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The Best Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
Enjoy all of the tangy, spicy, smoky flavor of homemade barbecue sauce without a ton of sugar! Great for low glycemic living.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar free ketchup (such as our Homemade Sugar Free Ketchup)
- ¾ cup raw apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon THM Gentle Sweet or equivalent sweetener*
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses, optional (see notes) *
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons mineral salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon adobo sauce, optional
- ½ teaspoon (more or less to taste) liquid smoke, optional *
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a soft-rolling boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
- Sauce will thicken a bit as it cools. Once cooled, pour into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
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Notes
- The molasses is in a small enough quantity that it should not throw off your blood sugar levels or ketosis state. That said, if you would rather err on the safe side or if you know you are sensitive to it, please omit it! If you would like to re-add that woodsy-sweet flavor that molasses has, you can try adding 1/2 to 1 teaspoon maple flavoring instead of the molasses AFTER removing the BBQ sauce from the heat.
- * Omit for Whole30.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2tablespoons
Calories
46kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fiber
15g
(60%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 46kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fiber | 15g | 60% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.