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.
Gorgeous and delicious.
I went really simple with my pizza. I pre-baked some bell peppers for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then I added the sauce, the cooked bell peppers and fresh curly kale to the pizza. Baked for another 10-15 minutes. You can use any pizza crust you like. I used Bob’s Red Mill GF Pizza Crust here because I had to use up the rest of the bag, but my favorite is my 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.
OTHER OIL-FREE SAUCE RECIPES TO TRY:
- 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 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
- 1 tablespoon (20g) 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 made this last night. I used organic Pomi puree. I used the whole container and added more herbs. I had to added ground fennel, because, well I love it😍! I might have a problem with fennel, but there are worse things in life, right? Thanks for another great recipe!
Haha, glad you enjoyed it! Oh wow, never had fennel in a pizza sauce before, that’s different! Thank you for making it 🙂
This sounds perfect. Are there other suitable canned tomato products i could use?
Hi Mark, I’m not sure what you mean? You can use any tomato sauce you like that is just made from plain tomatoes and is a liquid.
Delish!! I don’t really love any of the store-bought pizza sauces but I always thought it was too much of a pain to make my own. However this recipe proves that not only is it simple but that it tastes WAY better than store-bought sauces!! Thank you for this recipe!!
This is really good sauce! I used it with your potato pizza crust (also very good!) and it doesn’t soak through the crust. Leftovers did thicken up considerably after chilling, but just stirring and heating fixed that right up.
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it Laura! Yes, it will definitely thicken up because it’s just pureed tomatoes and no oil, but you did right to make it saucy again 🙂 Thank you for making it!
I love your cookbook. And this recipe. For a change of pace you can try pureeing a couple of raw diced red peppers (or roasted) in the blender with the puree. It’s how I make my Raw Marinara!
Hello from NC. For the “plain tomato sauce”, is that the kind like Hunts/DelMonte, or like Ragu/Prego? (We don’t have a Central Market around here.) All of your recipes sound wonderful. I’ve only made the Mexican Cheese Sauce so far, and it was so good!
Hi Pam! So glad to hear that about the Mexican cheese sauce! Yes, like hunts where it’s just runny tomato sauce from just tomatoes.
Wow this was absolutely incredible! I never knew the taste of non-jarred pizza sauce at home and I won’t go back. The spice blend here is just perfect for pairing with the tomato sauce. Thank you for this beautiful recipe!
Yay Cassie! So glad you loved this so much! I agree, homemade is so much better, and healthier, than store-bought! I always keep extra frozen in my freezer, too.
The easy prep is such a delightful surprise for such a delicious sauce. Blend and use! Brilliant! Thank you, Brandi!
Thank you so much Cherese! So happy you loved this pizza sauce!
This sauce just made me finally not miss cheese on my pizzas. Seriously the flavor just gave me the extra omfth that I needed. My husband agreed it was the sauce.
This is the second recipe of yours that is so simple yet so flavorful of your that I have used.
Thank you so much
Aww Sherri, that is so amazing to hear!! Wonderful feedback, so glad you love this sauce so much. Homemade is so much better than store-bought, right?! Thanks for the lovely review!
Absolutely the best pizza sauce I have ever had. My husband even commented on it which he seldom does. Thank you for this great recipe.
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!
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!
Going to try
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.
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’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 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.
Easy and tasty, thank you!
Wow, taste amazing!
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.
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!
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.
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!
I just made this with all fresh herbs and omitted the syrup. It was amazing!! Thank you
Best pizza sauce recipe I’ve ever made! It’s a go to for so much more than pizza!
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 ever!
Yay, thank you Merry!