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3 Easy Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipes

Here are 3 easy homemade barbecue sauce recipes that are not only delicious, but also quick and easy to make! I’m sharing my grandma’s old-fashioned barbecue sauce recipe, a smoky hickory version I use for brisket and little smokies, and a super simple 3-ingredient barbecue sauce that’s ready in minutes. 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!

These recipes come straight from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 1, and are perfect for budget-friendly family meals or last-minute cookouts!

3 easy homemade barbecue sauce recipes that are quick and tasty, including my grandmother's and ones I use for brisket or bbq little smokies!
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Easy Homemade 3 Ingredient Barbecue Sauce Recipe

This easy homemade 3 ingredient barbecue sauce recipe makes a tasty barbecue sauce you can make fast with ingredients you already have!
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This easy homemade barbecue sauce uses just 3 ingredients that you probably already have on hand. It’s just as tasty as the store-bought barbecue sauces. Make it if you don’t have any barbecue sauce on hand or if you just want to save a little money making your own!

  • Author: Tawra
  • Yield: 2 cups

Ingredients

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1 cup grape jelly
garlic or garlic powder (to taste)
1 cup ketchup

Instructions

Mix all of the barbecue sauce ingredients together in a bowl or container.

Serve with barbecue beef sandwiches, slow cooked roast, ribs, chicken wings and more! Makes 2 cups.

Notes

Store this homemade barbecue sauce in the refrigerator in a sealed jar or another container.

If you use fresh garlic, it will last a week in the fridge.

If you use garlic powder, it will last 3 weeks. It might possibly last longer, but I’d stick with 3 weeks to be safe.

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Here is Grandma's easy homemade barbecue sauce recipe! It's quick and easy to make with ingredients you already have on hand, so you can mix it in a hurry or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator!
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Grandma’s Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Here is Grandma's easy homemade barbecue sauce recipe! It's quick and easy to make with ingredients you already have on hand, so you can mix it in a hurry or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator!
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Here is Grandma’s easy homemade barbecue sauce recipe! It’s quick and easy to make with ingredients you already have on hand, so you can mix it in a hurry or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator!

  • Author: Jill Cooper
  • Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  1. Mix all of the barbecue sauce ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Place in a jar and store in the refrigerator. Makes 3 cups.
This easy homemade hickory barbecue sauce recipe makes a delicious barbecue sauce that gives a smoked hickory barbecue flavor to barbecued meats. It’s easy to make with ingredients you probably already have, so it’s especially great if you don’t happen to have any barbecue sauce on hand!
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Hickory Barbecue Sauce Recipe

This easy homemade hickory barbecue sauce recipe makes a delicious barbecue sauce that gives a smoked hickory barbecue flavor to barbecued meats. It’s easy to make with ingredients you probably already have, so it’s especially great if you don’t happen to have any barbecue sauce on hand!
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This homemade hickory barbecue sauce recipe makes a delicious barbecue sauce that gives a smoked hickory barbecue flavor to barbecued meats. It’s easy to make with ingredients you probably already have, so it’s especially great if you don’t happen to have any barbecue sauce on hand!

  • Author: Jill Cooper
  • Yield: 3 1/2 cups

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  1. Blend all of the barbecue sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth.
  2. Store in the refrigerator.

Use on anything you want a barbecue flavor. Makes 3 1/2 cups.

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  1. Stephanie Raffaele

    November 15, 2017 at 3:32 am

    This barbecue sauce sounds so good! I love that it uses fresh grape jelly and of course bourbon is always a nice addition!

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  2. Mary Ann Smith

    December 25, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    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!

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Here is Grandma's easy homemade barbecue sauce recipe! It's quick and easy to make with ingredients you already have on hand, so you can mix it in a hurry or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator!
This easy homemade hickory barbecue sauce recipe makes a delicious barbecue sauce that gives a smoked hickory barbecue flavor to barbecued meats. It’s easy to make with ingredients you probably already have, so it’s especially great if you don’t happen to have any barbecue sauce on hand!
This easy homemade 3 ingredient barbecue sauce recipe makes a tasty barbecue sauce you can make fast with ingredients you already have!
3 easy homemade barbecue sauce recipes that are quick and tasty, including my grandmother's and ones I use for brisket or bbq little smokies!