55 Healthy Homemade Ketchup Recipes

Nix the high-fructose corn syrup, high sodium content, and all of those weird unidentifiable "natural" flavorings found in most store-bought ketchup bottles. Healthy ketchup recipes have sprung up all over the web, and they are easy peasy to make. The recipes come in classic, sugar-free, paleo, and unusual flavors—as you’ll find in this list of 55 healthy homemade ketchup recipes taken from around the web. 

Classic

Classic Homemade Ketchup Recipe, Mother Earth Living

Ingredients: ripe plum tomatoes, onion, red bell pepper, cider vinegar, celery seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon sticks, honey or firmly packed brown sugar, pickling or fine sea salt

Easy Homemade Ketchup, Wellness Mama

Ingredients: organic tomato paste, white vinegar or apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, honey (or cane sugar or stevia powder/tincture), molasses, Himalayan or sea salt, mustard powder, cinnamon, cloves, all-spice, cayenne, water; optional: powdered chia seeds

Healthy and Tasty Homemade Ketchup, Rethink Survival

Ingredients:  tomatoes, garlic, onion, sugar, vinegar, salt, stevia, pickling spice, dry mustard, cinnamon, red pepper, tomato paste, and ascorbic acid

Healthy Homemade Ketchup Finally, Heavenly Homemakers

Ingredients: tomato paste, water, vinegar (I used distilled coconut vinegar), onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cayenne pepper, sea salt, sucanat

Healthy Homemade Ketchup Recipe, Penniless Parenting

Ingredients:  tomato paste, vinegar or lemon juice (I use apple cider vinegar, but regular vinegar also works, it's just less healthy),honey (or the equivalent amount of sugar or sucanat- I also often use unsweetened apple juice concentrate), water, salt, garlic powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cayenne pepper (optional)

Healthy Homemade Ketchup, Mama Challenge

Ingredients: onion,  cloves garlic, olive oil, salt, canned tomato paste/puree, brown sugar, honey (or molasses), red wine vinegar, paprika, stick of cinnamon, whole black pepper, coriander seeds, whole cloves, fresh thyme

Healthy Homemade Ketchup, Once A Month Meals

Ingredients: tomato paste (preferably organic), salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, white wine vinegar, water

Healthy Ketchup!, Chocolate Covered Katie

Ingredients: grape tomatoes, onion, apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar), salt, sweetener of choice (or omit for unsweetened ketchup), powdered ginger (omit if desired), optional: pinch garlic powder or minced garlic

Healthy Ketchup, Food.com

Ingredients: tomato paste, water, vinegar, demerara sugar, onion powder, salt (kosher pref.), garlic powder

Heinz Ketchup Recipe, Top Secret Recipes

Ingredients: tomato paste, light corn syrup, white vinegar, water, sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder

Heirloom Tomato Ketchup, Cooking Light

Ingredients: garlic cloves, yellow mustard seeds, celery seeds, whole allspice, black peppercorns, heirloom tomatoes, onion, red bell pepper, cider vinegar, sugar, salt

Homemade Healthy Ketchup, Fabulously Frugal

Ingredients: carrot puree, tomato paste, water, apple cider vinegar,  garlic cloves, brown sugar, dry ground mustard, salt, ground allspice, chili powder

Homemade Healthy Ketchup, Skinny Ms.

Ingredients: tomato paste, onion powder,  garlic powder,  Kosher or sea salt, mustard, mild molasses (honey is optional), white wine vinegar, water

Homemade Ketchup - Kid Approved!, Earth Mama's World

Ingredients: tomato paste, raw local honey, apple cider vinegar, ground mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, sea salt, water, ground cloves (optional)

Homemade Ketchup Recipe, Balanced Bites

Ingredients: onion, green/granny smith apples, cloves garlic, sea salt, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, apple cider vinegar, water, tomato paste

Homemade Ketchup Recipe, Simply Scratch

Ingredients: tomato paste, dark brown sugar, dry ground mustard, kosher salt, cinnamon, ground clove, allspice, cayenne pepper, water, white wine vinegar

Homemade Ketchup, Epicurious

Ingredients: whole tomatoes in purée, onion, olive oil, tomato paste, dark brown sugar, cider vinegar, salt

