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    Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas

    Homemade BBQ Sauce For Dad

    April 24, 2020 By Brandy 14 Comments

    Make Dad an assortment of homemade BBQ sauces using this basic BBQ sauce recipe. Add liquid smoke, honey, or steak seasoning to create different varieties of BBQ sauce then package them up in Mason Jars!
      bbq sauce collage
     The daddy in our home is a grill master. We love when he is in the mood to bbq for us! The kids and I had fun making him a batch of homemade bbq sauce. We made a big batch of original, split it up, and made 3 variations.
    brown sugar, ketchup, videgar, hot sauce, garlic powder, worchesterchire sauce

    Original BBQ Sauce for Dad Recipe

    allrecipes.com
    2 c. ketchup
    ½ c. brown sugar
    ½ c. Worcestershire sauce
    ¼ c. apple cider vinegar
    1 tsp. mustard powder
    4 dashes hot sauce
    4 T + 1 tsp. garlic powder
    We multiplied the original recipe by 4 to fill all four jars. For the original measurements, click through the recipe link above.
    toddler hand pouring in a teaspoon of garlic powder
    child pouring in hot sauce into teaspoon
    We mixed all of our ingredients into a bowl and then transferred it to a sauce pan and heated it until it began to simmer.
    a bottle of canadian steak seasoning, liquid smoke, bottle of honey
    Then we separated it into 4 bowls and added the ingredients (just add them to your liking) for the variations and left the fourth bowl alone and labeled it "original".
    4 jars of finished sauce without lids
    Then we poured the bowls of bbq sauce into small mason jars. I love these flat jars, they are so fun! Since the sauce was hot when it went into the jars, the lids actually sealed as they cooled. This is not to say that they are fully "canned", but should last a while in the refrigerator.
    4 jars of finished sauce, stacked in 2 rows
    The kids made labels and Kaylee made a card.
    finished sauce with handwritten labels
    4 fun flavors to try out the next time he decides to treat us to some wonderful bbq chicken! What would you add to your jars for the perfect bbq sauce recipe for Dad?

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Preschool Teacher says

      April 29, 2019 at 2:21 pm

      Thanks for sharing the idea/recipe for the BBQ Sauce. "We multiplied the original recipe by 4 to fill all four jars. For the original measurements, click through the recipe link above." I have 18 kids in my class. Am I understanding correctly that I would need to follow the original recipe X 18 to make this? Just thought I would check before doing so 🙂

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        April 29, 2019 at 4:08 pm

        That is correct! 1/2 c. ketchup, plus all of the other spices per jar. What a fun idea to make with kids at school!

        Reply
    2. Miz Helen says

      June 13, 2017 at 9:40 am

      Precious helpers to make your delicious sauce! Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    3. JESS44903 says

      June 06, 2017 at 7:20 am

      I just pinned this for myself! LOL Shhhh...don't tell dad! 🙂

      I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

      Thanks for joining the 100th Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

      Reply
    4. JESS44903 says

      June 06, 2017 at 7:15 am

      Yum! I pinned this...could I make it for myself?? 🙂 Shhh...don't tell dad!

      I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

      Thanks for joining the 100th Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

      Reply
    5. Disney Magic Mommy says

      June 06, 2017 at 6:20 am

      We have a grillmaster in the house too. We moved to VA from TX four years ago, and so he's embraced his Texas grilling side even more. What a really great gift idea! Though we'd have to make jumbo batches!

      Found you through a link party! Glad I stopped by!

      Reply
    6. diy180 says

      June 05, 2017 at 3:38 am

      This is a great idea and fun to make with the kids. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party.

      Reply
    7. Carol says

      June 04, 2017 at 7:33 am

      Great gift idea and I love making your own condiments.

      Reply
    8. MyHusbandHasTooManyHobbies says

      June 03, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Awesome gift idea Brandy! Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle!

      Reply
    9. acraftymix says

      June 02, 2017 at 8:14 am

      This couldn't have come at a better time Brandy, thank you. My dad is one of those people who has everything that money can buy and I always struggle to find him something for Father's day. We'll give this a try this year.

      Reply
    10. Crystal Ponti says

      July 05, 2013 at 11:34 pm

      YUMMY! Stopping by from the All Things Summer link party! Would love to have you also link this up at the Ladies Only Blog Share link party! Our theme this week is Red, White & BBQ. 🙂

      http://mommifried.com/ladies-only-blog-share-link-party-red-white-bbq/

      Reply
    11. Janine C says

      May 27, 2013 at 10:26 am

      What a great idea, I'd love to know his reaction. I too love BBQ chicken.

      Reply
    12. Mackenzie says

      May 26, 2013 at 2:49 am

      Great gift idea! Love this!
      Mackenzie 🙂

      Reply
    13. Sherron says

      May 24, 2013 at 9:13 pm

      I'm going to give this a try! I cannot eat high fructose corn syrup and it seems that every brand has that as the first ingredient. Thank you for posting this!

      Reply

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