This black cherry and molasses BBQ sauce is super easy to make and tastes great on any meat! The cherry juice blends beautifully with the molasses to create a sweet and savory BBQ sauce that is nontraditional but may become a new family favorite!
Every year in the late spring we find a cherry orchard and pick cherries. It’s been a favorite thing to do for years, I have even gone cherry picking when I was about to deliver a baby. We always eat way too many cherries while picking and come home with lots of extras. We make pies, tarts, juice them and eat them whole. This year I will be using the juice for this barbecue sauce and I am super excited about it!
I use this sauce on my Black Cherry and Molasses BBQ Pork Ribs – that RECIPE HERE.
For the black cherry and molasses BBQ sauce:
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2/3 cup black cherry juice – I like the straight juice, no sugar added
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon spicy Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- dash cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
Instructions
Add all of the ingredients into a sauce pan and bring sauce to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer while stirring for 5 minutes.
Use immediately or store in a jar for future use.
I have never frozen or canned this sauce but I imagine you could do that and it would work just fine.
Black Cherry and Molasses BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2/3 cup black cherry juice – I like the straight juice no sugar added
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon spicy Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- dash cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into a sauce pan and bring sauce to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer while stirring for 5 minutes.
- Use immediately or store in a jar for future use.