Guys, I made this epic Deep Dish Pretzel Crust Pizza! That’s right, deep dish pizza meets pretzel! I’m a super fan of pretzels, and LOVE making my vegan deep dish pizza I was instantly obsessed with the idea of combining those two favorite foods.

I knew I had to come up with a vegan version for you guys and as I just posted how to make this amazing  vegan cheese sauce, I knew that it had to be cheesy pizza. It’s actually not that difficult to make a batch of homemade pretzel dough – no boiling is needed here. Just brush the pizza dough with the baking soda wash and cornstarch wash and it will brown up and get all pretzel like!

This delicious vegan pizza is not only filled with the cheese sauce, but it also has some mushrooms, and fresh spinach. All of that cheesy savory goodness served on a crisp Pretzel crust?! Unreal!  It’s a cheese pie in pizza form!

If you haven’t tried olive oil crisped basil on pizza, you have to try it! It adds a fabulous flavor especially to the browned mushrooms over cheese sauce combination !

We use a cast iron skillet to give the pizza its signature shape. You can also use a cake pan.

The major difference between traditional pizza dough and pretzel dough is that here, we brush the crust with a baking soda wash and prebake it before we add the cheese sauce and toppings. Pre baking ensures that the bottom doesn’t get soggy, which can easily happen in a deep dish pizza with thick saucy filling.

More vegan recipes for pizza lovers:

Gluten-free Almond Flour Pizza Crust

Vegan Pizza Waffles

Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls Recipe

Vegan Pizza Snack Bites

Vegan Margherita Pizza With Cashew Mozzarella

Cheesy Pull Apart Pizza Bread

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What can’t chickpea flour do! It’s a great gluten-free flour with various uses. Make an omelet, waffle, scramble, fritter, cheese, pizza crust and what not.

I was thinking of making something pepperoni-ish but didnt want to knead it and make it a long process. Enter chickpea flour. I loved the texture of the Soyfree chickpea flour tofu I make in the instant pot(you can get that recipe in my cookbook! It’s just blend/mix and pressure cook! No standing around, no stirring, no elbow grease!, then cube it and use as you like). So I tested it out with all the pepperoni flavors and bam! Low effort pepperoni!

Just blend the batter, pour into thin cups, pressure cook it and you’re done.

You can play around with the flavor to preference, add a bit more oil for fattier, more spices or herbs to flavor preference, Add 2-3 tablespoons all purpose flour (if you are ok with gluten) for chewier and so on. Do not however taste the uncooked batter. Chickpea flour tastes very bitter when uncooked. You have been warned

The flavor is amazing! Texture with chickpea flour is not very chewy. It’s smooth and somewhat chewy when made in the instant pot, a bit less smooth when made on stove top. Use this method to make other flavors of veggie meat!

Make this Chickpea Flour Pepperoni for your pizza or vegan charcuterie board

Hello summer, hello garden parties, hello season of socializing and hosting events and dinners outside! As the days get warmer our feeds are filling up with all sorts of fun entertaining ideas and vegan charcuterie boards have started popping up left and right. No surprise – they’re popular, fun, filling, and they feel fancy.

Can a charcuterie board be vegan? Well, the answer is:  yes, you can totally make a vegan charcuterie board. Vegan meats and cheeses are widely available in stores and are a great choice for a board but homemade is always best.  This vegan pepperoni would be a perfect addition along with some vegan cheese and some fancy olives.

Ways to use vegan pepperoni:

Your pepperoni can be used in sandwiches, charcuterie boards or as a topping for pizzas.

For making vegan pepperoni pizza

If you’re adding it to pizza I usually like to drizzle a little bit of olive oil on the pepperoni to make it crisp up and and taste a bit richer. You can use them as deli slices in your sandwiches or any which way.

To use them on a pizza add a layer of pizza sauce and layer of vegan cheese then top it with this peperoni, then add another layer of cheese, some fresh herbs if you want and drizzle some olive oil all over and then bake.

Depending  on what kind of pizza you’re baking, you can bake at 400 or 425F for 10 to 15 minutes and then broil to melt the cheese  and to serve

I put these on my gluten-free almond flour pizza crust so the entire thing is gluten-free! The pepperoni is nut free, the pizza crust is not but you can use a different pizza crust

More uses

You can also crumble the pepperoni up, sizzle the in oil and add them to pasta or some tofu scramble or use them however you want.

Why will you love this Glutenfree vegan pepperoni

• it takes minimum effort, No kneading!
• It’s just blend/mix and pressure cook! No standing around, no elbow grease!
• it tastes amazing
• its versatile. Adjust the flavors to preference
• use the method to make sausages of various flavors!

