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SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe

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Looking for a SCD BBQ sauce recipe? You’ve come to the right place.

If you’re following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), finding a store-bought BBQ sauce that fits your dietary needs can be a challenge. Most sauces are packed with refined sugar, additives, and preservatives, none of which support gut health.

That’s why I created this easy homemade SCD BBQ sauce, a naturally sweetened, deliciously smoky sauce that you can feel good about using on all of your favorite meats and veggies.

SCD BBQ Sauce

This recipe is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and made with SCD-approved ingredients. Plus, it’s simple enough to whip up in one pot with minimal effort. Whether you’re slow-cooking ribs or adding flavor to baked chicken, this sauce brings the bold BBQ flavor, without the gut-disrupting ingredients.

✅ Why You’ll Love This SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe

  • SCD Legal: Made with SCD-approved ingredients only—no sugar, starches, or preservatives.
  • Naturally Sweetened: Uses honey as the only sweetener.
  • Bold BBQ Flavor: Tangy, sweet, smoky, and just a little spicy.
  • One-Pot Simplicity: Combine everything in one pot, simmer, and you’re done!
scd bbq sauce recipe

🧂 Ingredients (SCD-Approved)

  • 1½ cups honey (check label for 100% pure honey)
  • 12 oz tomato paste (no additives or citric acid)
  • 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)
  • 1 tsp onion powder

👩‍🍳 How to Make This SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine honey and tomato paste until smooth.
  2. Stir in vinegar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, and cayenne.
  3. Transfer mixture to a saucepan and bring to a light boil over medium heat.
  4. Reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
  5. Allow to cool before transferring to a glass jar. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
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🔄 Optional Adjustments

  • No Heat? Omit cayenne for a mild sauce.
  • Thinner Sauce? Add filtered water a tablespoon at a time during simmering.
  • Want It Smokier? Add ½ tsp smoked paprika (if tolerated on your version of SCD).
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🍽️ Best Ways to Use This SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe

This gut-friendly BBQ sauce is perfect for:

  • Slow-cooked SCD BBQ ribs
  • Baked SCD chicken thighs
  • Ground turkey burgers
  • Grilled veggies (like zucchini or eggplant)
  • Even as a dip for almond flour chicken nuggets!
scd bbq sauce recipe

🔗 Related SCD Recipes

This SCD BBQ sauce recipe proves that you don’t have to sacrifice flavor when sticking to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. With a balance of sweet, tangy, and spicy flavors, it’s a go-to condiment you’ll want to keep on hand year-round.

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If you enjoyed this recipe, you should check out this homemade BBQ ribs recipe for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It’s so easy to recreate in the crockpot.

scd bbq sauce recipe
Yield: 24

SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

This SCD BBQ sauce recipe is easy to make, naturally sweetened with honey, and grain-free, gluten-free, and gut-friendly. No refined sugar!

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 1/2 Cups of Honey
  • 12 ounces of Tomato Paste
  • 2 Tablespoons of Garlic Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon of Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon of Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Paprika
  • 1/2 Teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder

Instructions

  1. Mix Honey and Tomato Paste in a medium bowl until well combined.
  2. Add the Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Pepper, Paprika, Onion Powder, and Cayenne Pepper.
  3. Combine all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil while stirring and adding in ingredients.
  4. Turn down the heat and cover.
  5. Simmer for about an hour.

Notes

Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 80Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 98mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 1gSugar 19gProtein 1g

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134 thoughts on “SCD BBQ Sauce Recipe”

  3. Your BBQ sauce looks and sounds delicious. I would love an indoor grill as I can’t have an outdoor on at my apartments.

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  5. I love your barbeque sauce recipe. Something’s wrong with my Pinterest, and it won’t let me pin it! Well, that grill looks much more versatile than our George Foreman. More attractive too.

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  23. This would be great for us. it’s mostly just the two of at home now, and we would love grilled foods without having to spark up the outside grill.

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  26. I know what you mean! Warmer weather is getting here and we love to grill! I’m going to make your BBQ Sauce recipe,sounds GREAT!!

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  44. I would love to win this! I love grilling season, getting together with family and grilling steaks/burgers/etc is the best!

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  45. I have wanted an indoor grill forever because the winters here in MT make it hard many times to grill outdoors. I am going to have to make your homemade BBQ sauce.

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  67. We grill alot, but usually buy a bbq sauce. This one looks simple to make, so I think I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing it.

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  71. I love the taste and convenience of grilled food, but with winters here we don’t get to grill nearly enough. I would love to try out this indoor grill for that great taste in December!

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  72. I love BBQ sauce. I use it a lot on chicken, wings, spare ribs, and other meats. This really looks and sounds easy to make plus it’s thick and rich like I like my sauce. I will be trying this within the next week. Thank you for the recipe.

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  75. This grill looks awesome! I would love to have it sitting on my kitchen counter! We love to grill but not in the winter,Ty for the chance!

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  76. wow that really made a great sear & grill marks. this is great for us apartment dwellers who don’t have a yard! 🙂

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  87. This sauce looks really yummy. I would love to grill indoors when the weather is not cooperating to be able to grill on the outside deck.

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  89. This indoor grill sounds amazing! I am like you and grilling is definitely my husband’s thing, but he is very busy also. It would be incredible to be able to make delicious BBQ inside! 🙂

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  91. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I want to give my beloved landlord something that shows my appreciation …& helps him get over his kitchen phobia.

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  96. I love to have friends over to BBQ all year round. This would be wonderful to have for the really cold days here in PA.

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  97. I’ve always bought bbq sauce from the store, I’ve never actually made my own! Looks yummy, i’m going to try it!! (: Thanks for the opportunity.

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  103. The bbq sauce sounds great. I prefer to homemade bbq sauce . Taate better and i get less heartburn from it. Thanks for the great recipe.

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  112. Due to a lot of my family having acid reflux and repeat episodes of heartburn I wonder if I could leave out the cayenne pepper and it would still taste good.

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  118. Under wind advisory AGAIN. first thing i could think of was “I wish I had this for the steak i have defroated” ugh.. thanks for a chance.

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  121. Looks great! I tend to grill outside all year, even been know to shovel a path in the snow just to get a steak going :p, an indoor grill would be nice on the days when it’s raining just a touch too much to be outside!

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  127. The grill looks super nifty and your food looks delicious! Thanks for sharing. Maybe I’ll try your BBQ sauce recipe. It looks pretty easy! I want to try to make my own pasta sauce too! That could be tricky though. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you. Happy Spring!

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