This Vegan Pizza Recipe comes with 20 plant based toppings, a homemade dough and sauce recipe and tips on making homemade pizza.

No matter what you top the pizza with, it’s amazing! I actually made this recipe with Rachael Ray and The Biggest Loser’s Bob Harper (check out the video below). So you know it’s good pizza, and that it’s healthy too.

Even though I supplied a long list of yummy toppings, I have included the toppings in this photo in the recipe card. So you can make it exactly as I did, or get creative with toppings.

Vegan Pizza

• Ingredients in Plant Based Pizza
• Vegan Pizza Toppings
• How to Make Vegan Pizza
• Vegan Pizza Recipe
• Nutrition in Recipe for Vegan Pizza

Ingredients in Plant Based Pizza

I sectioned out the dough, sauce and toppings so that you can easily use the recipe. This way if you want to use store-bought sauce, or a different dough recipe, it’s extra easy to follow.

Shopping List for Plant Based Pizza:

Homemade Pizza Dough:

• 1 teaspoon rapid rise yeast
• ¼ cup warm water
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Homemade Pizza Sauce:

• 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 6 oz. tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil or Italian Seasoning
• 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Vegan Pizza Toppings

You can do so much with pizza, and I could have added many more toppings to try. But here are the 20 best pizza toppings for vegans.

20 Best Vegan Pizza Toppings:

1. Bell Peppers
2. Red Onions
3. Tomatoes
4. Mushrooms
5. Artichokes
6. Arugula
7. Kale
8. Avocado
9. Zucchini
10. Jalapenos
11. Sun-dried Tomatoes
12. Olives
13. Pineapple
14. Basil
15. Garlic
16. Pickles
17. Vegan mozzarella cheese shreds
18. Homemade Vegan Parmesan Cheese
19. Pesto Sauce
20. Pizza sauce (recipe below!)

How to Make Vegan Pizza

If you don’t have a countertop mixer, don’t worry! You can kneed this dough with just your hands!

How to Make Plant Based Pizza:

Homemade Pizza Dough:

1. Add the yeast and warm water to a bowl and set aside.
2. To a standing mixer with a dough hook (or large bowl) combine flour and salt.
3. Use a spatula to mix and make well in the middle. To the flour well, add the yeast mixture and oil.
4. Turn on the standing mixer (or use a spatula to combine) and mix until it balls up around the dough hook.
5. Special Tip: If you’re not using a standing mixer, once the dough starts to come together with the spatula, add it to a clean dry surface. Kneed until smooth… You may need to add dough to your hands and the surface you are working on to avoid sticking.
6. Dust the bowl with flour(same bowl you just used in the mixer, because it is still warm). And put the dough back in and cover with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel. Let rise for at least 2 hours.
7. After the dough has risen to twice its size. Punch down the dough. Then do a quick 3 second “knead” in the mixer, or on the countertop. Make a ball out of the dough.

Homemade Pizza Sauce:

1. Mix everything for sauce together in a medium size bowl, cover with plastic wrap until you are ready to use.

Plant Based Pizza:

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If you’re using a pizza stone, add that in now.
2. Cover surface and hands or rolling pin with flour. Stretch and roll out the pizza dough. Add to a pizza pan, then top with sauce and desired toppings.
3. Place the pizza in the oven for 10 min, watch closely and spin it 1/2 way through.
4. Once cooked through, remove from the oven and let the pizza sit for 3 min, cut into 8 slices and serve.
5. Special Tip: If using a pizza paddle, add some cornmeal to the paddle (it will help the pizza slide and also give it that “delivery crunch”). Once the dough is stretched/rolled out, add it to the wheel, then add toppings.

Vegan Pizza Recipe

This yummy pizza recipe is healthy and impressive! Some areas take time (like the dough rising) but others are super quick like the no-cook pizza sauce.

More Healthy Plant Based Dinners:

• Sofritas Tofu Tacos
• Stir Fried Tofu and Broccoli
• Grilled Vegan Vegetable Sandwich
• Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Vegan Pizza + 20 Toppings Guide

Audrey Johns

This recipe for pizza sauce makes a bit extra, so if you like dip the crusts in warmed up sauce, or freeze the extra for the next time you want to make pizza.

Special Tip: In the toppings section above I have supplied you with 20 vegan pizza toppings! Make sure to check them out!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 8 servings (1 slice each)

Calories 155 kcal

Ingredients

  

Homemade Pizza Dough:

• 1 teaspoon rapid rise yeast
• ¼ cup warm water
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Homemade Pizza Sauce:

• 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 6 oz. tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil or Italian Seasoning
• 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Vegan Pizza Toppings:

• ½ cup vegan mozzarella shreds
• 2 roma tomatoes sliced
• ¼ cup black olives
• ¼ cup arugula (add after you bake)
• ½ tablespoon red pepper flakes optional
• MORE TOPPINGS ABOVE IN ARTICLE

Instructions

 

How to Make Homemade Pizza Dough:

• Add the yeast and warm water to a bowl and set aside.
• To a standing mixer with a dough hook (or large bowl) combine flour and salt.
• Use a spatula to mix and make well in the middle. To the flour well, add the yeast mixture and oil.
• Turn on the standing mixer (or use a spatula to combine) and mix until it balls up around the dough hook.
• Special Tip: If you're not using a standing mixer, once the dough starts to come together with the spatula, add it to a clean dry surface. Kneed until smooth… You may need to add dough to your hands and the surface you are working on to avoid sticking.
• Dust the bowl with flour(same bowl you just used in the mixer, because it is still warm). And put the dough back in and cover with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel. Let rise for at least 2 hours.
• After the dough has risen to twice its size. Punch down the dough. Then do a quick 3 second "knead" in the mixer, or on the countertop. Make a ball out of the dough.

How to Make Homemade Pizza Sauce:

• Mix everything for sauce together in a medium size bowl, cover with plastic wrap until you are ready to use.

How to Make Homemade Pizza:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If you’re using a pizza stone, add that in now.
• Cover surface and hands or rolling pin with flour. Stretch and roll out the pizza dough. Add to a pizza pan, then top with sauce and desired toppings.
• Place the pizza in the oven for 10 min, watch closely and spin it 1/2 way through.
• Once cooked through, remove from the oven and let the pizza sit for 3 min, cut into 8 slices and serve.
• Special Tip: If using a pizza paddle, add some cornmeal to the paddle (it will help the pizza slide and also give it that "delivery crunch"). Once the dough is stretched/rolled out, add it to the wheel, then add toppings.

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