Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce in 5 minutes and the flavor is so much better than store-bought! It’s healthy, oil-free and just 7 ingredients!
EASY HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE
You’ll never need to buy jarred pizza sauce again. Like everrrrr.
This Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce really gives you no excuses. I’m so not kidding when I tell you I am addicted to this stuff. Why? It takes 5 minutes to make, 8 basic ingredients, super healthy and downright delicious. It is also oil-free. Score.
Now, here’s the thing. It only takes 5 minutes to make, and while you can heat it up or use it right away, I highly suggest making it the day before you want to use it because letting it sit overnight takes it to another level! The spices and herbs really marry together and it’s just GOOD.
I went really simple with my pizza. You can use any pizza crust you like. My favorite is my Oil-free Vegan Pizza Crust or if you want a gluten-free, try my unique Potato Pizza Crust.
This goes good on pasta, obviously pizza, and even potatoes. Yes, try it. But my favorite way and currently, obsession, is an avocado toast party. Or, pizza toast. Holy moly. If you haven’t tried avocado toast, you are seriously missing out.
To make the pizza style toast, do this. Mashed avocado. Smoked paprika. Black pepper. Salt. Red pepper flakes. Pizza Sauce. TRY IT. Thank me later.
MORE OIL-FREE SAUCE RECIPES
- Oil-free Romesco Sauce
- Vegan Pimento Cream Sauce
- Vegan Red Pepper Curry Sauce
- Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- Best Vegan Garlic Alfredo Sauce
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Easy Oil-free Homemade Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480g) plain tomato sauce/puree (nothing added except salt)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or majoram
- 1/2 tablespoon (10g) pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt (this will vary depending on if your tomato sauce has salt added already)
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, but so good)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor (starting with just 1/4 teaspoon salt), and blend until smooth. This is important so that the dried herbs are pureed throughout the sauce well for full flavor. Taste and add more salt if desired. If your tomato sauce has no added salt, you may want more.
- If using as a pizza sauce, just add it to your pizza crust of choice, add the toppings, and bake. If serving over pasta (my favorite use) simply warm it on the stove first just until heated through. Since the sauce is oil-free and made from pureed tomatoes, it will thicken up a lot in the fridge, so be sure to reheat in the microwave or over low heat on the stove to bring it back to a sauce consistency.
- This sauce will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or the freezer for 3 months. Thaw and reheat over low heat on the stove to use again.
I use several of your recipes on a regular basis. Thank you for being so creative with whole food ingredients.
My non vegan friends eat at my house often and enjoy your food too.
Missed that it freezes well…thanks so much!
Yes, it freezes great!
Can I bulk batch and freeze…?
Best pizza sauce ever!
Yay, thank you Merry!
Making this right now. Will this make enough to cover 8 ounces of pasta?
Yes!
Served it over 8 oz. of lentil pasta. Absolutely delicious. No need to make any other pasta sauce ever. Thanks Brandi!
Best pizza sauce recipe I’ve ever made! It’s a go to for so much more than pizza!
I just made this with all fresh herbs and omitted the syrup. It was amazing!! Thank you
Finally made this this eve using fresh pureed homegrown black krim tomatoes from our backyard. It came out more watery than in the photos but SOOOO DELICIOUS!!! Just amazing how something so simple can be so. I may have accidentally discovered a new beverage!
Thanks again for another great recipe!!!
Yay! Glad to hear that Eric! Yes, storebought tomato sauce is thicker and since you used whole tomatoes, that would make it runnier, but so glad you loved it!
Can I just puree fresh tomatoes using my blender including seeds and skins or is it best to be the bottled bottled store-bought?
Yes! You can! Strain the seeds if needed.
Can I sub dried oregano with fresh? How much to use and would u recommend it at all?
Hi! Sorry I missed this, I’d start with half since fresh is so much more potent!
I really loved this pizza sauce, it was easy to make and the ingredients are so clean. The store bought versions contain sugar or oil, which I’m trying to avoid. Thanks for this great tasting sauce, I will be using it on both pizza and pasta from now on.
Wow, taste amazing!
Easy and tasty, thank you!
I used to make my own sauce for a lower sodium content, but I lost my recipe so I’m trying again.
One thing I had used to find was I could actually add a little bit of cinnamon and it would help. I don’t know if it was an acid flavor but there was something to the sauce that would be fixed with a little cinnamon. Maybe as an alternative to what the syrup is used for. I don’t really remember but I am going to try your recipe this weekend and see how it goes, thanks.
cinnamon in pizza sauce?? Never heard of that one! The syrup balances out the acidity so you don’t want to leave it out. Also, make sure you are using tomato sauce from a jar if possible and not a metal can, as that affects the flavor.
I’ve searched for years for the perfect marinara sauce, but have never been satisfied. Then I try this insanely simple recipe that takes 5 minutes to make, and it’s PERFECT! My husband and I are blown away by how good this is. I’ve used it for pasta, on pizza and in lasagna since I found this recipe and I will never use anything else. Thanks for an incredible recipe!!
Yay, that is really amazing to hear! Thank you!
I added fresh mushrooms, onion and garlic and left out the syrup. It made a great filling for calzones. Really good replacement for the Pizza sauce I was planning to use. Saved the day for me because my pantry was out of the jar sauce I was planning to use.
I use a lot of your recipes. I think my favorite is the Cheesy Mexican Bake. We have that a couple of times a month. This one will join the regular rotation now.
I make this recipe ALL the time. I often triple it and throw the excess in the freezer for a fast pizza later. Another fabulous, great tasting recipe! It’s thick and so tasty. I’m about to adapt it for a lasagna recipe….that’s how much I love it.
Going to try
Hi! Can I omit the maple syrup? I am trying to avoid all added sugars.
It balances out the tomato acid flavor and makes it taste more like pizza sauce, so that’s up to you if you want to omit it. Your choice for sure, it won’t change how the sauce texture is or anything, just the flavor a bit!
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I like how it’s healthy, oil-free, and inexpensive! It comes together so quick and it tastes great! Thank you!
So happy to hear that Liz!