Healthy Ketchup

Submitted by Chef #258743

"Basic ketchup recipe free of High Fuctose Corn Surup (which has been known to make kids wild:)"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 46-50

ingredients

• 4 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 3⁄4 cup vinegar
• 7 tablespoons demerara sugar (found at wal-mart or regular.)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 4 teaspoons salt (kosher pref.)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder

directions

1. Place tomato paste in pan and stir till smooth.
2. Add water little bit at a time while stirring.
3. Add vinegar same way.
4. Add remaining ingredients and stir over low heat till simmering.
5. Place into old bottles and cool. Store in fridge.

Reviews

[chicken403]

Love it! I made this recipe with organic ingredients and used agave instead of sugar. I don't know what I was thinking and just threw all the ingredients in my magic bullet and turned out great with out cooking. Great recipe!

 

[busywifeandmom]

Perfection! I've been watching my sugar intake and made this with a dash of stevia powder instead of sugar. Also added just a dash of cayenne. Yippee...I can enjoy a burger again!! (I made 1/4 of the recipe and had 1 1/4 c. or 20T of ketchup. I figured .75g sugar and 1.5g carb for each T when making it this way)

 

[scarlettloveusa]

Great basic recipe from which you can make your own adaptations like low/no sugar, low salt (half as much as recipe states works nicely). Vinegar was a little heavy so if you're sensitive you may want to cut a few Tablespoons as I will next time. I added a teaspoon each of cayenne and Mrs. Dash and used half brown sugar and half no calorie sugar substitute. Worked great so try adding flavors your family likes! I made a half recipe which fit PERFECTLY into the upside-down squeeze style ketchup bottle. Definitely keep in fridge bc without preservatives, mine starts growing mold in about a month even in the fridge. Yum!

 

[StrawberryAnnie]

Awesome! I'll be making this again.

 

[Dawni]

I was looking for a low salt ketchup and bought the Heinz No Salt ketchup. It was nasty sweet. So I started looking for recipes. This was my first try so I made a small batch and used only 1/2 the salt called for along with no salt tomato paste and it turned out like wonderful ketchup! My kids eat it and I eat it and my husband eats it. It tastes like ketchup without all the extra sugar and salt. Thanks so much!! I'll be making a full batch soon. Dawni BTW I dumped out the Heinz No Salt and filled the bottle with this ketchup. If you make 1/4 of this recipe it makes about 14 ounces or a small bottle.