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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Believe it or not, my family like Aldi brand! I mix mine with Sweet Baby Rays…..yummy!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite is Sweet Baby Rays. We like reg & honey. Recently I tried a Valdalia Onion version . . . yum! Thanks for the giveaway! I think this would be a great addition to our kitchen. I am eating healthier and this would help!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ Sauce is a secret family recipe where any store brand BBQ base and then several other ingredients are added (some were in this recipe). Because our barbecue is also marinated overnight with another secret family recipe marinade, we do not put sauce on the meats because the meat has so much flavor, you just may not want sauce! Sorry, can’t give you the recipe because it wouldn’t be a secret family recipe if I did.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Famous Dave’s Devil Spit, Yum! I also want to try the recipe posted in the comments by Lennis Williams Jr.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks for the giveaway!!
My mom makes the best bbq sauce! It is so good we eat it like it is a side dish! : )
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My all time favorite is Sweet Baby Rays! I even eat it on popcorn. I’m definitely going to make this recipe though. Maybe I have found an acceptable replacement.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Stubb’s bbq sauce. Sure would love that blender.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Sweet Baby Rays, especially in crock pot pulled chicken. I always have a batch of vinegar based sauce in the fridge to put on top of the pulled chicken! Mmmmm
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite is Sweet Baby Ray’s. Yum!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I don’t have a favorite BBQ sauce. I love eating grilled chicken best, boneless & skinless of course, with just the right amount of sauce added at just the right time. But I’ve never been able to find just the right taste even though I’ve played around with mixes a little. And i’m not lucky enough to have my mother or grandfather, her dad, they were the family cooks. I lost both before I could grow, wanting to follow in their “love to cook steps”, and become the next generation family cook. My oldest son told me, about ten years ago, that we needed to make some type of family tradition. This was over me in the kitchen getting everything together for the grill. He knows how much I love my grilled chicken. But he also knows that it has never been just right, so he pulled all the ingredients from the frig that he knew help to make bbq sauce and said,” since you don’t get to follow in Nanny & Papaws footsteps with being the family cook then make your own bbq sauce” . Maybe one of these days I’ll have something to hand down to him or one of my other kids. A special bbq sauce would be perfect!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have a favorite homemade recipe that uses no sugar, but I will give this one a try, it sounds delicious! I’ve also mixed two store bought sauces together in the past with good results.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I am not a huge fan of barbeque sauce but I make my own sugar free pineapple chili sauce which I use in place of barbecue sauce.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is Uncle Yammy’s Grilling Sauce. It’s got just the right amount of heat that makes it delicious!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Sweet Baby Rays is our favorite store-bought BBQ sauce, and they just came out with a Kickin Bourbon Wing Sauce & Glaze that is out of this world!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We host a Memorial Day cook out and I decided to make my own BBQ sauce one year. I started with a base recipe and added a couple ingredients. Stored it in the fridge and it was even better the next day. People were taking it home in cups from the party. Do you think I wrote it down? Nope! This will be a snow day project recreating it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We love lots of brands, but there’s always some Stubbs sauce around as a first choice.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I remember my Mom making one that had either root beer or cola in it. I am going to have to ask her about it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.It was Sweet Baby Rays until I noticed it had high fructose corn syrup. No we I am looking for another and am excited to try this one.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m partial to Sweet Baby Rays Original but making my own sounds fun!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We eat lots of barbecue! My favorite is from a locally owned BBQ restaurant. (In Central Texas) It is not too sweet or spicy; it is just right! Very delicious!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I always buy K.C. Masterpiece. I always tastes good.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My daughter introduced me to Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce. I don’t have a good homemade sauce I will have to try this one.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite is McClard’s BBQ Sauce. They have a diner in Hot Springs Arkansas. Awesome!!!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Honey & mustard are my 2 favourite ingredients for a BBQ sauce
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my favorite store bought is Sweet baby Ray’s…
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