The Best Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
Enjoy all of the tangy, spicy, smoky flavor of homemade barbecue sauce without a ton of sugar! Great for low glycemic living.
Diets: Dairy Free • Egg Free • Gluten Free • Low Carb • Low Fat • Nut Free • Paleo • Sugar Free • Vegan • Vegetarian • Whole30
THM Fuel: THM FP
Prep Time: 5 minutes 
Cook Time: 20 minutes 
Total Time: 25 minutes 
Servings: 2 cupsIngredients
- 1 cup sugar free ketchup (such as our Homemade Sugar Free Ketchup)
- ¾ cup raw apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon THM Gentle Sweet
or equivalent sweetener* - 1 tablespoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses, optional (see notes) *
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons mineral salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon adobo sauce, optional
- ½ teaspoon (more or less to taste) liquid smoke, optional *
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a soft-rolling boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
- Sauce will thicken a bit as it cools. Once cooled, pour into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
The molasses is in a small enough quantity that it should not throw off your blood sugar levels or ketosis state. That said, if you would rather err on the safe side or if you know you are sensitive to it, please omit it! If you would like to re-add that woodsy-sweet flavor that molasses has, you can try adding 1/2 to 1 teaspoon maple flavoring instead of the molasses AFTER removing the BBQ sauce from the heat.
* Omit for Whole30.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoonsCalories: 46kcalCarbs: 18gProtein: 1gFiber: 15g