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With just a few simple ingredients, you can create this fantastic sweet potato pizza crust. Make mini versions ideal for little ones, or a larger base perfect for family sharing.
At Healthy Little Foodies Headquarters, sweet potato has been a staple in our meals since my boys were babies. It's such a versatile ingredient, perfect for both sweet and savoury dishes.
These sweet potato pizzas are a family favourite! For more delicious sweet potato recipes, check out our sweet potato crackers, sweet potato wedges, sweet potato curry, Asian-style sweet potato noodles, sweet potato muffins, sweet potato truffles and sweet potato brownies.
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Reasons to Love this Recipe
- Versatile (Enjoy them sweet or savoury.)
- Freezer-Friendly (Great for meal plans.)
- Nutritious (All that sweet potato goodness.)
- Easy to Make (Get the kids involved!)
- Kid-Friendly
Ingredient Information (with Alternative Suggestions)
The full list of ingredients and amounts can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. This section gives information on each ingredient and suggests alternatives if required.
- Sweet Potato: Use the orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with a golden skin (Beauregard). Other varieties haven't been tested.
- Oat Flour: Blend oats in a food processor until they reach a flour-like consistency.
- Egg: For an egg replacement, try a chia egg (reader-tested but not personally tested).
- Olive Oil
Step by Step Instructions (with Images)
This section features step-by-step photos for visual reference. The complete recipe can be found by scrolling to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Cook Sweet Potato: Bake until very soft inside, about 50 minutes depending on size. For quicker results, microwave for 5-10 minutes before baking, or cut the potatoes in half to reduce baking time to around 30 minutes.
- Prepare Sweet Potato Mixture: Scoop out the sweet potato flesh and mash well, alternatively add to a food processor and puree. To a large bowl, add the sweet potato, oat flour, egg, and tablespoon of olive oil. mix until combined. The mixture should be the texture of a thick batter or loose dough. It's quite a wet and sticky mixture, definitely not a smooth dough like regular pizza dough and not something you could roll out with a rolling pin.
- Form Pizzas:
- Large Pizza: Transfer mixture to a parchment-lined round pizza pan. Spread the mixture and shape the crust to ¼ - ½ cm thick.
- Mini Pizzas: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Form mini pizzas using a 10 cm (4 inch) presentation ring for a uniform shape, or free hand for a more rustic circle. Aim for ¼ - ½ cm thick. This recipe makes about 8 mini pizzas.
- Bake Pizzas: Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown and cooked through, with the top dry to the touch. Bake large pizzas for approximately 25-30 minutes and mini pizzas for 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness.
- Add Toppings and Finish Baking: Top like a regular pizza crust. A little pizza sauce, some shredded cheese and your favorite toppings. Return to the oven for around 10 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
- Pizza Night - Make your Own
Make pizza night fun by letting the kids choose their own toppings. This works best with mini pizzas. Set up a table with tomato sauce, bbq sauce, vegetables, meat, and cheese, and let them get creative. Suggestions: roasted vegetables, bell peppers, mushrooms, olives, arugula, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion slices, corn, pepperoni, shredded chicken, ham, fresh basil, and oregano - Sweet Pizzas - Great for breakfast or snacks
These sweetpotato pizza crusts are also great with sweet topping. Try them with peanut butter and banana, Greek yogurt and fresh berries, chia jam, or fruit compote. - Lunchbox Filler
This is a great recipe to use as a bread alternative. Fill them with your kid's favorite sandwich ingredients and pop them in the lunchbox.
Make Ahead and Storage Instructions
Pizza Dough: Prepare the dough up to 2 days in advance. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until needed.
Cooked Bases:
Refrigerate: Store cooked bases in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Freeze: Place cooked pizza crusts in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Transfer to a freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, this recipe is suitable for babies after they have started solids and are developmentally ready, typically 6 months (plus). However, there are a few considerations to keep in mind
Egg Allergy: This recipe contains eggs, a common allergen. Start by offering small quantities of well-cooked eggs, as some babies can have severe reactions even to tiny amounts. Read more about eggs for babies.
Topping Considerations: Choose toppings carefully, considering sodium content and the size/shape of toppings to avoid choking hazards.
