Like your BBQ sauces on the fruitier side? Go all in with this delicious blueberry chipotle BBQ sauce! With its purply hue, it looks as good as it tastes: that sweet and earthy berry taste is paired with honey and brown sugar to bring out that sweetness even more. And the chipotle peppers act as a smoky (and certainly fiery) foil to the sweet taste. Sweet and heat always pair well, but there’s something about the blueberry/chipotle combo that’s really special. Each has an earthiness that pairs so well together.

Use blueberry chipotle BBQ sauce as a marinade with pork or chicken. It’s a great recipe to change things up during BBQ season. Or try it as a dipping sauce. It’s a perfect combo with chicken skewers and chicken tenders. In fact, that sweet heat is excellent with salty and fried meats.
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Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce minced (plus 1 extra tablespoon adobo sauce)
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- Dashes salt and pepper more to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the blueberries, honey, and water. Cook the mix, stirring often, until the blueberries begin to soften and burst (approximately 10 minutes).
- Transfer the blueberries to a high-sided pot. Using a food processor, process the blueberries until smooth (or until they reach your desired consistency for the BBQ sauce).
- Add the ketchup, molasses, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, liquid smoke, and salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.Â
- Taste the sauce and add additional salt, pepper, or chipotle pepper (for a hotter sauce) to taste.
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I made this with a mixture of blueberries and saskatoons – it’s my favourite bbq sauce!