Alternative Pizza Crust Ideas
Good news for pizza lovers: You don’t have to mess around with yeast and warm water, and you don’t have to resort to the frozen variety to eat great pizza at home.
By choosing alternative pizza crusts like the ones listed below, you avoid the hassle but get in on all the great taste of traditional pizza.
You can pizza every day of the week if you want.
And you may even save a little money along the way.
Non-Traditional Pizza Crust Ideas
1: Tortilla Shell Pizza
Using a flour tortilla as your base results in a super crisp, cracker-like crust. I recommend baking it directly on the oven rack for optimal crunch.
To make this cheap pizza even cheaper, make your own tortilla shells at home.
Veggie hummus pizza (on a tortilla shell crust)
2: Pita Bread Pizza
For a thicker, heartier crust, try using pita bread as a base. This sturdy crust stands up to more toppings and cheese.
Superfood pizza with a pita bread crust
Bruschetta-style pita pizza
#3: English Muffin Pizza
These cute mini-pizzas are popular with kids and adults alike. Get your kids to join in and top their own pizzas.
#4: Thin Crust Bagel Pizzas
These are extremely budget friendly if you use day-old bagels and pizza toppings that you already have on hand.
#5: Naan Bread Pizza Crust
Use frozen or fresh naan bread to make this mango chicken (or other) naan pizza:
#5: Garlic Bread Pizza
These genius little pizzas use frozen garlic bread as a crust.
#6: Cauliflower Crust Pizza (Gluten-free, Paleo-friendly)
#7: Einkorn Flour Pizza Crust
Einkorn flour is a good alternative for people who may be able to tolerate traditional flour, but are looking for a less genetically modified version. Einkorn flour is the most genetically primitive flour available today. Give it a try! You can’t tell the difference in taste.
Other Alternative Pizza Crust Ideas
- Pizza with French bread crust
- Pizza with crescent roll crust
- Pizza with biscuit crust
- Pizza with lavash crust
- Pizza with polenta crust
- Pizza with corn tortilla shell crust
- Pizza with black-eyed pea crust (gluten free)
- Three ingredient oatmeal pizza crust (gluten free)
Vegetable-Based Pizza Crusts
- Portobello mushroom cap pizza crust
- Butternut squash pizza crust
- Spaghetti squash pizza crust
- Sweet potato pizza crust
- Broccoli pizza crust
- Carrot pizza crust
- Potato pizza crust (made with leftover mashed potatoes)
Do you have other alternative pizza crust ideas? Please share your ideas below!
6 Comments on “Alternative Pizza Crust Ideas”
My favorite pizza crust alternative is Joseph’s lavash bread! It’s high in fiber, and it crisps up really nice… Plus, a whole piece is less than 100 calories and is enough for two people!
I tried lavash bread and loved it! I made crackers out of it. Love the fact that it is so low cal… for such a large amount!
Thanks for sharing these options. Ive tried cauliflower crust—but that was a no go for us! I have made a paleo crust that was ok. Kiddos like making mini pizzas on english muffins.
What a great collection! I can’t wait to try them!
Hi, my boyfriend is gluten free and we love the choices..thanks..we use Corn Masa fine ground often. we only add water and spices, but you could add egg and cheese and bake in the oven or on the stove.
We eye ball the measurements. and press it down in the pizza pan, AFTER oiling well or using parchment paper. then bake crust alone at a high temp for ten minutes. pull it our and put sauce and toppings. it’s also good to first put down crumbled cauliflower or brocoli, or cheese to absorb watery toppings.
then BROIL for ten minutes or so
simple
Hi Daniela: That’s a great idea. I’m going to have to try your corn masa crust. Thanks for the suggestion!