Sweet Potato Crust Pizza

INGREDIENTS

For the crust:

• 1 packed cup cooked and mashed sweet potato (regular yam, purple and Japanese all taste incredible)

• 4 Tbsp almond flour*

• 1 egg*

• 2 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp dried basil

• 1 tsp dried oregano

• 1 tsp nutritional yeast

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

• 1/4 tsp sea salt

For the pizza:

Choose whatever toppings you like! I love:

• Pesto or tomato sauce

• Sautéed or grilled veggies (kale, spinach, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic)

• Sliced tomato

• Fresh mozzarella and basil

• A couple drops of marinara

• Sprinkle of nutritional yeast

• Avocado and sunflower seeds after baking

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Bake your sweet potato in the oven at 400F for 30-40 minutes or until soft to touch. I highly recommend baking the potato, as it gives an amazing caramelized glaze! Once cooked, scoop out of skin and mash. It should measure out to 1 packed cup (about one small-medium potato).

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Add all crust ingredients to a bowl, and mix until you have a thick dough.

4. Scoop out the dough and spread on the baking sheet (using a mixing spoon helps prevent the dough from sticking to your hands). Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven, flip the crust over, then bake for another 15. Add your sauce and toppings. If desired, bake for 10 more minutes.

5. Let cool, slice and enjoy!

Recipe serves one.

*I have not tried any other flours but I’m sure the recipe is flexible. Make your own oat flour by simply blending regular rolled oats until you have a fine powder!

*As a vegan option, sub regular egg for chia egg or flax egg. Create one egg by combining 1 Tbsp chia seeds or ground flaxseeds + 3 Tbsp water in a small dish and place in fridge to set. It takes about 5-15 minutes for the mix to thicken and gelatinize.