Homemade Barbecue Sauce

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

White vinegar is often more affordable.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Agave syrup is a vegan alternative.

liquid smoke

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Smoked paprika can provide a similar flavor.

Pour two 40 oz bottles of Sweet Baby Ray barbecue sauce into a large container.

Add about a half inch of water to the empty barbecue sauce bottles to get the remaining sauce out, then pour that into the large container.

Add 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the container.

Add equal parts of white distilled vinegar to the container.

Add 1/2 cup of ketchup to the container for thickness.

Add 1 cup of sugar to the mixture, then stir well.

Add another 1/2 cup of sugar to the mixture and stir again.

Let the sauce sit for a day or longer in the refrigerator to allow the sugar to dissolve completely.

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