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This rich low carb keto pizza sauce recipe makes the perfect sweet and savory base for all your favorite toppings! It takes just a few ingredients you probably already keep in your pantry… and in minutes, it’s ready to add to classic keto pizza, or other keto pizza crust recipes like cauliflower crust, chicken crust, and zucchini pizza crust! Anytime you want pizza on keto, you’ll want this sauce at the ready.
Is Pizza Sauce Keto?
Although pizza sauce contains keto-friendly ingredients, like herbs and tomatoes, not all tomato sauces are good for a keto diet, because they contain added sugar. Skip the extra carbs and make the best keto friendly pizza sauce at home instead — it’s so easy and tastes authentic!
Why You’ll Love This Keto Pizza Sauce Recipe
- Delicious, bold tomato flavor
- Rich, smooth texture
- Uses simple pantry staples
- Ready in 2 minutes — no cooking required
- Naturally gluten-free and low carb
- Perfect for ANY keto pizza recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need
This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for sugar-free pizza sauce, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.
- Olive Oil – For the best tasting sauce, use a high quality variety. I recommend extra-virgin. Avocado oil will also work if that’s what you have, but the flavor is better with EVOO.
- Tomato Paste – Adds rich tomato flavor for a classic sauce.
- Dried Herbs – Oregano, basil, and marjoram are traditional herbs in this keto sauce for pizza. However, you could substitute an equivalent amount of homemade Italian seasoning if needed.
- Dried Spices – Garlic powder, onion powder, and fennel seed. You can also add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes if you like.
- Salt & Pepper
- Balsamic Vinegar – Adds subtle sweetness and body to this sauce. You could skip it, or add Powdered Besti (which dissolves easily, unlike other sweeteners) if you like more sweetness.
- Water – To thin out the sauce.
How To Make Keto Pizza Sauce
- Stir. To make low carb pizza sauce, simply add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until smooth. If desired, thin the sauce out with additional water.
TIP: For extra smooth sauce, blend ingredients in a blender instead.
- Use. The sauce is ready to use on your favorite pizza (see ideas below). No cooking required!
Storage Instructions
- Store: Keep keto homemade pizza sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
- Freeze: Portion sauce into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Transfer to a freezer-safe container and store for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight, or at low power in the microwave .
Keto Pizza Recipes To Use The Sauce
This keto homemade pizza sauce is perfect for topping any low carb pizza dough, or in any other recipe with pizza flavors, such as the ones below. You can also use it in place of marinara sauce with keto pasta, in casseroles, and other Italian recipes.
Tools To Make Homemade Low Carb Pizza Sauce
- Mixing Bowls – I love how many sizes come in this set!
- Ice Cube Tray – This one is made out of silicone for easy removal.
Easy Keto Pizza Sauce Recipe
Low Carb Keto Pizza Sauce (2 Minutes!)
This easy low carb keto pizza sauce recipe takes just 2 minutes to assemble, using simple pantry staples! Learn the best ways to use it for pizza and more.
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Instructions
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Stir all ingredients together, until smooth.
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If the sauce is too thick for your liking, thin out with more water.
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Recipe Notes
Serving size: 2 tablespoons
Makes 3/4 cup.
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25 Comments
Anna M.
0I made this and it turned out good. I used a 6 oz can of tomato paste because that’s what I had. I don’t like fennel so I left that out. I used parsley in place of the marjoram since I didn’t have marjoram. I did use a little bit, 1/2 tsp, of sweetener and extra garlic powder. Oh, also needed more water because I cooked it on low for about an hour.
Margaret Honeysette
0Made the Fathead Pizza dough and used this pizza sauce. Really good flavor. Will definitely be making it again.
Katie
0So good! I love putting this on a low carb tortilla with my favorite toppings.
Silvia
0Homemade pizza sauce is the best, so easy to make and sugar-free.
Aya
0The balsamic vinegar gives this pizza sauce a nice kick to it! Loved how easy it is to make. Making pizza dough tonight and will be using this sauce for sure!
Gwynn
0I love being able to make a homemade pizza sauce that’s keto too. So delicious!
Jacqueline Debono
0This is such a tasty pizza sauce. We used it on both traditional pizza dough and a cauliflower crust pizza! Yum both times!
Liz
0I have some homemade tomato paste I want to use for this recipe! Thank you!
Sharon
0I love how easy this keto pizza sauce is to make. The perfect topping on some fathead dough for pizza night.
Leslie
0The added sugar in most tomato sauces was not something I was aware of until just a few years ago! So making a sugar-free tomato sauce is so helpful!
Luke Ratford
0A fantastic pizza base sauce recipe; we all loved it for Saturday night homemade pizza night 🙂
Kim
0Delicious! Great herb blend and the balsamic just took the pizza sauce over the top!
Megs
0So easy and delicious. Thanks for another super saver and useful recipe.
Veenaazmanov
0This is so perfect when Homemade. Love to just give this healthy sauce recipe a try.
Amy L Huntley
0So much flavor for being low carb! This is my new go-to pizza sauce!
Kristyn
0Best pizza sauce!! It adds so much flavor & was a cinch to make!
Heather Perine
0We make pizza around here once a week…and this keto pizza sauce was so good! The balsamic was the key for me 🙂
Bernice
0Love this combination of herbs and the sauce is super flavourful.
Anne
0Tasty sauce and I love how easy it is to make!
Veronika Sykorova
0This pizza sauce had so much flavor! Using store-bought is frustrating because it’s hard to find one that’s low in sugar, there’s always some added. Glad I have this recipe now!
Scarlet
0Wow. That was the easiest pizza sauce ever! Yummy too!
Amy L Huntley
0This pizza sauce has so much flavor and is simple to make too!
Jess
0I had no clue that pizza sauce was not already keto! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Kristyn
0What a great sauce!! I will be making a big batch so that I can put it in jars & store! Having it made saves so much time & tastes so much better than store bought!
Taylor
0This pizza sauce was PERFECT for my cauliflower crust pizza! It was super easy and quick to whip up, and it really did taste better than any store bought sauce I’ve bought. This is definitely going to be my go-to recipe when making homemade pizza from now on!