More things to put on a vegan charcuterie board:

• Vegan Spinach Pinwheels with Cream Cheese
• Everything Bagel Vegan Cheese Ball
• Tomato Chutney
• Tortilla pinwheels

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Enjoying pizza night can be challenging for  some who avoid gluten. But with this easy recipe for vegan gluten-free almond flour pizza crust everyone at the table can enjoy a slice of pizza with their favorite toppings.

This pizza crust is basically my almond flour naan but baked. The batter works out wonderfully and crisps up and is sturdy. It takes just a few ingredients and is super quick as there’s no yeast.

Making pizza crust with almond flour isn’t as simple as just replacing all-purpose flour with almond flour. Almond flour does not contain any gluten and isn’t doughy so we need to add some tapioca starch for binding.

This recipe uses baking powder instead of yeast and therefore doesn’t need to rise like classic Italian pizza dough. I love how quickly it comes together. Simply mix together the ingredients, roll the dough out into a circle, and bake.

You can get creative with your pizza toppings but make sure you always start by par-baking the crust. This allows the crust to begin to cook and firm up before adding any topping that might add too much moisture to the crust.

The crust continues to cook after we add our toppings so don’t worry – it will crisp up.

For my pizza, I added marinara, sliced vegan pepperoni ( keep your eyes peeled for my gluten-free pepperoni recipe next)  and a blend of different vegan cheeses. So good.

Why you’ll love this simple almond flour pizza crust

• Just 6 main ingredients
• No kneading needed. We make a quick batter and spread that
• No yeast, so no waiting for the yeast to activate and rise
• No gluten or grain!
• for a Nutfree gf pizza crust see here 

More vegan pizza recipes:

• Vegan Pizza Waffles
• Vegan Deep Dish Pizza Recipe
• Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls Recipe
• Vegan Pizza Rolls Recipe
• No Yeast Pizza Dough

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Get ready for next level vegan cheese. Vegan Liquid Mozzarella! We’re talking about gooey, melty cheese perfection! YES, pourable vegan mozzarella is a real game changer.

I’m completely obsessed with it and also about what to do with it. All signs point to pizza, obviously and this Vegan Mozzarella Pizza is definitely something you will want to try with that homemade mozzarella cheese.

I make my mozzarella cream for various applications like these spinach cheese melts or mushroom quesadilla lI and the precooked mozzarella for this Margherita pizza! I took that mozzarella and made a thicker liquid that can be poured over the pizza. Make sure to blend really well, pour thick puddles and bake at high temperature to brown!

For the pizza crust we use my go-to vegan pizza dough recipe. It does use yeast but I do have some yeast-free pizza dough on my blog as well. For gluten-free, use my gluten-free oat pizza crust or almond flour crust(variation of almond flour naan) coming next week.

I kept things pretty basic here to really showcase the vegan cheese. I went with a simple topping of pizza sauce / marinara, fresh basil and a drizzle of garlic-scented olive oil.

Why you will love this versatile and simple vegan liquid mozzarella cream!

• It’s simple
• its versatile
• its flexible! Adjust the flavors to preference
• it doesn’t have too much of added starch that can sometimes make it too gel like or slimy rather than stringy
• Use it in pizza, with pasta, in tacos, quesadillas etc

Why stop at pizza? I would say with a little creativity, this vegan liquid mozzarella cheese is capable of so much more. You can also use this mozzarella as cheese sauce to make pasta or any other recipe where you want to use cheese sauce. Thicken it and use with baked potatoes or quesadillas or Elsewhere.

Drizzle it over baked veggies, vegan jalapeño poppers, or your favorite vegan sandwich.

More vegan recipes for pizza lovers:

• Vegan Pizza Snack Bites
• Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls
• Pizza bowl
• Pizza waffles
• Cheesy Pull Apart Pizza Bread
• Vegan Deep Dish Pizza

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Craving something savory for breakfast but you’re a creature of habits and don’t want to say no to oats? Savory Baked Pizza oatmeal is your solution! That’s right baked oatmeal holds so much more potential beyond just being a blank canvas for fruit or maple syrup.

Hear me out. This pizza oatmeal is like a savory quiche or breakfast bake but with oats. It’s packed with all our favorite pizza flavors and comes with a cheesy vegan Parmesan or mozzarella topping. An easy crowd-pleasing breakfast bake that is easy to make and tastes delicious. The oatmeal base uses chia egg to hold all ingredients together.

Honestly, this baked oatmeal has been my to-go meal for weeks now because I have been craving savory for breakfast, so I came up with this “genius” idea: combining two of my favorite foods into a single recipe: Vegan Pizza Savory Baked oatmeal!

