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This gluten-free Roasted Fig and Caramelized Onion Pizza is a sweet and savory dream come true. It’s made with a gluten-free pizza crust layered with fresh, juicy figs, caramelized onions, walnuts, honey, and more!

honey being drizzled over a slice of roasted fig pizza on a plate with an arugula salad.


Easy Gluten-Free Pizza Recipe

Figs are one of my favorite things to eat in the summer. Mission figs, black figs, tiger figs, you name it. Not only are they delicious, sweet, and juicy, but they’re also gorgeous!

They’re like healthy candy… and wait… they’re perfect on pizza.

This gluten-free roasted fig and caramelized onion pizza is packed with fresh, tasty, sweet, and savory ingredients. It’s simple to put together, paleo, dairy-free, and a total hit with everyone who tries it!

overhead of a fig pizza on a cooling rack.

Ingredients Needed

  • Pizza Crust: You’ll need one batch of my Gluten-Free Pizza Crust for this recipe. Feel free to double it if you’re making more than one pizza! It’s the BEST crust!
  • Figs: Fresh figs are best.
  • Onions: I like to use yellow onions to make my Caramelized Onions!
  • Butter: To caramelize the onions. Feel free to use ghee instead, if preferred.
  • Walnuts: Chopped walnuts add a delicious nutty crunch to the pizza. If you want to give them an extra layer of flavor, try toasting them first.
  • Honey: A drizzle of raw honey adds just the right amount of sweetness.
  • Olive Oil: To soften the pizza crust, just a touch.
  • Salt: I use fine sea salt to enhance the flavors of the fig pizza.
overhead of gluten free fig pizza ingredients in separate dishes.

How to Make Caramelized Onion and Roasted Fig Pizza

This scrumptious gluten-free pizza is quick to prepare and tastes like you got it at a fancy restaurant! Here’s a quick recipe summary:

  1. Make the crust: Use my Gluten-Free Pizza Dough recipe to make one batch of crust, omitting the garlic granules and Italian seasoning. Bake as directed with no toppings. Alternatively, use any crust from the store!
  2. Caramelize the onions: In a skillet, heat butter and cook the sliced onions until caramelized. Check out my Caramelized Onions recipe for more details.
  3. Add the toppings: Once the crust is cooked, drizzle it with olive oil, then add on the caramelized onions, figs, walnuts, and honey. Sprinkle with salt, then serve.
a whole gluten free pizza with figs cut into squares.

What Does Fig Pizza Taste Like?

Fig pizza is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. It blends sweet flavors from figs, caramelized onions, and honey. That sweetness is offset slightly by the nutty, savory flavors of the butter, walnuts, olive oil, and salt.

Are Dried Figs Good on Pizza?

Technically, yes, but if you can get your hands on fresh figs, I definitely recommend doing that.

There’s just nothing quite like biting into a sweet and juicy bite of fresh fig.

Now, if you can’t find fresh figs for your gluten-free pizza recipe, you can use dried. Just chop them into smaller, bite-sized pieces because they have a much more concentrated flavor.

overhead of a caramelized onion and fig pizza on a cooling rack.

Tips and Notes

  • Skip the garlic and Italian seasoning. My Gluten-Free Pizza Crust recipe calls for both garlic granules and Italian seasoning, but I recommend leaving them out for this recipe. Those flavors don’t meld with the other ones on this fig pizza.
  • Pre-bake the crust. You’ll add the toppings after the crust is already baked so they stay nice and fresh.
  • Add other toppings. Try adding a crumble of feta cheese, blue cheese, or gorgonzola OR bulk it up with fresh arugula or sautéed mushrooms.
  • Make it heartier. Make your pizza a little more filling with a sprinkle of crispy bacon, crumbled chorizo, or prosciutto.
above shot of two slices of fig pizza on a plate with an arugula salad.

Serving Suggestions

This fig pizza makes an excellent entree with a side of:

It also makes an impressive side dish, so feel free to serve it next to:

a piece of fig pizza on a plate with a side salad.

How to Store Fig Pizza

Once your pizza is assembled, it is best served immediately. However, if you have leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for just a couple days.

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honey being drizzled over a slice of roasted fig pizza on a plate with an arugula salad.

Roasted Fig & Caramelized Onion Pizza

This gluten-free Roasted Fig and Caramelized Onion Pizza is a sweet and savory dream-come-true. It's made with a gluten-free pizza crust layered with fresh, juicy figs, caramelized onions, walnuts, honey, and more!
Servings 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • One batch pizza crust recipe here
  • 6 figs sliced
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2-4 tablespoons raw honey
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Make pizza crust as directed in post with no toppings (omit garlic granules and Italian seasoning).
  • In a skillet heat butter and add in sliced onions let cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until they cook down and brown.
  • While cooking, slice figs.
  • Top the cooked crust with a drizzle of olive oil. Top with caramelized onions, figs, walnuts, and honey.
  • Sprinkle with sea salt and serve with a light salad.

Notes

If you wanted to make this a little bit more hearty you could add on crispy bacon or crumbled chorizo, or prosciutto.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 16.9gProtein: 2.5gFat: 10.5gSaturated Fat: 2.6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 56mgFiber: 2.4gSugar: 11.4g
Course: Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Paleo
Author: Lexi


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  1. I would love to try your crust recipe, but it appears the link is broken? I can’r wait to try this combo!
    Thanks!

  2. That dress looks pretty too, so the ‘real’ one must be stunning! The recipe looks fantastic, thanks for sharing!

  3. YUM! this looks delicious! Figs and caramelized onions are such a good combo! Congrats on finding the dress, too! Looks like you and your mom had a great time- you two look so much alike 🙂