Make Pizza Sauce from Scratch with This Easy Recipe!

Wondering if you can use a blender instead of an immersion blender for this recipe? Yes! You could also use a food processor, you just might need to divide the can of tomato sauce in half because the entire can may not fit inside the food processor.

If you do not have an immersion blender, don’t worry – just blend all of the ingredients, then place them in a small sauce pot and simmer.

I like to use fire roasted tomatoes for the added flavor. If you don’t have fire roasted tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, or tomato sauce will absolutely work here!
You can also use fresh tomatoes, you will just need to strain out the liquid from the tomatoes by halving them first and removing the watery bits. You will also need to simmer the sauce a bit longer to thicken it up up.

Sugar might seem like an odd ingredient to add, but the pinch of sugar in pizza sauce doesn’t add sweetness! Instead the sugar balances the acidity of the tomatoes and helps the sauce develop a caramelized flavor when you simmer it! The sugar really helps bring out the flavors of the tomatoes, and adds a great element to the sauce! You can certainly skip it if you wish to make this paleo or keto.

You can absolutely preserve this pizza sauce. Follow the proper sanitization process of your jars and use a pressure canner to process. If you’d like to do this, you’ll probably want to triple this recipe so you have enough. This recipe makes about two pints worth of sauce.

If you’re finding your pizza sauce to be too watery, you need to reduce it more. To reduce a sauce, turn up the heat! Get the sauce boiling, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until the sauce reaches the desired thickness.

The beauty of making pizza sauce from scratch is that you’re in charge of the flavors! If you detest oregano or have an aversion to basil, you can skip these ingredients! Or maybe you really love garlic, you can add an extra clove or two! Get creative with this recipe and have fun!