Gluten Free Slow Cooker Pizza Recipe

Search “pizza” on my gfJules site and you’re going to get over 18 related recipes. So you should know me to be a gluten free pizza lover of the first degree. Which is why you have to trust me that this gluten free slow cooker pizza recipe is the real deal.

Not only is it a deep dish pizza rivaling any Chicago pizza you may have had (made with gluten, of course), but it’s also one of the easiest gluten free pizzas you’ll ever make.

Even if you’ve never made a gluten free pizza before, you’ll have no trouble with this recipe, as all you do is whip up my easy gfJules Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix (or follow this from-scratch recipe) and press the dough in the bottom of the slow cooker. After you adorn the pizza with all your favorite pizza toppings and sauces, you simply push a button. There’s nothing more to it! 

It’s the bread machine equivalent to a pizza machine! It does all the “hard work” for you!

Seriously, just go about your business and right about the time you start smelling the fragrant herbs and yeasty smells wafting from your kitchen, this beauty is ready for slicing!

If you’ve made my award-winning gfJules Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix before, you know I give you at least three different choices for how to make the crust in a more traditional manner — these are outlined on the package (also on the product page under the “Ingredients” Tab).

But this versatile mix doesn’t stop there! You can also make grilled gluten free pizza, 10 Minute Gluten Free Focaccia, gluten free pizza rolls, gluten free calzones, gluten free Italian Loaf Bread, gluten-free baguettes and now … gluten free Slow Cooker Pizza! No wonder it’s been voted #1 Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix by gluten free consumers!

Even if you don’t have a slow cooker / crock pot, you can still use this mix to make a stuffed crust, Chicago-style gluten free pizza using a springform or deep dish pan with my gluten free Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe. Check out the height on this pizza — wowza!

But if you’re into E A S Y, and you have a crockpot or slow cooker, then this recipe is for you! I’m telling you, it really couldn’t be easier to get the deep dish gluten free pizza we all crave. 

As for what size slow cooker / crockpot works best, I tested this recipe in 4 different crock pot / slow cookers now. This a link to one of them, for reference. A larger oval one … standard size is about a 6 or 7qt. seems to work best, but it’s really all about getting the bake times right for your machine. The first time you try the recipe just write down a note for how long your crockpot takes to cook the pizza and from then on, it’ll be a breeze!

How to Make Gluten Free Slow Cooker Pizza

Simply follow the mix directions to make the dough (again, SUPER easy!), but if you only have one crock pot, you’ll be following the mix directions to make only ONE pizza crust. My gfJules Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix is a double mix — the full mix makes TWO large pizzas. Each slow cooker crock pot can only hold one pizza crust. So you’ll measure out 1 2/3 cups of my pizza mix (8.5 ounces) and only add half of the liquid ingredients (as noted in the recipe card). 

Spread the dough out onto a piece of oiled parchment. Unlike a typical pizza, you’ll add your cheeses FIRST, then sauce and toppings, then more cheese, if you’re into that. I recommend adding the cheeses first to keep the sauce from seeping into the dough as much while it rises and bakes, plus it gives you the opportunity to add an extra cheesey layer if you like!

You’ll see from this photo how I like to go in and keep pressing the dough up the sides of the crock pot as I add the layers of cheese and toppings to keep it from slumping down too much. This dough is going to rise riSE RISE, so I try to make sure it’s not too thick when it starts out if I can. 

And if you’re looking for gluten free and vegan cheese recommendations, I have some good ones for you! All the cheeses on my pizzas are vegan, so check these out!

Once you’ve topped your pizzas, cover the slow cooker with a paper towel to absorb condensation that builds up during baking, then put the lid on. Set the slow cooker to HIGH and cook for 2 1/2 hours unless you know your slow cooker tends to cook extra hot, then you should set it for only 2 hours and check the crust with a toothpick to ensure it doesn’t burn. That’s it. Walk away and work on your patience as you wait for the best deep dish gluten free pizza to rise and bake!

Take a walk in the woods, practice yoga, watch your kid’s baseball game, or heck … go back to work! It doesn’t matter what you do because you don’t have to DO anything else to make this pizza. It makes itself. It’s kinda magic.

Pro tip: If you prefer your pizzas to be super brown on top and your cheese to look like it’s come out of a pizza oven, all you have to do is pull it out of the crock pot once it’s done cooking — parchment and all — and put it on a baking sheet. Then place it under the broiler in your oven for a couple minutes and voila! Chef’s kiss!

I can’t wait to hear how you like this recipe, what you topped your pizza with, and whether you ran over and borrowed your neighbor’s slow cooker because you wanted to make two pizzas at same time! Please leave a 5-star review if you loved this recipe, and comment to let me know what kind of slow cooker you have and how they turned out — did it take less time or was 2 1/2 hours just right?

And if you love the idea of slow cookers making awesome recipes like this one, check out my gluten free crock pot sticky buns! 

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Pizza Recipe

I hope you love this recipe as much as we do!

My daughter called this gluten free pizza “immaculate!”