Healthy Ketchup

Chef #258743's Note:

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

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 46

• 4 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• ¾ cup vinegar
• 7 tablespoons demerara sugar (found at wal-mart or regular.)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 4 teaspoons salt (kosher pref.)
• ½ 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)

[Chef #884867]

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!