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Healthy BBQ Sauce
We are bringing you a healthier homemade recipe, so you never have to buy a store bought bottle again. You will want this Healthy BBQ Sauce on everything!
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 30 tablespoons
Calories: 18 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 0.5 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion small; very finely diced
- 500 g passata
- 2 garlic clove crushed
- 4 tablespoon tomato puree
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Add 0.5 tablespoon Olive oil to a pan and put 1 Onion in and gently cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
- Add 500 g Passata, 2 Garlic clove, 4 tablespoon Tomato puree, 2 tablespoon Honey, 1 pinch Ground black pepper, 1 tablespoon Paprika, 3 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. Stir well.
- Simmer for around 10 minutes.
- If you want a smooth sauce, wait for it to cool and then blend to the desired consistency.
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Notes
- Keep this BBQ sauce vegan by swapping the honey for maple syrup. You can use any liquid or granulated sweetener you like, but you may need to adjust the measurements.
- Change things up a bit and go for a spicy BBQ sauce. Add a teaspoon of cayenne or a few drops of chilli sauce to spice things up a bit.
- We like our BBQ sauce nice and smokey, which is why we use smoked paprika in it, but you can easily leave it out.
- This sauce has been blended to make it really smooth like a store bought BBQ sauce, but you could skip that stage and just leave it chunky.
- If you aren't making this for kids, feel free to add a pinch of salt for some extra flavour.
- If you want to add some extra flavour to this, then a teaspoon of English mustard is a good addition.
- For loads of extra smokiness, add some liquid smoke to it.
- If you want a a grown up version of this, add a little splash of bourbon for a bourbon BBQ sauce that goes so well on ribs. It will take a little longer for the sauce to cook with this in it though.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoon
Calories
18kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
0.4g
(1%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Sodium
14mg
(1%)
Potassium
101mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
213IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 18
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 18kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 101mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 213IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.