Homemade Ketchup {DIY Pantry Staples}
Homemade ketchup is something for your kids to dip their food into that actually counts as a veggie. With no added sugar! Plus you can tweak the recipe to suit your taste buds!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Spectrum Naturals®.
Originally published in 2013. Republished on May 24, 2016 with the addition of a video.
I have nothing to tell you about. I guess that’s what happens when you spend a week and half indoors with your kid recovering from his tonsillectomy, and then another week just trying to catch up on life, laundry, and the pursuit of blogging.
But I guess that’s OK, because today I am bringing you a recipe for homemade ketchup. Yes, plain old ketchup. No fancy flavors, without any unique twists. Just ketchup. Is there really a story I could tell you that would actually make this exciting? Doubtful, because it’s just ketchup.
On a serious note, what I said about it counting as a veggie is totally true. I mean, it’s tomato paste with spices and some vinegar. Pure, concentrated tomato. And plenty of zing, which is totally essential for ketchup, from Spectrum® Brand Organic Filtered Apple Cider Vinegar. Made from organic apples, it brings so much flavor to this simple recipe.
So while I don’t have a story, what else can you say about Homemade Ketchup?
Enjoy it with fries, Cauli-tots, basically everything.
Because that is what I have been doing. Making food and taking 349,847,658,934,659 pictures of it. Sorry. Except I’m not, really. Especially now that I have this really cool video for you.
Enjoy this Homemade Ketchup recipe!
Then try all the variations of ketchup!
I hope you’ll leave a comment and give it a FIVE STAR rating or share a photo on Pinterest!
Homemade Ketchup
Ingredients
- 6 oz tomato paste 1 small can or 3 Tablespoons
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar see Note
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
Notes
Nutrition
Plain ketchup just doesn’t do it for you? How about some fancy-pants homemade ketchup…
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Devour some dipping sauces from my friends too, seeing as their recipes are so delicious looking and all!
- Three 5-Minute Sauces from The Tasty Fork
- Homemade Peach Barbecue Sauce from Kiss My Smoke
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Derrick says
Looks like an easy ketchup to make-
and I just happen to have all the ingredients.
Being a 1001 curry chef- the cumin sounds right up my alley.
I’m out of ketchup and am planning on using it in a ham glaze tomorrow.
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
Oooh, a ham glaze is an interesting idea!
Kerry says
Afte Reading the comments, I used 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and 1/4 cup Worcester sauce. It is awesome! I will be buy ketchup again! Thank you for the recipe!
Kerry says
*Never buy ketchup
Brianne Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
Making homemade ketchup is the only way to go for our family now, Kerry! 🙂
Crystal says
This does not taste anything like ketchup. I feel like I have a pretty open palate and I am very open to trying new things. I hate to say it but this tastes really bad. I think it is all of the apple cider vinegar and the cumin. I added just a little less of the apple cider vinegar because I like vinegar and thought it wouldn’t be bad. I think it is the cumin that really makes it taste nothing like ketchup though.
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it. We’ve been making and eating it for years, but it is definitely a good base to adapt to your taste. Commercial ketchup contains sugar, so you could always cut the cumin and sweeten it up to make it more like the bottled ketchup.