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My Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough is So Good!
Even though my kids try so many different recipes (perks of running and recipe testing for this site!), they still say their favorite food is pizza. Because of that, I’m always trying to come up with new pizza recipes that are also a bit healthier (like my broccoli pizza crust and pizza muffins). This Greek yogurt pizza dough is one of those creations!
I remember the first night I made this 2-ingredient pizza dough: My kids wanted pizza and I didn’t want to run out to the store for pizza crust or have the time for a yeasted dough! By mixing yogurt and self-rising flour (meaning it has baking powder already added to it), I created a pizza dough that can be mixed, kneaded, and then immediately shaped and baked. Even I’m impressed with myself!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Greek yogurt: I think whole milk yogurt adds the best flavor, but you can use low-fat or 2%.
- Self-rising flour: If you can’t find self-rising flour at the store, you can easily make your own! (This is what I usually do.)
Popular Additions
- Dried herbs: Mix a teaspoon of dried oregano, basil, or Italian seasoning into the dough.
- Cheese: Try adding ¼ cup of grated parmesan to the yogurt pizza dough.
- Roasted garlic: I haven’t tried this, but it sounds so good. You can mince as much roasted garlic as you want and add it to the crust!
How to Make Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough
My Best Yogurt Pizza Dough Tips
- Knead the dough well. I know that 6-8 minutes seems like a long time to knead pizza dough, but this is what will help make it stretchy and allow you to roll it into a circle without the dough ripping!
- If the dough isn’t rolling well, let it rest. The gluten in the dough might just need to relax a little! Let the dough rest for a few minutes, then try rolling it out again.
- Make sure to flour the counter well. If you don’t, the dough will stick when you’re to kneading and rolling it. You can even use a fine mesh strainer to evenly dust the counter with flour!
- Bake the dough before adding toppings. This will help it crisp and allow you to easily slice the pizza.
What to Serve
Recipe Help & FAQs
Kept in the fridge in an airtight container, the cooked pizza will keep for about 3 days. You can reheat slices in the microwave or air fryer!
Because this pizza dough uses self-rising flour, it’s best used immediately—otherwise, it may not rise properly. If you’re looking for a freezable pizza dough, I have this homemade one.
If the dough rips, I would try pinching the dough with your fingers to close the rip, letting the dough rest for a couple of minutes, and then staring to roll it out again.
More Pizza Recipes:
- Greek Yogurt Pizza Bites
- Sheet Pan Pizza
- Classic Pizza Dough
- BBQ Sauce Chicken Pizza
- Cast Iron Deep Dish Pizza
- Margherita Pizza
If you try this Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough recipe or any other recipe on Feel Good Foodie, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave a comment below! It helps others who are thinking of making the recipe. I would love to hear about your experience making it. And if you snapped some shots, share it on Instagram so we can repost on Stories!
Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup self-rising flour plus more for surface
- 1 cup Whole Milk Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475°F. Line a standard a large baking sheet with parchment paper if making 12 mini pizzas or line a round baking pan with parchment paper for one round pie.
- In a large bowl, add the self-rising flour and yogurt and mix together with a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for 6-8 minutes until the dough feels smooth, but some bumps are ok. Makes about a 1-pound dough ball.
- For one pizza pie, use a rolling pin to flatten out the pizza dough into a round shape about 9 to 12 inches wide, depending on the preferred thickness. For 12 mini pizzas, divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, then use a rolling pin to flatten them out about 3 inches in width.
- Poke the pizza crust with a fork a few times to avoid puffing in the oven. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Add the toppings and return to the oven. Continue baking until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese has melted, 5 to 7 minutes more minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Tobin and I love love your recipe. The nutritional facts are confusing me just a bit. How would the 12 mini pizzas compute to the 4oz?
Sorry for the confusion here! The recipe and nutrition facts are just for the dough, not the mini pizzas. The whole dough recipe should weigh around 1 lb (16 oz), so each serving would be 4 oz, which is 3 mini pizza doughs (or 3 slices of cooked dough if making a full pizza crust and cutting it into 12). Hope that helps!
Hi Yumna! I tried this recipe out and loved it! My question is can I make it using my KitchenAid instead of kneading it myself? Does it turn out the same?
Yes, absolutely! I tried to show how easy it is to just knead by hand, but you can definitely make it faster using your KitchenAid stand mixer. Enjoy!
Can I make this with regular non-fat Greek yogurt instead of whole milk Greek yogurt?… BTW love all your recipes!
Yes, that’s perfectly fine. It may have more liquid in it though, so you can add more flour as needed if the dough feels a little sticky.
Awesome. Thank you so much for the fast reply! I’m dying to make this for my kids!
Thank you💖
You’re welcome, Anne!!
So I used regular all purpose flour and the dough came out a bit undercooked. We added a couple more minutes but still it seemed more dense than they should be. On your Facebook video it says to use self-rising flour but here it said regular flour. Perhaps it’s supposed to be self-rising flour?
The video is correct, it is supposed to be self-rising flour. So sorry for the confusion! Thank you so much for pointing out this mistake, the recipe has been corrected now. I hope it turns out better with that change!
Loved everything about this! It was perfect and so light and didn’t feel heavy after eating it! My kids loved it too. Can’t wait to make it in my pizza oven!!!
Yum, I bet it’ll taste amazing in your pizza oven! So happy you and your kids loved it, Arwa!
These were so easy to make and delicious! My kids loved making them and gobbled them up!
Yay, I’m so happy your kids loved them! Thank you, Anna!!
This looks delicious! Will it work with a gluten free flour? Thank you!
Hi Veronica! I haven’t tried it myself but it should work well with all-purpose gluten-free flour. Please let me know if you end up trying it, I would love to hear how it turns out!!
Would Greek yogurt be okay as a replacement? I love these but all I have is plain Greek yogurt. Thank you
Yes! The recipe actually calls for Greek yogurt—I didn’t realize the recipe card said “plain whole milk yogurt” instead of “plain whole milk Greek yogurt.” I just updated the ingredients for accuracy. Thank you so much for pointing this out, Morgan!