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

May 17, 2017

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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

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

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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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

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!

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

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.

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 CalorieThis 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

What You Need

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

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

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

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
Author Skinny Fitalicious
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 32 kcal
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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Ingredients

  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tbsp worcestershire sauce I use Annie's, it's Vegan
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp coconut sugar adjusted as needed
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

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

Recipe 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
Course Dinner, Sauce, Side
Cuisine American
Keyword barbebque, BBQ, dairy free, easy, gluten free, healthy, homemade, low calorie, low sugar, sauce, sugar free, vegan

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Nutrition facts per serving (1serving)
Calories 32 kcal
Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 271 mg
Potassium 0 mg
Carbohydrates 6.1 g
Fiber 0.6 g
Sugar 3 g
Protein 1.2 g
Vitamin A 0 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 0 %
Iron 0 %

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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
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!

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.

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  1. Juliette | Namastay Traveling says

    May 17, 2017 at 3:30 am

    BBQ sauce is b far my favorite condiment! As a vegetarian, I don’t get to eat it as much as I like since it’s usually not something I can order out and it’s filled with sugar. I’ve never even though to make my own!! Bookmarking this immediately and having it ready for summer bbqs coming up.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      Hope you get to make it!

      Reply
    • Jan says

      August 26, 2017 at 9:34 am

      I am allergic to coconut, wondering if I can switch the coconut sugar for Stevia or swerve or some other item, honey maybe?

      Reply
      • Megan says

        August 26, 2017 at 10:09 am

        I’m sure any sugar would work here.

        Reply
  2. Susie @ Suzlyfe says

    May 17, 2017 at 3:58 am

    I LOVE BBQ sauce, ut I go for the less sickly sweet versions. I love the Trader Joes Carolina mustard, but they stopped making it. I need to try it myself!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 3:57 pm

      Ewww I want to try that! TJ’s always has the best stuff.

      Reply
  3. Blair says

    May 17, 2017 at 5:12 am

    Isn’t it crazy how much sugar is in store-bought BBQ sauce? I love the idea of making my own, and this looks like a perfect option!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 3:57 pm

      Oh my goodness, it really is and BBQ sauce isn’t the only thing!

      Reply
  4. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    May 17, 2017 at 7:49 am

    Love this! The adjust as needed under sugar section of BBQ may be a problem for me because I’d adjust times 15… I LOVE super sweet barbecue. I kind of know that though so I just make it my carb for the meal and skip the bread or other carbs… #tradoffs

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      Haha! #sugarbomb I actually am so sensitive to sugar now I can’t deal with it.

      Reply
  5. Emily @ Pizza and Pull-ups says

    May 17, 2017 at 11:11 am

    I love BBQ sauce, but have never thought to make it myself. I will have to give it a try.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      Oh yes, so easy!

      Reply
  6. lindsay Cotter says

    May 17, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    oh I am so trying this with a hint of coconut sugar. Good call! and you know I love thrive market! <3

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 17, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      They are perfect for stocking up!

      Reply
  7. Bethany says

    May 18, 2017 at 12:29 am

    So glad you shared this!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 18, 2017 at 3:56 pm

      Hope it’s helpful.

      Reply
  8. Val says

    July 28, 2017 at 8:34 am

    I can’t print the recipe 🙁

    Reply
    • Megan says

      July 28, 2017 at 8:52 am

      I just tried and was able to do it. Try again!

      Reply
  9. Carol says

    October 27, 2017 at 6:59 am

    Hi this sounds great but is it really 3g of sodium? The ingredients don’t look like they would have that much.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 27, 2017 at 8:58 am

      Yes, from the Worcestershire sauce.

      Reply
  10. Darlene brandow says

    December 5, 2017 at 6:24 am

    Is there a way to make it less spicy I am going to make it tonight with the crockpot chicken?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 5, 2017 at 4:01 pm

      The sauce is not spicy. Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply

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