
The Best Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe
This low sugar easy homemade BBQ Sauce recipe from Alison Needham is refined sugar-free, tangy, delicious – and sweetened with California Prunes! Making homemade BBQ Sauce from scratch takes a little more effort than buying a bottle from the store – but it’s totally worth it. Here’s how to make this healthier sauce.
Featuring California Prunes
Recipe courtesy of Alison Needham
Ingredients
| 2 tbsp | olive oil | |
| 160 g | chopped onion (about 1 medium onion) | |
| 4 | medium cloves of garlic, minced | |
| 60 ml | bourbon | |
| 70 g | tomato paste | |
| 470 ml | prune purée | |
| 60 ml | Worcestershire sauce or coconut aminos | |
| 60 ml | low sodium soy sauce or tamari or coconut aminos | |
| 2 tbsp | maple syrup | |
| 2 tbsp | apple cider vinegar | |
| 1 tbsp | dijon mustard | |
| 1 tbsp | smoked paprika | |
| 1 tsp | salt | |
| 1 tsp | ground pepper | |
| 1 tsp | liquid smoke, optional | |


