Fathead Dough Coconut Flour Recipe

The basic fathead dough is a gluten-free, low-carb, and keto dough recipe and can be used to make a standard crispy keto fathead pizza crust, bagels, breadsticks, crackers, and even cheesy keto garlic bread.

Learning how to make the incredibly versatile keto dough will make dinner time so much easier and tastier. Discover exactly which low-carb flour to use, which cheese to use, what to do if your dough is too dry or if it’s too sticky. PLUS a variety of quick and easy keto recipes to enjoy.

This is the supreme guide to learning everything you ever wanted to know about making fathead dough, and the best ways to use it in your low-carb diet.

Low Carb Pizza

The basic fathead dough recipe is made with 4 simple ingredients: shredded mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, low-carb flour (such as almond flour or coconut flour), and an egg.

It is versatile and can be used for savory recipes or sweet recipes that can all be enjoyed on a low carb diet. It can be baked crispy or soft. You can make fathead bagels, pie crusts, crackers, rolls, buns, pizza, pancakes, tortillas, and garlic bread.

It is one of the first low-carb recipes you need to learn on your keto diet because it’s quick, easy, and can be used in so many ways.

Keto Fathead Dough For Flatbread, Pizza

Fathead pizza is a keto low carb pizza crust recipe that is low in carbs, high in protein, and moderate to high fat.

It is cooked and served exactly the same as a traditional pizza, with a tomato paste sauce, toppings, cheese, and deli meat. It can be cooked like a thin pizza crust or a deep-dish pizza crust.

Unlike a traditional pizza dough, it is incredibly filling and you will only be able to eat 1 or 2 slices. This is one of the benefits of a low-carb diet or keto diet. You begin to fill up on low-carb high-protein foods that keep you satiated and so you end up eating less food, your appetite will reduce and you will naturally eat fewer calories in the long run.

Low Carb Coconut Flour Fathead Margherita Pizza

When you compare the nutrition of a regular pizza with a keto pizza you will immediately notice how much lower in carbs each slice is. It’s higher protein to keep you full, but you may be worried about the fat and calories.

Remember, you will only be able to eat 1 or 2 slices because low carb pizza crust is so filling and satisfying. Whereas most people will eat an entire wheat pizza crust to themselves.

ALMOND FLOUR PIZZA CRUST: Fathead keto pizza (crust only, per slice): 2.4 g net carbs, 11 g protein, 16.8 g fat, 203 calories.

Keto Bread Rolls

COCONUT FLOUR PIZZA CRUST: Fathead keto pizza (crust only, per slice): 1.8 g net carbs, 8.2 g protein, 9.4 g fat, 132 calories.

Does it taste cheesy? No, it tastes like a delicious regular pizza because it is made with mild-flavored shredded mozzarella cheese and low-carb flour. You can make many variations by adding herbs, spices, Italian seasoning and even sweeteners to make sweet fathead dough recipes.

It cooks in the oven just like a traditional dough and can be made crispy or soft depending on the cooking temperature and length of cooking time. You can even use it to make keto pizza pockets and add a variety of ham and cheese fillings.

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You will need to avoid all regular pizza sauces that have added sugars and unnecessary carbs. You can make your own homemade sugar-free ketchup, sugar-free BBQ sauce, or I prefer to use a concentrated tomato paste.

Tomato paste is higher in carbs but because it is so flavorsome, you use only a small amount. It gives you a real bang for your buck! Learn to spend your carbs wisely.

You can use your favorite pizza toppings on a keto pizza crust. Most pizza toppings are naturally low-carb such as meat and vegetables. Just avoid sticky sweet sauces with added sugars and of course, pineapple.

Coconut Flour Pizza Crust (vegan, Keto)

Begin with a sugar-free tomato pizza sauce, then add a variety of toppings such as sliced pepperoni, cooked ham, ground meat, sliced mushrooms, olives, sliced onions, and herbs such as dried rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

Should you add cheese onto a pizza base before or after adding the pizza toppings? It’s up to you whether you add shredded cheese before you add your toppings or after you add your toppings. Some people will swear either way is the correct way. It’s more down to your personal preference whether you like a cheesy crust or a melted cheesy topping.

