Sugar Free BBQ Sauce
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The weekend is coming up and you are craving BBQ Ribs, but you are on a Keto diet and cannot eat traditional, sugary barbecue sauce. Do you cheat? Do you ignore your cravings? No silly, you make Sugar Free BBQ Sauce!! Thick and tangy with kicks of spice and enough smokey flavor to fool your family and friends…..
I cooked those ribs in my Instant Pot while this Sugar Free BBQ Sauce was simmering. When they were ready I coated them in sauce and put them under the broiler for a few minutes. Imagine that, a delicious, sugar-free dinner in less than an hour. Cravings satisfied!!
How to make Sugar Free BBQ Sauce:
Add all of the sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan and whisk to combine…..
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes…..
to allow the sugar to dissolve and the sauce to thicken.
Allow sauce to cool before pouring into a container to store in the refrigerator, or use immediately…..
Exactly what I wanted, they could not have turned out any better with a sugary sauce!
Notes:
- This sauce will not caramelize the same way that a sugary sauce will when placed under the broiler.
- I used a combination of erythritol and stevia to round out their flavors.
- Stevia alone is too bitter, and I needed the bulk of the erythritol to blend with the sauce.
Why didn’t you use fresh garlic and onions in this bbq sauce?
- Fresh garlic and onions would make the sauce chunkier and I did not want to pull out the blender
- I was looking for a super easy bbq sauce that could be thrown together with basic items in the pantry.
- Fresh goes bad faster, powdered will make this sauce last a bit longer in the refrigerator.
Products used to create this recipe: {contains affiliate links}
Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener – Non GMO Erythritol mixed with Monkfruit extract to create a delicious zero calorie, zero glycemic sweetener with the taste of sugar. (Use code YUMMYHEALTHYKETO15% for 15% off Lakanto Products)
Stevia – a non-nutritive sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. It is 100 times sweeter than granulated sugar.
Recipes that use BBQ Sauce:
Instant Pot Barbecue Ribs – I seasoned the ribs with Southwest Seasoning and used 1 cup of water to cook.
Barbecue Chicken Thighs – on the grill
Instant Pot Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf – NOT Keto or low carb. Skip the potatoes and panko.
Enjoy!!
Sugar Free BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can sugar free tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener
- 1/32 teaspoon powdered stevia a pinch
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons fish sauce I used Red Boat
- 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ Tablespoon chipotle pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper If unsure, use less to start and add more if you need more heat
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Add all of the sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan and whisk to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes to allow the sugar to dissolve and the sauce to thicken.
- Allow sauce to cool before pouring into a container to store in the refrigerator, or use immediately.
Notes
- This sauce will not caramelize the same way that a sugary sauce will when placed under the broiler.
- I used a combination of erythritol/monkfruit and stevia to round out their flavors.
- Stevia alone is too bitter, and I needed the bulk of the erythritol to blend with the sauce.
- This sauce should last 7 days in the refrigerator, maybe more.
