{"id":4172,"date":"2012-03-07T16:41:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T20:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:29:19","slug":"no-added-sugar-barbecue-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/no-added-sugar-barbecue-sauce","title":{"rendered":"Barbecue Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Barbecue Sauce with no added sugar for those days with you fancy something smokey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since moving to Canada I've been amazed by the breadth and depth of BBQ sauces available on this continent.  They take BBQ sauces very seriously, especially in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There's regular competitions to see who can make the best with many many competitors.  These range from competitions based on just the sauce to ribfests where it's smothered on juicy fall off the bone ribs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants can build a reputation purely on the strength of their BBQ sauce - coming from the UK that seems hard to believe, but it's totally true, like I said, it's serious business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every year the ribfest comes to town, my son demands we have to go, he just loves finger licking ribs all smothered in a sticky sweet BBQ Sauce and will easily devour  an entire rack of ribs or two, which baring in mind he is only 10 years old, that's pretty impressive if you ask me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasting all these different sauces inspired me to try making my own, naturally it had to be Slimming Eats friendly, so that made the challenge greater.  I'll admit, it took a few attempts to get right, but I think you'll agree I nailed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Barbecue sauce is delicious, the butternut squash gives it a natural sweetness that means it doesn't have to be ladened with lots of sugar for a sweet and tangy flavour to accompany all kinds of things from Chicken to Pulled Pork or even this amazing BBQ Chicken Pita Pizza<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, not forgetting I also have these amazing Sweet Potato Pizza Crust<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>and Cauliflower Pizza Crust<\/a><\/span><\/strong> all of which would be great smothered with some of this and your choice of toppings instead of the regular pizza sauce we are all used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as the butternut squash, I also add some sukrin gold<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, (which is a natural tasting brown sugar type sweetener) you can use another sweetener of choice is you can't get this.Per the new rules regarding sweetener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those following paleo\/whole30 omit the sweetener and add 4 medjool dates to the sauce as it is simmers for some additional sweetness. Also use coconut aminos instead of the soy sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sauce is also gluten (when use Tamari - a gluten free soy sauce) and dairy free and suitable for vegetarians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also don't forget this Slow Cooker Pulled Pork<\/a><\/span><\/strong> or Stove Top Pulled Pork<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>takes the flavour up one more notch in the taste department.<\/p>\n\n\n