Once you learn how to make this basic keto dough, you can use it in a variety of ways. All the ingredients, quantities, and full written instructions are in the recipe card at the end of this post.

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If you don’t have a microwave, you can use the stovetop method. Simply heat the shredded mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Make sure to mix and stir continuously to prevent the cheese from burning and sticking to the saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the almond flour or coconut flour.

Mix the melted cheeses and almond flour or coconut flour with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. If the cheese isn’t melted enough to do this, microwave for another 10 seconds at a time.

Allow the cheese to cool for 30 seconds to 1 minute before adding the raw egg, otherwise, the hot cheese may begin to cook the raw eggs.

Coconut Flour Low Carb Fathead Pizza Dough

Now your gluten-free keto dough is ready to use in any recipe. you can use the dough to make a crispy keto fathead pizza crust, keto breadsticks, keto crackers, and even fat head sausage rolls.

Now you know how to make your basic keto dough, place it between 2 sheets of baking parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, bottle of wine, or the bottom of a measuring cup, spread or roll the dough into a circular pizza shape.

The best way to make a crispy fathead pizza crust is to make small holes all over the pizza base before baking.

Low Carb Keto Nut Free Pizza Crust Peace Love And Low Carb

The original recipe for fathead pizza crust uses almond flour but for those who have a nut allergy, you can make fathead dough with coconut flour.

You usually cannot directly swap almond flour for coconut flour in most recipes, they behave in completely different ways. Always use recipes that have been developed using one flour or the other.

The fathead dough that is made with coconut flour is higher in fiber, lower in carbs, lower in fat, and lower in protein and calories. It doesn’t taste of coconut, but if you are sensitive to the subtle flavor, you can add extra herbs, salt, sweetener, or flavors depending on the fat head dough recipe you are using.

Keto Fathead Coconut Flour Beef Chicken Pizza

When you understand how different low-carb flours work, you can begin to experiment with other flours. But low-carb flours cannot be confused with gluten-free flours.

Low-carb flours are grain-free and therefore naturally gluten-free. Gluten-free flour is often highly processed and has high starch. They are usually a mixture of rice starch, potato starch, and tapioca starch.

If you use regular gluten-free flour, instead of low-carb flour, your baking will be higher carb and generally turn out dry and flaky.

Coconut Flour Pizza Crust (keto Fathead Dough)

Yes, as long as you use a mild-flavored shredded cheese. If your cheese is too strong or sharp, the dough will be cheesy and not so versatile for sweet recipes.

You can use either pre-shredded cheese or you can make your own shredded cheese. Use the shredding/grating blade in your food processor and store your shredded cheese in an airtight container or a ziplock bag. You can even freeze shredded cheese for up to 3 months.

You only need simple kitchen tools that you probably have already. Measuring cups, large mixing bowl, rubber or wooden spatula, rolling pin, and a pizza stone, pizza pan, or baking tray.

Keto Coconut Flour Mug Bread

If you don’t have a rolling pin, you can use a wine bottle, a large coffee mug, or the bottom of the measuring cup to spread out your pizza dough between the 2 pieces of baking parchment paper.

Some people find their dough sticking to their baking paper but this is easily preventable with a few simple tricks. Always roll the keto fat head dough between two sheets of nonstick parchment paper, baking paper, or wax paper. But it must be nonstick.

If your dough sticks, use a flat-edged knife and slowly scrape the dough away from the paper as you pull away and remove the top sheet. You can also use wet hands or spray your hands with cooking oil spray to prevent the dough from sticking to your fingers.

Keto Fathead Rolls (almond Flour Free Dinner Rolls)

Hint: Do not throw away the top baking parchment paper sheet as you will need this to help flip the keto pizza crust mid-way during cooking to make a crispy golden brown crunchy pizza crust.

The original mozzarella pizza dough recipe uses almond flour, however, if you are allergic to almonds or cannot tolerate almonds, you can use coconut flour.

Shredded mozzarella cheese – instead of mozzarella cheese, you can use another low moisture shredded mild cheese such as cheddar or edam.

How To Make Fathead Pizza Dough

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