This raspberry-chipotle BBQ sauce is super simple to make. If you’re looking for a quick homemade fruit-based sauce with a touch of chipotle heat, look no further than this recipe!

Get ready to go to flavor town with this sweet and spicy raspberry-chipotle BBQ sauce. It is perfect for brushing on beef and pork ribs, duck breast, and barbecued chicken. You can also serve it as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders and french fries. All you’ll need is a few simple ingredients to make this incredible homemade BBQ sauce!

Chipotle Peppers in Adobo

Chipotle peppers are ripened jalapeno peppers smoked and used in a variety of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. You can find these dried peppers sold whole, pulverized, or steeped in a thick, flavorful adobo sauce. They add an earthy, smoky, and spicy bite to BBQ sauce.

Ingredients

• Ketchup
• Raspberry preserves
• Apple cider vinegar (substitute with white vinegar or fresh lemon juice)
• Chipotle pepper in adobo, plus adobo sauce
• Unsalted butter
• Dark brown sugar
• Garlic powder

Making Raspberry-Chipotle BBQ Sauce

• Combine Base Ingredients: In a saucepan, simmer ketchup, raspberry preserves, and cider vinegar over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
• Add Flavorings: Stir in minced chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, garlic powder, and dark brown sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Final Touches: Remove sauce from heat and stir in butter. Cool for 10 minutes before using.
• Optional Step: After cooling, transfer the barbecue sauce to a blender and blend it until smooth. 

Tip: If you are sensitive to fruit seeds, work the raspberry preserves through a fine sieve with a spoon. This way, the seeds will stay in the sieve, and you’ll end up with the flavorful jam portion for your sauce.

How to use it

• Glaze: Apply the raspberry-chipotle BBQ sauce to spare or baby back ribs during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Sauce chicken thighs and drumsticks during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• Table Sauce: For smoked chuck roast: shred of slice the meat and using this barbecue sauce as a serving sauce. It also pairs well with pulled pork, pork belly, and chopped brisket.

Storing your raspberry-chipotle BBQ sauce

Store the BBQ sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Do not reserve any sauce that has come into contact with raw or undercooked meat. You can freeze this sauce in a vacuum-sealed bag for up to 3 months. 

Quick facts

• Gluten-Free Option: For those with gluten sensitivity, reach for this gluten free chipotle in adobo sauce.
• Switch it Up: Can’t find preserves? Substitute with jam or jelly. They will provide that amazing sweetness of ripe raspberries.
• Other Uses: Serve as a dipping for fries, chicken nuggets, and chicken wings, or as a condiment for burgers.

More Recipes

• Smoky Chipotle Skirt Steaks
• BBQ Honey Seasoning
• Great Smoky Mountain BBQ Sauce (Blues Hog Hog Copycat)
• Homemade Chipotle Cranberry Sauce

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Raspberry-Chipotle BBQ Sauce

This delicious, fruit-based barbecue sauce has the perfect balance of sweetness and heat. Use it on smoked pork, chicken, grilled or pan-seared venison, and duck breast.

Course Sauces

Cuisine American BBQ, Fusion

Keyword BBQ sauce recipe

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Cook Time 9 minutes minutes

Total Time 17 minutes minutes

Servings 2 Cups

Calories 673kcal

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 3/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo (minced)
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

• Simmer ketchup, raspberry preserves, and apple cider vinegar in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in remaining ingredients (except butter), reduce heat to low, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat, stir in the butter, and let the sauce cool for 10 minutes before using.
• Store unused sauce in an air tight container in the refrigerator for 1 week after preparation. Warm it to room temperature before using. Do not store leftover sauce that has come into contact with raw or undercooked meat.

Nutrition

Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 135g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 4223mg | Potassium: 516mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 97g | Vitamin A: 1005IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg

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