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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. My favorite bbq sauce is made in a local restaurant, we usually buy a bottle from there.

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  2. Can’t say we’ve found one particular store-bought favorite. Keep trying different ones. Definitely like home made best! The recipe here looks like a good one to try.

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  3. My favorite sauce is one I got at the Amish market

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  4. My favorite bbq sauce is homemade – very tangy and vinegary, but I think it uses to much sugar. Will have to try this one!

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  5. My favorite BBQ sauce is made by my nephew. His sauce is so delicious!
    I’ll have to try this recipe out!

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  7. Making my own BBQ sauce is what I like best. I have a specific taste that I want a particular sauce to taste like, and the only way to get that is to make my own.

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  9. I love all kinds of bbq sauce. But I was raised in Texas and Oklahoma so i prefer the thick and sweet sauces.

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  10. We like Jack Daniels Hickory Brown Sugar or Little Pig, depending on what we’re cooking.

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  11. It’s actually funny that you’re talking about BBQ sauce because the other day my son wanted to have ribs. He is my little cook even though he is 17. He found a recipe on-line at allrecipes.com called Barbecue Ribs and was rated 5 out of 5 stars. I have to stay it was DELICIOUS! You cook the ribs first. Then let the ribs marinade for 30 minutes but we marinated them all day. Then you put them on the grill and whalla….fabulous BBQ ribs!

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  12. I love Wildtree BBQ sauce! I believe it’s called Cactus Pete’s. It’s all organic & sweetened with agave, yum! I’ll have to give this recipe a try.

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  13. My all time favorite now is Cattlemen’s, Kansas City Favorite.
    I don’t want to eat anything else BBQ wise.

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  14. We don’t have a favorite but just try to find the one with the least amount of sugar and preservatives. I’m excited to try this recipe.

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  18. I usually like Kraft s Bullseye. I do like mine sweet, but need to start cutting back on the sugar. I am excited to try your recipe. Thanks

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  20. Used to be Grandma’s Molasses BBQ sauce, but they quit making it so now I make my own with homemade catsup, mustard, grated fresh ginger, Bragg’s AC vinegar, molasses, honey or maple syrup and a good bit of red pepper flakes or Chulula Hot Sauce. Daves and Sweet Baby Ray’s have high fructose corn syrup and they don’t seem to get just how bad that is for people since it is cheap to use, they will continue to use it. So, I make my own, my own catsup too.

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  21. I am in love with BBQ sauce that has a touch of honey in it. It is delicious! I had it to almost everything.

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  22. My favorite is the recipe from Fannie Flagg’s Whistle Stop Cafe. So very versatile!

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    • tysm for reminding me, I keep that book on my cookbook shelf and haven’t opened it in years.

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  23. My favorite is Rudy’s BBQ sauce (I love my Texas BBQ), but if I have to buy one at the grocery store I go for Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Chipotle :)

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  24. Our favorite BBQ sauce is a homemade one. It’s blended with tomatoes, acv, liquid smoke, a touch of brown sugar and a kiss of spices as paprika. Simmer on low heat and serve as you like. Don’t forget to lick the spoon because it’s delicious!

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