Low Sugar BBQ Sauce {Vegan, GF, Low Cal}

This Low Sugar BBQ Sauce is sweet, smoky, tangy and super tasty! Made low in sugar with wholesome ingredients. Incredibly easy to make too! Perfect for salads, grilling, baking, or the crockpot! Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

I love going to the grocery store. It's my favorite place to be. There I said it. Hello, my name is Megan and I love hanging out at grocery stores stalking food.

Not just any old grocery store. Actually, I can't remember the last time I was at a real grocery store. Since I moved to Arizona in 2003, I've been blessed with having a healthy food market near me. Sprouts, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are my food havens! I don't know how people get by without them.

The guy thinks I'm a weirdo because I like to hang out at food stores inspecting food. This is coming from someone who loves to shop at Walmart. Every time he tells me that I remind him how I almost got abducted there.

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So yes, I may be weird but when I experienced problems with my hormones a few years ago I started realizing what I put in my body was so much more than calories. The quality of foods play an important role in health. As I get older I start to have a greater appreciation for this as my body changes.

Now I inspect food a lot more to ensure I'm fueling my body with quality ingredients. A true test of this came when I tried to find a clean BBQ Sauce.

I literally stood in Sprouts one morning going through every bottle of BBQ sauce. The second ingredient in every one was sugar. If you've taken Master Your Cravings, you know this isn't good.

I was baffled that every BBQ sauce was drowning in sugar. I guess that is the trend in our food so I shouldn't be surprised. I'm not anti sugar by any means, but I do like to control the amount of sugar I put in my body. I feel a lot better when I eat less of it, which is why I created a Low Sugar BBQ Sauce. And I guarantee you'll love this one too!

Low Sugar BBQ Sauce

It's sweet, tangy, spicy. Everything you need in a BBQ sans the buckets of sugar! Even better, it's a breeze to make. Just toss the ingredients in a pan, simmer together then store in a glass jar in the refrigerator until you're ready to drizzle it on the goods.

Perfect for summer salads, grilling, and in my case, crockpot using when it's a thousand degrees out or topping BBQ chicken, salads, sandwiches, making wings. The options are really endless with what you can do with BBQ sauce. Honestly, I toss it on anything that's slightly flavorless to give it a punch of flavor.

What You Need

• Tomato Paste
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Coconut Sugar
• Water
• Garlic Powder

Love BBQ? Also try, these!

Paleo BBQ Meatballs

BBQ Chicken Taco Bowls

Healthy Crockpot BBQ Chicken

Crockpot BBQ Wings

BBQ Salmon & Green Beans

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Low Sugar BBQ Sauce

Megan Olson

This Low Sugar BBQ Sauce is sweet, smoky, tangy & super tasty! Made low in sugar with wholesome ingredients. Incredibly easy to make too! Perfect for salads, grilling, baking, or the crockpot! Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

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Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Sauce, Side

Cuisine American

Servings 10 servings

Calories 32 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 6 oz tomato paste
• ▢ 2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
• ▢ 4 tablespoons worcestershire sauce I use Annie's, it's Vegan
• ▢ 1/2 cup water
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 tablespoon coconut sugar adjusted as needed

Instructions

 

• Heat a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add all ingredients to the saucepan and stir to combine. Once bubbling, reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer on low 20 minutes.
• Use immediately, or transfer to a glass jar to store in the refrigerator.

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Notes

• 1 serving equals 4 tablespoons
• Keep sauce in a glass mason jar in the refrigerator 30 days or store in the freezer up to 3 months.
• My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
• More BBQ recipes to try: Paleo BBQ Meatballs, BBQ Chicken Taco Bowls, Healthy Crockpot BBQ Chicken, Sugar BBQ Sauce, Crockpot BBQ Wings, BBQ Salmon & Green Beans

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 32kcalCarbohydrates: 6.1gProtein: 1.2gSodium: 271mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 3g

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About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.