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Last Updated on October 16, 2019
I didn’t truly appreciate peaches until I moved to Portland. Honestly, I think Kramer was on the right track ordering peaches every year from Oregon, although there is no such thing as a Mackinaw Peach. I was bumping around my local market and got hit with the fragrant smell of ripe peaches and immediately thought of making a homemade bbq sauce and smothering it on my pork spare ribs
The key to keeping the sugar content low is using ripe peaches. I learned the lesson of my changed taste buds when my mother-in-law was over and I made her ribs and based them with the Peach BBQ sauce. She loved it but kept saying it was tangy. At the time, I was confused because it tasted dang sweet to me and then I realized, um, yeah, diet difference. If you want to kick up the sugar content I recommend using Muscovado Sugar , Brown sugar or maple syrup as the flavors will pair well with the sauce. However for Mr. Bejelly and I this is tasty as is and needs no more sugar. Here’s a photo of my Dry Rubbed Oven Baked Ribs smothered in the homemade bbq sauce. It is a chunkier sauce so you can either puree it or cook it longer to break everything down a tad more if you want a smoother sauce.
Peach BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 slices of bacon
- 1 lb of Ripe Peaches, 3 medium, skinned and diced -
- 1/2 cup of water
- 3 oz Tomato Paste
- 1/2 medium red onion, peeled and diced.
- 2 Tablespoons of Blackstrap Molasses
- 1/4 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan over medium heat add your bacon slices and let them cook for 5 minutes.
- You just want the fat of the bacon to soften before you add all the other ingredients.
- Place all the ingredients in the pan and simmer over low heat for 3 hours. Around the 2 hour mark, I would check the sauce and start mashing up the ingredients to help them break down quicker.
- Enjoy
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Oh YUM! (As usual!) I’m pinning and stumbling this one.
Thank you!
Sounds like a yummy sauce.
I’ve been looking for a sugar free BBQ sauce and just happen to love the peach flavors. Thank you!
With ripe peaches it tastes nice and sweet so I hope that you like it.
drool!! that looks so good!
Your photography is amazing, I love this recipe!
Thanks 🙂
nommy goodness!
I love peaches! I’ve never tried a peach bbq sauce though. Must try it!
Omg, are you serious? Is it legal to have something so yummy? This looks incredible!
Lol, thanks 😛 I hope that you try it.
I want some crusty bread, ribs with this sauce and a LOT of napkins.
Oh wow. That looks like a yummy sauce.
Yum that sounds good. I just had peach salsa today.
Yum! This is perfect for the 4th.
Peach sounds heavenly as a BBQ sauce. Great idea!
wow, this sounds amazingly perfect!!
This is the perfect use for almost too ripe peaches and I’m really looking forward to trying it!
Thanks Patty! I hope that you like it!
Oooh yum! I love using peaches in recipes, never tried a bbq sauce though!!
Your photos are incredible…I don’t even like peaches and you made them look delicious!
Now that sounds and looks good!
This looks incredible and I bet it tastes just as good.
Now THAT looks delish! Stumbled and pinned.
Wow! I am not usually one for sweet sauces but this sounds heavenly!
Mmmmm…. Never thought of peach BBQ… I might have to try that out.
I don’t care for peach, but my kids would love this!
Looks yummy!
who would of thought but looks really good
This looks delicious! Do you think I could let it cook down in a crock pot?
I think it would still turn out awesome in the crockpot 🙂