Quick Fruit and Citrus Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Joshua Bousel
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Pineapple, mango, lemon, and lime juice give intense bottled barbecue sauce a fruity brightness, while ginger and habanero hot sauce bring the spice.

Recipe Details

Quick Fruit and Citrus Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Makes 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 18 ounces bottled barbecue sauce (1 1/2 cups), preferably Bull's-Eye
  • 1/3 cup mango juice
  • 1/3 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice from 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice from 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon habanero hot sauce, plus more to taste

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, mango juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, lime juice, honey, ginger, and habanero hot sauce. Season with additional hot sauce to taste. Use immediately or pour back in bottle and store in refrigerator for up to a month.

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