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This Homemade Barbecue Sauce……it’s just like Sweet Baby Ray’s and it totally has me wishful thinking…Come on. We were almost there, we even had some nice warm sunny days. I could feel spring!
Not!
But then, yeah you guessed it. It totally snowed last night.
I am not going back to my winter ways. I am rebelling against this weather!
It is April gosh darn it!
Technically I know April is a little early to be breaking out the grill, but let’s just say I am getting you guys ready for that hot spring day when you decide it is time to break out the grill.
Before you know April will be over, mid May will hit and with it will come (hopefully) warm temps! Or maybe you are lucky enough to be in one of those spots where the warm weather has already arrived…lucky you.
Really is there a better way to prepare for outdoor cooking than homemade BBQ sauce!
It’s pretty much any griller’s favorite sauce.
Heck whether you are griller, broiler, Gorge Foreman lover or baker, it is still probably your favorite sauce.
Over here we grill all year round. The boys CANNOT live without their grilled chicken or steak and my dad only likes his fish grilled. Not seared, not baked and not fried. Grilled.
So our grill gets a whole lot of use.
Therefore, we also go through a whole lot of BBQ sauce. Obviously.
Hands down, around here the family favorite is Sweet Baby Ray’s.
The problem? It is filled to the brim with high fructose corn syrup! Barf.
So I made my own. And oh fudge it is good! And like ridiculously easy. It takes me ten minutes to throw together! Yes, just 10 minutes! You definitely can’t get to the store and back in 10 minutes! Plus, my guess is you have every single ingredient in your kitchen right now. Honestly, it could not be simpler and it could not taste better. Even the texture is stop on. Sweet Baby Ray himself would not be able to tell the difference.
Yeah, I am serious. It is that good.
Homemade Barbecue Sauce....Just Like Sweet Baby Ray
Servings: 2 cups
Calories Per Serving: 497 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups ketchup preferably organic
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice or you can sub apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon worchestire sauce
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper use less if you don't like the heat
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients size sauce pot. Bring to a boil and reduce and simmer for five minutes or until all the sugar has dissolved. Serve immediately or cover and store in fridge.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one cup of sauce
Bone suckin’, lick the spoon (jar, bowl, table, whatever), good!
This post was originally published on April 7, 2013
Stopping by from Hungry Little Girl’s 4/23 party to say this sounds awesome! We love BBQing/grilling once the weather turns and SBR’s is the go-to for chicken … but maybe not after we try this instead! If I were a dog, I probably would’ve licked the screen because it looks SO good. 😀
Take care!
Sherry @ WhoNeedsACape.com
haha! Thank you, Sherry! Hope you love this as much as we do!
I wonder if one could can this for future use? Maybe leave out the cornstarch and add a bit more liquid?
I think that sounds like a great idea!! Let me know how it gos!
I am just curious how long it lasts in the fridge?
I have had mine in the for a couple months and it is steal delicious! I would say anywhere up 2 months, but I am just saying that to ne safe. I am sure it would probably last longer
Wow, that looks amazing! I love your gorgeous photographs as well.
Have a lovely weekend.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Thank you!!
You’re like an angel sent from above! I go through mass amounts of bbq sauce every week, I’ve tried to make my own…but it always tastes like it’s missing something. I’m so excited to try your sauce out, it sounds delish! And my fiance will be thanking you too lol! 😉
Ha! Thank you!! I hope you LOVE this!
What a fun recipe! We’d love for you to link it up with our Wednesday link party.
Thanks Erika!
Sweet Baby Jesus. I should’ve read the comment first. That sauce is hot! But it is so delicious, which makes it twice as dangerous, haha.
Ha! i did not realize it was so hot!! Geez, I am sorry! Glad you still like it though!
Visiting from Weekend Wrap up! My boys love Sweet Baby Ray’s but I also refuse to buy it with the junk that’s in it. Thanks for sharing!
Come check me out when you have a minute.
I hope your boys love this!
Your photo’s are beautiful… gosh I could lick the screen! Thanks for coming to (link) party with me… Come and share again today at Super Saturday http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com 🙂 Have a wonderful day. xoxo~ Ruthie
Thank you Ruthie! I am so glad you like my photos!
Sweet Baby Ray’s is my family’s favorite! Definitely trying this. Clicked over from Shabby Creek Cottage and I hope you don’t mind that I pinned your recipe.
Thank you and thank you so much for pinning!
WOW I can’t wait to try this! I just want to dip some fries in that BBQ sauce, yum! I’ll be featuring you tomorrow at Show & Share Wednesday. See you there!
Thanks Kelly and thank so much for featuring me tonight!
This absolutely IS Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce! Once I saw the pineapple juice in your ingredients list, I knew this had to THE recipe! My husband won’t eat any other BBQ sauce except for Sweet Baby Ray’s so I have really had my work cut out for me trying to find a sauce that would compare. This sauce he loved and said it could replace the bottled stuff…FINALLY!
OMG YES!!! This is awesome! I am so glad it past his test!! This excites me greatly!
Sweet Baby Rays is my absolute favorite BBQ sauce, will try this soon!
Ya! Let me know when you do!
Looking forward to trying this. We try to avoid HFCS too and my hubby adores Sweet Baby Rays. Thanks!
I hope you love this!! Thanks for reading!
i’m making this today… and next week it’ll be ready for my ribs
YUM!! Let me know what you think!