Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

This homemade barbecue sauce is a great replacement for the sugar-filled stuff you get at the store.

A lot of you have asked me for this but I put it off for a while because frankly, I buy my barbecue sauce. It’s clean, and I love it. But I also understand that many of you may not have access to buying clean barbecue sauce. So I relented and whipped this up for dinner the other night.

My ex husband loved it, Mini Chef refused to even try it (he’s was going through a phase), I enjoyed it but wish I had put it on the chicken while it was still on the grill. I just schmeared it on after the chicken was done, and that was not such a hot idea. In fact, next time, I think I’ll marinate the chicken in the sauce first before barbecuing it because The flavors never got a chance to really get into the chicken. But it was good! We even dipped polenta squares into it. Yum! And needless to say, I think it will be a while before I buy barbecue sauce again. this was just too easy and too yummy.

MORE HEALTHY CONDIMENT RECIPES:

• Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce
• Mayonnaise

HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE RECIPE:

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Need a healthier barbecue sauce? Look no further! This clean eating barbecue sauce is delicious as a marinade or brushed on at the grill.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 13 servings

Calories: 138kcal

Ingredients

• 15 oz. canned tomato sauce (no sugar added)
• 6 oz. can tomato paste (no sugar added)
• 1 tsp. low sodium soy sauce OR coconut aminos
• ½ cup oil
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. onion powder
• ¼ cup unsulphured molasses
• 3 tbsp. honey
• 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

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Instructions

• Combine all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl and mix well using a whisk.
• Use as you would any other bbq sauce!

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 386mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1.8mg

This recipe from the Gracious Pantry® archives, originally posted 6/19/11.