5 from 6 votes
Cheerwine Barbecue Sauce
Sweet, Tangy and just enough heat to make your senses SIT UP and TAKE NOTICE! You'll LOVE this BBQ sauce created with your favorite soda! Cheerwine Barbecue Sauce is good on EVERYTHING (including your finger!).
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
marinating time
1 hr
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
730 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Cheerwine BBQ Sauce
- 1 Cup Cheerwine
- ¼ Cup soy sauce
- ¼ Cup honey
- ½ Cup dark corn syrup Karo brand
- 3 Tbs butter
- 2 C brown sugar
- 3 Tbs garlic minced
- 3 Tbs lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 Tbs yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Heat all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently. Eventually, the sauce will cook down and thicken (about 20 minutes). You want the sauce thick enough to coat the back of a spoon leaving a clear line when you run your finger across it (see photo or video).
- Remove the sauce from the heat.
- Place ⅓ of the sauce in a bowl to reserve for use at the table.
- Use the remainder of the sauce to paint onto your meat or veggies as you grill. (Extra points for charing some of the bbq sauce because, honestly, that is the BEST!
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Notes
- Add more or less red pepper flakes to increase or decrease the heat.
- This will make about a cup and a half of bbq sauce (so you won’t have a lot left over to use on other stuff). Make a double amount if you want it for other things.
- Be sure to reserve some for use at the table.
- If the sauce has completely cooled, you might want to warm it slightly before serving at the table. This helps to keep the meat warm AND thins the sauce slightly.
- You’ll know the sauce is done when it coats the back of a spoon and you can draw a line through it with your finger and the line stays on the back of the spoon.
Nutrition Information
Calories
730kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
167g
(56%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
1321mg
(55%)
Potassium
861mg
(18%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
162g
(324%)
Vitamin A
414IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
198mg
(20%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 730
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 730kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 167g | 56% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 1321mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 861mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 162g | 324% |
| Vitamin A | 414IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 198mg | 20% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.