess. Just be careful not to overdo it on the bacon – too much could make your pizza greasy.
  • Chicken and broccoli: This is a healthy and flavorful option that’s perfect if you’re looking to cut down on carbs. The chicken provides plenty of protein, while the broccoli gives you some fiber and Vitamins A and C. Plus, this combo is super easy to customize – you can add other veggies or even swap out the chicken for another protein if you’d like.
  • Air Fryer Sauteed Mushrooms & Onions: Sometimes, simplicity is best – especially with cheese.

For my toppings, I used sliced-up hot dogs, fresh tomatoes, roasted peppers, left-over taco meat, and mozzarella cheese. Hey, there’s no pizza police or pizza topping police! The bottom line, you can put anything you want on your pizza, right?

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  
  • Microwave the mozzarella and cream cheese in a bowl until soft, about 35 seconds.  
  • Add egg, almond meal, oregano, and basil and blend well into a dough ball.  Press into a circle shape or square shape pizza on a parchment-lined baking sheet sprayed with a thin coating of olive oil or coconut oil.  
  • Sprinkle garlic salt and basil over the surface of the pizza crust. Poke few holes with a fork to prevent the crust from rising while baking.
  • Bake crust in the oven for 8-10 mins.  Then broil (cook the top) for 1-2 minutes. It should look something like this.
No-Carb pizza crust - Bake crust in oven for 8-10 mins. Then broil (cook top) for 1-2 minutes. It should look something like this.
  • Add your pizza sauce and toppings, and put back in the oven for 4-5 more minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and caramelized to your liking
best low carb pizza crust, no cauliflower involved

Tips for the Best Keto Pizza

  • If you’re following the keto diet, you might think that pizza is off-limits. However, with a few adjustments, it’s easy to enjoy this favorite food without sabotaging your weight loss efforts.
  • First, start with a low-carb pizza crust.
  • Once you’ve got your crust sorted, it’s time to load on the toppings.
  • Go for high-fat toppings like mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and sausage.
  • Get creative – olives, onions, and green peppers are all fair game.
  • Avoid any sugary sauces or toppings, like honey BBQ chicken or pineapple.
  • With these tips in mind, you can enjoy delicious keto pizza without cheating on your diet.
FatHead pizza. Low carb, wheat free, gluten free and the easiest recipe! It's delicious too!

Fathead Pizza Crust Nutrition

You might be surprised to learn that fathead pizza is actually fairly nutritious. The low carb pizza crust is made with mozzarella, cream cheese, and almond flour, which provides a good amount of protein and healthy fats. The toppings are typically low in calories and fat, so you can load up on veggies without worry.

One serving without the topping has approximately 220 calories, 17g of total fat, 4.6g of carbohydrates, and 13.6g of protein.

Keto Low Carb pizza crust Nutrition facts
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The Best Low Carb Pizza Crust – No Cauliflower involved!

The best and easiest recipe for low carb pizza - FatHead pizza

Fathead dough is the way to go if you're looking for a low-carb pizza crust that doesn't taste like cardboard. This homemade pizza dough is made with mozzarella cheese, almond flour, and cream cheese, and it delivers on flavor and texture.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella (one and a half cups)
  • 3 TBS cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  
  2. Microwave the mozzarella and cream cheese in a bowl until soft, about 35 seconds.  
  3. Add egg, almond meal, oregano, and basil and blend well into a dough ball.  Press into a circle shape or square shape pizza on a parchment-lined baking sheet sprayed with a thin coating of olive oil or coconut oil.  
  4. Sprinkle garlic salt and basil over the surface of the pizza crust. Poke few holes with a fork to prevent the crust from rising while baking.
  5. Bake crust in the oven for 8-10 mins.  Then broil (cook the top) for 1-2 minutes. It should look something like this.
  6. Add your pizza sauce and toppings, and put back in the oven for 4-5 more minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbly and caramelized to your linking

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136 Comments

    1. HI Cesar, thank you! Did you use foil paper or parchment paper? I found that if you use foil it gets stuck a little. Use parchment paper instead. And all I did was I used an olive oil cooking spray. at the end it didn’t get stuck practically any bit. Please also watch my video within the post. Good luck and let me know if the “stuck issue” was fixed.

