Readers have been asking for a homemade BBQ sauce for some time now. Thanks to my husband, we now have one. This recipe is all his.
Most store bought versions of BBQ sauce contain high fructose corn syrup or some other form of processed sugar. This recipe contains no processed sugar and I promise you it’s delicious! This recipe makes a good sized amount and I imagine it would stay good in the fridge for a couple of weeks. We will be using this spread in some upcoming recipes.
Homemade BBQ Sauce
1 6oz can of tomato paste
1 cup water
4 T worcestershire sauce
2 T apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 T raw honey
1 tsp black pepper
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. That’s it. Use immediately or store in the fridge in an airtight container. I save glass jars just for the purpose of storing things like this.
This is labeled vegetarian. But unless you use vegan Worcestershire sauce, it isn’t.
I used vegan worcestershire sauce. Annie’s Organic. It says it’s vegan.
I plan to make it today, thanks for posting. (I made the key lime Lara bars the other day. Yum!)
Hope you like it!
Yes, it is vegetarian, just not vegan. (No dairy, no animal including honey, etc). That would mean no honey or regular worcestershire sauce.
I know strict vegans don’t use honey. You can use another liquid sweetener in it’s place.
Looks great, will try it also shared with my son, thankyou, Lynda
Thank you and thanks for sharing!
Yum! I am constantly pinning our recipes to try! Thanks!
You’re welcome! Glad you like them!
Thanks so much to your husband,
for creating the Homemade BBQ Sauce will try it out on my neighbors at our next get together..
You’re welcome!
how long can it stay in the fridge?
I would imagine at least a couple weeks. We have ours stored in a glass jar.
My kids and hubby had just whined that we didn’t have any BBQ sauce in the fridge (since I refuse to buy it and since we don’t eat meat we haven’t needed it for a while). Totally making this today!
Awesome!
Is regular Worcestershire Sauce bad? Having a hard time finding organic and try to be really OCD about only giving my son organic when it comes to things that contain GMOs, artificial color and ingredients, and pesticides. Thanks!
Annie’s makes an organic brand. I got it at Sprout’s, but I think Whole Foods and Trader Joes would have it as well. I am not sure if regular worcestershire sauce is bad. The regular kind is not vegan and that is why we bought Annies.
Regular Worcestershire sauce uses anchovies as an ingredient. Many but not all brands use HFCS as well.
The brand I chose, which was Annie’s organic is certified vegan. If you are vegan, I would suggest using that brand. There is no HFCS in it either.
Love the tip about saving glass jars! Melissa, you are SO smart!
I am a bit of a jar hoarder. lol.
I am so happy to find a good bbq sauce. I refuse to buy BBQ sauce from the store, they are full of sugar, glucose, and others. Can I use red wine vinegar or Balsamic if I don’t have Apple cider vinegar?
You can try. I am not sure how it will taste though. You can probably use white vinegar.
Worcester sauce does have anchovies in it.
The one I used does not.
What brand of worcestershire sauce
do you use? And can I get it at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s? I am not sure if the one I have now is safe. What should I look for to determine if it is? Thanks!
We used Annie’s. You can find it at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s
Do you cook this? Just made it and it has a very strong tomato paste taste to it that I can’t get past.
We didn’t cook it. You can add some more honey and apple cider vinegar to help cut the tomato taste if you like.
I just made this, it smells and taste great but does not look like the pic above in fact it’s runny.
Really? That is truly the sauce. Sorry yours came out runny. You can add a bit of arrow root to thicken it.
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