Grain-Free Aloha Pizza Pockets

You know how it is when you’re a parent of kiddos with food allergies… coming up with new fun ways to feed them is difficult. In the last several weeks I’ve really tried to focus on creating new recipes for my girls. They eat well, lots of veggies and whole foods, but every so often I want them to get really, REALLY excited about dinner. Especially a dinner they can help prepare from beginning to end. 

When I think back to my childhood, there are several {processed} foods that were favorites of mine, but the two I’ve been wanting to make over most were Hot Pockets and Pizza Rolls. These Grain-Free Aloha Pizza Pockets are my way of combining the two of those favorites, and of course making them healthier and allergy friendly. The girls honestly couldn’t be happier with the end result, and they are so easy to eat; they fit in small hands nicely. 

The consistency of this dough isn’t like a pastry crust or a puff pastry, but it is a soft delicious dough that will holds up to its fillings (Course, if you’re looking for a perfect pastry crust recipe, I have one here: Best Gluten-Free Flaky Pie Crust Recipe).  Between the girls and my husband, these Grain-Free Pizza Pockets are a hot commodity. We never have any leftover, so I often times will make a double batch. I’m not gonna lie – they are time consuming to make, but having my girls help makes the whole process move along quicker. They are great helpers, and are even more enthusiastic about eating anything they’ve helped prepare (double win for mom!).  🙂

All of OUR love,
Megan, Kylie & Abbi

Grain-Free Aloha Pizza Pockets

Yield: 8 pizza pockets

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Ingredients

• 1 Almond Flour Tortillas recipe
• 1/2-3/4 cup Pizza Sauce
• 3/4-1 cup diced ham or Canadian bacon
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple, drained

Instructions

1. Make the Almond Flour Tortillas dough according to recipe directions.
2. Form the dough into 8 even balls and place them back in the mixing bowl; cover with a damp paper towel to prevent the dough from drying out.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F).
4. Roll a dough ball between 2 pieces of parchment paper into a round tortilla, about 6-6.5 inches in diameter (A tortilla press comes in very handy; just make sure you still use the parchment paper. If your dough isn’t thin enough after using the press, you can use a rolling pin to make it thinner – this is what I do!).
5. Peel off the top layer of parchment paper and place about 3-4 teaspoons of pizza sauce just below the center of each dough circle. Spread the pizza sauce only on the bottom half, leaving 1/2 inch of dough along the edges without any sauce. This is where the pizza pockets will be sealed.
6. Top the pizza sauce with a bit of the diced ham, and then some of the crushed pineapple.
7. Use the parchment paper to fold the other half of raw dough over the top of the pizza filling. Press the edges to seal together, or use a fork to crimp them together.
8. Optional Step: Use a pastry dough cutter, pizza cutter, or a knife to trim the edges to make them look more uniform.
9. Place on a large parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
10. Rotate the baking tray and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the bottoms of the pizza pockets are golden brown. The top part of the pizza pockets won’t really turn golden in color, so make sure you check the bottoms.
11. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling racks. Serve warm.

Notes

This is a very versatile recipe - you really can use whatever fillings you like. Just be careful not to fill the pockets too full, otherwise the dough will start to rip. Less is more!

I have not tried freezing these, so if you do, please come back and let us know your results.

For a Nut-Free variation: You can try substituting this Gluten Free & Vegan Spinach Tortilla Recipe for the grain-free one I call for above (you can leave out the spinach if you like). Just keep in mind, I haven't tried this myself, so if you do try it please come back and leave a comment with your results.

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