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
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
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!
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!)
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
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
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My favorite BBQ sauce is a mix of Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Barbeque and Chipotle BBQ, love it! I also love to mix the Chipotle BBQ with some mayo and create a copycat of the Red Robin dipping sauce! I can’t wait to try this recipe, i’m always looking for something new to try at home :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I don’t think I have a favorite yet, but yours looks delicious!! And I love the fact that it isn’t too sweet.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We’ve been eating Kraft Honey Roasted Garlic for years, but I’m ready to branch out to something a little stronger lately.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite store bought BBQ sauce is Sweet Baby Rays! It never really occurred to me that I could make my own! I’ll have to try this recipe :) Thanks Jillee
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love any BBQ sauce that either has honey in it and/or is spicy! We eat a lot of Famous Dave’s BBQ sauce as the original restaurant is not far from here. Awesome giveaway! I need a new blender that is more reliable than my current one!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce. AMAZING! I use that stuff like ketchup :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Favorite BBQ sauce was a secret recipe that I never got the secret to! Will be trying yours here.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is one I doctor myself…I buy whatever is on sale then add a few flavors at home; my favorite? I add chipotles to it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We usually buy generic store brands–whatever is on sale…sweet baby rays and the like. My boyfriend absolutely loves spicy sauces though and is always trying specialty BBQ sauces and hot sauces when he gets the chance. I should definitely make some BBQ sauce–then I could make it as spicy as he likes it to be! (Most store brands are–according to him–“not hot enough.”)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade of course!!!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks for the giveaway and the recipe :)
My favorite BBQ sauce is from the Luling City Market BBQ. It is fantastic, a little vinegar taste with the sweetness and tomatoes, awesome! Still have not been able to copy it!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This giveaway couldn’t have come at a better time – my mom just said this morning she would like a high powered blender and I’d love to win one for her. My favorite BBQ sauce recipe actually involves Coke – http://theactorsdiet.com/2014/06/20/id-like-to-buy-the-world-a-coke/
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Stubbs is my favorite but is kind of spendy so we usually end up using Kraft. I did manage to get about a dozen bottles of Sweet Baby Ray’s for 98 cents each a while back so we’ve been using that this summer.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite is from Jack’s Creek BBQ in Jack’s Creek, TN — best BBQ and sauce ever! When I can’t get that (because I live too far away), my next favorite is Kraft’s Honey BBQ Sauce
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Unfortunately, my husband likes Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce. I would love to make a much healthier recipe. Can’t wait to try this! I had no idea there was a blender that heats things. So cool! Need one of those!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Loved the blender BBQ sauce, my husband’ s stomach can not take a sauce that is too spicy, but can tolerate yours. Thank you for giving the joy of sauce back to him.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is the Monica sauce from Big Papa’s restaurant! Yum!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Gates & Sons is our favorite!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I tried Stubb’s recently and it was good!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like the tomato sauce varieties. I think that I am going to enjoy trying this new blender barbeque sauce.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Stubbs barbeque always satisfies my love for tanginess. The zesty vinegary flavor…love it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is the one I made last week! I googled up a recipe from Down Home with the Neeleys on Food Network. It was delicious & I’m still finding reasons to put it on everything I eat. Yum!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory BBQ sauce is my fav!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We are a Sweet Baby Ray’s family….all the way!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Cattleman’s is my favorite but I also keep Sweet Baby Ray’s because his son uses it as a base for his many concoctions for dipping!
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