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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Sweet Baby Ray’s is a staple at our house!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Sweet Baby Ray’s, but the best bbq sauce I’ve had was a wedding favor that the couple made themselves. So tasty!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This recipe sounds easy and yummy! Can’t wait to try it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandmother used to make a home made BBQ sauce that I still miss.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t found the perfect bbq sauce recipe yet- looking forward to trying this one! – but my favorite sauces have to have a vinegary kick.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Longhorn is our favorite, but I would prefer to make it myself! Thank you for the awesome recipe and the opportunity to win such a fabulous blender!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Sweet Baby Rays is the best one I have used so far! But I will try this recipe. I have had great success with your laundry detergent, and fabric softener, and a couple of your essential oils recipes. I would love that Blendtec to try this, and your almond butter recipe .
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce and I’d LOVE a blender! I got rid of mine several years ago because it was awful, so I really would love a nice one!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like dark, sweet, hickory flavored barbecue sauces.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is Yoshidas, My husband loves to use Kens Caesar salad dressing especially on chicken!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Tony Roma’s :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my favorite ingredient is bourbon in BBQ sauce!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Can’t say that we have a favorite… this look very interesting to try, and I’d looove to have the blender!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We love sweet baby ray’s sauce modified with a little hot sauce.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We used Sweet Baby Rays just last night on country ribs. I considered making my own but finally found an unopened bottle in the pantry
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We love Famous Dave’s but since we moved to Florida we no longer can get the sauce down here. We use Stubbs Spicy Sauce.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Peter Lugar Sauce! It’s from a steak house in NY. My roomate bought me some and now I’m addicted! It is a little sweet but has horseradish in it. Very similar to a seafood cocktail sauce. Everyone raves about my BBQ foods!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love bbq sauce, but don’t eat it anymore since going off sugar a few years ago. I can’t wait to try this!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have only made BBQ sauce once and the recipe was only okay – so I don’t have a favorite recipe. For prepared BBQ sauces our family’s fave is Cactus Pete’s Agave BBQ Sauce. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.It’s probably bad, but I add some brown sugar to any bottled sauce so that it carmelizes better.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Baby Rays is the favorite here. Blend on!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.In a pinch we like Sweet Baby Rays but I try to make my own bbq sauce when I am able. The family prefers the fresh taste.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is Bessinger’s.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I think this is going to be my favorite BBQ sauce…
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Can’t wait to try it.
I’m partial to BBQ sauce with Asian fish sauce–makes everything taste better!
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