{"id":1555,"date":"2022-02-02T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fueledwithfood.com\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2023-03-08T00:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T00:30:10","slug":"healthy-bbq-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fueledwithfood.com\/healthy-bbq-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy BBQ Sauce Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for a healthy alternative to ultra-processed bbq sauce for your next rack of ribs, grilled chicken, or even air fryer meatballs<\/a>? This recipe will give you an all-natural alternative with options to mix and match ingredients that\u2019s customizable with a low-calorie, no sugar diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s in Typical Store-Bought BBQ Sauce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some of our favorite store-bought BBQ sauce varieties taste pretty good but come with the downside of many super processed ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and preservatives. After taking a closer look at one of my favorite brands, I was shocked to find out they listed high fructose corn syrup, sugar, and more corn syrup in their ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By making my own bbq sauce, I\u2019m able to make a custom bbq sauce that has healthier ingredients and adjust or take out certain ingredients to fit my diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why This Homemade BBQ Sauce Is Healthier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This healthy bbq sauce recipe doesn\u2019t use any preservatives or high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten the sauce. While some homemade bbq sauce recipes use ketchup as a tomato base and sweetener, I also refrained from using premade ketchup to move away from processed and overly sweetened ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I used tomato passata (or tomato puree), which is strained and pureed tomatoes. This provided a good base for the bbq sauce and room to add my own sweetener. Make sure you purchase the unsalted version so you can adjust it based on your flavor preferences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in This Healthy Bbq Sauce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For this healthy bbq sauce, we used a lot of all-natural ingredients like tomato passata instead of ketchup, apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, molasses, and dried herbs and spices. To sweeten the sauce, we used blackstrap molasses instead of cane sugar or corn syrup because it has added health benefits like potassium and iron and emphasizes a smoky flavor to the sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredient Variations and Substitutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You can use this low-calorie bbq sauce recipe and make your own variations by using the ingredients below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n