Because I like a challenge, a friend asked me to come up with a no added sugar BBQ sauce. It was an interesting challenge, but I sorted it out quite quickly.
I started with my own BBQ sauce recipe:
Changes to make it no added sugar, and thus much lower carb: make it with a no added sugar ketchup. I used Heinz, which tastes pretty much spot on. But the recipe includes a full half cup of brown sugar. The tweak I made, which produces a fan freaking tastic BBQ sauce? Add 1/4 cup of monkfruit/erithrytol sugar substitute instead of the sugar
If the flavour is still too sharp for you, add a pinch of baking soda, stir well to allow the soda to neutralise the acid, and repeat as necessary to taste. BE CAREFUL... too much soda will make your sauce taste like soap.
And before anyone quibbles about spelling... I'm Scottish. I moved to Alabama 15 years ago. Live with the spelling differences ;)
I started with my own BBQ sauce recipe:
Changes to make it no added sugar, and thus much lower carb: make it with a no added sugar ketchup. I used Heinz, which tastes pretty much spot on. But the recipe includes a full half cup of brown sugar. The tweak I made, which produces a fan freaking tastic BBQ sauce? Add 1/4 cup of monkfruit/erithrytol sugar substitute instead of the sugar
If the flavour is still too sharp for you, add a pinch of baking soda, stir well to allow the soda to neutralise the acid, and repeat as necessary to taste. BE CAREFUL... too much soda will make your sauce taste like soap.
And before anyone quibbles about spelling... I'm Scottish. I moved to Alabama 15 years ago. Live with the spelling differences ;)