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Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Fast and easy to make, this Low Carb BBQ Sauce is crazy flavourful with the perfect amount of spice!

Try this deliciously Low Carb BBQ Sauce for a guilt free treat that's crazy flavourful yet mildly spicy.

This post was originally published on August 9, 2018 and has been updated with fresh content and photos, though the recipe remains perfectly the same.

Hello Beautiful, I am so glad you were created. What would I do without your perfect, tangy sauciness?

It’s a good thing I don’t need to find out what life would be like without this tasty sugar free BBQ sauce! What would I do when all those burgers came home off the Traeger? Or fresh baked chicken breasts from the oven? Or RIBS? What would I do if I have to eat sauceless ribs?!

I’ve loved this Keto BBQ Sauce since the moment it first hit my taste buds, and hope you love it too!

Why it works

  1. Packed with flavour and just the right amount of spice, this Low Carb BBQ Sauce is crazy delicious; perfect for all your BBQ saucy needs!
  2. Fast and easy – throw some stuff in a saucepan and simmer for 25 minutes. That’s it!
  3. Skip the store bought stuff! Use easy ingredients to make this extra tasty Keto BBQ Sauce and, other than the liquid smoke, you probably keep all of these ingredients on hand!
Low Carb BBQ Sauce ingredients laid out.

Ingredients

Scroll down to the recipe card for ingredient measurements.

  • unsalted butter
  • onion
  • garlic
  • chili powder
  • sea salt
  • ground black pepper
  • ketchup with no added sugar
  • apple cider vinegar
  • lemon
  • golden monk fruit sweetener
  • worcestershire
  • dijon mustard
  • liquid hickory smoke

Ketchup – Ketchup is known to be packed with sugar. Packed. This is why you should always look for ketchups that have ‘no added sugar’ on the label.

Sweetener – My favourite sweetener for this Low Carb BBQ Sauce is either Lakanto’s Golden Monk Fruit / Erythritol blend or Sukrin Gold. If you don’t have either, you can just use your sugar free sweetener of choice.

How to make Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Heat a small saucepan on medium high with some butter. Dice up the onion and add it to the saucepan once the butter has melted. Fry the onion until translucent and then stir in minced garlic, chilli powder, sea salt and ground black pepper. Cook for 1 minute.

Add ketchup, apple cider vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sweetener, Worcestershire, dijon mustard, and liquid hickory smoke. Whisk until fully combined.

Saucepan with all ingredients mixed together.

Heat the sauce until it comes to a boil, reduce to a low simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Strain into a heat safe bowl and discard the strained bits. Use hot or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator and use within 2 weeks.

Finished low carb bbq sauce being strained into a heat safe glass.

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Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Aleta
Try this deliciously Low Carb BBQ Sauce for a guilt free treat that’s crazy flavourful yet mildly spicy.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Canadian, Low Carb
Servings 1 cups
Calories 28 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 cup no sugar added ketchup
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 lemon freshly squeezed about 2 tbsp
  • 3 tbsp golden monk fruit sweetener
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1.5 tsp liquid hickory smoke

Instructions
 

Equipment

Directions

  • Heat a small saucepan on medium high with some butter. Dice up the onion and add it to the saucepan once the butter has melted. Fry the onion until translucent and then stir in the minced garlic, chilli powder, sea salt and ground black pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Add ketchup, apple cider vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sweetener, Worcestershire, dijon mustard, and liquid hickory smoke. Whisk until fully combined.
  • Heat the sauce until it comes to a boil, reduce to a low simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Strain into a heat safe bowl and discard the strained bits. Use hot or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator and use within 2 weeks.

Notes

Sweetener – My favourite sweetener for this Low Carb BBQ Sauce is either Lakanto’s Golden Monk Fruit / Erythritol blend or Sukrin Gold. If you don’t have either, you can just use your sugar free sweetener of choice.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.  
 * Net carb count excludes both fibre and sugar alcohols, because these do not affect blood sugar in most people.
Deduct fibre (0.3 g net carbs per serving) and sugar alcohols (3 g net carbs per serving) from the total carbs to get 2.2 g net carbs per serving of 2 tbsp.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tbspCalories: 28kcalCarbohydrates: 5.5gProtein: 0.5gFat: 1.1gSodium: 436mgFiber: 0.3g
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32 thoughts on “Low Carb BBQ Sauce

  1. Gloria says:

    5 stars
    I cannot wait for BBQ season. This will be perfect and delicious. Homemade sauces are so much better than anything you can get in the store.