  1. Hi, do you have nutritional values for this recipe? I tried to do it myself but not sure it is correct.
    thanks
    Nadia

    1. HI Nadia, I use recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator to calculate the nutritional value. If you cut pizza into 4 slices, the nutritional value per slice (crust only) Calories 295.2
      Total Fat 24.5 g
      Saturated Fat 8.5 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 1.4 g
      Cholesterol 88.4 mg
      Sodium 349.9 mg
      Potassium 32.2 mg
      Total Carbohydrate 6.5 g
      Dietary Fiber 2.3 g
      Sugars 1.1 g
      Protein 17.4 g
      This is not including the toppings – whatever you decide to put on top (vegetables or meat) will be extra. I hope this helps. Did you get similar numbers?

          1. Hello, You mention the recipe uses Almond flour yet it states Almond meal in the recipe itself. Are they the same thing? I’d like to clarify so I don’t buy the wrong thing.

          2. Hi Phil, yes. It is the same thing. Almond flour is slightly finer and the almond meal is slightly coarser. I usually go for almond flour

  2. Made this last night…it was Uh-Mazing!!! Kids and hubby LOVED it and I step on the scale and was down a whole pound even after my pizza night!!! Still in ketosis, this just made my low carb lifestyle 10xs easier to commit to.

    1. Shanika so glad to hear you liked the recipe… Oh yes it sounds like a lot but it’s so light and you can use your favorite veggies and other toppings… Here’s to healthy 2017!! Happy holidays!

    1. Thank you! I made it recently and it reminded me how good it is. Glad you and your husband enjoyed. Happy and healthy 2017!

  3. Thanks for the ideas.
    Could you substitute the mozzarella? Or reduce it by adding in something else. That’s ALOT of cheese 🙂
    Not a big dairy fan. I make my own cream cheese from milk kefir, so it’s easier on the gut.
    I wonder what properties the mozzarella brings to the pizza base that could be swapped out?

    1. HI Alison. You can substitute mozzarella for cheddar i suppose. If you’re not a big fan of dairy, Another good alternative is a crust made with cauliflower or out of broccoli, but I haven’t tried the broccoli crust yet

  4. I just made it. Was great, but crust was a bit soggy. I must have messed something up. What is broil on stovetop 2 minutes mean? Didn’t see it in the video either.

    1. Was the crust soggy or crust with toppings on it? If you load up the toppings yes I noticed they are soggying up the crust a little… But my crust was pretty crips. One suggestion I may suggest – use parchment paper. If it soggs up on the parchment paper, then perhaps use the plain baking sheet.
      Broil means cook the top only in the oven. Do you have this setting? YOu should… All ovens should have that. Another words – the flames or the heat is coming from the top only

      1. It was the crust that was soggy. I’m thinking from watching some videos my dough wasn’t doughy enough. Either too much cheese possible or maybe not enough almond flour. I used 2/3 cups but maybe 3/4 would have been better. Also, I baked 9 minutes, but I see some going up to 12 minutes. The more time the crispier? Thanks for the recipe!

        1. YOu may need to bake it more than 9 min. Then watch it so it doesn’t burn. Did you find the broil (cook top) option on your oven? Perhaps use 1 cup of mozzarella instead of 1 and half. And one more suggestion – perhaps use the cooling rack (if you have one) to bake your crust additional few minutes. This may prevent it from soggyness… Good luck

          1. I flipped mine over onto another piece of oiled parchment and broiled another 2 minutes. That seemed to make it crisper! (Before adding the toppings, of course!)

          2. Very good suggestion Necia! I’m thinking you can also use a cooling rack to bake or broil the pizza crust at the end for few minutes to make it crispy

    1. Sorry if it’s not clear. You can use 1/2 tsp of salt ( I used Himalayan salt because it’s not very salty) and 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.

  5. OH WOW! This is sooo good and so easy and quick (at least it will be next time). The egg & cheese in the crust (although you could add more) holds together like a flour crust. My 15yo son wanted to eat the crust before I added toppings! He liked it better with the meatball, mushroom sauce and pepper toppings though.

