Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

This sweet and tangy BBQ sauce recipe gets its sweetness from apple juice, honey, brown sugar, and molasses, and its tang from vinegar, ketchup, and spices.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, minced
2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup apple juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Directions

1 Gather the ingredients.
2 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in ketchup, cider vinegar, water, apple juice, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, molasses, honey, mustard powder, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil.
3 Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.