Have you looked at the ingredients in store bought ketchup? Even the organic ones are full of sugar. I still buy the organic store bought ketchup in a pinch, if we’re having a barbecue and don’t have time to make our own and it’s light years better than the popular mainstream brands that are full of GMOs and high fructose corn syrup but this homemade ketchup is even better since we use grade B organic maple syrup to sweeten it instead of refined white sugar.
The reason these organic brands are full of sugar is because they use the whole tomato (for expediency) and the tomato seeds are bitter. To cut the bitterness they sweeten it up. You can certainly make ketchup from tomatoes but this recipe is a little more realistic for our lifestyle right now since it saves a few time consuming steps by using tomato paste instead.
Try this healthy homemade ketchup you and your family will love!
Homemade Ketchup
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups organic tomato paste (where to buy organic tomato paste)
- 3/4 cup filtered water
- 1/2 cup grade B maple syrup (where to buy grade B maple syrup)
- 4 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar (where to buy apple cider vinegar)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp. sea salt (where to buy sea salt)
Directions:
- Peel and mash the garlic
- Combine all ingredients in the food processor and mix well
- Enjoy!
This recipe will keep in the fridge for several weeks. You could also double a batch and freeze it where it will keep several months.
You could store in mason jars like these or use these cute little airtight bottles for dispensing ease.
Do you make homemade ketchup or other condiments?
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This is so easy! I can’t wait to try it – my girls will love this! Thank you!
Thanks Renee 🙂
This was sooooooo much sweeter than I expected, so much more than store bought, I wish I had mad a half recipe to try:( my girls took one bite and refused to eat any more even though I saved the old ketchup container to squeeze it out of. It was way sweet and way thick even after I added and extra half cup of vinegar!
Sorry you didn’t like it Danell. Was there any sweetener in the tomato paste you used? This recipe freezes well so you could always add more of the other ingredients and freeze it once you get it to your liking. I definitely wouldn’t recommend that much vinegar added though… You can also add bone broth to make it more nutritious. Hope that helps.
I make my own catsup all the time, only I use more spices in it and saute onions and garlic for added flavor. I raise my own tomatoes.I blend about a gallon of tomatoes up and put them in my crockpot, leaving them to cook on low without a lid for about 8-12 hours. I have to stir down the froth at the beginning or they won’t thicken. Then I add my vinegar, spices and honey, and let cook without the lid for a few more hours, until it is thick enough to be catsup. Then I can it in Boiling Water Bath for about 15 minutes.
Sounds delicious, Mary! Thanks for sharing 🙂
How long does the ketchup last in the icebox? Cause I don’t use very much of it. But a friend of our oldest daughter love the stuff and she eat on almost every thing. I thinking about giving her this recipe. Also would you do other viggie or fruit for
Pickling or canning?
Hi Alechia, it should last several months… It doesn’t last long at our house since we go thru it quickly so unfortunately I haven’t personally tested it to see exactly when it will go off.
How long does the ketchup last in the icebox? Cause I don’t use very much of it. But a friend of our oldest daughter love the stuff and she eat on almost every thing. I thinking about giving her this recipe.
It will last for two weeks in the ice box, thats usually enough time to finish it!
This sounds like a perfect compromise to me….I always thought I had to raise my own tomatoes, pick them, and then try to boil them down for days to always fail at ketchup no matter what recipe I tried. We’ve burned, undercooked, had funny tastes, you name it….but it never came out right. While I would still like to try to make my own, and will continue to experiment, this sounds like a great idea to cut costs a little. Thanks for the recipe!
Sure thing! So glad you like 🙂