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Keto Calzone Recipe

Hot pockets filled with pizza sauce, mozzarella and meat? Yes please! These Keto Calzones are fun to make and absolutely delicious!

Stack of keto calzones with a half calzone cut in half to show the meat and cheese inside.

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When I was about 10 years old and my mom went shopping, especially somewhere like Costco, my 3 siblings and myself would hover around the deep freezer like hawks and pick off the ‘good stuff’ one by one.

The ‘good stuff’ of course was the giant double chocolate, lemon poppyseed and blueberry muffins, mini pizzas and then, of course, the pizza pockets. No idea how they could afford all that stuff and we would eat it all up in a matter of days. I swear I spent a better part of my childhood rummaging into ‘the deep’ in search of a lonely frozen half muffin or stray box of pizza pockets.

I hadn’t touched a pizza pocket in years and years, since I discovered how terrible they were for you. This Keto Calzone recipe will make you forget those pizza pockets ever existed!

These beauties are made with an almond flour dough and packed with pizza sauce, mozzarella and anything else you may want like ham, pepperoni, peppers or mushrooms. They can even be made dairy free if you like, just omit the cheese from the center; the dough is already dairy free!

I hope you love this Keto Calzone recipe as much as my family and I do!

Two keto calzone halves on a wooden cutting board with one bite taken out of one half.

Why it works

  1. Hot pockets filled with pizza sauce, mozzarella and meat and/or veggies? You better believe these keto calzones are absolutely delicious!
  2. They are fun to make! Create little circles from an almond flour dough, fill them up with goodies and fold them in half!
  3. Make them your own– add whatever veggies and/or meats you like to make these completely personalized.

Ingredients

You won’t need a whole lot to make these Keto Calzones!

  • almond flour
  • xanthan gum
  • garlic powder
  • spicy spaghetti seasoning
  • water
  • olive oil
  • pizza sauce
  • mozzarella
  • meat/veggies of choice

Homemade Sugar Free Pizza SauceHave you ever made your own pizza sauce? I used to always buy Rao’s pizza sauce not only because it is delicious, but because it is a good low carb choice. But at over $6 a jar, pizza night began to get a lot more expensive. So I started to make my own. This Homemade Sugar Free Pizza Sauce takes 5 minutes to make and all you’ll need are some spices, tomato paste and water!

Keto Calzone Recipe

Heat your oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat. Shred the mozzarella and dice up the meat and/or veggies you have chosen, then combine in a bowl with the mozzarella and mix.

In a medium bowl combine the almond flour, xanthan gum, garlic powder and spicy spaghetti. Give it a whisk, then add the water and olive oil. Knead the dough until the almond flour has been completely worked in, then divide into four.

Lay a piece of wax paper down on your work station and plop one of the balls of dough in the center. Place another piece of wax over top then roll the dough out into a circle.

Dough rolled out into an uneven circle with a perfect circle cut into it.

Remove the paper and cut the dough into a perfect circle. You can patch the dough, re-roll and cut again into a perfect circle. It should be between 6-7″ in diameter.

Dough circle perfectly cut out using a fondant cutter.

If the wax paper sticks to dough, the wax paper can be sprayed with avocado or olive oil spray.

Once the circle is ready, spread about 1 tbsp pizza sauce around the circle; leave about 1/2″ from the edge all the way around.

Dough circle covered in pizza sauce.

Place about 1/3 cup of the meat/cheese mix onto half of the circle, make sure it doesn’t go past the pizza sauce or past the half way onto the other side of the circle; you’re going to fold this little dude in half.

circle of dough covered in pizza sauce, meat cubes and mozzarella.

Once it’s all ready to go, fold the wax paper with the empty side of the circle right over so that the edges perfectly match.

Wax paper is folded over so that the calzone is folded in half.

Pinch the edges together, remove the top wax paper and fold up the dough edge, just once, to form a solid crust.

Keto Calzone is complete!

Place onto the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the other three.

Four keto calzones on a baking sheet, ready to be placed inside the oven for baking.

Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes until the edges start to brown. Serve hot and enjoy!

Baking sheet with three calzones and one wooden cutting board with one keto calzone.

Watch it all go down!

