Homemade Honey Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Feb 17, 2016, Updated May 02, 2021
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Homemade Honey Barbecue Sauce – Quick and easy recipe for homemade barbecue sauce!
Hi Hi, again! Great to see you! I’m just popping in really quick to share this Homemade Honey Barbecue Sauce recipe with you, just in time for our Crock Pot Pineapple Barbecue Sauce Pork Chops Recipe.
HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE
I have one thing to say, though: STOP buying Barbecue Sauce. Just stop. Too much sugar, too much sodium, too much “X” words in the ingredients that we can’t pronounce… it’s just overboard.
You don’t need all that and it is much better when you can make your own, especially when it is this easy.
I use this Barbecue Sauce on pork, chicken, meatballs, and on anything else that can somehow be turned into a sweet and sour deal.
INGREDIENTS FOR HONEY BARBECUE SAUCE
Also, you should know that this is not about some fancy ingredients. All this involves is some ketchup, a bit of honey, apple cider vinegar, and a perfect dose of worcestershire sauce. All together cooked down to a perfect thickness and slathered over your favorite chops. Or chicken.
ENJOY!
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Homemade Honey Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups ketchup, (I use organic Ketchup, it's also low in sodium and sugar)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and set over medium high heat.
- Bring to a boil while frequently whisking and stirring together the ingredients.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for about 45 minutes, or until until mixture is thickened to a desired consistency.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Store in an airtight container or a jar and keep for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
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Juuuuust a tiny tad too acidic for our family, but still SO delicious. It’s the recipe we’ll be using from now on – just lessening the amount of vinegar. I did add more honey before serving because I’m addicted to sickeningly sweet sauce, lol, but we tried it before that and it was awesome.
I’m glad everyone enjoyed it! Thank you for chiming in! 🙂
I added 1tablespoon of mesquite liquid smoke instead of lemon juice and it’s amazing.
That’s wonderful! I’m very happy you loved it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Is there any reason you used ketchup instead of tomato sauce?
Has anybody made this with Tomato Sauce?
Wow I’m making this as I’m commenting and I already know it’s gonna be delish I just added a tiny bit of sweet chilly sauce also thanks for sharing I’m going to be putting it on my chicken breasts tonight
Absolutely THE best bbq sauce I have ever had. My hubs, who is not a fan of bbq, loves it! Have only had it on ribs, but going to make pulled beef next week.
Added two tablespoons of apricot jam and some chipotle pepper and smoked paprika, tastes amazing. I always use this on wings now
I want to make about 12 pints how much of everything would I need?
What is a serving size on this barbeque sauce? I saw it’s 1 smart point per serving but need to know how much idea serving?
Plan to make this recipe so hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
P. Frederick
pamfrederick@gmail.com
The comment should say I need to know how much one serving is (e.g. one cup, half a cup, etc.)
Thanks
Hi!! That should be 2 tablespoons. Will update it right away – I changed recipe cards and the all the serving sizes didn’t transfer through, unfortunately. Thank you for letting me know!!