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Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

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Posted:7/25/19
Updated:4/27/22
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ROASTED Cherry Tomato Sauce is sweet, creamy and SO EASY to make! This is the best recipe for growing garden tomatoes! You can serve immediately on pasta, can it or freeze it! Find out why thousands of people love this sauce!

spoon of cherry tomato sauce

My life has officially been taken over by tomatoes.   Is there anything else to talk about except tomatoes right now?    Tomato this, tomato that, do the tomato dance.

The Best Cherry Tomato Sauce

This is my absolute favorite cherry tomato sauce.  I’m a bit biased, but it’s been made by thousands of people, so trust those people and make it too!  Pretty much once you make it, you’ll come back to it time and time again!

This homemade sauce doesn’t require you to simmer over the stove for 2 hours.   I really love this creamy sauce over pasta, with lasagna and stuffed shells.  It’s also pretty fantastic to add to pizza as a creamy sauce.    

The key to this recipe is first we oven roast the tomatoes – oh yeah, baby.  Then after that we throw them in a food processor with some fresh basil and season them.  Then it’s made!  It’s that easy.  

Update: This recipe is now available as a slow cooker tomato sauce recipe too!

Recipe Video

I made this video to show you how to make this recipe. 🙂

Tomato Sauce Ingredients

  1. cherry tomatoes
  2. onion powder
  3. basil
  4. garlic powder
  5. salt and pepper

How to Make Cherry Tomato Sauce

Gather your tomatoes, make sure to take the stems off.

Put them in a pan, single layer.  I was making a few batches so I had multiple pans.

2 roasting pans filled with cherry tomatoes

Drizzle your olive oil over the tomatoes.  Take a picture and completely miss the olive oil coming out of the bottle. Oops.

olive oil being poured on cherry tomatoes

Sprinkle your onion powder over the tomatoes.  Take a picture and completely miss the onion powder being sprinkled.  Oops.

onion powder being sprinkled over cherry tomatoes

Bake for 35 minutes until your tomatoes are all wrinkly and bursting.

pan of cherry tomatoes looking wrinkly and roasted

Let them cool for a few minutes,  then put them in the food processor with your other ingredients.  Give it a few pulses until creamy, it doesn’t take more than that!

cherry tomatoes and basil in food processor

And you are left with some creamy, amazing smelling cherry tomato sauce!

food processor with homemade cherry tomato sauce in it

This makes 3 cups of sauce.  Feel free to use immediately after, put in the fridge for tomorrow, or freeze (in a freezer bag) for a few months later.

freezer bags of cherry tomato sauce in freezer

How to Freeze Tomato Sauce

Once the sauce cools down, add the sauce into freezer bags. I like to separate each bag into 2-3 cups of sauce, knowing that’s how much I’ll need fora recipe. 

Whenever I freeze sauce, puree, diced/stewed tomatoes, I always put in a freezer bag and lay flat while pressing it out, so it’s as thin as possible.  Then once it’s frozen, I stand it up.  This saves space and lets you have a better organized freezer.

To deforst, place in the refrigator the night before.  Alternatively you could defrost it in the microwave in a few minutes. 

plate of pasta with cherry tomato sauce on it


I hope you enjoy this Roasted Creamy Cherry Tomato Sauce – it’s one of my favorite Summer recipes! If you’re looking to add a kick, check out my Spicy Tomato Sauce with added in jalapeño peppers.

Need more Tomato Recipes?

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Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce is sweet, creamy and SO EASY to make! This is the best recipe for growing garden tomatoes! You can serve immediately on pasta, can it or freeze it! Find out why thousands of people love this sauce!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
serves 3 cups

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cherry tomatoes stems removed
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt + pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Spread tomatoes single layer in a pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with your onion powder.
  • Bake for 35 minutes, your tomatoes should be wrinkly.
  • Let cool for a few minutes, then put tomatoes in food processor. Add fresh basil, garlic powder and salt + pepper to taste in food processor.
  • Blend to smooth and creamy. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 75kcal (4%)
Course:Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine:American
Keyword:Cherry Tomato Sauce
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

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  1. Melissa says

    August 29, 2022 at 9:41 pm

    Have you ever canned this recipe? Curious how that would be done

    Reply
  2. Lauren Start says

    June 25, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    I love this recipe! So easy and delicious. It’s my second year making it. Such a great way to use an abundance of cherry tomatoes.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 29, 2022 at 2:33 pm

      So happy to hear you like it! Thanks for commenting Lauren! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Nicole says

    October 18, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    I do love this recipe. I am rarely surprised when it comes to tomato sauce. It was so simple and one of the best sauces I’ve ever had. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Betty says

    September 28, 2021 at 7:35 pm

    I followed the recipe exactly and the sauce came out so delicous and sweet! I know it’s going to become a favorite. Thank you!

    Reply
  5. charlene says

    September 28, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    I’m not going to leave stars just yet:) It smells amazing! However, when I tasted it, it has a really bitter taste to it. I’m assuming it’s the seeds in the tomatoes. Straining as we speak to see if I can salvage it. That said, I do plan on trying again with a different batch of tomatoes. I’m sure it will be delicious.

    Reply
  6. Annie says

    September 23, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    I love how easy this recipe is! I have a green thumb, so loads of cherry tomatoes, but am not a natural in the kitchen. When the recipe calls for salt and pepper, I get stuck! I need specific measurements, and have never been able to “wing it”. How much salt and pepper should I use? Even a general guideline would help immensely! Thanks!