Expert Tips

  1. Whatever fillings you choose, make sure to dice the ingredients up nice and small. This will make working with the calzones easier.
  2. Do not over fill them, no matter how tempting that may be! They could burst open while baking, so would no longer be hot pockets, but empty pockets.
  3. Reheat these beauties easily in the microwave or oven.

Keto Calzone Flavour Options

There are so many delicious ingredients you can stuff into these Keto Calzones. My favourite combo is pizza sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni. What’s your favourite flavour of pizza? Try it all chopped up inside these yummy pockets of love! Or you could try one of these combos:

  • Vegetarianpizza sauce, mozzarella, feta and mushrooms, peppers.
  • Pesto Chickenpizza sauce, mozzarella, chicken cubed and tossed in pesto and feta cheese.
  • Ham and Pineapplepizza sauce, mozzarella, ham and pineapple
  • BBQ ChickenLow Carb BBQ Sauce, mozzarella, chicken cubes and peppers.
  • Meatloverspizza sauce, mozzarella, ham, bacon and pepperoni.
  • Butter Chicken – fill the Keto Calzone with leftover Keto Butter Chicken and tomato and/or red onion.
Four keto calzones spread out over a wooden cutting board.

What to pair with a Keto Calzone

When I make these little pockets of love, I like to pair them with a salad or fry. Here are my favourites:

How to store Keto Calzones

Have leftovers? You can store these in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat them, simply microwave for a couple of minutes or reheat them in the oven at 350°, covered in tin foil, until the internal temperature reaches 165°.

They also freeze really well! If you want to have a quick meal option, make a double patch and freeze them once they are cool. Here’s how to freeze them:

Spread the calzones evenly throughout a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat, parchment or wax paper. Make sure none are touching. Once they have been frozen completely, they can be packed into a freezer ziploc bag and stored in the freezer for up to 4 months.

If you plan on keeping them in the freezer that long, I recommend wrapping each Keto Calzone in a layer of tin foil before packing into a ziploc; this will help to prevent freezer burn.

Here are some other recipes you might like:

Fathead Pizza Crust

Keto Hot Dog Buns

Low Carb Pepperoni Pizza Bites

Keto Chicken Pizza Crust

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Keto Calzone Recipe

Make your own low carb pizza pockets with this delicious Keto Calzone recipe! Load them up with your favourite pizza toppings and take them for lunch to-go!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Canadian, Low Carb
Servings 4 calzones
Calories 286 kcal

Ingredients
  

Calzone Dough

  • 1 ½ cups almond flour
  • ½ tsp xanthan gum
  • tsp garlic powder
  • ¾ tsp spicy spaghetti seasoning or Italian seasoning
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Calzone Filling

  • ¼ cup pizza sauce
  • 1 ¼ cup mozzarella
  • 80 grams thick sliced pepperoni sausage
  • see post above for other filling ideas

Instructions
 

Equipment Needed

Directions

  • Heat oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat. Shred the mozzarella and dice up the meat and/or veggies into small cubes, then combine with the mozza and mix well.
  • In a medium bowl combine the almond flour, xanthan gum, garlic powder and spicy spaghetti. Whisk until fully mixed then add the water and olive oil. Knead the dough until the almond flour has been completely worked in, then divide into four.
  • Place one of the balls of dough into the center of a piece of wax paper. Cover with another piece of wax then roll the dough out into a circle. Remove the paper and cut the dough into a perfect circle. You can patch the dough, re-roll and cut again into a perfect circle. It should be between 6-7 in diameter.
  • If the wax paper sticks to dough, the wax paper can be sprayed with avocado or olive oil spray.
  • Spread 1 tbsp Pizza Sauce around the circle; leave about 1/2 in. from the edge all the way around. Place 1/3 cup of the meat/cheese mix onto half of the circle. make sure it doesn't spread past the pizza sauce onto the outer edge and only cover half of the circle.
  • Fold the wax paper with the empty side of the circle right over so that the edges of the calzone perfectly match. Pinch the edges together, remove the top wax paper and fold up the dough edge, just once, to form a solid crust.
  • Remove the bottom wax paper to free the calzone and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Continue with the other three. Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes until the edges start to brown.
  • Serve hot and enjoy!

