# Heinz Ketchup from Scratch

A recipe for making homemade ketchup that tastes like Heinz.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- tomato paste
- vinegar
- water
- salt
- seasonings
- sea salts
- sugar
- W sauce
- coconut aminos
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- ginger
- white vinegar

## Instructions

1. Dump all the tomato paste into the pot.
2. Add vinegar and water to the pot.
3. Add salt and seasonings, weighing everything out for a large batch.
4. Place the pot on medium heat and stir everything in as you add it.
5. Bring the mixture up to a boil, being careful if the pot is full.
6. Add sugar and mix it in until dissolved.
7. Add W sauce or coconut aminos.
8. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger and mix until everything is combined.
9. If desired, simmer for about 10 minutes for thicker ketchup.
10. Add the hot ketchup to hot jars, filling up to a half inch headspace.
11. Debubble the jars very well.
12. Wipe the rims with white vinegar.
13. Add flats and rings fingertip tight.
14. Process for 15 minutes using a Nesco steam canning function, a steam canner, or water bath canning.

## Equipment

- large pot
- jars
- Nesco steam canning function
- steam canner

## Tips

- You can cut this batch in half.
- Use regular salt if you don't have fancy sea salts.
- Be careful when bringing to a boil if the pot is full to the brim.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes if you want thicker ketchup.
- Dissolve the sugar.
- Debubble very well, especially for thick items.
- Wipe rims with white vinegar.
- Add flats and rings fingertip tight.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89LEjsx/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/06a61293-f75f-45f1-a338-9226e1c27d42
- Extracted: 2026-02-06

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