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.
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HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE RECIPE:
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
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
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
Nutrition
This recipe from the Gracious Pantry® archives, originally posted 6/19/11.
Awesome!
about 1 1/2 weeks.
Just leave it out. It’s such a small amount, you should be okay without it.
can you can this?
Sorry, but I don’t know the first thing about canning. You would have to show the recipe to a master canner.
I cannot wait to make this! I absolutely love baked chicken breast with BBQ sauce but I have avoided the bottled version. Now I can enjoy it again without the guilt! Thank you!
Yes you can.
Is there any way to use pure Maple Syrup instead of the molasses? I am overseas and I don’t think our Commissary carries this.
It will change the flavor slightly, but it should still work and be tasty.
Made this the other day for chicken and everyone (including a 3, 4, and 2 yr old) ate it up! Thanks for putting quality recipes out there.
I wanted to do some clow cooker BBQ chicken sandwiches. Do you think this sauce will cook good on the chicken in the crockpot?
Sure!
How long does this store in the refrigerator? I would store it in a mason jar. Thanks!
1-2 weeks approximately.
Was wondering if raw honey was used or just “regular” honey?
Gretchen – You can use any honey you like. Raw or regular, the flavor will still be the same.
hello I am from Australia and was wondering by tomato sauce do you mean ” Ketchup” or a tomato paste?? thanks 🙂
Sarah-Jane – Here in the states, tomato sauce is like spaghetti sauce without all the added flavorings.