If you want to keep the toppings dairy free, there are many nut-based cheese alternatives that you can make. From macadamia nut spreads to cultured “cream cheese” made from coconut cream, a quick search online will give you tons of results to try out. Though they will be slightly higher carb, they can still be used as a substitute.
I based this off of the crust that’s from my 5 Minute Pizza recipe. Although this one will take longer than 5 minutes, it gives a viable way to make flatbread crust that’s dairy free. Although it’s made from mostly egg, the good news is that the egginess doesn’t seem to come through in taste. You can top it with any toppings you’d like to!
Personally I like to let it cool down in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. The crust will hold up much better once partially chilled, and it tends to bring the flavors out even more. As far as the BBQ Sauce goes – you can change it out how you want. The macros are slightly protein heavy, so if you need to bring the fat content up – you can always make a white sauce to serve with it.
Yields 4 servings of Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza
The Preparation
Dairy-Free Pizza Crust:
- 6 large egg
- 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, or coconut flour (roughly 10% of the amount)
- 3 tablespoons psyllium husk powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
Toppings:
- 4 tablespoons low-carb tomato sauce, such as Rao's
- 6 ounces rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons ruled.me bbq sauce
The Execution
1. Pre-heat oven to 425F and shred cheese. Set aside.
2. Using an immersion blender, combine all ingredients for the crust until very well mixed. It should be rather thick.
3. Spread dough out on a silpat using a silicone spatula. It’s too sticky to use your hands for (I tried it and it was a mess). Silicone really helps keep the dough from sticking on to everything. This will take you a few minutes to do, but your oven should be pre-heating in the meantime.
4. Once the crust is spread out evenly, place in the oven and bake on the top rack for 10 minutes.
5. Once done in the oven, flip the pizza over. I tried flipping it with a flipper, but ended up using my hands by holding 2 corners.
6. Top with your favorite toppings, then broil for an additional 3 minutes in the oven.
7. Slice and serve! Feel free to top with chives, spring onion, or other herbs/vegetables that match the toppings.
This makes a total of 4 servings of Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza (Dairy-Free Crust). Each serving comes out to be 1032 calories, 649.1g fats, 3.9g net carbs, and 655.2g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 6 large egg | 472 | 31.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.5 |
| 6 tablespoon parmesan cheese | 162 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 3 tablespoon psyllium husk powder | 168 | 0 | 38.4 | 33.6 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning | 4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 tablespoon low-carb tomato sauce | 15 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| 6 ounce rotisserie chicken | 313 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 4 ounce cheddar cheese | 458 | 37.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.9 |
| 1 tablespoon mayonnaise | 94 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 4 tablespoon ruled.me bbq sauce | 2495 | 2,495 | 2,495 | 2,495 | 0 | 2,495 |
| Totals | 4180 | 2,599.3 | 2,545.4 | 2,530.1 | 15.3 | 2,624.7 |
| Per Serving (/4) | 1045 | 649.8 | 636.4 | 632.5 | 3.8 | 656.2 |
Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza (Dairy-Free Crust)
Ingredients
Dairy-Free Pizza Crust:
- 6 large egg
- 6 tablespoon parmesan cheese or coconut flour (roughly 10% of the amount)
- 3 tablespoon psyllium husk powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Toppings:
- 4 tablespoon low-carb tomato sauce such as Rao's
- 6 ounce rotisserie chicken shredded
- 4 ounce cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoon ruled.me bbq sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and shred the cheese. Set aside.
- Using an immersion blender, combine the ingredients for the crust until very well mixed and rather thick.
- Spread dough out onto a Silpat using a silicone spatula — silicone really helps keep the dough from sticking to everything.
- Once the crust is spread out evenly, bake on the top rack for 10 minutes.
- Once done, flip the pizza crust over and add the toppings. Broil for an additional 3 minutes in the oven.
- Slice and serve!
Hi Craig,
Do you think this would work with almond flower instead oh phsylum husk?
Hey Ella – I’d recommend using something like flaxseed meal if you want to sub out the psyllium. Psyllium is MUCH more absorptive than almond flour.
I made this last night and cant wait to have it again. Pizza is my most difficult give up food and so happy i dont have to miss out. I was just wondering about the psyllium husk though. I always thought it needed to be absorbed with lots of water or do the eggs counter this? Should amounts be limited each week? Otherwise i could see this being a fairly regular make 😉
The eggs definitely counter this. It soaks up extra moisture and for me, adds a nice texture to the crust. Regular usage may cause some constipation, but if you’re eating this once or twice a week I see no issue.
I made this for my husband and me the other night and it was AMAZING! My husband is a HUGE pizza guy, so needless to say he was skeptical, but once we bit into that crust with the melted cheese… oh boy did his tune change! We are both so pleased with this recipe. Came out exactly as pictured. I didn’t have psyllium powder so I used the same amount w psyllium husk and added 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum and it came out PERFECT. The BBQ sauce was divine and we will be using it as a topping for lots of stuff. Can’t wait to try out more of these delicious recipes! This site is truly a gem and am so happy I found it~! 🙂
I’m so happy to hear this! I’m so glad you are here 😀
what is the mayo for? how do you use it in the recipe?
What if I don’t own an immersion blender? Can I mix with a spatula?
It probably wont work the same way, closest thing would be a food processor. If you don’t own one of those either try making this type of crust instead: https://www.ruled.me/low-carb-pepperoni-pizza/ (You can do that one without the husk powder too.)
It probably wont work the same way, closest thing would be a food processor. If you don’t own one of those either try making this type of crust instead: https://www.ruled.me/low-ca… (You can do that one without the husk powder too.)
How long do you use the immersion blender? I used the exact ingredients and an immersion blender and the dough is soupy.
It should thicken up pretty quickly with the immersion blender – 45s to 60s.
I made this last night and it was SO quick and easy. I do not have an immersion blender, so I just used my hand mixer! Worked perfectly! We made the buffalo chicken and a spinach chicken. Both were fabulous! My husband and daughter raved! One crust was very thin and we actually liked that one better! The thin was crispy and held up well. The thicker was a little spongy, but still delicious. Thank you! I made a keto crust before that used a ton of cheese, so it was nice to have one that was not cheese on top of cheese! Lol I tried to load a picture, but I was receiving an error message.
Has anyone tried the dairy free version (subbing out parm with coconut flour)? 2tsp of coconut flour for 6tbsp of parm seems like a drastic difference. Curious to see if it works well.
Interesting that this would be included in a “dairy free” post when one of the ingredients is Cheddar Cheese.
Hey Diana,
We made sure to include dairy-free cheese suggestions in the description above as well, so you can make the whole pizza 100% dairy-free (rather than just the crust being dairy-free).
If you’re looking for specific keto-friendly plant-based cheeses, we have a few options in our dairy-free keto guide under the “How to Replace Dairy-based Cheeses” section:
https://www.ruled.me/guide-…