Homemade Ketchup, Helyn's Healthy Kitchen

Ingredients: tomato paste, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, ground cloves, low-sodium soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, black strap molasses, dates, water

Homemade Ketchup, My Whole Food Life

Ingredients: tomato paste, raw honey, white wine vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, salt

Homemade Ketchup, Nutmeg Nanny

Ingredients: ripe tomatoes, yellow onion, cloves garlic, sherry or apple cider vinegar, dark brown sugar, jarred capers with brine, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes, ground white pepper, allspice

Homemade Ketchup, Skinny Taste

Ingredients: tomato paste, honey (or agave),white vinegar,water, sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder

Homemade Ketchup, Southern Food-About

Ingredients: celery seeds, whole cloves, cinnamon stick, whole allspice berries,mustard seeds,cider vinegar, tomatoes, garlic, onion, hot red pepper or cayenne pepper, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, pickling salt

How To Make Ketchup,The Simple Homemaker

Ingredients: tomato paste, brown sugar (or rapidura, muscovado, or your sweetener of choice), white or apple cider vinegar, garlic powder,  onion powder,  allspice, salt,  molasses, water

Ketchup for Real Food Lovers, Nourished Kitchen

Ingredients: tomato paste,  raw honey (maple syrup or whole unrefined cane sugar), fresh whey (divided), raw apple cider vinegar,  unrefined sea salt, allspice, ground cloves

Real Healthy Ketchup, Real Healthy Recipes

Ingredients: olive oil, organic tomatoes, red onion, jalapeno (optional!), tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, Stevia in the raw, gluten-free Dijon mustard, lemon juice, cilantro

Tomato Ketchup, Fine Cooking

Ingredients: cinnamon stick, celery seed, crushed red pepper flakes, whole cloves, ground allspice, distilled white vinegar, Tomato Purée, yellow onion, granulated sugar, kosher salt

Weight Watchers Catsup (ketchup), Dave's Garden Cookbook

Ingredients: unsweetened tomato paste, onion flakes, sweeta, vinegar, cinnamon, ground cloves, celery seed, salt, walnut flavoring (optional)

Natural/Organic/Raw

Better Than Bought Homemade Ketchup (all natural), Beauty & Bedlam

Ingredients:organic or regular tomato paste, cider vinegar, water, stevia extract (the finely-powdered kind you get at Trader Joes), white onions, cloves garlic, sea salt, ground allspice, ground cloves, pepper

Fresh Organic Catsup, All Recipes

Ingredients: tomatoes, onion, cloves garlic, unsweetened apple juice, cayenne pepper (optional), bay leaf, apple cider vinegar, whole cloves, celery seed, black peppercorns, lemon juice

Homemade Healthy Ketchup, Natural News

Ingredients: tomato paste (choose a brand that contains only "tomatoes"), water, raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar, raw honey, sea salt, onion granules (or 1/8 tsp onion powder), ground allspice, ground cloves

Homemade Ketchup: Quick, easy, cheap and natural, Happy Green Mama

Ingredients: tomato paste, honey (or agave), white vinegar, water, sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder

Organic Healthy Ketchup, Whole Lifestyle Nutrition

Ingredients: organic ripe tomatoes, onion, white vinegar, cinnamon stick, whole cloves, celery seeds, red pepper, stevia blend or sweetener of choice, unrefined sea salt

Raw Ketchup Recipe, The Rawtarian

Ingredients: diced tomatoes, dates (do not soak), cup olive oil, sea salt, apple cider vinegar, sun dried tomatoes (dry - do not soak)

Paleo

Homemade (Paleo) Ketchup, The Iron You
Ingredients: organic tomato paste, raw organic honey (or maple syrup), water, apple cider vinegar, fine grain sea salt, garlic clove, onion

Paleo Ketchup, Paleo Table
Ingredients: tomato sauce (no salt added),tomato paste, raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar, garlic powder,onion powder, allspice, ground cloves

Paleo Ketchup, Ultimate Paleo Guide

Ingredients: tomato paste, vinegar or lemon juice,dry mustard, water, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, ground allspice, julienned fresh jalepeño, cayenne pepper (optional)

