If you’re looking for one of the best tomatoes for homemade sauce, Amish Paste is a garden classic. This heirloom paste tomato produces large, oxheart-shaped fruit that’s meatier and sweeter than most traditional sauce varieties.
Known for both productivity and flavor, Amish Paste tomatoes are ideal for canning, sauce-making, and even fresh slicing.
🍅 Large 6–8 oz oxheart-shaped fruit
🍝 Excellent for sauce, canning & paste
🌿 Open-pollinated heirloom
🌞 Indeterminate – produces until frost
🍬 Sweeter flavor than most paste tomatoes
Unlike smaller paste tomatoes, Amish Paste produces generously sized fruit with fewer seeds and thick flesh, making it one of the most popular choices for gardeners who preserve their harvest.
Days to Maturity: 80-89 days (from transplant)
Plant Type: Annual
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Mature Plant Height: Approximately 5–6 feet tall
Plant Spread: 24–36 inches
Fruit Size: 3-4 inches
Fruit Shape: Oxheart / elongated paste type
Best For: Garden beds, raised beds, greenhouses
Because this is an indeterminate tomato, staking or caging is recommended to support continued production and heavier fruit.
Amish Paste tomatoes are prized for their:
Thick, meaty texture
Lower moisture content
Sweeter flavor profile
Perfect for:
Homemade pasta sauce
Canning & preserving
Tomato paste
Roasted tomato dishes
Fresh slicing
If you love growing your own ingredients for the kitchen, this heirloom delivers big flavor and reliable yields.
Planning to preserve this season?
Explore our full Tomato Seed Collection
Or mix in some Sungold Cherry Tomatoes for Fresh Snacking