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    Home » Condiments & Sauces

    Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

    Published: Nov 14, 2018 Last updated: Dec 22, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A sugar free sticky sweet barbecue sauce recipe to glaze crispy chicken wings, pork belly wings and more!
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    Get ready for football season with this zero-carb homemade Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce coating your favorite proteins! In our case, this would be Glazed Chicken and Pork Belly Wings! These sweet and spicy bites are air-fried or oven-baked to perfection and glazed with this awesome sauce.

    Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce is a mouthwatering sugar-free, sticky-sweet glaze to coat your pork belly and wings, drizzle on pork sandwiches, hot dogs, and so much more. This versatile favorite brings a depth of flavor that's sure to make your tastebuds dance.

    Dr pepper barbecue sauce in a green prep cup with a shot glass full of toothpicks and glazed wings in the background.
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    • ❤️ Why I Love This Recipe
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🙋 Recipe FAQ's
    • 👪 Serving size
    • 💭 Tips
    • Serving Suggestions
    • Storage
    • More Barbecue Sauce Reipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why I Love This Recipe

    ✔️ This is one of the best homemade sauces to use for party wings!

    ✔️ This Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce tastes delicious on most proteins. Use it on everything from beef ribs to a veggie burger!

    ✔️ This homemade Dr Pepper glaze makes a great gift!

    Glazed wings in a basket lined with parchment paper with dr pepper behind the basket and a yellow and green dip bowl to the right of the wings.

    🥘 Ingredients

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from affiliate links.

    Diet Dr Pepper, this adds a specific flavor and sweetness to the barbecue sauce.

    Sugar-free brown sugar substitute, this is usually an intense natural sweetener and sugar substitute that has no artificial ingredients, calories, or carbohydrates, one like this.

    Garlic powder is derived from dehydrated garlic. I like to use this garlic powder.

    Tomato paste is an inexpensive thickener often used to enrich the flavor of dishes.

    Coconut aminos are derived from the sap of a coconut plant and is a soy free product that is keto friendly. This is the brand I use.

    Hot chili pepper sauce is a hot sauce derived from chili peppers. This is what I use.

    Red chili pepper flakes are a spice that comes from dried and crushed red chili peppers and adds extra heat to the sauce.

    Butter adds fat and flavor to this barbecue sauce recipe.

    A basket full of chicken wings and pork belly bites.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, add the Diet Dr. Pepper, brown sugar substitute, garlic powder, tomato paste, coconut aminos, hot chili pepper sauce, chili pepper flakes, and butter. Stir to combine.
    2. Continue to stir as butter melts and sugar has dissolved.
    3. Cook until sauce begins to boil.
    4. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
    5. The cause will thicken once cooled.

    🙋 Recipe FAQ's

    Does this Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce recipe fit the keto diet?

    This recipe is technically a dirty keto recipe due to the fact that the diet soda is sweetened with an unapproved keto sweetener. If you want to be keto friendly try this brand of diet soda.

    Why is my BBQ Sauce not thickening?

    The barbecue sauce should be simmered on a low setting until it thickens. As the sauce reduces from the simmering, it should evaporate and thicken naturally. If not, add ½ tablespoon more of tomato paste to aid in thickening the sauce.

    A serving of wings and pork belly coated with the dr pepper barbecue sauce on a white plate with a basket of wings blurred in the background.

    👪 Serving size

    How many servings does this recipe make?

    • This recipe makes 2 delicious cups of Dr Pepper glaze!
    • 2 cups equal 32 tablespoons and 2 tablespoons are a serving. Therefore there are 16 servings of sauce. This will cover a lot of wings 🙂

    💭 Tips

    1. Keep glazed wings on the warm setting in a slow cooker to prevent food from getting cold.
    2. Have plenty of Regular and Diet Dr. Pepper on hand for all your football-loving fans!
    3. Substitute your favorite diet root beer or cola for the Dr. Pepper.
    A single pork belly wing on a toothpick glazed with the Zero Carb Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce.

    Serving Suggestions

    This is a great sauce to use to glaze Air Fryer Chicken Wings or pork belly wings.

    This Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is a great side dish to serve with glazed wings.

    Use this homemade dr pepper bbq Sauce to coat these Air Fryer Pork Chops.

    Storage

    Store in a covered container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

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    Raspberry Chipotle Sauce for Pork Back Ribs

    Strawberry Rhubarb Chipotle BBQ Sauce

    Grilled Dry Rub Back Ribs with Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce

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    📖 Recipe

    Zero Carb Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A sugar free sticky sweet barbecue sauce recipe to glaze crispy chicken wings, pork belly wings and more!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Condiments
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 56 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 16 ounces Diet Dr Pepper
    • ¾ cup sugar free brown sugar substitute
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon minced onion flakes
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • ¼ cup coconut aminos
    • 1½ tablespoon hot chili pepper sauce
    • ½ teaspoon chili pepper flakes
    • 4 tablespoons butter

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, add the Diet Dr. Pepper, brown sugar substitute, garlic powder, tomato paste, coconut aminos, hot chili pepper sauce, chili pepper flakes, and butter. Stir to combine.
    • Continue to stir as the butter melts and the sweetener has dissolved. Cook until the sauce begins to boil.
    • Reduce the heat and simmer the barbecue sauce for 20 minutes or until the sauce has reduced and thickened.

    Notes

    Nutrition information calculated using myfitnesspal is provided as a courtesy, but will vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients you use. Please consult with your doctor regarding specific health needs.
    Net Carbs: 0

    Nutrition

    Calories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 162mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 277IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce, Dr. Pepper Glaze
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Lindsay Cotter

      November 22, 2018 at 11:33 pm

      Love the sweet and spicy flavors going on! This is epic game day food!

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    2. Toni | Boulder Locavore

      November 22, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      I really can't wait to give this a try! Looks really good!

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    3. Elizabeth

      November 20, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      These look so good! I'm going to to make them for guests this Wednesday night. Thanks for the inspo!

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    4. Alida | Simply Delicious

      November 20, 2018 at 2:15 am

      SO juicy! My kids will be ALL over that.

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