No, however steaming or boiling the sweet potato may result in the base being a little wet and you may have to add a little extra oat flour. Roasting will give the best flavour.
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Sweet Potato Pizza Base
Ingredients
- 340g (1¼ cup) Baked sweet potato, peeled and mashed (Approx. 1 large sweet potato or 2 smaller ones)
- 80g (⅔ cup) Oat Flour (Oats blitzed in blender until flour consistency)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200c (400f) and line a baking tray with parchment paper (for mini pizzas) or line a round pizza pan (if making 1 large pizza).
- In a large mixing bowl mix all the ingredients until combined. (The mixture should be the consistency of a thick batter)
- Form small mini pizzas. I used a 10cm (4 inches) presentation ring to help make them uniform in shape. The mixture made 8 10cm pizza bases.
- Bake for 20 - 25 mins (for mini pizzas, a larger pizza base may take another 5-10 mins)
Traditional Pizza Toppings
- Top with your favourite pizza topping and place back in the oven for a further 5-10 mins.
Breakfast Sweet Pizzas
- Top with yogurt and berries, peanut butter and banana or chia jam.
Lunchbox Filler
- Fill two pizza bases with your favourite sandwich filling.
Zara
I love your site there are fantastic recipes. How long do these pizza bases last for if I cook a batch of them? Thanks
Amy
Hi Zara, thanks for your kind comment and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You can easily freeze these bases for use later. They will freeze well for 2-3 months.
Kristy
I love all your recipes so much! Thank you for all your hard work! I was wondering can you freeze these?
Amy
Thank you, Kirsty! Yes you can freeze 🙂
Sonia
Hi. I did the pizza and was really good.
Can I frozen the sweet potato base after is baked. (Without toppings)?
Thank you
Amy
Hi Sonia, so glad you liked these. Yes, you can freeze after baking. Freeze on a single layer and once frozen transfer to a freezable bag / container. 🙂
Meltem
You are a lifesaver ❤️ This is as healthy as a fastfood will ever get!
Amy
Thank you! 🙂
Becky
My son has just been diagnosed with coeliac disease and we've been told to avoid oats, any advice on what I could use as an alternative as I'm dying to try these? Thereabouts x
Amy
Without trying I can't say for sure. You could try a different flour (rice flour, chickpea flour or buckwheat flour) Sorry I can't be much more help.
Sophany
Is this recipe for 1 year old baby or up?
Amy
Hi Sophany, it really depends on the baby and the method of weaning you do (how used to finger foods they are). There is nothing in this recipe that a 6mth + baby can not eat 🙂
Mkaz
Can you make these without egg?
Amy
Hi Mkaz, I haven't tried without egg / with egg replacement so can't say for sure - sorry
Chivas
How long do you bake the sweet potato before mashing it?
Amy
Hi Chivas, sorry I missed your comment. I usually bake sweet potatoes for around 45min.
Lia
Can I boil the sweet potato instead first ? Then bake it as the pizza ?
Amy
Hi Lia, I have never tried it with boiled sweet potato. It will be wetter in its consistency and you may need to add more flour. It also won't have the same flavour that baking gives. I would recommend baking but I'm sure boiled sweet potato would work with slight adaptions of the ingredient ratios.
Nancy
Hi Amy, just want to thank you for all the lovely, simple and delicious recipes! I refer to them 3-4 times a week to feed my 2 kids who are on BLW. Thanks!
Amy
Hi Nancy, thank you! Comments like this make my day, thanks so much for taking the time to let me know!
Katie
Do you think you could use a flax egg instead? Trying to avoid using chicken eggs...
Mira
Do you need to keep the bases in the fridge once cooked? If you have leftovers?
Sounds delicious! Thanks 🙂
Amy
Hi Mira, yes I'd keep them in the fridge or you could freeze them. They do taste best fresh though. Hope you enjoy !
Julia
These look great. Just checking to see how long you cooked the bases for before using them?
Amy
Hi Julia, thank you and I'm so sorry I didn't detail that! Thanks for pointing it out - bake for approx 20-25 mins. If you are putting pizza toppings on after then I'd bake for a further 5-10 mins after topping.