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Homemade Cherry BBQ Sauce
Whodda' thought that homemade cherry bbq sauce--sweet-spicy and full of flavor, would be so good you’d want to eat it with a spoon!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 57 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds cherries pitted
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoons salt I used lite salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir to combine.
- Cook covered on medium heat until the cherries and onions have softened, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender and puree (slowly and carefully, hot foods can spurt out) or puree with an immersion blender.
- Return to the pot and cook, uncovered, until the mixture is reduced by approximately half and is nicely thickened, 30-40 minutes.
- Taste and adjust salt or pepper, as needed.
- When it’s finished, ladle the sauce into prepared jars. Wipe rims, apply lids and rings and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes (see note).
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Makes about 1 pint (I did 1 half pint and 2 half cup jars. The half cup worked perfectly to dilute with water and brush on a cut up chicken (with a little left over for dipping).
- If you double the recipe and puree with a (non-immersion) blender (carefully), you should do it in batches.
- Canning instructions assume you know how to can. If not, you can freeze the sauce or store in the refrigerator and use promptly--or check out canning lessons at Food in Jars.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 Tablespoons
Calories
57kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.02g
Sodium
149mg
(6%)
Potassium
121mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
107IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 Tablespoons | |
| Calories | 57kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sodium | 149mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 121mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 107IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.