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Hey Everyone! I'm Kaitlyn and I usually blog over at Wifessionals. Robin was kind enough to invite me over here to share with you one of my most favorite and surprising recipes.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust.
I
know, I know, you may think this sounds kind of weird, but I am telling
you, it's amazing. It only has about 140 calories per 2 pieces of
pizza. Packaged crust at the store usually has around 300. The other
notable thing is that I swear you will not be able to tell that it isn't
bread!!! My hubby was super skeptical, but after I made this, he would
rather have cauliflower crust than thin crust from the grocery store.
So
just trust me and try this and you won't have to feel guilty when
you're craving pizza anymore - because this will basically make your
pizza pig-outs, carb-free.
Preheat
your oven to 400 degrees. Cut your florets off your head of cauliflower
and place in a food processor. I have a small one, so I usually can
only do 5-6 florets at a time. Pulse until the cauliflower looks like
grains of rice. Don't over pulse.
It
will look like this when you are done. Put a large pot on the stove and
fill it with about an inch of water. Once you bring the water to a
boil, add your "rice" and cover the pot with a lid. Immediately turn the
heat down to medium low or else your pot will over flow!!!
Cook
it for 4 minutes and then drain the "rice" in a fine mesh strainer.
Transfer your cauliflower to a dry, clean, thin cotton dishtowel. Wring
out any excess water. Be careful, I usually wait a few minutes so I
don't burn my hands. This step is so important. If you don't wring out
the majority of the water then your crust won't hold together and you'll
end up eating it with a fork. Once you do this it will look something
like the picture above.
Transfer the cauliflower to a large bowl and mix in
1/4 cup of "1/3 less fat" cream cheese, a generous handful of
mozzarella cheese, 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese, 1 beaten egg, 1
teaspoon of thyme, 1 teaspoon of fennel and 2 cloves of garlic. Mix
extremely well. Take a pan and line it with parchment paper. Do not skip
this step! You can use a round pizza pan like I did or even a cookie
sheet. Press out your dough to it's desired size and thickness. Don't
worry, it doesn't feel like normal dough...It will bake up though!!!!
Bake in your oven for 35 minutes until golden brown and crispy (above).
Now
it's time for your toppings...you can just drizzle olive oil and use
basil, tomatoes and cheese....We've done a Greek inspired pie one
time...Or you can just go crazy like we did on this one and add
everything you find in your fridge - the choice is yours!!! Once you've
loaded up your crust, return it to the oven for 10 more minutes and
enjoy!
Drool....
I am telling you - this crust will blow your mind! Thanks again Robin for having me. The card for this recipe is below!
- Kaitlyn

This looks so tasty--a must try!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I have never seen that before with the cauliflower, that's awesome! :) Thanks for sharing, I need to try this.
ReplyDeleteI love pizza but have never seen a cauliflower on a pizza this sounds like something worth trying. http://joannavictoria-x.blogspot.co.uk/
ReplyDeleteI really need to get a food processor!! We made 'mashed potatoes' using cauliflower and it turned out great!!
ReplyDeleteHoly moly this looks so dang yummy! It seems like quite a process, but it might be worth it to cut the calories in half on my pizza! Because I DO love me some pizza :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for having me! I hope you are having fun!
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