Balsamic Barbecue Sauce

The tang and robust flavor of balsamic vinegar dominates, but also finds a nice balance with barbecue sauce standards like ketchup, honey, mustard, and molasses.

Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce

When most people think of barbecue sauce, they're picturing a thick, sweet, and tangy tomato mixture—that's Kansas City style. It works great on everything from ribs to chicken to beans, or it can be a dip or a baste.

Cherry Barbecue Sauce

You can call cherry a "secret" ingredient to this barbecue sauce. It adds a deep fruitiness that gets well embedded in the sauce. The cherries are paired with ancho chili powder, which gives an earthy spice.

Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Sauce

You'll want to make big batches of this all-purpose barbecue sauce—it's great on a wide variety of barbecued and grilled foods, like ribs, chicken, or burgers.

Memphis-Style Barbecue Sauce

This "Memphis-style" is my favorite to make at home—it takes the aspects of sweet tomato-based sauces I grew up on, but by dialing back the sugar and amping up the vinegar, creates a sauce where seasonings and spice are more defined and achieves a pleasing balance between the main defining aspects of a barbecue sauce.

Bacon Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Smoky, tangy, and beautifully-glossy, Bacon Bourbon Barbecue Sauce is a delicious accompaniment to a variety of grilled dishes. It's easy to prepare, too!

Hoisin Barbecue Sauce

Crossing a cultural divide, hoisin brings sweet and savory character to this barbecue sauce's tangy tomato base.

Barbecue Ketchup

Taking a cue from Kansas City barbecue sauce, this ketchup delivers the sweet tang with a little heat, without being overwhelmingly strong.

Coffee-Ginger Barbecue Sauce

For this easy barbecue sauce, a ketchup base is spiked with a half cup of strong coffee, freshly grated ginger, a little dark chocolate, and molasses. Just a hint of smoked paprika builds an extra layer of aromatic mystery.

Barbecue Pizza Sauce

Barbecue sauce on pizza, yay or nay? I couldn't decide, so came up with this hybrid that has the deep tomato flavor of pizza sauce, but also comes with a sweet and tangy barbecue kick.