Video

Notes

Expert Tips

  1. Whatever fillings you choose, make sure to dice the ingredients up nice and small. This will make working with the calzones easier.
  2. Do not over fill them, no matter how tempting that may be! They could burst open while baking, so would no longer be hot pockets, but empty pockets.
  3. Reheat these beauties easily in the microwave or oven.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.  
Deduct fibre from total carbs to get 3.2 g net carbs per calzone shell. (without added fillings)  

Nutrition

Serving: 1calzone shellCalories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 7.7gProtein: 9gFat: 26gSodium: 58mgFiber: 4.5g
Keyword keto calzone, low carb pizza pockets
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

44 thoughts on “Keto Calzone Recipe

  1. Angela S. Harris says:

    Can I make this with coconut flour? My husband is allergic to almonds.

    1. Aleta says:

      Hey Angela! I’m sorry to say that I have never made them with coconut flour, and coconut flour cannot be directly replaced with almond flour. I wish I could be more helpful!

  2. Angela Harris says:

    Ok

  3. 5 stars
    Keto Calzone?!? It almost sounds like an oxymoron! This calzone looks absolutely drool worthy and your step-by-step instructions make it look so easy. Can’t wait to try next time my keto friends come over!

    1. Aleta says:

      Awe thanks Kylie!! I hope they love it too!

  4. Nicolas Hortense says:

    Beutiful!! Love the step by step photos and I love the surprise inside!!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Nicolas 🙂

  5. Gloria | Homemade & Yummy says:

    5 stars
    I love a great sandwich, and this looks like one for sure. I would love to have this for dinner any night of the week. I think my family would really enjoy this as well.

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Gloria!

  6. Jordan says:

    5 stars
    I’ve never tried making homemade calzones but you make it look so easy! I am dying to try these out next week. Adding to my meal plan!

    1. Aleta says:

      Awesome! I hope you love them Jordan!

  7. Amy says:

    5 stars
    This looks amazing! I love how the crust isn’t made with processed flours. It is definitely a great meal for the whole family!

  8. kylee says:

    5 stars
    Aaah! Love the recipe for the calzones, but even more so – the sugar free pizza sauce. I’m a huge fan of Raos, too – but it’s more like $9 a jar here, so… yeah. Thanks for a great recipe!

    1. Aleta says:

      So expensive, right? And so easy to make your own!

  9. Lorie says:

    5 stars
    Every time I eat a calzone I think of Parks and Rec. They made so much fun if Ben for loving them—but seriously they are so good!! What a great recipe, can’t wait to dig into one!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Lorie!

  10. Karyl Henry says:

    5 stars
    I love that you’re making your own pizza pockets! You are so right that the frozen grocery store ones are not good for you at all. I don’t follow the Keto lifestyle but I have a couple of friends who do and they’re always looking for new dishes…I’m for sure sharing this with them

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Karyl! You are so sweet <3

  11. Julie says:

    Oh man, I LOVE pizza pockets, haha! Are there any non-nut flours that you think would work well with this? Chickpea flour, perhaps?

    1. Aleta says:

      Oh I’m sure there would be, but as I have yet to use anyone but almond I can’t say for sure! Worth a try though 🙂

      1. Dixie says:

        You hit the nail on the head with this one, no eggy, greasy, or cakey taste, just like real calazone crust, perfect, love this and will make again, I have used other you posted and they are all good, you get it. Keep up the good work

        1. Aleta says:

          Hey Dixie! I am so glad you enjoyed it and my other recipes! Thanks for commenting!! <3

  12. Jo says:

    5 stars
    I could eat a couple of these easily. One of the fun way to eat pizza. It looks so absolutely delicious.

  13. These sound delicious and I love all of the flavor options you include at the end of the post. My personal favorite is a garlic sauce with cheese and mushrooms.

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Claire 🙂

  14. Michele says:

    I haven’t had a calzone in FOREVER! These look so good. Huge bonus that they are healthy. Will definitely be trying these. 😀

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Michele!

  15. Jennifer says:

    Excited to try these! Im going to make some pizza ones and the bbq chicken ones. I’m planning to prepare and freeze them for a trip my family will be going on. How would you suggest I prepare them from frozen? Thaw, don’t thaw? Cool
    Time difference? Any tips?
    Thanks!!

