Dry Pizza Sauce Mix
This pantry-friendly dry pizza sauce mix turns into a thick, classic pizza sauce in minutes and makes enough for one large pizza every time. Just add water, a splash of olive oil, and heat briefly for a rich, spreadable sauce that won’t soak your crust. 🍕🫙
Equipment
Ingredients
Whisk very thoroughly:
- 1 cup tomato powder
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- ¼ cup cornstarch ⭐ this is the thickness anchor
Instructions
- To Make THICK Pizza Sauce (One Large Pizza)
- In a small saucepan, whisk together before heating:
- 3 tablespoons dry mix
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Heat Instructions (Important)
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly
- Sauce will thicken in 2–4 minutes
- Remove once it reaches spoon-coating thickness
- ✔️ Yield: ½–⅔ cup thick, spreadable pizza sauce
- ✔️ Texture: classic jarred pizza sauce
- ✔️ Will NOT soak the crust
- ✔️ Thickens further during baking
Notes
This dry pizza sauce mix is designed to be briefly cooked before using. Heating activates the natural starches so the sauce thickens properly and spreads like traditional pizza sauce.
Alternative (Optional)
- Arrowroot powder (works, but more heat-sensitive) and I had far better results with cornstarch.