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    • Pamela says

      September 23, 2021 at 3:35 pm

      Hey Annie, sure, I would start with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. I really love to taste the freshness of the tomatoes in this recipe, so it doesn’t need much. After you blend, then taste and if too sweet, add a bit more of each. Hope this helps, enjoy the tomato sauce! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Karen Ramsey says

    September 17, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    This sauce is delicious. I did make a couple of small changes. I added a splash of olive oil, some Italian seasoning and more salt and pepper to cut a bit of the sweet.

    Reply
  8. Rachael Gildea says

    September 7, 2021 at 8:17 pm

    Oh my gosh this is my go to recipe for my garden tomatoes. I can it too! Excellent flavor!

    Reply
  9. ona says

    August 21, 2021 at 7:28 pm

    How can I can this ?

    Reply
  10. Marion says

    August 17, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    Oh my!! This was so good. Instead of using onion powder and garlic salt I added 3 garlic cloves and 1/2 a large onion (cut into 2 chunks) to the tomatoes and roasted in the oven. The onions caramelized beautifully and added wonderful flavour and the garlic was perfect. Used my hand held blender to purée. Mmmmmm.

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    • Pamela says

      August 20, 2021 at 9:33 am

      Yum, sounds delicious Marion! Thank you for commenting, enjoy the tomato sauce!

      Reply
  11. Jenessa says

    August 9, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    I never want to buy store bought tomato sauce again!! Do I have to do anything special to it in order to can it?

    Reply
  12. Marlene Wilkins says

    May 20, 2021 at 3:45 am

    This is a great way to use up the tomatoes and tastes great. Thanks…

    Reply
  13. Nors says

    April 23, 2021 at 10:40 am

    It was like tasty summer on a cold winter night. I loooved this sauce!!

    Reply
  14. Lynn says

    February 17, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    This was really tasty and easy. Used yellow cherry tomatoes,and fresh basil, both of which are plentiful in our garden at the moment. The colour was a a bit strange (dull yellow) but didn’t look so strange when mixed through the pasta. The smell during the roasting was so good,, but it was the flavour of the sauce that made this absolutely fantastic. Will definitely make again.

    Reply
  15. Velda Bottesi says

    October 30, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    This was a good recipe, but I added fresh minced garlic and onion while roasting the tomatoes along with salt and pepper. I added the fresh basil before the food processor. Yummy!

    Reply
  16. Karen says

    October 29, 2020 at 9:20 pm

    Very impressed. I have so many cherry tomatoes, and gave tried a number of recipes to use them up..but this is the best and so easy. Will definitely make it again.

    Reply
  17. Denise says

    October 15, 2020 at 1:35 pm

    I absolutely loved this recipe you have changed my life I have not been able to eat spaghetti for a long time due to acid reflux. This will help me and I don’t even have to worry

    Reply
  18. Lauri Koch says

    September 21, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    This recipe was so needed. I didn’t know what to do with all my cherry tomatoes. The recipe provided me with a new use. I used herbs and garlic from the garden. It was superb!! Will be making more batches. Thank you

    Reply
  19. andrea says

    September 14, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Your recipe was GREAT. I used it as a guideline and like other commenters below, I roasted the cherry tomatoes with onion and garlic. I blended it all in a VitaMix with the fresh basil and… mamma mia! This sauce is so good!

    Reply
  20. Didi Kolloff says

    September 13, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    We have a ton of cherry tomatoes in the garden this summer and I’m so glad I found your recipe. It’s insanely easy, no peeling or chopping.

    In fact the hardest part of the recipe was installing great composted dirt for our vegetable garden earlier this spring!

    I just completed the first batch and it’s delicious!

    Reply
  21. Sandy says

    September 9, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Do you blend the liquid from the tomatoes into the sauce too?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      September 10, 2020 at 10:12 pm

      Hey Sandy, add everything from the pan into the food processor – tomatoes and all those good juices!

      Reply
  22. Tracy says

    September 5, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    I want to make this but I don’t have freezer space. Could this be water bath canned?

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      October 17, 2020 at 3:19 pm

      Tracy, I’m making this recipe right now and I’ll be canning it. I can everything.

      Reply
      • The Few Farm says

        August 21, 2021 at 5:03 pm

        Did you have to add lemon juice or do alter anything in order to safely can?

        Reply
  23. Mekayla Wright says

    August 29, 2020 at 12:18 pm

    Have you canned this recipe? Any tips or modifications for canning?

    Reply
  24. Len says

    August 28, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    Excellent. 8C of raw cherry tomatoes gave me 3 1/2C (a bit more than a “can” of sauce) but is oh so good. Fresh basil is the crowning touch to this.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 29, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      Glad to hear you liked this sauce Len! Thanks for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
  25. Kristen says

    August 27, 2020 at 6:29 pm

    Delicious!! Next year I may grow another cherry tomato plant just to make this sauce.

    Reply
  26. ERIN says

    August 25, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    I love using cherry tomatoes for this recipe but next time I’ll be roasting garlic and onion vs. using garlic and onion powder.

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    • Pamela says

      August 26, 2020 at 9:53 am

      Absolutely Erin! I often do this when it’s garden season to make it as fresh as possible. You can even throw in a green pepper if you want to get wild! 😉 Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  27. greg says

    August 23, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    nice and easy recipe with tremendous flavor! The fresh tomato provide a lot of depth and flavor. I used two cloves of roasted garlic and it was delicious!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 24, 2020 at 9:12 am

      So happy to hear you liked this cherry tomato sauce Greg. Thank you for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
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