Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough (Easy Sheet Pan Recipe!)
on Mar 18, 2025
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All you’ll need to make this 3-ingredient pizza dough is flour, Greek yogurt and salt. No need for yeast, or rising time – just gather it into a ball and press onto a small sheet pan.
Par-bake, add simple pizza toppings, then bake again and slice. You’ll have delicious and nutritious deep dish style pizza slices ready for dinner, lunch boxes, or freezing in around 30 minutes from start to finish!
Greek yogurt is one of those ‘miracle’ types of foods that you can use in so many unexpected ways.
I’ve been using it in some popular recipes featured here on Scrummy Lane for years. Greek yogurt blueberry muffins have hundreds of rave reviews, I serve this Greek yogurt based tsatziki with so many Greek recipes, and have you tried this chicken in Greek yogurt sauce?
Well, who knew, Greek yogurt also makes a fabulously quick and easy pizza dough!
Why you’ll love it
- Shockingly quick and easy (around 30 minutes). Who doesn’t love waiting for yeast doughs to rise, then rolling it out? Two hands up here! Greek yogurt pizza dough takes just a few minutes to mix together and then press onto a sheet pan.
- Just 3 ingredients for the dough – self-raising flour (or use all-purpose flour + baking powder), protein-packed Greek yogurt, and salt for extra flavor.
- Deep dish style. Much easier to simply press onto a pan instead of rolling out. The thick, rectangular style slices are also perfect for lunch boxes, and for freezing!
- A versatile dough. Don’t really want a deep dish style pizza? That’s OK – just use the dough to make a thinner classic style pizza. Or a 2-ingredient flatbread! Not a fan of ham and pineapple? Just replace with your own favorite toppings.
About the ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients with amounts in the recipe card below. But here’s a summary of what you need to know.
The dough
- Flour: Self-raising flour is the ‘secret ingredient’ you need instead of yeast for the dough to rise as it bakes. If you don’t have any, it’s very easy to make your own. Just mix one and a half teaspoons of baking powder into each cup of all-purpose flour.
- Salt: I think the dough needs a bit of salt for extra flavor.
- Greek yogurt: I always have a big tub of authentic style Greek yogurt in my fridge. I like the light version, but full-fat is fine, too. Some yogurt brands and types are thicker or thinner than others. For this reason, you may need a little less or a little more flour. Don’t worry – you’ll find detailed tips for getting it right below and in the recipe itself.
The topppings
Note that these are just a suggestion. They’re just what my fussy son prefers! Feel free to replace with your own favorite toppings.
- Pizza sauce: Anything goes here – just use your favorite. I like a good quality jarred pasta or pizza sauce, but you can also use homemade Italian marinara sauce (it’s worth the effort!).
- Ham: Since the pizza crust is quite deep, I like to use a lot of finely diced ham. Any kind of ham works.
- Pineapple: Chopped canned pineapple. Just drain the juice off well, then sprinkle generously over the pizza!
How to make Greek yogurt pizza
It’s so easy and won’t take you long! Start by mixing together the flour, salt and yogurt. I usually use a silicon spatula for this, but a wooden spoon will do the job too.
Gather the mixture into a ball of dough with your hands. Knead it for a minute or two until it’s mostly smooth.
Then press it into a roughly 9 x 12 inch baking sheet or baking dish. You can line it or just spray the pan with oil to stop sticking.
Par-bake it for about 10 minutes on a high heat (around 445F/230C in a fan oven, or 480F/250C in a conventional oven).
Then sprinkle over the toppings.
Bake for another 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and golden.
You can then slice it into 6 to 9 rectangles. Enjoy! Scatter with fresh basil first if you like.
Helen’s Top Tips
- Mixing the dough. At first, it will be very crumbly, but as it absorbs more of the yogurt it will become more moist. It should be a little sticky, but not too sticky to handle. If it’s too wet, add a little more flour. If it seems too dry, add a little milk or water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Don’t forget to par-bake the crust. It’s quite thick, so you’ll need to bake it twice – once before adding the toppings, and then again afterwards.
- Be generous with the toppings. Since this is a recipe for a deep pan style pizza, you need plenty of sauce, cheese and other toppings to balance it out!
Variations
- Use the dough to make thinner classic style pizzas instead. Just divide the dough ball into two and use each to roll out into a roughly 10 to 12 inch wide crust. Pre-bake for about 5 minutes, then add the toppings and bake for 7 to 10 more minutes, or until golden and bubbling.
- Choose your own toppings. I know this is a no brainer, but you don’t have to stick to my ham and pineapple version. I chose that because it’s my son’s favorite and I like to freeze the pizza slices for his school lunches. Make it a margherita pizza, add pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers, or whatever you like!
- Try using the dough to make calzones, flatbreads or naan! See this hummus and 2-ingredient flatbread recipe to read more if you like this idea.
Recipe FAQs
You can keep any leftover cooked pizza slices in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. I suggest either reheating the pizza in your air fryer (4 minutes at 355F/180C should do it), in a toaster oven, or in your regular oven.
Yes, I freeze the cooked pizza slices all the time. Just let them cool completely, then freeze in separate small freezer bags or between sheets of baking paper in an airtight container.
I actually wouldn’t recommend freezing the uncooked dough. It’s best made and baked immediately. If you freeze it and then defrost it, the baking powder may not work as well.
No, I don’t think so. My fussy son doesn’t think so. I’ll leave you to be the judge, but I’d liken the taste more to sourdough!
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Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough (Easy Deep Dish Recipe!)
Ingredients
For the dough
- 4 cups self raising flour, (If you don't have it, make your own by mixing 1.5 teaspoons baking powder with each cup of flour.)
- 2 cups Greek yogurt, I prefer an authentic Greek brand, but any will work.
- 1 teaspoon salt
Toppings (only a suggestion – you can add any toppings you like)
- 1 cup pizza sauce, jarred pizza or pasta sauce, or marinara sauce
- 2 cups grated cheese, (I like a pizza blend)
- 1 cup diced ham, or chopped
- 1 cup pineapple, drained (finely chopped canned is convenient)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 445F/230C (this is for a fan oven – in a conventional oven increase the temperature to 480F/250C). Lightly spray a quarter size sheet pan or baking dish (roughly 9 x 13 inches) with oil, or line it with baking paper.
- Put the flour, salt and yogurt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a silicon spatula or wooden spoon until it's a crumbly consistency with all the yogurt mixed in.4 cups self raising flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups Greek yogurt
- Now use your hands to gather it into a dough. Knead until you have a smooth(ish) ball. At first it might seem dry, but as you knead it it will become more moist as the yogurt gets completely combined. It should be moist but not too sticky or too dry. Add a little more flour if too sticky to handle, or a drizzle of milk or water if at all dry.
- Press the dough onto the sheet pan/into the baking dish. Push it into the corners and sides with your hands (it doesn't have to be perfect).
- Par-bake for 10 minutes. The edges may start to turn a light golden color.
- Remove the crust from the oven. Spread/Scatter over the sauce and other toppings.1 cup pizza sauce, 2 cups grated cheese, 1 cup diced ham, 1 cup pineapple
- Bake again for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Cut into 9 or more rectangles to serve.
Hi Helen
I just made the quick yoghurt pizza (using half the amounts for one) What a recipe!
It really is fabulous So light So easy
I’m going to get the grandchildren to make it next time choosing their own toppings!
Love M xx
Oh hello Maggie! I’m so happy you liked it and it worked out well for you! Thank you so much for the review and hope you’re doing well xx