Cranberry Mustard BBQ Sauce - Exploding with holiday flavor!

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

Red wine vinegar is often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Agave syrup can be found at a lower price.

Start with cranberries and high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and water, or just buy a can of jellied cranberry sauce.

Scoop out half a can of jellied cranberry sauce into a bowl.

Add 2/3 cup of ketchup to the bowl.

Add 2/3 cup of apple cider vinegar to the mixture.

Add your choice of mustard, preferably Sierra Nevada Pale Ale mustard or Dijon mustard.

Add 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar to the mixture.

Add 1 tablespoon of Razzle Dazzle to the mixture.

Mix all ingredients together and adjust thickness with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if necessary.

Finely mince half a white onion and add to a cutting board.

Mince 2 garlic cloves and add to the cutting board.

Heat a pot over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Once the oil is hot, add the minced white onion and cook until translucent.

Add the minced garlic and keep the mixture moving to prevent burning.

Add the previously mixed sauce base into the pot and stir to combine.

Let the sauce simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Optionally, use an immersion blender or transfer to a full-size blender to blend until smooth, or leave it chunky if preferred.

Taste the sauce and adjust sweetness or spice level as desired.

Once cool, transfer the sauce to a mason jar for storage.

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