Here are 3 easy homemade barbecue sauce recipes that are tasty and quick and easy to make. One is my grandmothers barbecue recipe, The others are recipes I use when making brisket or bbq little smokies. They’re all tasty recipes great for when you don’t have any barbecue sauce on hand or if you like a cheaper homemade option that you can modify to your own taste!
All 3 of these bbq sauce recipes in this post are from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook. You can find them on pages 117, 306 and 307.
Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe
1 cup grape jelly
garlic or garlic powder (to taste)
1 cup ketchup
Mix together and serve with ribs or chicken wings. Makes 2 cups.
Grandma’s Barbecue Sauce Recipe
2 cups ketchup
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 Tbsp. onion, finely chopped or 1/2 tsp. onion salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. liquid smoke
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Place in a jar and store in the refrigerator. Makes 3 cups.
Hickory Barbecue Sauce Recipe
1 (20 oz.) bottle ketchup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1-4 tsp. liquid smoke (to taste)
1 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Store in refrigerator. Use on anything you want a barbecue flavor. Makes 3 1/2 cups.
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Stephanie Raffaele says
This barbecue sauce sounds so good! I love that it uses fresh grape jelly and of course bourbon is always a nice addition!
Mary Ann Smith says
I make this all the time. My daughter just came up for Christmas dinner and said my grandson told her to get recipe. She gave him store brand BBQ sauce and he asked what it was. Lol. Recipe was sent to her.
By the way it’s also the only one I eat!