Hot Sauce Recipe Bourbon

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Tired of store bought barbecue sauce that’s laden with sugar and preservatives? This Homemade BBQ Sauce is sweet and smoky with no refined sugar and ingredients you can pronounce. It’s so easy to make and it comes together in about 15 minutes!

It’s mid-May and the weather is heating up, which means I’m firing up my grill a lot more often. I have a huge craving for grilled bbq chicken, which means I’ll be making a batch of this Bourbon BBQ Sauce in the near future.

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I started making homemade bbq sauce a few years ago because store bought brands contain so much sugar and a laundry list of ingredients that I can’t pronounce.

It’s perfect for grilling season, and I’ve listed a number of other ways to utilize it in the Serving Suggestions section towards the bottom of this post.

The ingredients list may seem a bit long for this bourbon bbq sauce recipe, but they’re necessary to develop the depth of flavor that all great barbecue sauces have.

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Most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry or fridge, but just in case they aren’t I’ve included plenty of substitutions in the ingredient notes below.

This recipe is so easy! It takes about 5 minutes to gather your ingredients and another 10 minutes to cook the sauce.

Pro tip: Make the maple bourbon bbq sauce up to a few days in advance to have on hand for busy weeknights. This recipe is easily doubled as well.

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There are quite a few ingredients in this homemade bourbon BBQ sauce, but they are essential to develop depth of flavor that all great barbecue sauces have. Each ingredient is probably in your pantry now, or you can substitute some ingredients with what you have on hand.

This sauce includes natural ketchup, bourbon, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, fresh orange juice, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and liquid smoke.

Use your favorite bourbon…if you like it in your cocktails, you’ll like it the sauce. I always have Maker’s Mark on hand, so I use that.

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This bourbon bbq sauce will keep in the fridge in an air tight container for up to two weeks, or you can freeze it for up to 3 months.

Did you try this recipe?  If so, be sure to leave a review below and tag me @ on Facebook and Instagram

Bourbon BBQ Sauce is sweet and smoky with no refined sugar and ingredients that you can pronounce! It comes together in about 15 minutes and it's freezer friendly!

Sweet And Spicy Homemade Bourbon Bbq Sauce With Fresh Figs

Did you try this recipe? Be sure to tag @ with the hashtag # on Instagram so I can see what you made!

**This recipe was originally posted in July 2019. The photos have been updated to include step by step instructions, and the text has been modified to include more recipe information.

There are quite a few ingredients in this homemade bourbon BBQ sauce, but they are essential to develop depth of flavor that all great barbecue sauces have. Each ingredient is probably in your pantry now, or you can substitute some ingredients with what you have on hand.

This sauce includes natural ketchup, bourbon, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, fresh orange juice, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and liquid smoke.

Use your favorite bourbon…if you like it in your cocktails, you’ll like it the sauce. I always have Maker’s Mark on hand, so I use that.

Bourbon Brown Sugar Smokies ⋆ Real Housemoms

This bourbon bbq sauce will keep in the fridge in an air tight container for up to two weeks, or you can freeze it for up to 3 months.

Did you try this recipe?  If so, be sure to leave a review below and tag me @ on Facebook and Instagram

Bourbon BBQ Sauce is sweet and smoky with no refined sugar and ingredients that you can pronounce! It comes together in about 15 minutes and it's freezer friendly!

Sweet And Spicy Homemade Bourbon Bbq Sauce With Fresh Figs

Did you try this recipe? Be sure to tag @ with the hashtag # on Instagram so I can see what you made!

**This recipe was originally posted in July 2019. The photos have been updated to include step by step instructions, and the text has been modified to include more recipe information.