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Mama Cozzi’s Cauliflower Crust Pizza

EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read about another cauliflower crust pizza Aldi has sold — the Mama Cozzi’s Thin Crust Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza — here.

Cauliflower is popular right now in several variations, as a substitute for white rice or for mashed potatoes, or even incorporated into pizza crusts. Some people are trying to eat a low-carb diet, or a gluten-free diet, or others are just trying to get a few more veggies into their meals. Aldi has keyed into this trend by offering a Mama Cozzi’s Cauliflower Crust Pizza as an ALDI Find (Special Buy) in stores for a limited time, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza

This 11.64-oz. frozen pizza sold for $5.99 at the time of publication, and it comes in two varieties: three cheese or margherita. I opted for the margherita pizza, which features a “cauliflower crust pizza with tomato sauce, oregano & garlic.”

One serving is one third of the pizza, which nets you 230 calories, 5 grams of saturated fat, 680 mg of sodium, and 4 grams of total sugars. One serving includes 20% of your daily value of calcium. The pizza is gluten free, and the box claims it has “0 grams of added sugar per serving” (although sugar is listed as an ingredient in the crust, so I’m guessing it must be a small amount of sugar). It’s also made in Italy, so it’s traveled a long way to get to your kitchen.

Total carbs for one third of the pizza are 24 grams, or 9% of your daily value. Whether you consider this to be low-carb depends on your diet. If you’re on a keto diet, for example, this could be half or even all of your daily carb allowance. But we are talking about pizza, which is probably always going to have some carbs no matter how we try to health-ify it. To put matters in perspective, though, regular pizza has a significantly higher number of carbs (starting at 43 grams for just one slice from Pizza Hut) compared to this cauliflower crust pizza.

Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Nutrition info. (Click to enlarge.)

Ingredients for the crust are: water, cauliflower powder, starch (corn, potato), rice flour, grated medium fat hard cheese (milk, salt, rennet, culture), sunflower oil, tapioca starch, vegetable fibers, baking powder (sodium diphosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch), buckwheat flour, sugar, pea flour, natural flavoring, hydroxy-propyl methycellulose, millet flour, whole flaxseed flour, salt, and xanthan gum.

Ingredients for the toppings are: tomato pulp (tomato, citric acid [acidity regulator]), mozzarella cheese (milk, rennet, lactic starter, salt, citric acid [acidifier]), cheddar cheese (milk, salt, culture, rennet), tomato, tomato puree (tomato, citric acid [acidity regulator]), grated medium fat hard cheese (milk, salt rennet, culture), basil, salt, modified corn starch, oregano, and garlic.

Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)

To prepare the pizza, preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Unwrap the pizza and place directly on the rack in the center of the oven. (I used a pizza pan.) Heat for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the pizza is heated through. Remove carefully from oven and serve.

Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza
My pizza, fresh out of the oven. (Click to enlarge.)
Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza
(Click to enlarge.)

I found this pizza to be similar to other frozen pizzas in terms of taste. The toppings were good, with plenty of cheese and a sprinkling of tomatoes and basil.

The crust seems softer and less crisp than other frozen pizzas I’ve eaten, or perhaps I needed to bake this one longer (but the crust was brown and the cheese was thoroughly melted after 8 minutes in my oven). There is no real taste of cauliflower, although I thought the crusts on the edges — with no pizza toppings — tasted a bit different or off. Overall, though, this pizza mostly just tastes like a garden variety frozen pizza crust to me. I’ve admittedly never had a cauliflower crust pizza before, so I can’t speak to how it compares to others.

If there is any downside, it is that this is a small pizza, and I still felt a little hungry after eating one serving (one third of the pizza). Most people would probably consider half of this pizza to be one serving. Also, it’s a more expensive pizza, considering its petite size, because you are paying for the cauliflower crust.

The Verdict:

The ALDI Find (Special Buy) Mama Cozzi’s Cauliflower Crust Pizza is a lower-carb option for pizza fans. It tastes a lot like other traditional frozen pizzas on the market and does not have a cauliflower taste. It’s kind of pricey (you’re paying for the fancy, health-conscious crust), and it’s not that big, but it’s an option for people looking to eat fewer carbs.

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29 Comments

  1. Thank you for posting the nutritional info. Was disappointed to see the high carbs. Doing keto I was so excited that these might be acceptable but I’d prob eat the whole thing lol.

