Copycat Domino’s Thin Crust Pizza Recipe
A thin and cracker-crispy crusted pizza smothered with pizza sauce and topped with melty cheese – easy to make at home. None of the artificial stuff! This pizza tastes better than the original too.
(No-yeast, no-rise, comes together in less than 30 minutes!)
Let’s take a quick break from the miserable weather and talk pizza. Easy, quick, cheesy, super thin, cracker-y-crispy crust PIZZA.
What’s your favorite kind? For me, nothing beats a super thin pizza with the perfect combination of sauce (not to watery) and melty cheese. To be more specific, Domino’s thin crust pizza. I don’t think I have ever talked about my love for Domino’s thin crust pizza here on LOH before. I think the reason is really that we hardly ever order pizza. (Because when do are we not craving Indian food??.!! 🙂 ) But it’s also because I have never been able to master that super thin, cracker-crispy crust they make so perfectly.
BUT I have done it. *Happy food dance.*
The problem was that in the past I was just trying to roll the dough out as thin as possible and cook it longer than I thought it should be cooked. Every. single. time I would end up with a half soft/fluffy, half burnt pizza. No one wants that!! But I never realized that it wasn’t the thickness of the dough that mattered – it was the yeast! Something about that dang yeast makes dough too fluffy for the thin crust variety.
So, I got rid of the yeast, added a teaspoon of light corn syrup to make it nice and cracker-y crispy and BAM. Just like the original, if not better.
I have to be honest with you, some copycat recipes out there should not be titled “Copycat,” because nothing is worse than spending time making only a subpar version of something you might really enjoy.
But fear not here folks, because this crust lives up to its name. It tastes just that the real thing.
Not only does it taste just like the real thing, but it takes less time from start to finish to make this pizza than it does for delivery AND there’s nothing artificial.
The dough comes together in 5 seconds (Okay 1 min.) and without a mixer – in one bowl. Then, the dough gets rolled out, smothered with a combination of tomato paste and diced tomatoes (to reduce the water-y-ness of the sauce), topped with melty cheese, baked for about 10 minutes, and DONE.
And if you are feeling a little frisky, drizzle some balsamic glaze over the whole thing. Trust me. SO GOOD.
**Did you know that you can buy pre-made balsamic glaze in a bottom from Whole Foods? We use it all the time in our house… and so much better than slaving away at the stove for 15+ minutes trying to reduce the bad boy.
My version of QUICK AND EASY savory HEAVEN, right here.
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Copycat Domino's Thin Crust Pizza Recipe
A thin and cracker-crispy crusted pizza smothered with pizza sauce and topped with melty cheese – easy to make at home. None of the artificial stuff! This pizza tastes better than the original too.

Ingredients:
For the crust:
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
For the pizza:
- 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped tomatoes (about 1/2 roma tomato)
- 1/2 cup (or more) fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
- favorite pizza toppings (I normally top mine with the remain half of the Roma tomato + another Roma tomato)
- (optional) Balsamic glaze
Directions:
- Place pizza stone in oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
Make the crust:
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, olive oil, corn syrup, and water until thoroughly combined. Transfer to a piece of parchment paper and shape into a ball and roll it out paper thin on a piece of parchment paper.
To make sauce:
- In a small bowl, combine tomato paste and tomatoes.
To make pizza:
- Top crust with pizza sauce. Sprinkle cheese on pizza. Top with favorite toppings. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and basil.
- Transfer pizza on the parchment paper to pizza stone. (Sometimes I just leave the parchment paper and bake the pizza with parchment paper on the pizza stone) Bake 12-15 minutes, until cheese is golden and crust is brown. Allow to cool 3-5 minutes and slice into squares and serve.


This seriously looks way too good!
Thanks Jocelyn! 🙂
Oh wow, this looks amazing! I don’t have a Dominos in my area, so I’m not familiar with their pizza, but I do know this just got added to my “Must Make” list. The balsamic drizzle just put it over the top!
