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Dress up your chicken and ribs with this homemade sweet and smoky Low Carb BBQ sauce!

While there are some decent sugar-free and low carb barbecue sauces on the market, many of them still have pretty questionable ingredients.  Ingredients that might be fine for a low carb diet, but not so great for Keto.

Barbecue sauce is definitely something that can vary greatly!  Some sauces have more vinegar, some are more tomatoey, some are sweeter and some are more smoky.  And honestly they are taste so completely different!

This sauce is a combination of everything.  So it has a bit of smoky flavor, but not overly.  It gets a little sweetness from the Brown Swerve, which if you’ve never used it before, is so similar to real brown sugar it’s amazing!  I use a fair amount of vinegar, but it’s not like a Carolina-type sauce, where the vinegar dominates the sauce.

How to Make Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

16 ounces tomato sauce (lowest carb/sugar)

1/2 cup Brown Swerve

2 tablespoons onion, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar-free Maple Syrup

3 teaspoons smoked paprika

2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce

3 teaspoons liquid smoke

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt to taste

1 tablespoon avocado oil or mild flavored oil of your choice

Preparation

Add the oil into a saucepan over medium low heat.  

Sauté the onions for 2-3 minutes, then add in the garlic and cook for another 20 seconds.  

Add in the spices and allow to toast for about 10 seconds, while stirring.

Add in the remaining ingredients and simmer on low heat for 20-25 minutes or until your desired thickness is reached.  

If you like a smooth sauce,  blend it up using an Immersion/Stick Blender or puree in the food processor.

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for at least a week or longer.

Note: You can adjust this sauce to make it more to your liking.  So if you prefer sweeter, add more Brown Swerve.  If you prefer more smoky, add a little more liquid smoke.  Don’t add too much, a little really does go a long way!  

If you like a more vinegary sauce, add a little more vinegar.  If you like a little more spicy kick, add more cayenne pepper.  

If you like the sauce to be milder overall, add more tomato sauce.  Because as I mentioned earlier, barbecue sauces can vary so much and of course you’ll want to make what you like best!

You can use this barbecue sauce on my Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs!

I also use my BBQ Spice Dry Rub on my ribs…

More Keto and Low Carb sauce recipes…

Bang Bang Sauce

Easy Alfredo Sauce

Homemade Buffalo Wing Sauce

Cheese Sauce for Veggies

Creamy Mushroom Gravy

Quick & Easy Marinara Sauce

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Homemade BBQ Sauce - Keto and Low Carb

Dress up your chicken and ribs with this homemade sweet and smoky Low Carb BBQ sauce!

Author Keto Cooking Christian

Course Condiment

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings 26

Calories 13

INGREDIENTS

• 16 ounces tomato sauce lowest carb/sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Swerve
• 2 tablespoons onion minced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar-free Maple Syrup
• 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil or mild flavored oil of your choice
• salt to taste

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PREPARATION

• Add the oil into a saucepan over medium low heat.  Sauté the onions for 2-3 minutes, then add in the garlic and cook for another 20 seconds.   Add in the spices and allow to toast for about 10 seconds, while stirring.
• Add in the remaining ingredients and simmer on low heat for 20-25 minutes or until your desired thickness is reached.
• If you like a smooth sauce, blend it up using an Immersion/Stick Blender or puree in the food processor.Store in an airtight container in the fridge for at least a week or longer.

NOTES

You can adjust this sauce to make it more to your liking.  So if you prefer sweeter, add more Brown Swerve.  If you prefer more smoky, add a little more liquid smoke.  Don't add too much, a little really does go a long way!  

If you like a more vinegary sauce, add a little more vinegar.  If you like a little more spicy kick, add more cayenne pepper.  

If you like the sauce to be milder overall, add more tomato sauce.  Because as I mentioned earlier, barbecue sauces can vary so much and of course you'll want to make what you like best!

Nutrition Facts

Homemade BBQ Sauce - Keto and Low Carb

Amount Per Serving

Calories 13

% Daily Value*

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 1g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*All nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I am not a certified Nutritionist, so if you are concerned about this data, please feel free to verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs and does not include sugar alchol (Swerve/Erythritol).

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