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Home » Recipes » Dinner » Sauce + Seasoning + Condiments » Homemade BBQ Sauce

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Published: Apr 13, 2016 · Last Modified: September 27, 2019 by Dani

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BBQ Sauce

Scroll down to watch the step-by-step video.

If you like sweet, smokey, tangy BBQ Sauce with just a kiss of heat then this recipe is for you.

With less then half the sugar of store bought brands this is honestly the very best bbq sauce I have ever tasted.  And if you’ve never made bbq sauce from scratch you may be surprised at just how easy it is.

Simply combine all the ingredients in a pot, whisk together, and cook for 20 minutes.  That’s all it takes to enjoy your very own, Clean & Delicious homemade bbq sauce.

*Note: When we made the video for this recipe I forgot to add the Worcestershire sauce.  The bbq sauce still tasted delicious but technically, 3 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce is a part of this recipe.

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4.95 from 20 votes

Homemade BBQ Sauce

This bbq sauce was inspired by this recipe.  It’s almost the same exact recipe other then I switched the liquid smoke for some chipotle.
Course: DINNER, sauce + seasoning + condiments
Cuisine: American
Author: Dani Spies
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time25 mins
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 molasses
  • 3 tbsp. Worcestershire
  • 1 tsp. chipotle powder
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • A pinch of cayenne pepper add more or less depending on how much kick you like
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Whisk all ingredients together in a medium saucepan. Bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer (uncovered) for 20 minutes, or until the sauce has slightly thickened.

Recipes, Sauce + Seasoning + Condiments apple cider vinegar, bbq sauce, cayenne, condiments, Honey, molasses

About Dani

Dani Spies is the founder and host of Clean & Delicious; a weekly cooking show on YouTube and a healthy eating blog that celebrates real, whole foods! She takes a holistic approach to health and wellness and is loved for her approachable, down to earth style both in and out of the kitchen.

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Comments

  1. Hope says

    June 5, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this BBQ sauce for the first time. It is fantastic! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Dani says

      June 6, 2016 at 12:23 pm

      5 stars
      So glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Jenn says

    June 9, 2016 at 1:14 am

    5 stars
    Made this tonight used some for chicken on the BBQ and put the rest in the crockpot for tomorrow! Delicious and I love and appreciate that you list the nutritional info! Thank you thank you thank you!!! (Sent from mind over munch) 🙂

    Reply
    • Dani says

      June 9, 2016 at 1:43 am

      5 stars
      Hi Jenn, happy to have you here! I’m glad that you enjoyed the recipe and the nutritional info 😉

      Reply
  3. Melanie says

    June 11, 2016 at 10:06 am

    5 stars
    Hi!  I’m making this today (for your shredded chicken bbq) and just wanted to note that the youtube video for this recipe includes smoked paprika, but it’s missing from the website version.  And the Worcestershire sauce is in the web version, but not the youtube version.  I was curious if these are just variations of the recipe?  I’m making it now, so I’m just throwing both of them in :).

    Reply
  4. Jamie says

    November 4, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    5 stars
    I have made this BBQ sauce a few times and it is fantastic!! My whole family loves it. I used it to make oven BBQ drumsticks and the shredded chicken in the crockpot…..delicious!!!! Thank you so much for such a great recipe and thank you for your blog and YouTube videos!!

    Reply
  5. Jaclyn says

    May 29, 2017 at 9:38 am

    5 stars
    This looks fantastic. I’m a horrible cook, but this looks like even I can’t mess it up (or maybe …). Is the 1/4 molasses a 1/4 cup? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Dani says

      May 31, 2017 at 11:45 am

      5 stars
      You definitely can’t mess this up! And yes… it’s 1/4 cup:)

      Reply
  6. Marie says

    May 6, 2018 at 7:53 pm

    5 stars
    I had some tomato sauce going out of date so I quadruple the recipe. Canning 11 1/2 pint jars Now making pulled chicken out of 12th jar. Very flavorful, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Dani says

      May 11, 2018 at 9:29 am

      5 stars
      Anytime!! So glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  7. Anderson Gomes says

    May 12, 2018 at 9:14 pm

    5 stars
    In the paste, can it be a dry tomato paste?

    Reply
    • Dani says

      May 19, 2018 at 11:30 am

      5 stars
      Hmmm, Ive never tried that. I bet it would work.

      Reply
  8. Anderson Gomes says

    June 5, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    I have a pasta that is dried tomatoes with green banana biomass in the composition as well. Here not only has the pure tomato paste, only found in this configuration described. I will use a tomato sauce that is very organic, even sold in the supermarket. Do you think that my onslaught can work?

    Reply
  9. Sami Alshahri says

    December 17, 2018 at 5:17 pm

    5 stars
    We enjoyed it, if I had any comment about the recipe that it came out very spicy, I think my smoked paprika is a hot&spicy one.

    On your youtube channel you didn’t include the Worcestershire sauce in the HM BBQ sauce clip, does make a significant difference?

    Reply
    • Dani says

      December 28, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for pointing that out! It shouldn’t make a big difference 🙂

      Reply
  10. Justin says

    August 12, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    5 stars
    Was wondering being a vegan what can I replace the honey with? I love bbq sauce and would love to make this! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Dani says

      August 25, 2019 at 6:44 pm

      I think maple syrup would work just fine!

      Reply
  11. Jason Milanesi says

    September 7, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    I think I left a comment but I can’t find where I left it a couple of weeks ago, so I’ll risk asking it a second time, sorry. If someone wants to avoid the “toxic” stuff in canned tomatoes is a glass jarred sauce at the grocery store a safer option (if one doesn’t have time to make it from scratch)? Or what is the safer method to purchasing tomato sauce?

    Thanks

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    • Dani says

      September 8, 2019 at 8:17 pm

      Hi Jason! Glass is definitely a safer option than cans 🙂

      Reply

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