I absolutely love making easy, healthy vegan versions of classic recipes and because we make pizza at least once a week, I had to share my vegan pizza crust! While store-bought pizza crusts are often made with plant-based ingredients, they are full of additives, so we always opt for a homemade vegan pizza crust like my Chickpea Pizza Crust, Spelt Pizza Dough, or even my Spinach Tortillas loaded with pizza toppings. But sometimes we want a classic crispy crust, and we do this.
Is Pizza Dough Vegan?
Most traditional pizza doughs are vegan, except for a few recipes that sometimes use yogurt to lighten the dough. But, overall, most pizza doughs are made from vegan ingredients. Yeast is vegan, white flour is vegan, and water, so you are all good.
Ingredients and Substitutions
It only takes a few ingredients to make a delicious vegan pizza crust:
All-Purpose Flour or bread flour – if you prefer to use spelt flour, follow my spelt flour pizza dough recipe instead. I haven’t tried gluten-free flour. Olive Oil – You can use any vegetable oil, but olive oil is clearly the best one for a pizza crust. Lukewarm Water – To activate the yeast. Active Dried Yeast – don’t worry, Yeast is vegan! Sugar – any sugar works, including coconut sugar or maple syrup.
How To Make Vegan Pizza Dough
Making this pizza dough is very easy, and with the detailed steps below, you’ll soon become a real pizzaiolo. Tip: Adjust the dough if needed by adding more flour if the dough is too wet or more water if too dry. Always add only 1 tablespoon of flour at a time and one teaspoon of extra water to avoid changing the dough texture too fast.
Step 3: Kneading For 5 Minutes
Tip: If you work the dough by hand, flour your hand with all-purpose flour and lightly flour the surface to prevent the dough from sticking.
Step 4: Rise Until Doubled In Size
Step 5: Kneading For 2 Minutes
Step 6: Rolling
Vegan Pizza Toppings
Below I listed some delicious vegan pizza toppings ideas to make a delicious pizza anytime. First, spread a sauce on the unbaked rolled pizza dough. It can be:
Pizza sauce Homemade vegan pesto or store-bought vegan pesto made of vegan parmesan. Hummus Marinara sauce BBQ sauce Vegan coconut yogurt or vegan sour cream for a vegan white pizza base.
Then, add some flat toppings like:
Baby spinach leaves Zucchini slices Mushroom slices Corn Sundried tomatoes Fresh basil Jackfruit
Now, add some vegan proteins like:
Beyond Meat Chunks Canned Black Beans Canned Chickpeas Vegan Nuggets Bites – even frozen unthawed! Taco Lentil Meat Sofritas – yes, tofu scramble tastes amazing on a pizza!
This is optional, but there are so many absolutely delicious plant-based cheese available on the market that you should add some! We love:
Shredded Vegan Mozzarella Vegan Feta Dollops of Homemade Vegan Ricotta
Storage and Making Ahead
You can store the pizza dough in the fridge or the freezer following my tips below. After you knead the dough for the second time, divide it into four balls. Lightly oil the outside of each ball and wrap them individually with plastic wrap. Then place it in an airtight container. Store for up to 4 days in the fridge or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw the pizza dough in the fridge the day before using. Then, roll on a floured surface, adding flour to bring the dough back to its texture – freezing make the dough a bit sticky and moist. You can also roll the 4 pizza balls into pizza bases. Then, transfer the rolled pizza bases to a piece of parchment paper. Poke holes all over the crust with a fork. Finally, pre-bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10 minutes. Cool down, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze the pre-baked pizza base. You don’t need to thaw the pre-baked pizza base. Add toppings to the frozen base and bake following the regular baking instructions below.
More Vegan Meal Recipes
Below I listed some quick and easy vegan meal recipes ideas for you to try:
