This Thermomix tomato ketchup, or tomato sauce, has the perfect flavour profile that even the fussiest of eaters will approve of! Back when I ditched store-bought sauce I tried a few recipes and some of them were good, but it was all very much hit and miss with my kids.
So I decided I needed to create a child approved Thermomix tomato ketchup. The results spoke for themselves, with my kids licking the sauce off everything I put it on then asking for more.
I shared the recipe here and it went viral. It is still one of the most viewed recipes on my site today.
Over the years I’ve been making this tomato ketchup, I’ve sometimes added different sweetener, or a different spice here or there. It always works out great, so the recipe has been updated to include a couple of subs for the times when you have almost everything needed!
What makes this the best Thermomix Tomato Ketchup?
There are a few reasons I think this sauce is time and time again requested by my kids and time and time again made by me!
– Roasting the tomatoes really brings out their flavour and adds so much to this sauce. It’s ok to do this step in advance too – throw your tray of tomatoes in while the oven is on for something else, then once cold you can keep them in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two days before turning in to sauce.
– It’s sweet, without being ridiculous. I’ve listed the two best sweetener options – I used to always make it with honey but nowadays it’s more often than not coconut sugar. Both are excellent, so use whichever you prefer.
– The flavour the spices add is very subtle. Some may be tempted to leave them out, but trust me on this, they are not at all overpowering (or my kids would turn their noses up!)
– It doesn’t contain the additives store bought tomato sauce does.
– It’s very very easy.
Here’s how easy it is
Place tomatoes, capsicum, onion and garlic on a tray, then roast.
Add peeled roasted vegetables to mixer bowl, along with apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, sugar (or honey), salt, allspice, paprika, mustard and cloves.
Cook for 30 minutes at 100 degrees, then a further 20 minutes at steaming temperature. See below for the full recipe.
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Thermomix Tomato Ketchup – Child Approved
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg tomatoes best results with vine-ripened or Roma, or a combination
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 medium onion
- 2 garlic cloves 10g
- 100 g apple cider vinegar
- 80 g tomato paste
- 80 g coconut sugar or honey
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp mild paprika
- 0.5 tsp mustard powder or 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly oil a large tray or baking dish, or line with baking paper.
- Remove the hard outer top piece of the core from all tomatoes. Cut around the top green stem of the capsicum then remove core, ensuring you remove all seeds.
- Place tomatoes, capsicum, onion and garlic on tray – no need to cut anything up or peel the onion or garlic. Roast 25-30 minutes, until tomato skins are splitting and capsicum is going black in some places. Leave to cool then roughly peel everything – it doesn't matter if some peel remains. Do not discard any water that has come out of the tomatoes onto the tray.
- Into mixer bowl place roast veggies (and any liquid on the roasting tray), vinegar, tomato paste, sugar, salt and spices. Cook 30 minutes/100/speed 2/MC on.
- Cook a further 20 minutes/steaming temperature/speed 2/MC on.
- Blend 1 minute/speed 8/MC on, ensuring you turn the speed dial up slowly to get to speed.
- Pour into sterilised jars or bottles. Water bathe for maximum shelf life.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note, nutrition information is calculated via an online recipe nutrition calculator and is a guide only. It is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed 100% accurate. I am not a nutritionist or trained health professional.
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Hi, I'm Bec
I specialise in great tasting vegetarian Thermomix recipes and cater for a wide range of dietary needs. I love sharing here and in my cookbooks my healthy, delicious recipes (of course the odd treat too!) Whether you’re looking to ignite your thermo mojo, or just after some new, really tasty family friendly recipes, there really is something here for everyone
My Nan used to make homemade tomato sauce when I was little and this reminds me of hers so has taken me on a trip down memory lane. Both of my boys love it and ask for it instead of the supermarket sauce now, so big winner in our house! Awesome Bec!
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Will this work without the onion and garlic? I know it won’t be as tasty but we have allergies in the family 🙁
Yes it will work, I am sure, but the flavour will be completely different. Are you able to use leek at all?
I modified this for the P2 stage of the HCG Protocol – left out the capsicum, paprika and honey, cooked the onion in water and put in about 1/5th of a teaspoon of pure stevia powder to sweeten. Absolutely delicious.
Great sauce Bec! I used Maple Syrup & mustard seeds, as that’s what I had on hand, and it turned out beautifully! Filled one 680g glass passata bottle exactly. Will be making this again!
10/10 Bec from us very nice couldn’t resist eating a bit while cooking I the oven smells devine as well Well done
This sauce is delicious! Another winner, thanks Bec!
Fantastic! Tastes better then the shop variety.
Amazing! Tastes better then the shop variety! Mine I pale but who cares?! It tastes fantastic.
I love this sauce. I made it with cherry tomatoes and had just under 1.5kgs so reduced the ACV and honey slightly. Due to my variety of tomatoes, the sauce had an orange/red tinge so I couldn’t trick my 3yo into eating it….but thar’s okay…more for me! Thanks