Homemade Pizza Sauce
Erica Lea on Dec 23rd 2008
Sauce is so important to a homemade pizza. I’m sure you could buy a very good bottled sauce. But why not make your own and control what goes into it?
This recipe makes a slightly sweet pizza sauce. The maple syrup helps to balance the acidity of the tomato paste. If you would like a less sweet version, simply decrease the amount of maple syrup.
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:: Quick Homemade Pizza Sauce ::
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
1-2 tablespoons red cooking wine (optional but very good)
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a small saucepan. Whisk together until well combined. Place over low heat and cook until heated through. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Makes about 3/4 cup, or enough for two large pizzas
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This is such an exquisite photo! The sauce sounds so interesting. Does the maple flavor come through or just add sweetness?
Can’t wait to try it. I may add a bit of red pepper flake to make it a smidge spicy. Love it!
emily: I can’t detect any maple flavor. Of course, you could use a different sweetener, but this was the most convenient for me.
I agree that the sauce is important, it’s my favorite part! Maybe I’ll try this next time I make pizza. Thanks!
This sounds delicious.. I make a homemade pizza but never use sauce because I hate to use store bought. You just made my pizza night pop~
I tried this recipe on Christmas Eve and we all loved it. I used sugar since I didn’t have maple syrup. I also didn’t have any wine so that wasn’t there. My daughter told me this tasted just like a pizza restaurants in our town that has the best sauce. This is a keeper for us.
I JUST MADE THIS SAUCE. IT IS SO EASY!! I AM GOING TO USE THIS TO MAKE PIZZA BREAD!! THE TASTE IS BETTER THAN ANYTHING YOU COULD BUY!!!
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This is fantastic! I wanted to see if you would give me permission to use it in my gluten free meal planner with some slight modifications (doubled everything and used 1-6 oz can of tomato paste and added fresh garlic cloves)? I would be glad to list your blog site as a reference on the recipe. (p.s. your picture is gorgeous!!! Do you take them yourself??)
Nicole: Permission granted! Feel free to make any changes to the recipe. The fresh garlic sounds very good. I do ask that you provide a link the the original.
Thank you for you kind comments…Yes, unless otherwise noted, I take all of my photos.
Erica
Another thought after looking at more of your work…would you be interested in conversing about maybe doing some photography for my meal book? If so please contact me directly by email.
Thanks,
Nicole
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Hey I just found this on TastyKitchen and am making it this week, thanks!
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I made this last night and we all thoroughly enjoyed it! Even my 2 year old and 4 year old loved it. It had a wonderful taste! I do have one con, and that is I felt as though it tasted a bit too salty. I think the next time I will cut back on the salt. But other than that, it was perfect!
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Wow, this sauce is absolutely amazing, and fantastic paired with the whole grain pizza crust! So glad I found these!
Just found you and this recipe through Pinterest. I’ve been looking for a good sauce, going to give it a try this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
This was AMAZING! I didn’t have garlic powder or onion powder so I omitted those and the salt, and did 1.5 teaspoons of garlic salt. Also didn’t have any maple syrup so I used brown sugar. For the wine I used Malbec (it was all I had)….phenomenal!!! I may never use store bought pizza sauce ever again
Sarah: So glad it worked out for you! Yes, it’s so ridiculously easy to mix up that I’m not tempted to use store-bought.
Thank you for this recipe! I have been using it and love the simplicity and taste.