    I pressed it out onto parchment paper without spray, it was pretty sticky, but then turned it upside down onto the hot stone and pulled paper away. When it came from oven 10 min later, before putting toppings on, I insured it wasn’t stuck to stone. There was no problem sticking after that. Next time I’ll try spray and put parchment on stone.

    I was thrilled when I found more mozzarella cheese in the freezer so I can make another one soon!
    Now I’m wanting to try the cloud bread biscuits! I’ve so missed biscuits!

    1. Ohhh my goodness! Made this crust last weekend and it turned out WONDERFUL! This weekend we made the crust and prior to baking it we filled it with Genoa salami, pepperoni, spicy Italian sausage, topped it with extra mozzarella cheese then folded the crust over, pinched the sides and BAM the best CALZONE ever!! SOOOO GOOOD!! Thanks for sharing!

    1. HI Lorraine, this low carb recipe requires almond flour. I would suggest to replace with reg. gluten free flour but you still need it low carb. Try to find fluten free low carb flour. I also advise to try the cauliflower crust. It’s quite good too. Google cauliflower crust, as I have not published the cauliflower pizza crust on my blog yet. But you will find the cauliflower ice cream

  6. We had a pizza party with our extended family on 2/12/17 (my wife and i are on the keto diet) so we made two pizzas using this crust and both were gone in a matter of 5 to 10 minutes after putting them out. Everybody loves them. This is our new pizza crust thanks

  7. I have used this recipe for a while and it’s so good! I know why it’s called FatHead Pizza. It comes from the documentary done by Tom Naughton: Fat Head The Movie.

  8. Hi there could u please tell me the carbs for the pizza dough I don’t see it any where? Making for a diabetic so need carb count… Thank you!!

    1. HI Michelle, I use recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator to calculate the nutritional value. If you cut pizza into 4 slices, the nutritional value per slice (crust only) Calories 295.2
      Total Fat 24.5 g
      Saturated Fat 8.5 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 1.4 g
      Cholesterol 88.4 mg
      Sodium 349.9 mg
      Potassium 32.2 mg
      Total Carbohydrate 6.5 g
      Dietary Fiber 2.3 g
      Sugars 1.1 g
      Protein 17.4 g
      This is not including the toppings – whatever you decide to put on top (vegetables or meat) will be extra. I hope this helps. Did you get similar numbers?

  9. So I tried it, but used coconut flour since there were less carbs in that choice.. and OMG…. yummy. There are only 8g if carbohydrates in coconut flour so it worked better for my goals. But u followed the rest of the recipe and it was amazing. Thanks for sharing!

  10. what exactly is ‘broil’ ? I understood it was putting something under the grill to brown but then I read above your description of “broil, on cook top” So many different terminologies between USA and Australia

    1. HI Joan, My stove has a “broil” option. When the flames are from the top and it cooks the top only. Do you have this option on your stove? If not, you can just leave it on “bake for extra 2-3 minutes

  11. None of these recipes turn out to really be worth the effort. The pizza crust has a grainy, dry texture. The “cloud/oopsie bread tastes very ” eggy”, and collapses too easily to really even eat it as bread substitute. Better to stick with fruits, vegetables & just lean meats, eggs, cheese if going low carb. Everything else is just a wash out.

  12. OMG this was so
    yummy and actually tastes like a real pizza!! Thank you thank you thank you!! I have a son who’s trying very hard to lose weight my watching carbs and he even loved it too!

  13. I made this pizza crust tonight, and I have to say it was pretty good! Didn’t taste weird. I will make this again!

  14. Loved it….I grated organic cheddar and parm into the crust instead of melting it and hand pressed into a spring firm pan for a deep dish pizza. Definitely will make it again!!!

  15. I absolutely love this recipe! It turns out beautiful and delicious. Both my children, 7 and 2, eat it as well as myself and my hubby.

  16. I just tried your pizza recipie and it was fantastic!
    I wish I could upload the picture I took.
    I made an extra crust to slice for “garlic bread” to go with my veggie noodles with meat sauce.

