PEARL CHATS: This crust is crispy on the bottom and light and airy through the middle. . . . What more could you ask for? One of the very smart women on our THM Facebook groups had the idea to take the Butterfly Wings Cake from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook and turn it into a pizza crust. We ran with it, tweaked the seasonings, amounts of ingredients, and baking methods and it is fabulous! The butterfly in the title represents your Trim Healthy metamorphosis into a healthier and more vibrant you! So whenever you bite into this pizza, envision yourself spreading your wings and rising above the chains of extra weight and health problems that once held you down. This recipe is found in the “Family Theme Nights~ Pizza Night” section, page 282 of the Trim Healthy Table Cookbook.
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Butterfly Pizza
Description
PEARL CHATS: This crust is crispy on the bottom and light and airy through the middle. . . . What more could you ask for? One of the very smart women on our THM Facebook groups had the idea to take the Butterfly Wings Cake from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook and turn it into a pizza crust. We ran with it, tweaked the seasonings, amounts of ingredients, and baking methods and it is fabulous! The butterfly in the title represents your Trim Healthy metamorphosis into a healthier and more vibrant you! So whenever you bite into this pizza, envision yourself spreading your wings and rising above the chains of extra weight and health problems that once held you down. This recipe is found in the "Family Theme Nights~ Pizza Night" section, page 282 of the Trim Healthy Table Cookbook.
Family Serve Recipe
Ingredients
For the Butterfly Crust
Toppings
Instructions
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Make the crusts. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Spray the paper well with coconut oil.
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Whisk together the whey protein, psyllium flakes, Parmesan, salt, onion powder, Italian seasoning, and parsley flakes (if using) in a medium bowl. In a separate large bowl, beat the egg whites and xanthan (or cream of tartar) until soft peaks form. A little at a time, gently stir the dry mixture into the egg whites until fully incorporated.
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Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheets, spreading it out into any shape you desire, either round, square, or rectangular. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the crusts from the oven. Leave the oven on and increase the oven temperature to 425°F.
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Flip the crusts over and brush the bottoms with 1 tablespoon of melted coconut oil or butter. Turn the crust again, right side up. Top them with the pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings of your choice, then carefully return them to the oven, this time sliding the crusts straight from the sheets onto the oven rack. Be careful as you transfer so they don’t fall apart. Bake for another 10 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling.
Note
Intro continued... Unlike Beat the Cheat Pizza (page 283), which works with carton egg whites, this crust works best with fresh. That means you need a full carton of eggs. Don’t buy expensive eggs for this recipe, as you are using only the whites and not worrying about the yolks. If you can get a dozen eggs for about a buck fifty, this is really about the same price (or less) as a carton of liquid egg whites, so not too bad. If you do want to use up the yolks, put them in your children’s egg scrambles.
PIZZA NIGHT!!
This Pizza Crust recipe is part of the Pizza Night Section of Trim Healthy Table Page 280!!
The following two pizza crust recipes satiate all your pizza cravings with binge-busting protein power. We tweaked and tweaked until they tasted so close to the real fattening, white,
starchy kind. (You know, the kind that ignites overeating, cravings, and an exploding waistline.) You are now free from all that! Try both crusts to find your personal favorite. (First is
Pearl’s, second is Serene’s.)
Top these angelic crusts with your favorite toppings that you already enjoy on “bad for ya bod” pizza crusts. Hold nothing back and wow your taste buds! Both of these crusts are Fuel Pulls. There are some awesome S pizza crust recipes out there that you may come across on Pinterest and, yes, we do sanction them. They are great for a now and then, but too often they are made with oodles of almond flour, plus cheese plus other fats. That means the crusts are filled with as many calories as all the pizza toppings themselves.
Remember, while we don’t count calories, there’s no need to abuse them. Eating those pizza crusts may not be something you can pull off regularly if you are a turtle at losing weight. But even if you can eat those regularly and still lose weight, give our FP crusts a chance; we think they’re going to wow you! (Also, for NSI friendly crusts, feel free to use any of these as a pizza crust: the batter from Wonder White Blender Bread on page 242, the Beauty Blend Thin and Crispy Pizza Crust on page 506, or the Cheesy Bread Sticks on page 252. And don’t forget about the Personal Pan Pizza option on page 310.)
