Easy Vegetarian Keto Pizza

Name: Easy Vegetarian Keto Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature); 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1/3 cup parmesan cheese (grated); 1.5 tsp dried basil (divided); 1.5 tsp dried oregano (divided); 1 tsp garlic powder (divided); 1.5 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp tomato sauce (sugar-free); sea salt (to taste); black pepper (to taste); 2 leaves fresh basil; 2 leaves fresh oregano

This delicious vegetarian pizza has a 'melt-in-your-mouth' soft, cream cheese herb base which compliments the tomato sauce and melted cheese on top.

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Keto pizza close up garnished with fresh oregano and on a white marble slab

How to make a vegetarian keto pizza

This delicious and guilt-free vegetarian pizza has a soft crust made using egg, cheese, and cream cheese.

Add your favourite herbs and a dash of garlic powder then bake the crust until it becomes light and pillowy.

Topped off with a spicy sauce, two types of cheeses, extra herbs, and you have a topping that is delicious!

Quick and easy to make, this recipe satisfies those pizza cravings any night of the week.

Experiment with all of your favourite keto pizza toppings and discover which one is best.

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What I love about this recipe

I’ll admit I was sceptical at first as I’m not a huge fan of lots of grease in a pizza, but this recipe is far from oily.
As long as you don’t smother the top with grated cheese, you’ll be fine.
I hadn’t realized the crust would be soft and pillowy and it was refreshing for a change.
I brought some bite-sized pieces over to a wine and cheese and these appetizers were fabulous at room temperature too. And, they held up to a lot of handling. Each piece went from the baking tray to cutting board to a container to a serving plate to a napkin – not too bad!
This is a versatile, easy recipe that can handle a lot of flavours, so don’t be afraid to add some spices!
I also use a leftover tomato curry-based sauce which is spectacular on this pizza.

Want to know even more about a Keto diet?

Earlier I explored how a keto diet works, what to expect including tips and advice such as needing keto testing strips so you know your body is in ketosis which is when you are burning fat, not glucose.

As well, how to get more greens in your diet without stuffing your fridge with bags and bags of broccoli, kale, and spinach.

Tip: I use an Organic Greens Booster with pure, dehydrated broccoli, kale, and spinach complete with all of their fibre.

I’ll be updating that post as I learn more about Keto too!

How to make your vegetarian keto pizza

Prep time: 10 minutes + 5-10 minutes resting time
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Temperature: 375° F (190C)

Ingredients

8 oz. (225g) cream cheese, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1½ t. dried basil, divided
1½ t. dried oregano, divided
1 t. garlic powder, divided
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1½ T. tomato paste
3 T. sugar-free tomato sauce
1 c. Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Optional:
~ Add 4 oz. pepperoni, thinly sliced for pepperoni pizza
~ Swap Mozzarella cheese for 1/3 c. blue cheese, 2/3 c. tasty cheddar
~ Add 1 tablespoon fresh herbs to the sauce if you prefer. I used chives.
~ Garnish with fresh basil or oregano leaves

Equipment

Medium-sized mixing bowl
Small mixing bowl
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Cheese grater
Whisk or wooden spoon
Baking tray, pizza stone, or cast iron griddle
Parchment paper
Oven mitts
Cooling rack or cork coasters to protect your counter top

Notes

Make sure the cream cheese and eggs are at room temperature before you begin.
You’ll create a lighter, more spongy pizza base if you do.
Whisking adds even more air to your pizza base than stirring with a wooden spoon.
Depending on the thickness you may need to adjust the temperature and time.
For best results, a base thicker than 1/4″ should bake at 350°F until golden brown. Allow for more time.

Steps

If you have your own special homemade pizza sauce, now’s the time to make it.
Allow the sauce to cool while you prepare the keto base.
If not, move to the next step.

1. Prepare and bake the base

Add cream cheese, eggs, and dried herbs, basil and oregano, to a medium mixing bowl.

Add half the grated cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste then stir to combine all ingredients.

Line a baking tray, pizza stone, or a cast iron griddle with parchment paper.
Pour the cream cheese mix in and spread until level and even thickness.

Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Check halfway through and rotate for even baking.

Remove the pizza base from the oven and allow to cool on a rack.

2. Prepare and make the sauce

Whisk the tomato paste and tomato sauce, the remaining herbs and garlic powder, in a small bowl.
Lightly season with salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine.
I recommend you do a taste test. You may also add a pinch of ground chilli powder.
Set aside.

If you decide, add a touch of fresh herbs as well.
1 tablespoon of fresh chopped chives goes well in this dish.

3. Baking the pizza

This is a fun kid-friendly job!
Who doesn’t love sprinkling cheese over a pizza base?

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Consider custom building out your pizza!
If you use two kinds of cheese, make one end blue cheese end, and the other, tasty or mozzarella cheese.

Return pizza to oven and bake for another 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and is bubbly.

Remove pizza from the oven, slice and garnish with fresh basil or sprigs of oregano.

Serve sliced pizza on a platter with sprigs of fresh herbs and micro leaves to garnish.
This pizza is superb with a crisp salad.

Pizza gift ideas

To appreciate and celebrate your chef I’ve curated some pizza gift ideas.
This bicycle pizza cutter is so cute! It comes in blue, red, and yellow.

Next, these soft, stretchy pizza slice toddler bummies are designed for toddlers. They also make cute matching head band bows.

And then, what about this pizza patterned blanket! I did a double-take and thought it was very clever.

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I’m a huge fan of Lodge and love the idea of making my next pizza on this cast iron griddle!
Anything cooked on cast iron is that much hotter after it’s on your plate and tastier.
What I like about this griddle is, you can use it to bake, broil, fry, or grill, so it’s not just for pizza.

I have a pizza stone and use it for pizza and baking sourdough bread. I even use it to reheat my pizza!
The extra-wide folding pizza peel is super handy for lifting and transferring pizza.
There’s nothing quite so sad in the kitchen as seeing your pizza, face down on the floor.

Presto has come out with a countertop pizza baker and it’s a big hit.
Watch your pizza rotate and bake right before your eyes!
I think this is a fabulous idea and it introduces kids to baking in a fun way.
It’s also fantastic for pizza night with family or friends – somehow it reminds me of our fondue evenings.
It also heats up or bakes snacks.