Endlessly adaptable!

This is an easy no-fuss recipe that you can play around with as you’d like. Feel free to make it spicy by adding some crushed red pepper. I call for garlic powder, fresh basil, and dried thyme here to keep it classically “pizza,” but any other dried Italian herb mix will do. This one really gives you the same satisfaction as a naughty slice of pizza for breakfast but other than pizza, it is so filling! No sugar in this baked oatmeal, should you want to cut down on that after the holidays. I know it sounds odd but you’ve gotta try this recipe.

And feel free to mix things up by adding whatever spices you have. I’m thinking cajun spice or your leftover stuffing spice might be delicious as well. You do you !

If you liked this recipe, I have good news for you: I have more savory baked oatmeal recipes coming up! Woot!

More oatmeal breakfast recipes

• Peanut butter and jelly Baked oatmeal 
• Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
• Samoa Cookie Overnight Oats with date caramel
• Pumpkin baked oatmeal
• Golden Steel cut Oats
• Savory Spiced Oats Hash

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Pizza Bites you guys. Think of these as whole pizzas that can be popped into your mouth in a single bite! If that sounds like fun to you, stay with me.

If you’re anything like me, then even just the slightest smell of pizza makes your mouth water! I mean, there’s a reason why I have a whole section on the blog dedicated to vegan pizza recipes.

But I found a way to have the whole world of pizza happen in your mouth without the whole process of making the crust, sauce, cheese and all. Enter this healthy pizza bite recipe. All the flavors of freshly baked pizza in a bite! Most snack bites end up being sweet (dates, nutty, chocolate etc) . These pizza bites are savory cheesy and once you eat one, you can’t stop!

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Pizza lovers, this vegan no yeast pizza dough recipe is for you!

Home is where the pizza is, right?  I LOVE me a slice of pizza and there are already all kinds of pizza recipes on the blog. Classic ones like Margherita, and pretty special ones such as BBQ Sweet Potato, some with regular crusts, some with tortilla crust or gluten-free crusts. Today, we add my new favorite quick fix for all those spontaneous pizza cravings! Yeast-free crust!

Those of you who love homemade pizza as much as I do know that yeasted dough can take time and that’s why I created this quick Vegan Pizza Dough Recipe that uses NO yeast! Ain’t nobody got time for that dough to rise until doubled in size, right? Especially in winter, when it takes hours.

This is a great dough to get you in the kitchen with friends, your kids, and family making pizza from scratch. I guarantee you that you will get this into the oven in 15 minutes flat!

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Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls – the perfect recipe for entertaining!

These Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls are a great appetizer or fun alternative to regular pizza if you want to change things up and surprise your guests with something special yet familiar.

You can eat them as-is or dip them into some homemade marinara or pizza sauce. Either way, they’re like a mini-trip to Italy! Super flavorful, packed with Mediterranean flavor and soft and pillowy on the inside.

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Sometimes you just want a ridiculously good pizza and the pizza restaurants are too far away, have shut down, or offer sub par vegan experience. Then you just go to the kitchen and whip up a super fresh delicious margherita pizza with gooey cashew cheese, all made from scratch.

You can speed up the process by either making the components ahead of time or using store bought options. With a store bought pizza sauce, this pizza comes together in 20-30 mins and then you have to wait and fight over the fresh slices. The recipe is easily doubled!

The pizza dough (its my easy 20 minute pizza dough) doesn’t need much kneading. Just bring the dough together and let it rise for 15 mins, then shape it using some flour. This dough is shaped easily as it does not have much gluten development (which develops with longer kneading) and hence is not the stretchy traditional pizza dough, so no struggling to roll it out!

The pizza sauce is a few ingredients.  The cashew mozzarella cheese sauce is the sauce from my Mushroom Quesadilla. Just blend, and simmer to thicken, and use. No chill time to let it set. The final result we want is a cheesy melty topping, So keep the state as thick saucy to begin with! problem solved.

This pizza and the mozzarella is adapted from my margherita from Everyday Kitchen book. The mozzarella recipe in the book can be set into slices, or balls or whatever and used wherever. Lets make this version for your pizza fix.

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Socca, a type of thin unleavened pancake, flatbread made with chickpea flour, is naturally gluten-free and grain-free and can easily be used as a pizza base. The Socca Bread needs just 2 main ingredients, chickpea flour and water. Just mix, and cook a bit on the skillet or bake. Then add your favorite toppings and bake again.

I top it with pesto or chimichurri and veggies. You can also add some vegan cheese if you like. Add other toppings such as microgreens before serving. Easy, protein filled and delicious!

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