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    Home » Recipes » Sauces, Dressings, Dips, Pickles, Flavored Salts

    Blueberry BBQ Sauce-Sweet and Spicy

    May 5, 2021 Updated: August 19, 2022 By Katie Crenshaw 11 Comments

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    This blueberry bbq sauce is a quick an easy sauce made with 4 ingredients. It is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and flavored with smokey chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for extra spice.
    This blueberry bbq sauce is a quick an easy sauce made with 4 ingredients. It is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and flavored with smokey chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for extra spice.
    This blueberry bbq sauce is a quick an easy sauce made with 4 ingredients. It is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and flavored with smokey chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for extra spice.

    This blueberry bbq sauce is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses then flavored with spicy, smokey chipotle peppers.

    This thick homemade barbecue sauce is excellent on chicken, ribs, brisket, grilled turkey, pork, and salmon.

    It also makes a great flavor enhancer to baked beans!

    grilled chicken slathered in bbq sauce on a grey plate next to a jar of blue berry barbecue sauce

    The Sauce is a bit Spicy!

    Warning! This blueberry bbq sauce is packed with tons of flavor, but it is really spicy.

    However, the heat is not so overpowering that you need to sip water between each bite.

    I would not recommend this recipe for children, but for adults who love spicy foods.

    The hot and sweet combination is perfect for those who enjoy food with an added heated kick.

    ingredients for blueberry barbecue sauce

    Ingredients

    You need the following 4 ingredients to make this chipotle barbecue sauce:

    • blueberries- I use frozen, but you can use fresh.
    • brown sugar- You can use dark or brown. The darker sugar will be a little more rich in flavor. You can substitute with coconut palm sugar.
    • molasses- Molasses helps with the sweetness and flavor. It also helps with thickening the sauce.
    • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce- The peppers are what gives this barbecue sauce the spicy, smokey, intense flavor. It balances the sweetness of the sauce. It is important to include the adobo sauce. Because the flavors of the adobo sauce is so intense, you do not need to add other flavor ingredients.
    • salt to taste

    Watch video on how to make

    Note: You can use fresh blueberries for this recipe if they are in season. Otherwise, use frozen. They are picked at their ripeness and because they are cooked down, there will be no difference in the sauce once made.

    Variation: For a vinegar based, thinner sauce, add 2 tbs of apple cider vinegar.

    steps to make blueberry bbq sauce

    Steps to make blueberry bbq sauce

    1. In a food processor or blender, add blueberries, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, brown sugar, and molasses.
    2. Pulse until smooth.
    3. Cook on low heat for 15 to 20 minutes until sauce is thick. Cool completely. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Where do you find chipotle peppers in adobo sauce?

    You can find the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in the Hispanic section of your local grocery store. It usually will be near the canned peppers, not the dried peppers.

    It is important to get the canned peppers in the adobo sauce and not the dried peppers.

    The adobo sauce is what flavors the blueberry bbq sauce without having to add garlic, onion, and other ingredients.

    blueberry bbq sauce in a jar next to grilled bbq chicken

    How long will it last?

    You can store this blueberry barbecue sauce in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

    You can freeze sauce in an airtight container up to 3 months.

    Love homemade bbq sauce and hot sauces? Try these also!!

    • Carolina Barbecue Sauce
    • Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce
    • Best Chicken Marinade
    • Instant Pot Bacon Jam
    • Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water
    • Jalapeno Relish
    • Pickled Hot Peppers
    • Pepper Jelly

    Try this sauce also on my Brie Bacon Burger with Blueberry Chipotle Sauce!

    When you make this blueberry bbq sauce, tell me what you think in the comment section! I would love to hear back! My readers will too.

    Also post your picture of your sauce on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale and #aforkstale hashtag! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

    blueberry bbq sauce

    Blueberry BBQ Sauce-Sweet and Spicy

    This blueberry bbq sauce is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and flavored with smokey chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for extra spice.
    4.92 from 12 votes
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    Course: Sauce
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 32 tbs
    Calories: 27kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Equipment

    • food processor or blender

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups blueberries
    • 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
    • 3 tablespoons molasses
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • In a food processor or blender, add 3 cups blueberries, 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, ½ cup brown sugar, and 3 tbs molasses.
    • Pulse until smooth.
    • Cook on low heat for 15 to 20 minutes until sauce is thick.
    • Cool completely. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Video

    Notes

    This recipe makes about 1 pint.
    You can use fresh blueberries for this recipe if they are in season. Otherwise, use frozen. They are picked at their ripeness and because they are cooked down, there will be no difference in the sauce once made.
    Variation: For a vinegar based, thinner sauce, add 2 tbs of apple cider vinegar.
     

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
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