Easy Chickpea Pizza Crust (Gluten-Free)

Chickpea pizza crust decorated with cheese and cherry tomatoes, on parchment paper, sliced into pieces. Basil leaves sit nearby.

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Easy Chickpea Pizza Crust (Gluten-Free)

Made with just 5 ingredients, this Chickpea Flour Pizza Crust is ideal for pizzas or flatbreads. Ready in minutes, it's a great quick meal! Vegan and gluten-free.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, comfort food, gluten-free, healthy, vegan

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: people (1 x 10" pizza crust)

Calories: 274kcal

Author: Elizabeth Emery

Equipment

cast iron pan (optional, see alternative below)

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chickpea flour
2 tablespoon tapioca starch (can use ground flax instead if you'd prefer not to use tapioca)
½ tablespoon dried mixed herbs (optional)
Sea salt to taste

Toppings - all optional (feel free to use your own)

½ cup tomato sauce
½-¾ cup your favourite mozzarella (I love making my own vegan mozzarella cheese)
Tomato slices
Any other desired toppings (mushrooms, olives, basil pesto, spinach and artichokes are all delicious on this pizza)
Fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F/205°C. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to cast iron pan, and place in oven to heat. (If not using a cast iron pan, line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.)
Add chickpea flour, tapioca starch, dried mixed herbs and salt to taste to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
Add ¾ cup water, ¼ a cup at a time, whisking really thoroughly after each addition to avoid lumps. Set aside for 5 minutes to thicken slightly (it will still be runny).
Remove cast iron pan from oven and pour batter evenly into it, so it covers surface. (If not using a cast iron pan, pour onto baking sheet and use a spoon to ensure evenly spread in a rough 5mm layer.)
Bake for approximately 8 minutes in oven, until pizza crust is just firm but not golden.
Spread a layer of tomato sauce over pizza base, scatter over cheese and top with tomato slices and/or other desired toppings.
Bake another 7-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and toppings are cooked.
Scatter pizza with basil leaves before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Toppings - Try a combination of the following: tomato sauce, basil, artichokes, spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers and vegan mozzarella.

Tapioca-free version - Substitute 2 tablespoon ground flax or chia seed instead. Note, this will give a slightly les pliable texture.

Avoid lumpy batter - Ensure you add the water SLOWLY as you mix the batter, ¼ cup at a time.

Make sure the pan is hot! This (combined with the olive oil in the pan) will help make these gluten-free crusts crispier and cook faster.

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