Yay! Thanks Danielle! 🙂
Domino’s thin crust left me disappointed the last time i ordered it. But this would make me quite happy because it looks really delicious!
Oh no! But yes this one would definitely not let you down. 🙂 Let me know if you try it!
I’m definitely going to try this – it looks delicious!
I must admit that I’m not too keen on a very crispy pizza – I prefer Domino’s classic crust (the dough is a bit softer/fluffier). Would adding a little yeast get me this kind of crust or do you have a tip how I could achieve this crust? I know you said it get’s burned though (no one wants that).
Thanks! 🙂
You would probably need to use a different recipe… https://www.layersofhappiness.com/cheesy-pizza-crust/
See if you like that one better 🙂
Excellent recipe, turns out every time & so easy!
Thanks for sharing! So glad you like it! 🙂
I was looking for a thin crust pizza recipe and came across your post. I will be trying this tomorrow night!! We don’t eat pizza too often, but I’m looking forward to using your crust recipe. -Kelli
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Very good, just like Domino’s . I used pure maple syrup instead of corn syrup
I made twice yesterday. It was good but i would like to have a little softer. Can you please let me know how i can make a little softer. Thank you.
I tried and it turned out well. I baked at 180 for 10 minutes. I did not use corn syrup.
Does the corn syrup add to the cracker crispness or is it just for browning and flavor?
Omg my partner and I have been trying to figure out how to get our pizza to be thin and crispy for months. This recipe was PERFECT!
Followed your exact instructions and it came out amazing, thank you so much!
This is my “go-to” thin crust pizza recipe. Way simpler than all of the others that I’ve tried, and so, so much tastier and crispier! A definite win, ladies!!
What does the corn syrup do for the crust? What happens if I don’t use it?
It gives it the cracker crisp!
This is FANTASTIC!
Kudos on developing this wonder recipe. I made this for dinner tonight, and my wife and I both raved about it.
No more waiting for Domino’s delivery… this is our go-to for thin-crust pizza.
Thank you!
This review is for the crust only (used my own sauce): Used honey instead of corn syrup. Baked directly on oven rack with parchment paper instead of on pizza stone (same temp as recommended). Very difficult to roll out dough but keep at it, it’s worth it in the end. So good…hubby loves Domino’s thin crust…thumbs up on this one.
I love this. I order thin crust pizza 2 or 3 times a month. I am hooked on the thin crust. Now thanks to you I can whip this up at home. Thanks a zillion!!!
I love thin crust. No one in my house loves it like me, though, so I made their crusts like they like them and made this for me. I like how thin you can get it and the edges were nice and crisp. The flavor is good, too. Glad I found your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I made this because l love dominos thin crust. I never thought my husband would like it and l told him that. To my surprise he loved it. He loved it the second time as well. We both love the crisp edges crunchy but not burned. It was a great pizza. Now it’s on the top of my favs thank you.
I’ve also been trying to find a cook thin crust or even crust for that matter for two years! Finally it just c ame out perfect with this recipe!
Thanks
I have been trying to find a thin pizza crust for years (like since 2008) on the net. My friend suggested this one and I never searched for another one again! Way better than Domino’s.
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What kind of flour do you use?
All purpose!
Quick question —just mixed everything together and it seems extremely wet. Is it supposed to be a super sticky dough? I weighed the ingredients in grams instead of measured by volume. Thanks! Making it tonight.
Hi! No it shouldn’t be sticky! I would add more flour a little at a time until it gets to a point you can roll it out without it sticking to the parchment paper
Ok thank you! I ended up rolling it out with a bunch of flour and it worked and the family loved it! Will definitely try again; the flavor was great and had nice crispy edges.
Awesome!! Thanks for giving the recipe a try!! 🙂
I’ve made it measuring by weight and while it was extremely wet, it cooked perfectly. I’ll try again with more flour so that it’s not so wet