This easy Whole30 BBQ sauce recipe is lightly sweetened with dates and perfectly tangy, and comes together in no time. Serve over grilled or shredded meats, veggies, and more!
There’s something so addicting and comforting about a good barbecue sauce and you can enjoy it in so many different ways. It was one of the things I missed the most when I did my first round of Whole30 a few years back over the summer. Thankfully, this Whole30 compliant BBQ sauce tastes like the real deal and it’s so perfectly tangy and delicious.
This Whole30 barbecue sauce is sweetened with dates with a great depth of umami and tangy flavors. The best thing about it is that it’s ready in just 15 minutes, and you don’t need to simmer it for hours. I love that it’s also a vegan and paleo barbecue sauce recipe, and it can be served with grilled or shredded meats, veggies, and even as dipping sauce.
How to Make Whole30 BBQ Sauce with Dates
This is a very simple and easy Whole30 barbecue saucerecipe that takes a short time to make. Which means you can have more time to prepare the main dish to serve it with! Here’s how to make Whole30 BBQ sauce with dates:
Soak dates in hot water for 5 minutes so they soften. They will be blended anyway, so I soak in the blender.
Blend thoroughly until the dates are liquified.
Add this mixture with the rest of the ingredients in a large saucepan.
Heat over medium heat just until the Whole30 barbecue sauce starts boiling.
Remove from heat and you can use it right away.
That’s it! Super easy and ultra tangy Whole30 and paleo barbecue sauce recipe that you’ll want to put on everything.
Ways To Use This BBQ Sauce
This Whole30 compliant BBQ sauce recipemakes a big batch (around 3 cups), but they don’t last too long in our house. There are just so many different ways to use it! Here are some ideas on how to use this BBQ sauce:
as a marinade for meats or fish (SO tasty when grilled!)
spooned over cooked meats or fish
mix with pulled pork or chicken
as a sauce for ribs
as a dipping sauce for fries and veggies
with meatloaf
as pizza sauce
How to Freeze Leftover BBQ Sauce
If you can’t use it all, this BBQ sauce freezes beautifully. Just cool completely, pour into a resealable bag or a glass jar or a freezer-safe container, and freeze for up to 3 months. I like to do this in smaller portions. You can thaw it in the fridge or at room temperature.
If you do use a container or a jar, leave an inch of room at the top so the sauce has room to expand.
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This easy Whole30 BBQ sauce recipe is lightly sweetened with dates and perfectly tangy, and comes together in no time. Serve over grilled or shredded meats, veggies, and more!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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There are four flavors of Kraft BBQ sauce that are vegan: Original, Hickory Smoke, Sweet & Spicy, and Sweet Brown Sugar. These thick sauces are great for dipping vegan nuggets into or slathered over your favorite plant based protein or veggies.
You've likely come across Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce at the grocery store. So, you'll be happy to know that the majority of this budget-friendly condiment's flavors are vegan. We're talking Original, Sweet Golden Mustard, No Sugar Added, Hickory and Brown Sugar, and more. Just keep an eye out for honey.
But just in case, here are your vegan condiment options at McDonald's: You can go ahead and have the Tangy Barbeque sauce, Spicy Buffalo Sauce, Sweet N' Sour sauce, ketchup, and plain mustard.
Tangy barbecue sauce is characterized by its slightly acidic and sharp flavor, which comes from the use of vinegar and other tangy ingredients. This sets it apart from sweeter, smokier, or spicier barbecue sauces.
Obviously anything with meat, milk, or eggs is out, but sometimes those animal ingredients hide under stealthier labels that you may not know. Look out for these ingredients that render a BBQ sauce definitively not vegan: Honey. It's made by bees, so most vegans won't go near it.
5 Sauces. When it comes to adding a bit of extra flavor to your veganized menu item, a little sauce or dressing goes a long way. Chick-fil-A has quite a few animal-free options to choose from, including the standard ketchup, mustard, and BBQ, but also chili lime vinaigrette dressing and sweet and spicy sriracha.
Choose firm tofu, seitan and tempeh for protein substitutes. All three marinate well and soak up bold flavours. Try them on their own, in burgers, as kebabs, or cooked and tossed through noodle dishes or with barbecued vegetables. Marinate first for 30 minutes to overnight.
Generally, the answer here is yes, mustard is vegan. The ingredients list in most types of mustard is limited to mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, sometimes sugar and other spices. A few exceptions are honey mustard, for obvious reasons and sometimes Dijon mustard.
Answer: mostly, yes. Stubbs has a few variety of BBQ sauces. All of them appear to be gluten free (that's a plus), and only 3 are non-vegan (honey): Smokey Mesquite & Honey Pecan — who'd have guessed?? They contain honey.
Worcestershire sauce is something that is very handy to have on hand. Not only does it come up as an ingredient in many recipes, but it's also just really tasty to add to your meals. The only issue is that regular Worcestershire sauce contains anchovies or fish sauce, so it's not vegan.
Along with the standard ketchup and mustard, the Tangy Barbeque and Sweet 'N Sour dipping sauces are free from animals. Our tip to you: take these sauces home and enjoy them with your favorite vegan nuggets.
Wendy's Natural-Cut Fries do not contain any animal-derived products, and they are cooked in nonhydrogenated vegetable oil. But they are cooked in the same oil as menu items containing fish and milk, so diner beware. Vegan dipping sauces include sweet and sour sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup packets, and sea salt.
There are a number of vegan drinks available at McDonald's. These include Tropicana Orange Juice, bottles of water, Coca Cola Zero, Coca Cola, Diet co*ke, Fanta Orange, Irn Bru (only available at select restaurants), Oasis, Robinsons Fruit Juice, and Sprite Zero.
Cattlemen's® Carolina Tangy Gold™ BBQ Sauce blends signature flavors like zesty, creamy mustard, sweet molasses and sugar and tangy apple cider vinegar with hickory smoke notes and a hint of perfectly aged cayenne peppers for a complex, unmatched flavor profile and a rich, distinctive golden color.
The base ingredients of barbecue sauce usually include tomato sauce or ketchup, vinegar, and sweeteners, such as molasses or brown sugar. Other common ingredients include Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic, onion powder, and various spices, which can include paprika, cumin, and chili powder.
Generally, barbecue sauces is categorized into four varieties: tomato-based sauces, vinegar-based sauces, mustard-based sauces, and mayonnaise-based sauces. Each category can have a range of BBQ sauce styles, ranging from sweet and tangy to hot and spicy.
The majority of hot sauces will use some sort of vinegar to add a sour element of acidity to the sauce. Most commonly, hot sauce makers will use either white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or, in some cases, lime juice to create that sour flavor.
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