Peach Tea BBQ Sauce

By James Kimble May 21, 2024 3 mins read 544 Views

This super easy, mouthwatering Southern-inspired peach tea BBQ sauce is a perfect match for grilled chicken, pork ribs, tenderloin, or chops!

If you enjoy fruit-based barbecue sauces, then this fantastic peach BBQ sauce is a must-try! The great thing about this recipe is that it only requires a few ingredients and can be made in under thirty minutes.

Slather this peachy sauce on to smoked chicken thighs and BBQ ribs. This recipe makes roughly 2 cups of peach tea BBQ sauce. Which is enough for:

2 full racks of spare rib
3-4 racks baby back ribs
10-12 chicken thighs

BBQ Sauce Ingredients

1 cup water
13 bags of peach tea (Bigelow Perfect Peach-found in most supermarkets and online)
1 1/4 cups ketchup
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed (or 2 tablespoons brown sugar + 2 tablespoons molasses)
1/4 cup peach or pineapple preserves
2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons Smoked Chicken Rub (or your favorite Kansas City-style rub for pork or chicken)
1 tablespoon butter
pinch of cayenne, optional

How to Make Peach Tea BBQ Sauce:

Make the peach tea concentrate: In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat, and add the 13 peach tea bags. Steep for 10 minutes. Lightly squeeze bags to remove excess moisture before discarding them. Set peach tea concentrate aside.
Assemble sauce ingredients: Add ketchup, peach tea concentrate, brown sugar, peach preserves cider vinegar, and BBQ rub to a separate small saucepan.
Simmer sauce: over medium heat for 2 minutes, until well combined. Stir often. Reduce heat to medium-low and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Set to low if the sauce is bubbling too much.
Cover and keep warm: Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in 1 tablespoon of butter until it has completely melted. Cover pot and keep warm before using.
Storing: If making this peach tea sauce ahead of time, let it cool completely, then transfer it to an airtight container. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Rewarm before using.

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Peach Tea BBQ Sauce

This delicious Southern-inspired peach tea BBQ sauce works beautifully with grilled, baked, or smoked chicken and pork ribs, tenderloin, or chops! Recipe makes 1 3/4 cups of sauce.

Course Sauces

Cuisine American BBQ

Keyword BBQ sauce, BBQ sauce recipe, peach tea BBQ sauce

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 104kcal

Ingredients

1 cup water
13 bags of peach tea Bigelow Perfect Peach
1 1/4 cups ketchup
1/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
1/4 cup peach or pineapple preserves
2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons Smoked Chicken Rub or your favorite smoky rub
1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
Remove from heat, and add the 13 peach tea bags.
Steep for 10 minutes.
Lightly squeeze bags to remove excess moisture before discarding them. Set peach tea concentrate aside.
Add ketchup, peach tea concentrate, brown sugar, peach preserves, cider vinegar, and BBQ rub to a separate small saucepan.
Simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes, until well combined. Stir often.
Reduce heat to medium-low and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Set to low if the sauce is bubbling too much.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in 1 tablespoon of butter until it has completely melted.
Cover pot and keep warm before using.
If making this sauce ahead of time, let it cool completely, then transfer it to an airtight container. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Rewarm before using.