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    Home » Recipes » American

    Homemade Ketchup Recipe

    Published: May 31, 2016 · Modified: Feb 8, 2025 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

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    Healthy Homemade Ketchup

    Making your own homemade ketchup is easier than you may think. And another easy way to get the high fructose corn syrup out of your diet.

    Heinz makes a version called “Simply Heinz” that has no high fructose corn syrup in it but it is more expensive. So I decided it was time to try experimenting with making my own.

    My family was really surprised at how close this recipe is to the store bought versions.

    INGREDIENTS:

    (1) 6 oz can of tomato paste
    2-3 tablespoon of vinegar (I like a little more)
    ½ cup of water
    ¼ cup of honey
    ½ teaspoon onion powder
    ½ teaspoon garlic powder

    DIRECTIONS:

    1. Whisk all ingredients together in a small sauce pan and heat on medium.

    2. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.

    3. Cool completely and store in a sealed container for about 2 -3 weeks.

    ketchup in a mason jar surrounded by three tomatoes

    Homemade Ketchup Recipe

    Making your own homemade ketchup is easier than you may think
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 55kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 16 ounces tomato paste
    • 2-3 tablespoon of vinegar I like a little more
    • ½ cup of water
    • ¼ cup of honey
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

    Instructions

    • Whisk all ingredients together in a small sauce pan and heat on medium.
    • Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
    • Cool completely and store in a sealed container for about 2 -3 weeks.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.2mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Comments

    1. Melissa French, The More With Less Mom

      June 11, 2014 at 5:04 pm

      I love everything tomato! Hello from Busy Mondays.

      Reply
    2. Jodee Weiland

      June 08, 2014 at 1:00 pm

      This looks so easy, but so good. I love homemade any time over store bought…what a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Stephanie

      June 07, 2014 at 1:33 am

      Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!

      Reply
    4. Patti

      June 05, 2014 at 9:11 am

      Pinned and stumbled…bring on the fries!

      Reply
    5. Audrey

      June 04, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      THANK YOU! I searched all over about a month ago for a ketchup recipe, but kept coming up with recipes that used ketchup.

      Reply
    6. Chelsey

      June 03, 2014 at 10:53 am

      I was just thinking about making ketchup the other day! Definitely trying this recipe.

      Do you know how long it will keep? Thanks!

      Reply
    7. Rachel Kathyg @ onlinesisterhood

      June 02, 2014 at 11:31 am

      Yummy! Pinned to try…must be so amazing on burgers….thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try. found at what’d you do this weekend linky. Have a great week.

      Reply
    8. Jess

      June 02, 2014 at 11:08 am

      I’ve always wanted to try this and I think I may now! I’ve pinned it! 🙂

      Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

      Reply
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