Homemade Ketchup

This amped up ketchup is a game changer. Serve it with crispy fries, slathered on burgers, drizzled on meatloaf - anywhere you want ketchup to bring its A-game.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Kick your ketchup up a notch with common bloody Mary ingredients like Tabasco, horseradish, and celery salt.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Homemade tomato ketchup is surprisingly easy to make, and the end result is a far superior product to anything you could buy at the store.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Blended with sweet strawberry preserves, this ketchup adds a gourmet twist to sweet and savory breakfast platters and grilled cheese sandwiches.


Time:   under 30 minutes

When ketchup from scratch means dried ancho chiles, brown sugar, and cumin, you know you're in for a mouthwatering result.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

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Tomato ketchup is a delicious, tangy condiment. This recipe uses a special blend of spices that yields the best ketchup we've found.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Get the same zesty-sweet flavor as commercial ketchup but without all the sugar. Choose a low carb tomato juice to keep this keto-friendly.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

It's crazy how much sugar is in commercially made ketchup. This homemade variety is sugar-free, and fresher tasting too.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with tomato paste, cider vinegar, bananas, water, brown sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, corn syrup, ground allspice, ground cinnamon

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with castor sugar, apples, ground cinnamon, onions, salt, dry mustard, malt vinegar, ground cloves

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with cloves, ketchup, orange juice, dried habanero chile, molasses, Worcestershire sauce


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with black pepper, salt, fresh rhubarb, onions, celery, tomatoes, sugar, white vinegar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with bay leaf, Liquid Smoke, anisette liqueur, soy sauce, brown sugar, molasses, garlic, ginger, star anise

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with tequila, lime juice, cumin seeds, ketchup, chipotle chiles, adobo sauce

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with black pepper, salt, fresh blueberries, shallot, sugar, red wine vinegar, fresh ginger, lime juice

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours