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Easy Keto Pizza Sauce Recipe

By Kim Hardesty

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Looking for a keto pizza sauce for your low carb fathead dough or cauliflower pizza crust? This easy 15-minute recipe has a fraction of the sugar found in store bought sauces. Make it while your keto crust bakes and it will be ready when your crust is. You’ll want to make this delicious sauce again and again.

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Great Keto Pizza is Possible on Your Low Carb Diet!

Following a low-carb or keto diet is easier than ever when you can enjoy great low carb pizza. The most popular keto friendly pizzas start with fathead dough, chicken pizza crust or a crispy cauliflower crust. All are great choices, so choosing a favorite depends on your preferred flavor and texture.

You’ll be surprised to learn that the while today’s keto pizza crusts are ultra low carb, it’s the sauces and toppings you’ll have to pay attention to. They may contain hidden sugars so make sure to read labels.

Carbs in Tomatoes

Tomatoes contain natural sugars and have a net carb count of 0.67 g per raw ounce. Tomato products, especially those which concentrate and thicken pureed tomatoes, are typically high in carbs. It’s common for popular canned/jarred tomato sauces and pizza sauce to add extra sugar to their recipes.

These hidden sugars often contribute to carb creep, causing stalls and weight gain for those on low carb keto diets. Luckily, my low carb sauce is so good you won’t even miss your old stand-by.

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Keto pizza sauce ingredients, pizza sauce in a jar, on a low carb crust & as a fathead pizza.

Keto Pizza Sauce

Several keto friendly pizza sauce recipes call for cooking-down fresh or canned whole tomatoes. And while I do that for pasta sauce, this method requires too much cooking time to make a quick pizza sauce.

Conversely, no-cook keto pizza sauce recipes mix a few dried seasonings with tomato paste and water. Yes, they are easy, but they lack the flavor of a cooked sauce.

My recipe takes the best parts of both methods, is easy and tastes great. While it’s not ultra thick like store bought brands (Pizza Quick), it has less carbs and better ingredients. Here’s how to make it:

  1. In a small pot, saute fresh chopped garlic in olive oil until softened and the raw smell cooks out.
  2. Add an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce to the pan and simmer with…
  3. Fresh chopped parsley, onion powder, dried basil, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes.
  4. Add a little sweetener because canned tomatoes are very acidic.
  5. Simmer about 5 minutes or until the sauce darkens a little and no longer smells raw.

Feel free to add chopped onion, fresh rosemary, dried marjoram, red pepper flakes or Parmesan cheese to make it your own.

NOTE: I had Contadina tomato sauce in the pantry but use your favorite brand. Just make sure that it doesn’t contain added sugars.

Keto pepperoni pizza with cauliflower crust and sugar free pizza sauce

Other Keto Friendly Pizza Sauce Options

Some people can’t handle the acid in a tomato-based sauce anymore.* Still others want a new and exciting keto pizza flavor. Here are a few great keto pizza sauce options that will keep you loving your low carb pizza.

  • Alfredo sauce
  • Blue cheese dressing
  • Caesar dressing
  • Enchilada Sauce
  • Garlic and olive oil
  • Keto Barbecue Sauce
  • Pesto
  • Ranch dressing

TIP: Add a little baking soda to your tomato sauce to neutralize the acid. The amount of baking soda depends on the amount of sauce you make. Add 1/4 teaspoon at a time until you notice the sauce is more mellow and no longer “bites”. You can do this with your morning coffee, too. I add a pinch of baking soda to my coffee every morning!

What Can You Make with Sugar Free Pizza Sauce?

Spoon sugar free pizza over eggs for a quick-and-dirty Shakshuka (eggs-in-hell) recipe. It makes a great dipping sauce for cheesy keto breadsticks, mozzarella sticks or crispy fried eggplant . One of my favorite ways to use this sauce is for keto bagel pizzas. My kids love them as a snack!

Conclusion

It’s easy to make your own keto pizza sauce for your favorite low carb pizza crusts. It only takes a few minutes, you control the ingredients and it tastes great.

sugar free keto pizza sauce in a jar

Easy Keto Pizza Sauce

An easy keto pizza sauce recipe made with tomato sauce, herbs, and spices. A quick cook enhances flavors. Great as a low carb dip, too.
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Course: Condiments, Dressings and Sauces
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Low Carb Keto Pizza
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 14kcal
Author: Kim Hardesty

Equipment

  • Can opener
  • Small sauce pan

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Contadina tomato sauce
  • 1 med clove garlic, pressed
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp low carb sugar (Sukrin, Swerve, Lakanto, Besti)
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley (or 1/2 tsp dried)
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp dreid basil
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

  • Measure the onion powder, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes into a small bowl. Chop the parsley and add it to the bowl. Open the can of tomato sauce.
  • Pour the olive oil into a small sauce pan and add the pressed garlic. Turn the heat to medium and cook until the garlic is fragrant and loses its raw smell.
  • Pour the tomato sauce into the pan and add the chopped parsley and dried seasonings. Add half of the sweetener and taste, adding the rest if needed. Simmer about 5 minutes or until the sauce darkens slightly and no longer smells raw.
  • Cool and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze until needed. Thaw in the refrigerator.
  • Makes 1 cup of sauce with 8, 2-tbsp servings at 1.25 NET CARBS PER SERVING.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tbsp | Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.75g | Protein: 0.52g | Fat: 0.58g | Sodium: 130mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.56g | Vitamin A: 1162IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 20mg

About Kim Hardesty

Kim HardestyKim is a self taught cook with over 30 years experience in the kitchen. She develops and tests low carb and keto recipes in her California home. She began her low carb journey in 2009 and at the urging of friends, started blogging in 2014. Kim shares delicious low carb and keto recipes no one would believe are sugar-free. Her recipes are featured in newsstand publications and on sites all over the internet.

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  1. AvatarDavid

    November 29, 2020 at 11:58 am

    Very good. The pizza sauce was good on the chicken crust pizza we had for dinner.

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  2. AvatarElena

    November 29, 2020 at 11:40 am

    This pizza sauce was really good. It wasn’t as thick as the kind in the jar, but it tasted better.

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  3. AvatarCarla

    November 29, 2020 at 11:26 am

    This was great on my Fathead pizza. Easy and delicious.

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  4. AvatarBill

    November 29, 2020 at 10:55 am

    We used this sauce on the excellent cauliflower pizza crust also on your site. It made for an great low carb pizza, topped with sliced tomatoes, ricotta and basil. Delicious!

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  5. AvatarJacqueline M Bunting

    September 29, 2020 at 3:28 am

    I cannot wait to try this as I am on a low carb diet and have diabetes. Thank you for the recipes!!!

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    • Kim HardestyKim Hardesty

      September 29, 2020 at 6:49 am

      Hi Jacqueline. You will love this on the fathead pizza doughs or my cauliflower pizza crust (which is actually crispy!). Being able to whip up a pizza in less time than waiting for delivery is a game changer. I have also frozen extra dough and pre-cooked crusts. This pizza sauce recipe is easy enough to customize to your tastes. Enjoy! -Kim

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  6. Avatarcynthia

    July 19, 2020 at 6:13 pm

    If tomato sauce has added sugar why not use tomato paste? Thats what I used and added all your suggestions with a half canvof wayer and it turned out great!

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    • Kim HardestyKim Hardesty

      July 20, 2020 at 7:27 am

      Hi Cynthia. Tomato paste is fine, but since it is a concentrated product the sugars in the paste are concentrated, too. There are many recipes for pizza sauce with tomato paste and water. I feel this recipe is fresher in taste and I like the texture as it is more like a thick homemade sauce vs a paste-like product. -Kim

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  7. AvatarSamantha

    March 13, 2020 at 3:12 am

    Thanks for this simple pizza sauce recipe. I hate the store bought ones but somehow never got around to making the sauce myself.

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  8. AvatarAndy Case

    March 1, 2020 at 4:54 am

    Would it be possible to convert to a large batch recipe and preserve by canning using traditional hot water bath methods? If so, would you exponentially convert measurements 1:1 as is in the original recipe?

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    • Kim HardestyKim Hardesty

      March 1, 2020 at 8:48 am

      I’m sure you can, Andy. Make the small batch recipe first to make sure you like it as is – you might prefer more garlic or to add fresh basil or whatever per your tastes. The recipe card has a scaler that will scale the ingredients for you. -Kim

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