    1. Aleta says:

      I totally agree! Thanks Gloria 🙂

  2. Des says:

    5 stars
    Love when I can find a recipe that allows me to throw out the jarred store bought stuff. This sounds much better than anything you can find in a store.

  3. Anna says:

    5 stars
    Bring on the BBQ season!!! This sauce will be definitely making it to my menu! Love that you’re using the sweetener instead of sugar, the whole list of ingredients looks so much healthier in comparison with a shop-bought sauces!

    1. Aleta says:

      Right? I love creating a healthy option that beats store bought processed foods!

  4. This BBQ sauce looks unbelievable… I prefer eating stuff that I make from home so that I know exactly what is inside. Can’t wait to try this!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Dominique!

  5. 5 stars
    This recipe will definitely come in handy this summer! Can’t wait to slather some ribs in it!

    1. Aleta says:

      Right?? So good on ribs!

  6. Marisa Franca says:

    5 stars
    What a great post. Not only do you give great ideas with the BBQ sauce but how we can use it. I certainly can’t wait for grilling season to get here. We love to BBQ and this low carb sauce will be ideal. I really don’t care for store-bought sauces. They’re either too sweet or too tangy. This low carb sauce sounds perfect.

    1. Aleta says:

      Wow thanks for the comment Marisa! I can honestly never go back to store bought sauce!

  7. Lorie says:

    5 stars
    My husband and I are bbq sauce addicts, but we rarely make our own even though homemade is so so good. Can’t wait to try this!

  8. This makes me think about grilling season which is right around the corner! I need to add this to my list of recipes to try!!

    1. Aleta says:

      I hope you love it!

  9. 5 stars
    So smart to use sugar-free ketchup! Looks perfect!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Kelly 🙂

  10. I’ve been trying to get my husband and I to eat healthier but he just loves covering everything in delicious, calorie-filled sauces. I’m definitely going to have to make this for him!

    1. Aleta says:

      My husband is also a sauce fanatic! He loves this bbq sauce so it works out great 🙂

  11. 5 stars
    Low carb bbq sauce sounds so easy to make yet delicious. Can’t wait for bbq season. Need to check out liquid hickory smoke.

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Jagurti, I love liquid smoke, I use it for so many recipes!

  12. Jyothi (jo) says:

    5 stars
    BBQ season..I can’t wait for it. And with homemade BBQ sauce it’s only going to be a amazing season of BBQs and grilling. I love this simple BBQ sauce recipe

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Jo, I also cannot wait for bbq season!

  13. LadyJ1225 says:

    5 stars
    Wow this is wonderful! I LOVE LOVE LOVE BBQ and BBQ sauce. I grill out year round, in the snow rain, anything goes. And I can’t imagine having BBQ without the BBQ sauce. This stuff ROCKS!!! It is so easy to throw together and so flavorful. So now I’m going to head out to the BBQ grill and brush off the snow so I can grill something up to go with my BBQ sauce – or just eat the BBQ saue by itself! It’s that good = )

    1. Aleta says:

      Yay! I love this BBQ sauce that much as well, slather it on anything and everything! Enjoy!

  14. Stacy says:

    5 stars
    All of your recipes are so good, I’m never disappointed. This BBQ is a staple. Thanks!

    1. Aleta says:

      Awe thanks so much Stacy!

  15. Tammy Lawrence says:

    5 stars
    Just made this sauce and it’s better than store bought! Putting it baby back ribs that are on the smoker right now. Can’t wait for the finished product! Thank you for this recipe!

  16. Judy Maung says:

    5 stars
    This Keto BBQ Sauce is FABULOUS!!!! The only suggestion I have is that if you have the computer double the recipe, DO NOT DOUBLE THE VINEGAR!! Only use 1/4 cup.
    With that said, I had bought a low carb bbq sauce that was way too sweet. This recipe has just the right amount of heat and sweet. I had my Keto following neighbor come over to help me fix the vinegar situation and she asked for a copy of the recipe stating that she has never had luck with bbq sauce but this was the best ever! Enjoy, we did. 🙂

    1. Aleta says:

      I am so glad to hear it Judy! That is the whole reason I first made this recipe – could not find one to buy that actually tasted good! Enjoy 🙂

  17. Terri says:

    5 stars
    A keeper!! I absolutely love the tanginess of this sauce!

    1. Aleta says:

      Awesome, so glad you like it Terri 🙂

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