    1. You can make y our own … Basically put riced cauliflower in a pan to dry out a bit. Then mix with two eggs and a cup of parmesan. Pre-bake the crust for 10 minutes at 410 degrees F. Then top with sauce and cheese, like normal pizza. then put back in the oven another 10 minutes.

        1. Thats what I was going to say. Especially with Cauliflower crust and the moisture you need the open air. I accidentally put one of mine on a baking sheet forgetting to put on rack and did not turn out so well. They have those splatter things you can buy to go on Bottom of oven too so it makes it easy to pull out and clean.

        2. I tried following the instructions to cook directly on the rack—that was a disaster. Fell apart as I was putting it in—right into the hot oven—filled my kitchen with smoke. Put the small remaining piece on a pan and it was pretty good. Won’t make that mistake again—cauliflower crust will always go on a pan!!

    2. I buy 2 of these pizzas a week at our Aldi. I absolutely love them. I have bakee them both ways…directly on the rack (bottom rack) and directly on my cast iron pizza pan. I use the pizza pan most often because I dont like taking a chance of having to clean the oven should cheese melt over the edge. Both ways have always rendered a crispy, wonderful crust. Its really what makes the pizza. I follow the directions directly on the package…..not 450° ….not on a metal pan, but exactly as the directions state and I ALWAYS get a crispy crust.

  2. Most Aldi pizzas we’ve tried have been disappointing,with the exception of the earlier French bread ones. They changed those about a year ago,and now we skip the pizza at Aldi.

  3. I just made this pizza and the crust IS soft. I baked at 450 degrees on center rack for 10 minutes until cheese was bubbly and crust was brown – still soft. YUK! I could taste cauliflower – when I thought about it – and that was fine. Taste was ok just soft crust ruined it for me. I will be returning it to get my $5.99 back … maybe.

  4. I love this pizza. I asked Aldi yesterday if they’re going to order anymore. I forgot the term he used but they weren’t going to order anymore, sort of like one time buy. So anyone knows who else carries this pizza?

  5. I tried it, tomato only, and love it! Crust is soft, I like crispier, but don’t mind because healthier than other pizzas. And love the low carb and sugar.

  6. I’m disappointed the aldi in my area said it was a one time offering and unavailable now. Any suggestions on where this is??

  7. S.Hellebusch never had at local store near me. I was really wanting to try. Hope they come back and stay!!

  8. It not at all like picture of product. A inch around edges nothing but the crust. 19 pieces of tomato’s for entire pizza. Very small amount of sauce.
    You guessed it! I had to add cheese, sauce and tomatoes to make it a meal worth eating.
    Won’t buy again. 🙃

  9. Well…if I knew what cardboard actually tastes like it would be this. Tastes like the box. Its a good 1 person size if you’re very hungry. I won’t be buying it again.

  10. I just had my first slice. I bought the veggie one. I made sure I preheated oven to 425 and on this box it said bake for 12-14 minutes so I baked for 13. I thought it was good The crust was very thin but it was crispy. I will be buying on a regular basis. I’m trying to eat plant- based. It’s a nice snack.

  11. I am displeased with the directions for baking. It states to place the pizza directly on the center rack. As I was placing the pizza in the oven my fingers popped through, splitting the thin cauliflower crust. The pie split into 3 segments, 2 of which fell through the two racks to the oven floor. My stove is brand new and now I have to clean the baked cheesy MESS.

    If you choose to try this pizza, use a PAN as the crust is too soft to place in a hot oven. What little remains of the pizza was quite tasty.

  12. Mama Cuzzi Keto friendly roasted veggie Absolutely the worst frozen pizza I have ever put in my mouth.

  13. I agree with Steve This pizza is terrible !! Crust too soft. Baked it on a stone — would never place this on an oven rack — and even so it was very hard to handle.

  14. So, I have had this pizza two times and both times I’ve gotten violently sick 2 times from gluten
    after eating this pizza. I know that it’s a gluten reaction because I’m used to what that looks like. I have advanced celiac’s disease so I’m pretty sensitive. However, usually things that are marked gluten-free don’t make me sick. Both times that I got sick it was a bad reaction which makes me believe that it was not a small amount of gluten but a large amount of gluten in this pizza. The take and bake option is certified gluten-free and this one is not. FYI, not truly gluten-free!

    1. Just put a large panned directly beneath it.
      This crust turned out really good for me! All I did was throw on some jalapeños, some pineapple, and some green olives with a sprinkling of onion, threw it in the oven, and it was delicious!

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