Homemade No-Cook BBQ Sauce is tangy and sweet, made with just a handful of healthy pantry ingredients and ready in under 5-minutes. Seriously quick and easy recipe for bbq sauce that’s less expensive than store bought and perfect for everything from beans and tofu, to pizza and burritos, or any protein you’re putting on the grill.
Ingredient Notes
- Tomato paste: no thickeners needed in this sauce when you use pure tomato paste. Look for a brand with just one ingredient: tomatoes!
- Cacao powder: Substitute with cocoa powder…the chocolate adds a depth of flavor and subtle sweetness to this rich bbq sauce.
- Date syrup: Naturally sweetens this sauce without the need for molasses or brown sugar. Substitute with maple syrup and add an extra teaspoon cacao powder. Plus, it mixes right in without the need to cook on the stove for the sugar to dissolve.
- Spices: a combination of smoked paprika, chili powder, onion and garlic powder gives this recipe for bbq sauce an authentic bbq sauce flavor…no liquid smoke needed.
- Worcestershire sauce: Sub with a splash of balsamic vinegar and a splash of soy sauce.
Step by Step
This homemade bbq sauce couldn’t be any easier to make! One bowl, 5-minutes and a few pantry ingredients is all you need…oh, grab a spoon too!
Gather the tomato paste, mustard, worcestershire, vinegar, date syrup, cacao powder and spices in a bowl.
Keep stirring until everything is well incorporated and a thick paste is formed.
Start to thin bbq sauce out by adding water in small increments, stirring well after each addition.
Continue until desired consistency is achieved. Taste for flavor. Add more salt or a pinch of cayenne pepper if you’d like some heat.
Pour bbq sauce into a clean jar. Seal tightly and store in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce (no-cook)
Ingredients
- ½ cup tomato paste
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoon date syrup sub maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoon raw cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, except water in a bowl.
- Stir vigorously, until a thick, uniform in consistency, paste is achieved.
- Pour in ¼ cup water and stir well to incorporate. Pour in remaining ¼ cup water and mix until well incorporated.
- If bbq sauce is too thick, add water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is achieved.
- Store in an airtight container for 2 weeks.
Notes
Serving and Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
- Freeze in freezer safe containers, with a bit of extra space to allow for expansion, for 3 months. Thaw in the fridge.
- There is no need to boil or cook this homemade bbq sauce. However, if you do use to marinate on any raw animal products, then do put any remaining marinade on the stovetop and boil before using that sauce again.
Nutrition
Note
The nutrition calculations were done using online tools. To obtain the most accurate representation of the nutritional information in any given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients you used. You are ultimately responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information is accurate, complete and useful.
Lori
I have a question regarding the Worcestershire sauce. The one that i am familiar with has anchovies in it. Is there a vegan Worcestershire?
Debra Klein
Yes, there are several brands of worcestershire sauce that don’t have anchovies. THis is the vegan worcestershire sauce that I usually buy.