3-Ingredient Oat Flour Pizza Crust
This simple, 3-ingredient [+ seasonings], no kneed crust is a game changer for your next pizza night!
**RECIPE MODIFIED JULY 2024*
My fiancé and I are a big fan of pizza. This year for Christmas, we were given a pizza stone and since then, pizza making has become an [almost weekly] date night tradition in our home! While I still love pizzeria pizza, I do enjoy customizing my toppings without spending a fortune.
So how did this recipe come about?
Lately I’ve been experimenting with different types of flours. If you’ve seen my other recipes, you can likely guess that I’m a big fan of almond flour. But when it comes to pizza, I was looking for a lighter, more subtle flavor. Oat flour hit the spot! If you don’t have oat flour at home, here’s how to make it:
Add the desired amount of oats into a blender or food processor. In general, if you want 1 cup of oat flour, add a little over 1 cup of rolled oats.
Pulse until a flour consistency is formed
You can store the oat flour in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months!
While both oat flour and regular pizza crust contain similar calories, using oat flour more than doubles the fiber and protein content and even decreases the carbs by about 8 grams [1/2 serving of carbs]. Oat flour is also naturally gluten free!
Oat flour crust [1/2 an 8-inch crust]:
Calories: 180 calories
Fat: 4 grams
Carbohydrates: 30 grams
Fiber: 5 grams
Protein: 8 grams
Regular pizza crust [1/2 an 8-inch crust]:
Calories: 180 calories
Fat: 1 gram
Carbohydrates: 38 grams
Fiber: 1.5 grams
Protein: 4 grams
Now that you know the secrets to making our flour, it’s time to get cooking!
Ingredients:
~ 1 1/2 cups whole oats, blended into flour
1/2 cup plain whole milk yogurt
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
Pinch of Italian seasoning
Pinch of garlic powder
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Place oats into a blender and blend until they become a fine powder.
In a mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, baking powder, salt & seasonings. Add yogurt to the dry ingredients and mix until a solid dough forms.
Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment paper into a round shape, about 1/2 inch thick.
Spread desired toppings evenly over the dough surface.
Bake for 20 minutes until the crust is crisp.
