Chickpea Pumpkin Veggie Pizza with Basic Pizza crust. Pumpkin sauce spiced with herbs and spices, topped with spicy chickpeas, veggies and pepita parmesan. Vegan Pizza Recipe Makes 1 medium to large pizza. 5 main ingredients – Pumpkin puree + herbs, Chickpeas + spice mix, pizza crust (storebought or homemade), veggies (optional), vegan parm or cheese.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Pizza
  • Cuisine: fusion

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin sauce:

  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix, or roasted butternut puree or other winter squash puree)
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp sugar or other sweetener
  • 1 tsp italian herb blend or oregano + thyme + sage
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp non dairy milk (optional)
  • a generous sprinkle of black pepper to taste

For the spiced chickpeas:

  • 3/4 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/3 or more salt (depending on if the chickpeas were salted)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • ¼ to ½ tsp cayenne
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp garlic granules
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp lime juice

Veggies:

  • sliced onions
  • Sliced tomatoes
  • mushrooms or zucchini.
  • fresh basil (chopped)
  • pepita parmesan (or your favorite parm recipe)
  • Pizza dough - use this White garlic Crust (or any of my other pizza crusts)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 220ºc. Prep the Pizza dough according to instruction. Roll it out into a 12 to 13 inch pizza. Let the rolled out dough sit near the warming oven for 5 minutes.
  2. Make the pumpkin sauce: Mix everything in a bowl until well combined. Add more salt if needed.
  3. Mix all the ingredients under chickpeas until well combined and all chickpeas are covered in spice.
  4. Spread the pumpkin sauce over the rolled out dough evenly.
  5. Add a layer of sliced tomatoes, then sliced onions, and other veggies like zucchini or mushrooms if using.
  6. Add spiced chickpeas all over. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Bake for 16 to 17 minutes. Broil for a minute to brown if needed.
  7. Remove the pizza from the oven. Add chopped fresh basil or other herbs on top. Sprinkle vegan parmesan. Let it sit for a minute, the slice and serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.