Healthy Barbecue Sauce with all wholesome ingredients and none of the junk. This healthy homemade barbecue sauce will be ready in minutes!
Why You Should Make This Healthy Barbecue Sauce
Have you ever read the ingredients in a bottle of barbecue sauce? Typically they are loaded with extra sugars, high fructose corn syrup, and other additives that aren't good for you.
This healthy barbecue sauce you can enjoy guilt-free!
I kept searching all of the nutritional labels at the grocery store hoping to find a sauce with just real ingredients and no junk. Why is it so hard?
Since we love barbecue chicken, I came up with this healthier version. My kids love drumsticks too, but you can use these for chicken breasts, ribs, pork or whatever you'd like.
I just made wings for my little guys and brushed this sauce on top. They LOVED them! And no added preservatives or unnecessary additives.
Real ingredients, real food. And it's pretty amazing!
Recipe Tips
I use this healthy barbecue sauce as a dressing, not a marinade. You place the chicken on the grill or in the oven and baste it while it cooks.
I like to add dried parsley for color too. Hope you like this as much as I do! It's simple to make and delicious. Trust me, you will never go back to store-bought sauce again.
This will last for up to 7 days in your refrigerator (although I can say that I've never had it last that long!) Whenever I make this, my kids also use this as a condiment for burgers, french fries and even quesadillas.
They use this stuff on everything!
Related Recipes to use with this Healthy Barbecue Sauce
Slow Cooker Puller Pork from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Shredded Chicken from Feasting at Home
Easy Fall Off The Bone Oven Baked Ribs from Inspired Taste
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Healthy Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 15 ounces tomato sauce 1 can
- 12 ounces tomato paste 1 can
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper you can adjust this according to your taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and mix well.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Continue to stir occasionally.
- Let cool and serve immediately or place in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Natasha says
Super easy to make barbecue sauce! This is going to be our new go-to recipe for chicken, beef or pork, so versatile!
Valentina says
I never knew how delicious homemade barbecue could be! This healthy bbq sauce is amazing!
Pheobe says
this is such an amazing bbq recipe without loads of sugar in it! thank you for sharing!
Lauren Kelly says
Homemade is always the best! Thanks so much!
Kara says
Easy and delicious. We added some to our homemade fry sauce, and that was extra tasty!
Lauren Kelly says
So happy you liked it Kara!
Toni says
I love this sauce!!Quickly became a staple at my house!!
Lauren Kelly says
Thanks Toni!
Taylor says
This barbecue sauce was so delicious! Tangy, sweet and the perfect level of spice. We love using it on chicken, meatballs, pulled pork, you name it. Thank you!
Lauren Kelly says
Awesome, thanks so much Taylor!
Resa says
Is the nutritional information for the entire recipe, or per serving?
Lauren Kelly says
Hi Resa! The nutritional info is for one serving. I hope that helps, enjoy!
Jennifer says
We loved this barbecue sauce! Honestly wasn't expecting it to be so tasty but it came out so good!
Allyssa says
Thanks a lot for this very helpful recipe! Will surely make this again! Highly recommended!
Anna says
I have some serious BBQ fans in my family and they all loved this sauce! I need to make it again soon!
Maria says
I love how sweet and thick this BBQ sauce is! You don't even miss the original stuff 🙂
Marye says
This sounds perfect! I love barbecue sauce, but some of them are just too darn sweet!
Cindy says
I just found your website and I love your recipies! We have just begun the journey to eat healthier. I'm wondering if there is a particular brand of Worcestershire sauce that is good to use?
lauren.kelly says
Welcome Cindy! I am so happy you stopped by. I use a worcestershire sauce from Trader Joe's, nothing fancy 🙂 Have a great day!