5-Minute No-Cook Pizza Sauce (Easy, Fresh & Authentic Flavor)
Servings: 2.5 cups
Calories:
Make authentic pizzeria-style tomato pizza sauce in minutes! Fresh, uncooked, vibrant flavor using simple ingredients. Perfect for homemade pizza nights.
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Equipment
- Microplane / Garlic Grater
- Glass Storage Jars (Mason jars or Weck-style)
- Pizza Stone or Pizza Steel
- Small Sheet Pan (turned over) (for oven pizza method if not using a stone or steel)
- Pizza Peel (wood or metal)
- Pizza Cutter Wheel or Rocker Cutter
Ingredients
- 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes or passata (no salt added preferred) passata is the same as tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 small garlic clove finely grated
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil optional but classic
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or a pinch of coconut sugar optional, only if tomatoes are very acidic
- ¼–½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional for a little heat
- 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt optional
- 1–2 tablespoons tomato paste optional for thicker sauce
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the crushed tomatoes/passata with salt, oregano, basil (if using), garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Taste and adjust: add a touch of sweetener only if the tomatoes are very sharp.
- If you prefer a thicker, more intense sauce, whisk in tomato paste.
- Let the sauce rest for 10–15 minutes so the herbs bloom.
- Spread a thin layer onto your pizza dough—pizzeria style uses less sauce than you think!
- That’s it. No cooking. The magic happens in the oven.
