Slice it up: Swap out your traditional pizza base for these 8 alternatives
Whole-wheat pizza baseWhole wheat is the best substitute for refined flour. With this change, you will hardly feel the difference in your pizza.
Oats pizza baseOats are a superfood with high-fibre and low-fat. Take rolled oats or instant oats and grind them in a blender. Use this powder like regular flour to make the base.
Cauliflower pizza baseCauliflower florets are mashed in a grinder or food processor and left on a strainer to drain out water. The mixture is added to eggs and enhanced with spices like oregano and pepper to make a crispy, thin-crust pizza base.
Chickpea pizza baseSwap the refined flour for a golden pizza base made with chickpea flour. Boil and grind chickpeas in a blender and use this paste to make a base.
Multi-grain pizza baseAs the name suggests, this is made with a cluster of different healthy flours including whole-wheat flour, maize flour, and oats flour among others. You can add flax seeds, sunflower seeds and chia seeds. Mix all together and make a multigrain pizza base.
Naan pizzaNaan bread can be used to form a soft and pillowy pizza base. Rustle up a homemade naan bread or use a shop-bought version. You can top it up with the usual cheese, pizza sauce and herbs or try something different.
Sloppy Joe pizza breadsWho says pizzas have to be round? Swap it with a baguette and you'll have one super speedy meal. Top up the baguette with pizza sauce, beef or chicken, cheese, herbs and spices.
Sweet potato pizza crustIf you are a fan of sweet potatoes, then you will like this simple recipe. Simply dice a sweet potato into cubes and mix it with an egg, almond flour, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper to form a crispy crust.