Ryan Wilder’s Wicked Easy Paleo Ketchup, Not In Moderation
Ingredients: tomato paste, water, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, allspice

Simple Ketchup, Paleo Diet Lifestyle
Ingredients: tomato paste, vinegar or lemon juice, dry mustard, water, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, ground allspice, cayenne pepper (optional)

Sugar Free

Easy Homemade Ketchup (sugar free), A Whole New Mom
Ingredients: tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, sweetener of choice (vegetable glycerin and stevia), salt, granulated garlic, granulated onion, allspice, molasses (optional:  I used blackstrap. For a low-glycemic option, use yacon syrup.),cayenne pepper, water (filtered)

Healthier Homemade Tomato Ketchup, Sugar Free Mom  
Ingredients: olive oil, garlic cloves minced, chopped onion, apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, honey, salt, tomato puree, tomato paste, ground cloves, oregano

Homemade CrockPot Ketchup, Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free
Ingredients: organic tomato puree, onion, apple cider vinegar, organic brown rice syrup, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground mace, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground red pepper, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper

Homemade Sugar-Free Ketchup, A Spoonful of Sugar Free
Ingredients: tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, mustard, water, salt, cinnamon, cloves, garlic powder

Sugar Free Ketchup, I Breathe...I'm Hungry
Ingredients: tomato puree, white vinegar, celery salt, whole cloves, cayenne pepper, dehydrated onions, cinnamon stick, stevia (purevia)

Unusual

Banana Ketchup, Rosa's Yummy Yums
Ingredients: golden raisins, onion, cloves garlic, tomato puree/paste, white vinegar, bananas, water, light brown sugar, salt, ground cayenne pepper, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground black pepper, ground cloves, light corn syrup or light runny honey (or a mixture of both), dark rum

Blackberry Ketchup, Healthy Delicious
Ingredients: blackberries, apple cider vinegar, water, brown sugar (packed), butter, fresh lemon zest,Chinese 5 Spice seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper

Blueberry Ketchup, Eating Well
Ingredients: fresh blueberries, shallot, sugar, red-wine vinegar, fresh ginger, lime juice,salt, ground pepper

Bohemian Ketchup, The Salt
Ingredients: ripe tomatoes,onion, red pepper (cayenne), salt, dark brown sugar, dry mustard, ground allspice, whole cloves, ground cinnamon, cider vinegar, Lea & Perrins Sauce

Green Tomato Ketchup, Tomato Ketchup Recipes
Ingredients: green tomatoes, honey, white onions, Worcestershire Sauce, mixed pickling spice, black pepper, white vinegar, mustard

Apricot Ketchup, All Foods Natural
Ingredients: cayenne, allspice (ground), turmeric (ground), cardamom (ground), honey, seasoning (salt, ground black pepper, and lemon juice to taste)

Homemade Curry Ketchup, Beantown Baker
Ingredients: olive oil, onion, cloves garlic, tomato paste, salt, ground yellow curry, ground mustard, smoked paprika, ground cloves, ground allspice, crushed red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes with juice, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar

Homemade Spicy Ketchup, Joy the Baker
Ingredients: olive oil,onion, clove garlic, tomato paste, salt, ground mustard, smokey paprika, ground cloves, ground allspice, crushed red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes with juice, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar

Peach Ketchup, All Foods Natural
Ingredients: vegetable oil, peaches (pitted, peeled and roughly chopped), white wine vinegar,light brown sugar, molasses, sugar, salt, cracked black pepper, ground, garlic powder,allspice (ground), lemon

Pineapple Ketchup, All Foods Natural
Ingredients: vegetable oil, shallots, ginger,clove (ground), cinnamon (ground), garlic, pineapple, mango, cider vinegar, pineapple juice, brown sugar, lime juice

Spicy Tomatillo Ketchup, The Vegetarian Guy
Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, cloves garlic, anaheim chiles, serrano chiles,jalapeno chiles, red onions, tomatillos, cider vinegar, maple syrup, lime juice,sea salt, fresh cilantro

Quick Honey Ketchup, Becky Cooks Lightly
Ingredients: pureed Roma tomatoes, oil, honey, green onion, onion, lemon juice, seasoning (Basil, Oregano, Tarragon, Thyme to taste)