Happy National Pizza Week! I swear there’s a national holiday for just about every food, but this is one I can definitely get behind. I love me some pizza!
In honor of National Pizza Week, I had some fun in the kitchen yesterday and created a crust made from mashed sweet potatoes. Brittany’s Pizza with a Cauliflower Crust inspired me to think outside of the (pizza) box and try something a little different. The end result was quite delicious and nutritious!
Sweet Potato Pizza Crust
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups mashed sweet potatoes (~2 medium sweet potatoes)
- 1.5 cups almond flour (other flours would probably work too)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg white
- 1 cup shredded cheese (I used mozzarella, but any kind would work)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- Your choice of toppings
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well.
- Cover a pizza pan/baking sheet with tinfoil and coat with non-stick cooking spray. (I used tinfoil because my pan had holes in it, and I didn’t want the dough to fall through, but you could probably nix the tinfoil if you’re using a regular baking sheet.)
- Using a spatula, spread the dough evenly into a large circle about 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until center is firm and edges are lightly browned.
- Remove crust from oven, add toppings, and bake for another 5-7 minutes until cheese is completely melted.
- Remove pizza from oven, slice and enjoy!
The best part about this pizza (in my opinion and Mal’s) is the texture of the crust. It’s firm and a little crispy, but still soft and chewy—almost like a “real” pizza crust.
I was a huge fan of the flavor (because I love curry), but if you don’t enjoy the taste of curry (like Mal), just leave it out. I think all of the other spices will still add some seriously delicious flavor to the crust. FYI: If you’re a fan of the Curry Spice Blend from Practical Paleo, you will definitely love this crust!
I hope you guys love this Sweet Potato Pizza Crust as much as I do! If you make it, please let me know what you think!
And since it’s National Pizza Week and all, here are some of my favorite recipes to help you celebrate such a delicious holiday!
Brussels Sprout and Chicken Pizza with Parmigiano Reggiano
Pizza with a Cauliflower Crust
Prosciutto, Gorgonzola, and Balsamic Fig Pizza
Roasted Fall Vegetables and Ricotta Pizza
Sausage, Spinach, and Provolone Pizza
Question of the Day
What’s your favorite kind of pizza?
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That is a great idea for a pizza crust and so much healthier!
National Pizza Week?? Who knew? As if I really need a good reason to eat pizza!
This pizza crust sounds awesome. I love cauliflower pizza crust and there is no doubt in my mind that I would love this (cuz I LOVE sweet potatoes). Thank you so much for sharing. I cannot wait to try it!
What a great idea! I have yet to try the cauliflower crust, but now I might try this one first.
Wow this looks incredible! I would never have thought to try this. Thanks for sharing.
This sounds awesome Tina! Definitely pinning it so I can make it soon.
This sounds so good! Maybe I will try it tomorrow as bf hates sweet potatoes and I love them. I’ve got two waiting to be used right now as it is.
Well if it’s National Pizza Week, surely I need to start celebrating NOW
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That pizza looks do good! I’m glad to hear it’s National Pizza Week since my husband and I are on vacation right now and seem to be eating a lot of pizza.
What a great week!! I love making homeade pizzas so simple and cheap!! My favorite topping for pizza is def. pineapple
Who knew there was a National Pizza Day! I’ll have to try this crust looks awesome and I love that it’s grain free!
So….when are you going to write another book?
So many nutritious and delicious recipes! I can’t get enough. I knew it was only a matter of time before sweet potato crust made a debut here. 
I made the cauliflower crust the other night (for the zillionth time) only this time I baked it directly on my pizza stone, then flipped it (once set), then added toppings. It was even more firm and actually turned out nice and crispy on the bottom.
That pizza looks so, so good! My favorite breading to use when making homemade pizzas is Joseph’s Lavish Bread. I originally just made normal pepperoni, but I’ve experimented lately with cheeseburger pizza, breakfast pizza and veggie pizza-all of which were amazing!
I am -severely- impressed, you are an absolute genius! I’m totally trying this out next week (I have an ever-so-slight sweet potato obsession, hence the enthusiasm!) JM
Wow, this looks amazing!! Can’t wait to try it out.
looks perfect Tina!! love sweet potatoes!!
we will have to give this a try – maybe even with sweet potato flour
National Pizza week! That’s awesome as i am making roasted veg pizza later in the week so i guess i am partaking without even realising!
Your pizza looks very delicious!
Sweet! Making this tonight! Thanks for sharing!
This looks amazing! Do you think it would turn out the same with canned, pureed sweet potato…or would you recommend only using whole sweet potatoes and mashing them yourself?
It’s in the oven right now…counting down the minutes until it’s done!
Hope you love it!
Do you cook the sweet potatoes first then mash them? Or mash them and let it cook in the oven?
Cook them then mash them.
I just made the sweet potato crust and it is awesome! I had to use regular AP flour since my Fred Meyer didn’t have almond (though they had graham and oat and rye and everything else). I made a bbq type version, with pulled beef (premade in the deli section), caramelized onions, and bell peppers. Delicious!!
What a wonderful idea! I’m going to have to try this.
This might be a silly question, but if I were to make this for a single serving, should I cut recipe in half? Thank you
@Robin: I guess it depends how much pizza you plan to eat!
If you cut the recipe in half, it would definitely make a smaller pizza.
I just made this tonight–it was SO delicious!!! The spices were amazing, too. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Yay!
I made this last night and it was fabulous! I did leave out the curry, since I don’t like it and don’t have it…in the future I would probably omit the cinnamon as well. But I still loved it! I also made sweet potato muffins yesterday morning and they were equally as fabulous! thank you!
holy moly I just made this for some dinner this week and it is SO delicious!! love the curry in the crust! keep the good ones comin’ =)
Oh baby, this looks so incredible. I was hoping this’d turn out well when I saw you Instagram it. Thanks!
OMG…too fun! I have made the cauliflower crust before, but it was kind of a pain with grating it. I think I was sweeping pieces of food-processed cauliflower from my kitchen floor and counter for the next week. I love that you put sweet potatoes in everything. I cant wait to try this. YUM.
Did you put tomato sauce on yours? What do you recommend for sauce?
Do you add the cup of shredded cheese into the crust? If so do you then still put cheese on the pizza?
Yep and YES!
This looks amazing. I’m looking for new things to have available for lunch at the house, and I was wondering, do you think this could be frozen after baking the crust?
I’m making this for my gluten free son tonight, usually he will not eat sweet potatoes but maybe in pizza style will trick him into it!
ok, so while no super healhy, here’s one… Tube of Grands buiscuits, cut each one in half BEFORE Baking… Press each half into a Pam Baking sprayed muffin pan. One half in each cup, and continue to fill with desired pizza toppings, I’ve found that finely chopping toppings works best.
This also works fo crab cups.
3 cups are very filling and a good portion size. And you can freeze the leftoves in a freezer ziplock fo future dinners.
Any suggestions for making this dairy free? When I make cauliflower crust I use an extra egg and a cup of almond flour in place of cheese. Would that be worth a try here?
Sure! Or you could just omit the cheese!
Interesting – I should try this! I like sweet potatoes and have been trying to find alternative crust recipes.
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