Easy Vegan Pizza Sauce

INGREDIENTS

large cloves garlic

1 tsp

olive oil (, or 2 tablespoons water)

796

mls | 28 fl oz | 3 cups canned crushed tomatoes (, or passata)

1 tbsp

maple syrup ((can sub sugar))

2 tsp

onion powder

1 tsp

garlic powder

4 tbsp

nutritional yeast

1 tbsp

balsamic vinegar

1 tsp

salt

1/2 tsp

ground black pepper

1/4 tsp

smoked paprika (, can sub for chipotle powder)

2 tsp

dried basil (, can sub for any other dried herbs - Italian seasoning or rosemary would be good)

1/4 tsp

chili flakes if you like a bit of spice (, optional)