Gluten Free Dairy Free Pizza (5 minute crust!)

This quick and easy pizza recipe uses a homemade dough that you can make in just 5 minutes on the stove top. The pizza dough is made with just 2 ingredients and is gluten-free, dairy-free, and yeast-free. Top the dough with tomato sauce, vegan cheese and your favorite pizza toppings to make an easy weeknight dinner.

Everyone loves pizza and it's even better to make at home. It really doesn't get any easier than this recipe. Everything comes together with high-quality ingredients that are good for you. The pizza even cooks in a skillet on the stove, so no need to turn on your oven.

This delicious pizza recipe uses a simple homemade gluten-free pizza crust (made with just 2 ingredients), a homemade tomato sauce and a delicious vegan cheese to top it off. You can also use store-bought tomato sauce or vegan cheese to make it more convenient for you.

Homemade gluten-free pizzas are perfect for pizza night or any time. Enjoy the savory flavors of pizza with a side salad or side of roasted veggies for a complete meal.

If you are looking for more quick and easy dinners, try Vegan Mac and Cheese, Vegan Spinach Quiche or Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry.

Ingredients You Need

You will only need a few simple ingredients that you can find at your local grocery store.

For the dough (gluten-free crust):

This is a no-rise dough, so you won't need to use yeast or wait for the dough to rise.

• Vegan natural yogurt: I use a natural, unsweetened, sugar-free yogurt. I like to use a coconut-based yogurt as I prefer it to soy yogurts, but you can use your favorite type of yogurt.
• Gluten-Free Flour Blend: You want to use a mix of gluten-free flours and not just one gluten-free flour, like rice flour, since the consistency is too hard with just one flour. Gluten free flour mix behaves similarly to regular wheat flour. It allows you to obtain an elastic dough that is crunchy and flexible. You can purchase gluten free flour mixes or blends at any supermarket or health food store. You can also find recipes online for making your own gluten free flour mix.
• Extra-virgin olive oil: Use the highest quality olive oil you have.
• Sea salt

For the quick and easy marinara sauce:

To continue the theme of a quick and easy pizza, this tomato sauce is very simple using minimal ingredients. You can add seasonings if you want to make it more flavorful, but this is how I make it in a pinch.

• Fresh tomatoes: Any type of tomato is suitable for making homemade tomato sauce.
• Red onion: You can substitute with white onion or yellow onion, but I like to use red onion because I think the flavor is better. Use whatever you have available.
• Garlic: For the best tomato sauce, garlic is essential. You can omit, if desired.

For the homemade vegan cheese:

• Cassava/yuca/tapioca starch: This ingredient helps to thicken the cheese and give it the chewier texture that is characteristic of cheeses. If you don't have any of these starches on hand, you can use less water to make less runny cashew cheese, following the same steps below.
• Raw cashews (unroasted and unsalted): They are the base of the cheese and add texture and flavor.
• Lemon juice: Helps bring it all together.
• Sea salt: Use high quality pink or Himalayan sea salt.
• Water

If you don't want to make homemade vegan cheese, you can use store-bought vegan mozzarella cheese.

How to Make Cashew Cheese

To make the cashew cheese, you need to start by soaking the cashews. Add them to a medium bowl with boiling water. Let them soak while you make the pizza dough.

Once they have soaked, you simply blend the soaked cashews together in a food processor with the lemon juice, cassava starch, water, and salt until creamy and smooth.

Now you have cashew cheese that you can layer over the pizza sauce to make the pizzas.

Make Homemade Tomato Sauce

To make a simple homemade tomato sauce, heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion and garlic with a splash of water and cook until the onions are translucent. Add the diced tomato and cook until soft. The tomatoes will cook down a little.

Once cooked, transfer to a bowl while you prepare the rest of the pizza ingredients.

How to Make Gluten Free Pizza Crust (in 5 minutes)

To prepare the crust, combine the yogurt, gluten free flour mix and salt in a large bowl. Mix together with a spoon, then finish kneading the dough with your hands to form a ball.

Divide the dough into two equal parts. Use a rolling pin to roll one out on a piece of parchment paper dusted with a little flour to prevent it from sticking.

How to Make Gluten Free Vegan Pizza

This recipe makes two personal pizzas.

Once you have the pizza dough, heat a small amount of olive oil in a large pan. Place the first pizza dough on the hot pan and cook until the crust is lightly browned on both sides.

Add half of the tomato sauce to the pizza and top with some of the cashew cheese. Cover the pan and let it cook until the cheese solidifies slightly.

Repeat with the remaining dough and cheese to make the second pizza. Finish your cooked pizzas with dried oregano and serve.

Tips for the Best Pizza

• Measure the flour using the "spoon & level" method: Use a spoon to scoop the dough into your dry measuring cup, then use the back of a knife to level off the cup. Do not scoop the flour out of the bag with the measuring cup or you could get a lot more flour then you actually need for the recipe. This is the method I always recommend when measuring flour for doughs and baked goods.
• Use homemade ingredients: For the best results, use homemade ingredients. Store-bought ingredients are great when you are looking to save time, but by making pizza completely from scratch you can ensure the best ingredients and no artificial ingredients or preservatives.
• Smooth tomato sauce: If you don't want any chunks of tomato in your sauce, you can mash the tomatoes slightly while cooking the sauce in the pan.
• Add vegetables or fresh basil: To make a veggie pizza, you can add freshly chopped veggies like broccoli, red onion, red bell peppers, fresh basil, or any of your other favorite toppings.

Storage Instructions

If you have any leftovers, you can store leftover gluten-free pizzas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the oven before serving.