  17. This was super yummy!! Just made it and loved it! Tastes almost like a real pizza! Slurp. I miss pizza on my keto diet. So this is my go to meal from now onwards! Thank you for sharing!!

  18. Made my first fathead pizza using your recipe!
    OMG! Just started keto lifestyle and thought I wouldn’t be able to enjoy pizza ever again, but than I made this! It was delicious just like pizza! Thank you for posting recipe! I will be sharing on Instagram and giving them the web address for the recipe!

  19. Made it tonight. Husband gave it 6/5 stars – ha! It was really quick and easy too. Only,thing I may change next time is turning crust over to broil a few mins as well so bottom is browned. Then add toppings. Topped w uncured pepperoni, zuchinni, mushroom, then fresh tomato, red pepper flake, oregano after bake. Super yum! Thx

  20. Amazing pizza came out! I would like to have more guide in the recepie , for example how the dough should look like and felt like ? Mine was still very sticky after I used exact ingredients so I ended up putting more almond flour in… as well what means “bake crust for 8-10 min , than broil (top) for 1-2min” don’t you just put the crust in the oven and wait??? Or you turn it? That part I didn’t get…
    anyway pizza came out amazing even with extra cup of flour ?

  21. Hi Irina,

    I read all the comments, so I know i’m late to the party, but I cooked the pizza tonight. Great flavor, but I think I used too much cheese. It never formed a dough or a real crust. This sounds like too much cheese. I noticed one person comment the same and you suggested less cheese and more flour. Any new suggestions to a from a dough since last year?

    Thanks

    Rita

  22. Hi Irina !
    Thank you for posting the recipe, can’t wait to try it. Would you happen to know how many net carbs are in one recipe if the fat head pizza crust?

    1. Hi Cheryl, sorry I thought I posted it, but I need to update the recipe:
      If you serve pizza into 4 slices, the nutritional value per slice (crust only) Calories 295.2
      Total Fat 24.5 g
      Saturated Fat 8.5 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 1.4 g
      Cholesterol 88.4 mg
      Sodium 349.9 mg
      Potassium 32.2 mg
      Total Carbohydrate 6.5 g
      Dietary Fiber 2.3 g
      Sugars 1.1 g
      Protein 17.4 g
      This is not including the toppings – whatever you decide to put on top (vegetables or meat) will be extra. I hope this helps. Did you get similar numbers?

  23. I made this for the first time tonight. I believe this is the best low carb recipe I’ve ever encountered. Thank you for sharing it.

  24. Wow, tried this receipe last night and I forgot I was on a low-carb diet. The crust was perfect, crispy on the edges. My adult children tried it and loved it as well. We made a supreme pizza ; Italian sausage crumbles , mozzarella cheese, onions, bell-pepper and olives. We will definitely be having this again!

    1. Hello.. have not tried this oven… but
      I don’t see why not…
      As long as it can heat up to required temperature …
      Let me know if it works?

  25. We had to go to Plan B for dinner. This recipe only made a small, appx 9-inch diameter pizza crust (and a very thin one at that). I am guessing the crust in the blog photo was either enlarged, or the portions doubled. Also the crust itself (the 9-inch version) is almost a day’s worth of calories. So even if you only eat 1/2 of it – that’s over 600 calories! The instructions also say to put it under a broiler, but I’d be awfully careful with that, because the parchment paper WILL catch on fire.

    The good news is, I tried a bite and it was tasty. And definitely low in carbs. But the very high calories negate any low-carb benefit.

  26. Can you make dough ahead of time and refrigerate until you are ready to make the pizza? I would like to make up dough in the morning; then it’s all ready to be baked when i get home from work.

    1. I have not done it myself, but I don’t see a problem with refrigerating the dough…. I apologize for the late reply… have you tried it yet, did it work?
      I sure hope so

  27. I LOVE, LOVE your low carb pizza recipe!!!!! OMG! I will definitely try other recipes of yours and will follow your website for as long as I’m on a low carb diet, which I plan on for the rest of my life!???? Thank you!

    1. Thank you so much for the love! Glad you liked the recipe… I love it too…I look forward to hear what you think of other recipes….

  28. I am a T2D that has worked my way down to a pre diabetic without meds….just keeping strict with diet and lifestyle. I made this crust tonight and had my 5 yr old help out…he was so excited to help daddy in the kitchen! This came out great…I made it as a flat bread and topped it off with cheese and avacado…it was so DANG GOOD! Thx for the recipe!

  29. We tried your recipe for the first time, and love it. Very simple ingredients and instructions, and we thank you for the recipe.

  30. Loved this recipe! Added an extra 1/4 cup of almond flour when shaping into a ball.placed dough ball between 2 sheets of parchment paper sprayed with canola spray and lightly rolled and then shaped into a rectangle.. Baked for 10 minutes on a parchment lined air flow pizza pan, turned crust over an removed the parchment paper and baked 3 more minutes. Then broiled for 3 minutes…then followed the remaining directions. Crispy and delicious! Thanks again!

  31. Just made this, thought i had almond flour but had to use tapioca flour instead (so much for low carb this time). Was expecting disaster, instead was wonderful.

    1. I love breads made of Tapioca flour. It reminds me of Brazilian bread balls. Sadly this flour is not a low carb flour. But so glad it came out great…. I must try this recipe using tapioca flour., Must be fantastic chewy consistency

    1. To substitute almond flour, Regular Or gluten free flour would be a good substitute.
      For low carb, you can substitute for a protein powder or carbquick baking mix
      I hope this helps

  32. Really good pizza crust recipe! Just made this and my picky cousin (after taking off the mushrooms) liked it enough for another piece! Anyway, a couple notes. In step 2 it says to add the basil to the dough mix. Then, it later says to add the basil along with the garlic powder to the top of the crust. It doesn’t say it’s a divided 1/2 tsp or another tsp. I just added a pinch to the top also. Also, I sprayed/oiled another piece of parchment to help spread the dough out because it was so sticky. It worked great. Use a good amount of oil or spray on the bottom so it doesn’t stick. It was yummy and very satisfying if you’re doing Keto/Low Carb and keep seeing pizza commercials on tv!

  33. Great recipe! Delicious! And you were right on the quick part. So much easier than cauliflower pizza crust! I wonder if flax meal could be added?

  34. I made it and it was much better than others but still not as crispy as my old flour-crust pizza that I loved! Could the cheese in the crust be replaced with coconut oil to make it crisper in the oven?

    1. I haven’t tried to replace cheese with coconut oil… or did you mean coconut flour… good idea for a try… good luck

  35. thank you for the great recipe.

    Website suggestion: please add some color background and making comments more compactly presented. All of this white space is really hard on the eyes. I know the trend is ‘clean’ (aka ‘white’ I guess) but it is very jarring, especially since a number of us spend 8-10 hrs/day on computers for work.

    Thanks for reading

  36. My husband and I loved the crust.. we used turkey pepperoni and fresh mozzarella along with sliced black olives and torn basil leaves. The one thing I will try different the next time, is to not preheat our baking stone.. it was maybe a little too crisp… but if you like a very crunchy crust.. go for it !!
    Bon appetite !!!

    1. Hi Peggy … so glad that you and your husband enjoyed the crust… it’s my favorite too… wow I never cooked on a baking stone… it must cook fantastic things and I love things crispy ?? can you put it on top of stove or grill? Loved your idea ❤???

  37. Great recipe. Great flavor and consistency. It wasn’t like pizza, it was pizza! Once it was baked I took it out, topped it and then used my pizza peel to return and remove it. Nice crisp crust!

    1. Thank you so much for this, it was exactly what I needed.. simple to follow and turned out great and very flavorful, virtually indistinguishable from regular pizza crust.. now I can get my pizza fix without the risk of spiking my blood sugar

      1. You’re so welcome, Mo! I’m thrilled to hear the recipe was just what you needed. It’s amazing how satisfying it can be without the worry of blood sugar spikes. Enjoy all your pizza nights guilt-free!

  38. Gonna try this cloud bread crust. Been making cauliflower crust for years n love it, but this looks great. Thanks for sharing

  39. I love this as a pizza crust! By far my favorite! Was wondering how u could turn this into a calzone? Any suggestions?

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