    1. Aleta says:

      Yum! Those are excellent choices! I would fully bake them before freezing, and then it’s just a matter of reheating from frozen. To do so you could thaw them first, then either microwave for a couple of minutes or heat them in the oven @ 350 until their internal temperature reaches 165°. You might need to cover them with tin foil if you heat them up in the oven so that they don’t get too brown!
      Enjoy Jennifer!

  16. Aleta says:

    Oh no! Did you remember to add the xanthan gum?

  17. Linda Gillard says:

    I have never heard of your site…..until now….the recipes look amazing! Will make the grilled cheese first.
    Thank you.
    Linda

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Linda! I hope you enjoy!

  18. Kelly Listak says:

    1 star
    Everyone is rating this recipe 5 stars . . . but has anyone actually made this recipe? This is not a “dough” recipe by any stretch of the imagination. It is actually a savory shortbread recipe . . . which is fine if you enjoy savory shortbread. THIS RECIPE CONTAINS ABSOLUTELY NO BINDER! You cannot mix flour + water then roll it out and expect it to form a crust. Am I missing an ingredient? Please advise. And NO . . . I did NOT forget the xanthan gum. I DID NOT LEAVE OUT OR SUBSTITUTE ANY OF THE INGREDIENTS.

    1. Aleta says:

      Kelly, I am sorry you had this experience. I am not sure why it didn’t bind for you, I have made these dozens of times and never had an issue. The xanthan gum binds the other ingredients together perfectly so that you are able to roll it out and fold it over. No, it will not stretch like pizza dough, but it should bind together enough to be able to be rolled out on parchment paper.

  19. Aleta says:

    Hey Cassidy, did you happen to forget the xanthan gum? That is a crucial ingredient to bind the calzone dough together. It still won’t act like wheat pizza dough, but it is enough to be able to roll the dough out in between parchment/wax paper to form the circles. I make these often for my family and have never had an issue, so would love to get down to the bottom of this issue so that others don’t have the same experience as you.

  20. Nan says:

    Cassidy, did you use Almond Meal which will not make a pastry that you can roll and use as a pizza or calzone. My husband is a Ketonian and I didn’t have Almond Flour so tried substituting with the Almond Meal and it only worked because I pressed the mixture in to a pie dish and topped it with the remaining mixture. It tasted good I do believe, but it definitely needs Almond Flour as I have tried it again using the Flour and it was good.

  21. Cassie says:

    5 stars
    I made these for dinner tonight and they turned out great! Not sure what is making others have binding issues as my dough turned out perfectly! For myself and my hubby though, next time I am going to double the ingredients and made 2 big calzones. This time around I used the amount of ingredients listed and made 2 bigger calzones than 4 smaller ones. I had some of our toppings left over as well but I’ll just use them to make omelettes in the morning. I also need to not roll the dough so thin as it cause it to rip when I folded it over, but they still turned out awesome and they didnt spill out while cooking. Overall, great receipe and I’ll be making them again for sure! I also dipped mine in marinara sauce which added some flavour as well.

    1. Aleta says:

      Hey Cassie, thanks for the comment! I am so glad you both loved the calzones and very happy to hear they worked out great for you. Dipping them in marinara is a great idea. as is doubling the recipe to make large calzones!

  22. Rens says:

    Great recipe and they are delicious.
    Thanks all the way from the Netherlands.

    1. Aleta says:

      Glad you liked it Rens!

  23. Carol says:

    1 star
    Very disappointed. I tried to make your Tortilla’s first and they were so wet I couldn’t get off the paper. I made the calzones and the dough was easier to work with but ended up crumbling as soon as I started to fold. Very disappointed.

    1. Aleta says:

      Hi Carol, I am sorry you’ve had these experiences.
      As for the tortillas, it sounds like something went wrong with the psyllium husk – did you use finely ground?
      I am not sure why the calzone dough would have been crumbly for you, I’ve made these dozens of times and though they do tend to crack a little bit, the dough is never crumbly. Did you forget the xanthan gum perhaps? That is a crucial ingredient that binds the dough. Without it, the dough would crumble apart.

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