Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie - starting wk4 and have just ventured into making some of the recipes from the book.  Have had success with the ice cream (YUM), I have found them to be just as sweet and flavoursome as ordinary "sugar" based ice creams.

However my first attempt at the ketchup recipe was a big flop - I don't know where I went wrong, the process wasn't hard, just time consuming, but as my children have sauce on just about everything they eat, it is important that if I am to have any success of introducing them to a different way of living, that the substitute taste somewhat like they are use to :)

I still have enough ingredients to attempt the recipe again, I was just hoping that someone who has succeeded with this recipe could offer any advice as to where I may have gone wrong.

The final product that I ended up with, did not make it to tomato sauce consistancy its more a like puree and tastes strongly like vinegar.

If anyone can offer assistance, be much appreciated.

:) Deb

Thanks Roz,

My sauce was actually too runny (puree) - so I thought perhaps I may not have done the first round of reduction long enough, then it didn't really taste any good either, but I attempt again and see how it goes.

Thanks for your reply

:) Debbie

Well I finally got around to my second attempt at this receipe - it didn't work???

I reduced the amount of vinegar slightly and increased the dextrose, but the end product was still too runny (even after 2hr first round reduction), so I added the cornflour - which worked well.

I have found that this very different to normal ketchup - a rather over powering taste of vinegar, so it probably won't be a success with my fussy eaters, though I used it as part of base for casarole the other night - was beautiful! :)

I have read on one of the other blogs that the tomato sauce receipe is nice (and looks a lot easier to make), so thats on the cards for this wkend!!

If anyone knows where I may have gone wrong with my Ketchup, please let me know.

:) Deb

When I get desperate for some tom sauce I mix togther some whole egg mayo and some sugar free tomato paste. It's not the same as normal tom sauce but is great on sausage rolls. I think you can get a sugar free tom sauce from a diabetes association shop.

Cheers from Anna

Good morning everyone,

I  too have made the tomato sauce and found it a bit runny but that didn't bother me.  Next batch I'll add a bit more dextrose and I think going 50/50 with the real thing and hiding it in an actual tomato sauce bottle, is a fantastic idea, why didn't I think of that as my husband is quite a tom sauce addict and I am trying to bring him around to my way of a sugar free life so if I can hide it all the better.

Made the choc pudding in a mug yesterday and it was great.  All this is getting me back into the kitchen and I am liking it, when the kids married and moved I got a bit lazy and after all I am now retired with plenty of time on my hands.

Till next time.  Cheers

Margaret