Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce
his Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce is made using Dr Pepper as a base giving this homemade sauce a very unique flavor. It’s made using pantry staples and it’s bound to become a kicked-up grilling sauce you can use with beef, pork, chicken or ribs.
Easy Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce Recipe
At first glance, the ingredient list may look long but, many of the items are already in your spice collection and pantry I actually enjoy making my own sauces occasionally, andthe sweet and spicy flavor combination of this Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce makes it a great choice to use any baked or grilled pulled pork, chicken or ribs. How to make homemade Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)
- Onion – In a heavy bottomed 3 or 4 quart saucepan saute the diced onions in butter over medium high heat until translucent.
- Add Tomatoes and Dr Pepper – To the pan add crushed tomatoes, Dr Pepper, tomato paste, molasses, honey and cider vinegar.
- Seasonings – Add the brown sugar, kosher salt, black or white pepper, ground mustard, dark chili powder, ground chipotle pepper, ground cumin. Mix to combine.
- Lower the heat and simmer uncovered over low heat for at least 1 hour to allow the sauce to reduce, thicken and intensify in flavor. Stir occasionally.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper, then puree in a food processor or stand blender until smooth. Cool completely store chilled.
How to Make the BEST Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce Recipe
- Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce: 12 ounces Dr Pepper, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, diced onion, garlic, butter, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, chipotle pepper in adobo, Worcestershire sauce, dark chili powder, ground mustard, cumin, ground chipotle pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper to taste.
- Kitchen tools you’ll need: One 3 or 4 quart heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk, measuring cups and spoons, stand blender or food processor, sharp knife and chopping board to vegetable chopper.
- This bbq sauce is packed with flavor so don’t be intimidated by the ingredient list. Many of the seasonings you likely already have on hand.
- You can adjust the amount of spice in this recipe by decreasing or increasing the amount fo chipotle pepper used. Chipotle peppers are potent and it’s perfectly fine to adjust to your personal taste.
- Allow the barbecue sauce to simmer and reduce, then ladle into a stand blender or a food processor and puree until smooth. You could also use an immersion blender and puree in the saucepan, if you have one handy.
- Cool completely then place it into a mason jar or airtight container to store in the refrigerator.
- You can store this Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce chilled in the refrigerator for up to 1-2 weeks.
More Homemade Sauces and Condiment Recipes to Make
I love making homemade sauces when time allows and with a little pre-planning you can, too. Sauces you may enjoy that you can find here in the MSSK recipe index is my
- Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce for dipping chicken, french fries or drizzle on burgers and sandwiches.
- Perfectly delicious Chipotle Peach Barbecue Grillin’ Sauce.
- Creamy homemade Tarter Sauce is packed with flavor.
- Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce is another tasty option you can serve with Asian entrees, grilled steaks, chicken, pork or seafood. You can also use it as a fry sauce.
- Make your own Cocktail Sauce.
- This Comeback Sauce is a Southern classic.
- You may also like to try this East Carolina Barbecue Sauce from Noble Pig.
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Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet onion. chopped
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 12 oz Dr. Pepper
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce roughly chopped
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- Seasonings:
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black or white pepper
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp dark chili powder
- 1 tsp ground chipotle pepper (or ancho chili pepper)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed 3 or 4 quart saucepan saute the diced onions in butter over medium high heat until translucent.
- To the pan add crushed tomatoes, Dr Pepper, tomato paste, molasses, honey, cider vinegar, brown sugar, kosher salt, black or white pepper, ground mustard, dark chili powder, ground chipotle pepper, ground cumin. Mix to combine.
- Lower the heat and simmer uncovered over low heat for at least 1 hour to allow the sauce to reduce, thicken and intensify in flavor. Stir occasionally.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper, then puree in a food processor or stand blender until smooth. Cool completely.
- Chill in the refrigerator in a mason jar or airtight container for up to 1-2 weeks.
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Is this a canable recipe?
You could can this, sure. Use sterilized jars and follow the same process you would when canning any sauce.
I tried tgis recipe I did however leave a couple of things out such as the adobo pepper and chipotle pepper. I have asthma and can’t eat a whole lot of spicy. However it still had a nice kick to it which I like and was really good.
Wonderful, thank you!
This looks delicious! It really bothers me when people review recipes and then change them! I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks so much Ruth! I agree, it’s not helpful to rate a recipe you didn’t even try. ☺
Do you also make a hot dog sauce with Dr Pepper..?…someone said the Dr Pepper is what makes a big difference….looking forward to trying this barbecue sauce.
It sounds good to me.