My, my. It sure has been too long.
I have distant yet fond memories of downing vats of barbecue sauce at cookouts many years ago. Not right off a spoon, of course. I am much to civilized for that.
I would simply use other vehicles of transportation to get that liquid barbecue-flavored gold from the bowl into my mouth such as french fries and fried chicken. Much more nutritious than eating barbecue sauce right off a spoon, right? Sure.
During those carefree cookout days, little did I know (or care) about all the grossness hiding inside that sweet, rich sauce. I mean, what is barbecue sauce anyway? It’s just tomatoes, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, oh, and high fructose corn syrup. Or lots of sugar if you’re lucky.
But don’t you miss barbecue sauce? Maybe just a little? Don’t you wish you could take (insert edible transportation vehicle here) and slather it in barbecue sauce until is it unrecognizable in its original state? Of course you do. I know you too well.
We’re two peas in a pod, you and me. And us peas got to stick together, through thick and thin. But I like my barbecue sauce thick, so we’ll be sticking together through thick today. I’m here for you, and I brought barbecue sauce.
So… why exactly am I so excited by this? Why is this bbq sauce any different? Excellent questions. This sauce is actually quite similar to the one of your childhood, except in that this one is vegan, gluten free, sugar free, low carb, fat free, and only about 7 calories a tablespoon!
And you can pronounce every single one of the ingredients. Unless you’re not good at pronouncing words like tow-may-tow or dee-jon. In which case I can’t help you.
Pronouncability aside, I must advice you to proceed with caution. After your first try of this stuff, you may want to make a quintuple batch and take a bath in it. I don’t recommend bbq baths, but do I know they can be tempting.
How ’bout this? Make the quintuple batch, but save it for the transportation vehicles into your mouth. Capisce?
Homemade Healthy Barbecue Sauce (Vegan, Fat Free, Low Calorie, Sugar Free, Low Carb)
Talk about versatility! Put a slather of this stuff on anything your heart desires to add a healthy barbecue twist, without all the junky gunk that comes with regular barbecue sauce.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Nutritional Comparison
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons
Calories: 60
Fat: 0 grams
vs.
The World’s Healthiest Barbecue Sauce
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons
Calories: ~15
Fat: 0 grams
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
2 Tablespoons low sodium tamari (You can use regular soy sauce if you want, or coconut aminos for a soy and grain free option.)
1 teaspoon molasses
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 packets stevia (You can use more or less, depending on how sweet you want your sauce.)
1 teaspoon liquid aminos
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
In a medium-large bowl, whisk all ingredients together until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Yup. That was really difficult. Alright, for that little effort exerted, promise me you’ll make this? Promise?
Enjoy!
-Kelly M.
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This is an awesome recipe- too bad I’m not much of a sauce girl
Soo I think we’re soulmates. I LOVE LOVVEE sauces. Especially barbecue sauce (and ketchup, and chocolate sauce). I make my
Yes! We must be soulmates after all.
I love this idea! I am a big BBQ sauce girl but never I’ve because it’s always packed with sugar. I am definitely going to try this out, bookmarked!
I am so with you–I stopped buying peanut butter from the store when I read “MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES” on the label. I’m sure they’re, you know, edible…but not something I want in my stomach, per se. On that note, thank you for sharing this homemade recreation!
THANK YOU! Some who understands. If I can’t pronounce it, I’m not sure how happy my stomach is going to be having to try to digest it.
Yea! I love me some bbq sauce. Can’t say I miss it because I haven’t given it up. But it will be grand to have a healthy option:)
Sounds delicious!! Will defiantly be trying. How long do you think this will stay good in the refrigerator?
Thank you! I think it should keep for a least a week and a half, if not more. But let’s just say I didn’t have it around for nearly that long.
Haha how do you pronounce tomato?! That’s crazy
Hi – I want to try your bbq sauce however, I don’t have time to get soy tamari/soy sauce/coconut aminos or Stevia. Can I sub 2 Tablespoons tamari with more liquid aminos? Can I sub out Stevia for honey or molasses (if so how much?). Thanks!
Hi Anastacia! I have not tried subbing in liquid aminos, but I assume it would work out just fine. I would use honey instead of molasses for the stevia, starting at a teaspoon or two and going from there, depending on how sweet you like things.
Did you use the “no salt added” tomato sauce? If not then 1 can has almost 3000mg of sodium, plus I’m also trying to make a thick bbq sauce that’s sugar free, but I don’t want to use molasses because there’s at least 12 to 15 grams of sugar in every tablespoon. Just trying to get a perspective.
Thanks
Hi Andrew. I responded to your comment awhile ago but apparently it didn’t show up. Yes, I used no salt added tomato sauce.
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