5 Minute Homemade Ketchup
There’s no cooking required and it’s ready in just minutes! our 5 Minute Homemade Ketchup couldn’t be easier to make and it’s totally customizable to your own taste!
Next time, try our Homemade Yellow Mustard!
Condiments from scratch! Our 5 Minute Homemade Ketchup is seriously one of the easiest condiments to make at home, and we love making ketchup like this because it doesn’t require any cooking and we always have what we need on hand!
Why You’ll Make This Again and Again
Making condiments from scratch is the easiest way to add some from scratch flair to your cooking! Most are ready fast and, like this 5 Minute Homemade Ketchup, they don’t require cooking. You’ll love this ketchup for that reason and:
- It’s customizable! Unlike store-bought ketchups, you get to choose exactly what goes into this, and that includes spices! If you like it tangier, add a little more vinegar. Garlickier? You do you, boo!
- FIVE Minutes. Truly, that’s all you need. And most of that time will be spent gathering ingredients!
- No cooking required! We use canned tomato paste for this recipe to eliminate any cooking, and tomato paste is one of the few things I will opt to buy over making. We’ve made it before and honestly, it wasn’t worth it – the time and cost of tomatoes just made us realize that it’ll be one of the few things we buy.
Recipe Video
Ingredients Needed
What is in homemade ketchup? Well, ours is just tomato paste, vinegar, and a load of spices. That ketchup from the store? It has high fructose corn syrup -completely unnecessary in my opinion!
- Sugar – The ketchups you’ll find in the store have WAY more than this recipe and way more than needed, in my opinion!
- Cayenne – Just a pinch to add the right amount of kick!
- Celery salt – One of the most underused spices in my opinion!
- Mustard powder – Earthy and pungent, just a little complements everything else in this ketchup.
- Oregano – Just a touch to keep it savory!
- Onion and Garlic powder – Duh.
- All spice – Just a smidge!
- Salt and Pepper – To taste!
How to Make
Step 1: Add tomato paste to a mixing bowl and then add vinegar and whisk to loosen the paste.
Step 2: Add spices and mix.
That’s it! 5 Minute Homemade Ketchup!
Honestly, I think I spent most of that time finding the spices I wanted than doing anything else. Paired with some simple homemade fries and, well, there’s an iconic duo, ready to be served from scratch!
Our Favorite Uses
- The Best BBQ Sauce From Scratch
- Fry Sauce From Scratch
- Whiskey BBQ Sauce From Scratch
- Homemade Crispy Sesame Chicken
- Honey BBQ Sauce
- Kimchi Sloppy Joes
Or serve it with:
- Homemade Onion Rings
- Crispy Ranch Chicken Tenders
- Baked Panko Chicken Tenders
- Baked Parmesan Steak Fries
- Crispy Garlic Rosemary Potato Wedges
FAQs
Kept in an airtight container in a fridge and it will last a month.
Start small when you add the vinegar. You can always add a little more if you want a little more tang.
For the best texture and taste, dried works best for this recipe.
This recipe makes for a thicker ketchup, which is what we prefer, but you can make it looser by either adding more vinegar (this will make it tangier) or by adding some water. Add a tablespoon at a time and then mix before adding more.
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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5 Minute Homemade Ketchup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10-12 oz. tomato paste
- 1/8 – 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar add 1/8 cup first – the full 1/3 makes a tangier ketchup (which we like). If you want more tang, add a little more at a time. White vinegar can also be used.
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine ground salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- pinch ground all spice
Instructions
- Loosen Paste: In a large bowl add tomato paste and then add vinegar and whisk to loosen paste.
- Season: Add the rest of ingredients and mix well.
- Taste: Taste and add additional spices if desired.
- Enjoy: Use as a side or condiment and store the rest in an airtight container in the fridge for a month.
Found myself sans ketchup – found your recipe and it’s quite good! Thank you for sharing. Much prefer homemade, anyhow!
Wonderful to hear, Heather! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a reivew!
made you ketchup with a few modifications. people say you don’t not put ketchup on hot dogs,it sweet and for children only. to satisfy those people I omitted the sugar or sweetener and increased the vinegar to my taste. hopefully it will now meet the hot dog critics. it came out perfectly, Thank you
Tracy……………I absolutely love this easy homemade ketchup recipe. Recommend highly to others and also your other recipes look easy to fix and delicious. Thanks so much. I did use apple cider vinegar (1/8 tspn) and added 1/4 cup water to thin ketchup down to consistency I prefer. Will definitely share your website with others as well as this ketchup recipe. Have a blessed day all.
Thank you SO much, Joyce!! I love to hear it and thank you so much for sharing! 😀
My Husband liked it so much, I may never buy ketchup in the store again!!
Yay!! I LOVE to hear that! Thanks so much for sharing, Rain!
can I make a big batch and can this?
Yup!
This looks delicious and its perfect for when i run out of ketchup! I cant wait to try this out, thank you for sharing this recipe!
Super helpful and really easy to make! Love this and highly recommended!
This 5-minute ketchup came together in literally five minutes and I love making it myself so I know exactly what’s in it.
As a kid , I used to DRINK ketchup, I loved it so much. This 5-minute ketchup tastes so much better than what is in the bottle and so much easier to make.
This was so easy to make and tastes way better than store bought! I never realized how the store bought version were so chemical tasting.