A basic pizza dough recipe typically includes flour, yeast, and salt, so pizza dough is often vegan. Some store-bought and chain restaurants, however, may include added ingredients like dairy, eggs, and/or honey in their recipes. So it is important to check first!

Vegan pizza dough on a floured counter top.

Homemade vegan pizza dough

Making your own vegan pizza dough at home is super simple, and it lets you control what you add! You don’t need many ingredients or supplies to make homemade dough. Just a bowl, a wooden spoon, and a kitchen towel can get you started. A basic recipe typically includes flour, active dry yeast, warm water, and salt.

You can also flavor your dough with a couple of teaspoons of seasonings like basil, oregano, or garlic powder. From there, you can add your favorite toppings like pizza sauce, vegan cheese, mushrooms, peppers, basil, red onion, and black olives…the possibilities are endless!

Then simply pop it in the oven to bake, and you’re set with a comforting dinner in no time!

Pizza dough rolled out with sauce on top.

Vegan store-bought pizza dough

If you want to speed up the pizza-making process, you can opt for store-bought dough. Many stores carry vegan pizza doughs. It’s important, however, to check whether the package says ‘vegan’ or includes the vegan-certified symbol before buying. If you don’t see that symbol, check the ingredients list to make sure the dough doesn’t contain any non-vegan ingredients.

Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s sells premade pizza dough in plain and garlic-and-herb flavors. Both varieties are vegan.

Whole Foods

Whole Foods sells a couple of types of pizza dough. Their premade refrigerated pizza dough is vegan, as well as their two packs of Organic Whole Wheat Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts.

Homemade vegan pizza cheese ona a pizza with tomatoes, black olive, and green peppers.
Vegan pizza with Aldi dough, homemade vegan pizza cheese, and tofu sausage.

Aldi

Aldi also sells vegan premade pizza dough in the refrigerated pizza section of the store.

Boboli

Boboli pizza crust is not vegan. The brand offers multiple varieties: Original, Thin, and Whole Wheat, and each type contains dairy ingredients.

Pillsbury

Pillsbury pizza dough is typically in the refrigerated section at many supermarkets. Both the Classic and Thin Crust varieties are vegan.

Pizza boxes stacked up.

Pizza Dough from Chain Restaurants

Pizza Hut

This chain is best known for its Original Pan pizza crust, which is vegan, as well as its Thin N’ Crispy and Hand-Tossed crusts. Pizza Hut also offers flavor add-ons for its crusts, which all contain dairy and are therefore not vegan.

Domino’s

Domino’s offers quite a few crust varieties, but most contain dairy and/or honey. The only vegan crust that they offer is their Thin Crust.

Papa John’s

Papa John’s also offers a few varieties of crusts. Their Original Hand Tossed Dough, however, is the only vegan option. The rest contain milk and/or egg.

Little Caesars

The Original and Thin N Crispy crusts from Little Caesars are both vegan. If your location offers other varieties, it’s best to check the ingredient list before ordering.

🥬 Pizza Dough Ingredients that are vegan

  • All Purpose Flour
  • Whole Wheat Flour
  • Active Dry-Yeast
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt

❌ Pizza Dough Ingredients that are not vegan

  • Whey
  • Eggs
  • Honey
  • L-cysteine – this is derived from either human hair or duck feathers. L-cysteine is in most premade shelf-stable pizza shells.

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