Best Pizza Sauce

Looking for the absolute best pizza sauce to use on your next homemade pie? Whether you love classic red sauce, prefer a creamy white sauce, or want to mix it up with hot honey, you’ll find all the inspiration you need for your perfect pizza night!

Why I Love This Recipe

When it comes to pizza, the toppings usually to get all the glory. But take it from me: the best homemade pizza starts with the absolute best pizza sauce!

Personally, I like to mix things up. Sometimes, I’m in the mood for a classic red sauce that hits all the right notes and really makes the toppings pop. Other times, a creamy white pizza sauce is the perfect complement to my pizza vibe. And if I’m in the mood for big flavor, hot honey is always a winner!

The best part about homemade pizza is that you can make it exactly how you want it. And with pizza sauce recipes that are this easy, the hardest part is deciding which one to try first. Which is a good problem to have, right? 

Whether you use a store-bought pizza crust or prefer to mix, knead, roll, and shape your own, the sauce is what will make your pie sing. All that’s left is to add your perfect toppings and enjoy the melty delicious goodness!

Which pizza sauce is best?

Is it wrong if I say all of them? Seriously, it entirely depends on what you’re in the mood for!

The red sauce is a staple in my house. It’s more cost-effective than buying pre-made, and I pretty much always have a jar in my fridge. After all, you just never know when the pizza craving is going to strike.

The white sauce also has a special place in my heart. With only 2 ingredients, it’s easy to whip up at a moment’s notice. It’s also the perfect base for my pickle pizza (iykyk).

And then hot honey sauce is just such a fun variation on your traditional pizza sauce. I love it on pizza, but it’s also phenomenal drizzled over avocado toast. Honestly, once you try it, you’ll want to put it on everything!

How do you make homemade pizza sauce?

When I say these sauces are easy to make, I mean EASY. Like you can throw them together at the end of a long day and they will be totally worth it.

For the classic red sauce recipe and the hot honey recipe, it’s as simple as mixing the ingredients. I like to make the red sauce ahead of time so the flavors have a little time to meld, but you can absolutely mix it up right before adding it to the pizza. The taste will still be out of this world.

For the white pizza sauce recipe, you’ll melt the Boursin cheese in a pan, then stir in the milk until everything melts together into a creamy, dreamy pizza sauce. It’s just as easy as the other two, it just involves a little heat to bring the two ingredients together.

Any option you choose can be made at a moment’s notice and is guaranteed to take your pizza night to the next level. That leaves plenty of time to plan all your perfect toppings!

What to Serve with Homemade Pizza

• Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza — Replace the ranch with white pizza sauce for an extra creamy touch.
• Grilled Cup N’ Crisp Pizza — Skip the tomato sauce and use classic red sauce to add a boost of flavor, then top with a little hot honey sauce!
• Grilled Eggplant Pizza — Classic red sauce is the perfect base. Add fresh ricotta, crispy pancetta, and arugula salad for a beautiful medley of flavors.
• Grilled Pizza Chicken Wings — Pizza sauce isn’t just for pizza! Swap out the marinara sauce for classic red sauce and treat yourself to a pizza-inspired wing night.

How to Store Pizza Sauce

Each of these pizza sauce recipes is great to make ahead of time. Or, if you want to make an extra big batch, you can use some immediately and save the rest for a future pizza night!

Just make sure to store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The classic red sauce and hot honey will both stay fresh for up to two weeks. The white pizza sauce should be enjoyed within a week or so.

When you’re ready to make your pizza, I recommend letting the sauces come up to room temperature so they’ll spread smoothly. For the white sauce, you may want to reheat it in a pan on the stove or in the microwave. It’s natural for the sauce to separate in the fridge, but once it’s hot, you can easily mix it with a fork or a whisk until the sauce is creamy and smooth once more!

Other delicious weeknight dinner recipes

• Chicken Piccata Meatballs
• Grilled Pesto Chicken Meatballs & Sauce
• Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta
• Weeknight Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu

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