Here are THREE good reasons you should try this homemade and healthy ketchup recipe:
- No high-fructose corn syrup, and you get to control how much–if any–sugar goes in.
- Homemade really does taste so much better than bottled ketchup.
- With just 4 basic ingredients, this healthy ketchup couldn’t be easier to make!
Once you try homemade ketchup, you’ll never want to buy store-bought ketchup again.
When I was little, my mom joked that we should’ve bought stock in Heinz for how much ketchup I ate.
Looking back, I think the issue was that I really never liked the taste of meat.
So I’d put a ton of ketchup on my burgers and then they wouldn’t taste like meat… they’d taste like ketchup! 
Healthy Ketchup
Loosely inspired by a recipe in Better Homes and Gardens
- 3 cups cherry or grape tomatoes (450g)
- 1/4 cup sliced onion (35g)
- scant 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar) (12g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- sweetener of choice, to taste (or omit for unsweetened ketchup)
- 1/8 tsp powdered ginger (omit if desired)
- optional pinch garlic powder or minced garlic
Healthy Ketchup Recipe: Preheat oven to 400 F. Roast first two ingredients 40-45 minutes, or until the tomatoes are shriveled and most of their liquid is absorbed. Then blend with all other ingredients. Let cool before putting in the fridge, and for thickest results leave uncovered a few hours even after putting in the fridge. (Recipe yields 345g, or about 1.5 cups.)
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I just made it tonight! It turned out great. I used the Roma & larger tomatoes from our garden. I used only 1 pk of sugar substitute, and it turned out great. Its great because my father can’t have a lot of carbs. Thanks! 🙂 God Bless.
This is great! Thanks for sharing. It’s bothered me for ages that even organic commercial ketchups are sweetened. I’m going to have to grab some tiny tomatoes from the local farm stand and try this. 🙂
I love ketchup!!! When I was little I wouldn’t eat broccoli unless it was dipped in ketchup (thank goodness I outgrew that!).
I’m so excited to try this out, and I LOVE that it has no added sugar! Thank you, Katie!
Katie,
I’m really not that big of a fan of ketchup but your healthy homemade one with roasted grape tomatoes could easily make me have a change of heart!
Shared on my Facebook page 🙂
xoxo
Laureen
Do u know if i could can this recipe? Ive just gotten into canning.
Sorry, I have never canned anything so I don’t know.
Do the tomatoes have to be blanched, peeled and seeded first?
Do the tomatoes have to be blanched, peeled and seeded?
Thanks!
Nope 🙂
How long does it last?
Meaning – when does it go bad? No preservatives and all.
Thanks
Lasts at least a few days in the fridge. Some have said you can freeze it.
Yep, it freezes just fine. 🙂
I, too, like ketchup on my sandwiches and other things, but I just can’t get past the high fructose corn syrup crap. Thanks for the recipe.