I know you’re not rolling into the summer season without pulling out your grill and making this Homemade Barbecue Sauce. A few years ago I began my recipe testing journey experimenting with small add-ins to my normal meals – sauces especially. You see, I was eating the same old, boring meals: lean protein, fresh veggies, and likely some form of carb/in-tact grain/sweet potato, etc.

…Anyway, I would get bored eating the same old thing every day, and I would usually revert to hot sauce on everything (I still put hot sauce on everything). Once summer rolled around, it was barbecue sauce central. I was searching for that classic barbecue flavor paired with a sweet and smokey sauce, but every single bottle out there had about 50 ingredients on the label, and the first three were some form of sugar -jeez. I was like…

Can’t a girl get a barbecue sauce around here that isn’t going to give her pre-diabetes!?

So I started testing my own barbecue sauce at home. The following recipe came to be one of my staples. It’s a Homemade Barbecue Sauce that is perfect for brushing on your protein or veggie as you’re cooking it on the grill, or you can thicken it slightly and use it as a dip for the finished product.

 

Here’s what you’ll need…

15 oz can tomato sauce

3 tbs maple syrup

3 tbs apple cider vinegar

2 tbs coconut aminos or soy sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp liquid smoke (optional)

 

Directions:

  1. Whisk together all ingredients until smooth, or add ingredients to a mason jar and shake it up
  2. If you want a thicker sauce for dipping, add ingredients to a small saucepan and allow sauce to bubble on medium heat for 5-7 minutes
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Sweet and Smokey, this Homemade Barbecue Sauce recipe is the only one you’ll need for all of your summer grilling!
Sweet and Smokey, this Homemade Barbecue Sauce is all you'll need this summer.
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Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Optional Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 

Sweet and Smokey, this Homemade Barbecue Sauce is all you'll need this summer.

Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Author: Maddie Augustin
Ingredients
  • 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 3 tbs maple syrup
  • 3 tbs apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbs coconut aminos or soy sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp liquid smoke optional
Instructions
  1. Whisk together all ingredients until smooth, or add ingredients to a mason jar and shake it up
  2. If you want a thicker sauce for dipping, add ingredients to a small saucepan and allow sauce to bubble on medium heat for 5-7 minutes