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This Blender BBQ Sauce Is Unbelievably Easy And Delicious

Jill Nystul  ·  Updated on: April 8, 2024
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Using just a handful of simple ingredients and your blender, you can whip up this flavorful homemade BBQ sauce in a snap.

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This blender BBQ sauce is easy and delicious, so you can have bbq beef sandwiches quick!

A Delicious Homemade BBQ Sauce That’s Ready In Seconds

When I was a girl, I loved most of the food my mom made, but I was always particularly excited when she made ribs with homemade BBQ sauce. Mom’s BBQ sauce was thick, sweet, and slightly tangy — exactly how I like it!

I didn’t find out that her recipe had a bonafide secret ingredient — prunes baby food — until my siblings and I were teenagers. (Knowing how we would have reacted to that knowing that were eating a fruit puree for babies, I can’t say I blame her for keeping that a secret as long as she did!)

With it being grilling season, I thought I’d share my take on my mom’s easy BBQ sauce recipe here in this post! Grab your blender and a few simple ingredients, and you’ll be seconds away from a delicious sauce that’s sure to steal the show at your next backyard barbecue.

How To Make Blender BBQ Sauce

You need a blender, brown sugar, catsup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, liquid smoke, pepper, garlic powder and baby food prunes for this bbq sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2-1 cup brown sugar (for a sweeter sauce, use the higher amount)
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 (2 1/2 ounce) container prunes baby food (my mom’s secret ingredient!)
  • 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp liquid smoke
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
Put all the bbq sauce ingredients in the blender and process until smooth.

Directions:

Get ready for the world’s easiest instructions…

Put all the ingredients in your blender, then blend until smooth. At that point, you can either warm the sauce on your stove or use it as is. And that’s it!

The secret ingredient to this blender bbq sauce is baby food prunes!

Additions & Substitutions

The recipe above is great as is, but don’t be afraid to add or swap ingredients to make it your own! You can add a dash of hot sauce or cayenne to give it a bit more heat, use less brown sugar, add more garlic — whatever sounds good to you!

One of the great things about this BBQ sauce recipe is that you can make a big batch of it and freeze whatever you won’t use right away. (I suggest pouring the extra sauce into an ice cube tray and freezing it, then transferring the frozen cubes to a ziplock freezer bag!)

Add this blender bbq sauce to shredded meat of any kind for delicious bbq sandwiches.

What Can I Put Blender BBQ Sauce On?

Brush this easy BBQ sauce on grilled chicken and serve with a fresh salad for a perfect summertime meal. I also love this sauce on a homemade BBQ chicken salad with black beans, corn, red onion, and ranch dressing. So good!

You can brush blender BBQ sauce on meatloaf and burgers, add it to shredded pork or chicken for sandwiches, and even stir into some mayo to make a tangy dip for french fries and onion rings. It’s also great on delicious BBQ chicken pizza too!

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Blender BBQ Sauce Recipe

Jill Nystul
Whip up a deliciously sweet and smoky barbecue sauce at home with this quick and easy blender recipe.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 72 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender or a bowl and whisk

Ingredients
  

  • ½-1 cup brown sugar to taste
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 2½ ounces baby food prunes or prune puree
  • 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp liquid smoke
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth.
  • Warm before using, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 72kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 206mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 151IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.3mg

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  1. I love all of the different Sweet Baby Ray sauces

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  2. I love Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce. I have started adding a can of Coca Cola to a bottle this is awesome.

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  3. My favorite BBQ sauce is one that is serve red at White Spot restaurants in Vancouver, BC. Now I have to try to duplicate it, they don’t share the recipe. I see a lot of barbecued ribs in my future!

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  4. I typically don’t like sweet, thick barbecue sauces, so I make my own with apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and whatever spices I feel like using. It ends up being more of a liquidy consistency, but for pulled pork or chicken, it’s perfect and not as messy.

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  5. When I am in a hurry I just mix up equal amounts of ketchup, mustard and brown sugar. But I have made several recipes from the internet that are excellent.

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  7. I quit buying BBQ sauce because of the unhealthy ingredients. My old blender is dead so I would love to win the blendtec so I can make BBQ sauce and smoothies and all the other things blendtec can do!

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  8. I love KC Masterpiece, but then I was born and raised in the area. I have started canning my own BBQ sauce with honey or very little sugar since my husband was recently diagnosed with diabetes.

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  9. Williamson Bros BBQ – Original…they are a local restaurant…luv the sauce but DON’T love the HFCS :( Gonna give your recipe a try :)

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  10. Wow I am going to have to try that sauce! It looks wonderful. My family really likes Sweet Baby Rays Sauces. While we like most of the SBR that we have tried we tend to stick with the original sauce. Thanks for all the wonderful DIY things that you share with us!

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  11. My favorite is a homemade sauce called Merle’s Mop Sauce. It is tangy ,not so sweet. Has grated ginger root in it. I believe it was made a a southern BBQ pit somewhere in Tennessee around Memphis.

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  14. We enjoy a variety of bbq sauces but Sweet Baby Rays Hickory is our favourite

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  15. Sweet Baby Rays – hands down! I’ve made homemade before, but not using these ingredients. Can’t wait to try!!

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  17. Sweet Baby Rays is our family favorite but the lower sugar content of this recipe is very intriguing!

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  22. As a southwest Ohio girl, there’s no better BBQ sauce than Montgomery Inn. However I want to try this one and a Blendtec would really be a help!

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  23. I love sweet baby rays when my son hasn’t made his own sauce. His is really good and everyone tells him he should bottle it and sell it.

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