Pizza lovers rejoice! This sweet potato pizza crust is surprisingly tasty and really easy to make. It’s made with just 5 wholesome ingredients: Cooked sweet potatoes, almond flour, cornstarch OR arrowroot, ground flaxseeds and salt. I first saw the idea for sweet potato pizza crust on Pinch of Yum. Their recipe is made of grated raw sweet potatoes, oats and eggs. So I went a different direction, played with the ingredients, ended up using cooked & mashed sweet potatoes, and created a recipe that is vegan, gluten free and as simple as possible to make. I seriously wasn’t going to post this recipe if it tasted like diet food, or anything less than absolutely yummy. But thankfully, it worked out so well, and I’m super excited to share it with you!
How do you make Sweet Potato Pizza Crust?
First, you need to cook your sweet potatoes. I recommend doing this the day before, or on the weekend, and keep the cooked sweet potatoes in your fridge until ready to make the pizzas. This way, you can whip up the pizzas in about 30 minutes! INSTANT POT —> This is what I did. Place the steamer basket in Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water. Place the sweet potatoes, whole, on the basket, close the lid, seal and cook on high pressure for 15-18 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally, then remove sweet potatoes and let cool a bit. OVEN —> Bake whole sweet potatoes at 425 degrees F for about an hour, until very soft. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here.
When the cooked sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh, mash and measure 2 cups. Add this to a large bowl, then add the other ingredients and stir until well combined. The dough will be very sticky. On a parchment lined baking sheet, add about 1/2 cup of the dough to one side of the sheet, leaving room for another one (you will have 4 mini-pizzas total, so you will need 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.) Using another piece of parchment paper, press it down evenly into a circle with your hands, until it is about 6 inches in diameter. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Peel off the top layer of parchment paper, carefully and gently.
This is how it should look before going in the oven:
Bake the pizza crusts at 425 degrees F for about 20 minutes, then remove and add toppings. I topped my pizzas with barbecue sacue, daiya vegan cheese, green peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and then sprinkled some cilantro on top when they were done. SO GOOD. Top them with whatever you like, such as regular pizza sauce, any veggies, maybe my Stretchy Mozzarella, Vegan Pepperoni, or try Hawaiian toppings like this Hawaiian BBQ Pizza. Place the pizzas with toppings back in the oven for 10-12 minutes, then serve hot!
How to re-heat:
If you have leftover pizzas, I would re-heat them in the oven for best flavor and consistency. You could pop them in the microwave, but they will be a little soggy. Pop them in the oven at 425 degrees for 10 minutes until warm. Sweet potato pizza crusts also freeze well! Simply cook the crusts for 20 minutes, let them cool, place them in a freezer bag, perhaps with a small square of parchment paper in between them, and freeze. When ready to use, remove from freezer, pre-bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 425 degrees, then add your toppings and bake for about 10-12 minutes.
