Cherry Cola Barbecue Sauce

Spectacular! I keep re-making this, with slight modifications based on my mood! Spicy paprika versus regular. Dr Pepper versus cherry cola. Sriracha ketchup and one chili sauce. Haven’t had a bad batch!

• angco49560

• NY

• 6/26/2018

I have made this sauce a number of times and it is always delicious. I wish I always had a jar on hand but as soon as I make it I come up with ideas about how to use it and before a week has passed it is gone. I like sweet and spicy so I put a good heaping tablespoon of red pepper flakes in the sauce while it’s simmering. I finish it with the stick blender. Excellent on pulled pork, ribs, chicken...

• rsybrant

• Minneapolis, MN

• 1/30/2018

Have made this several times always to rave reviews!

• baileylu

• 2/28/2015

I made this a couple weeks ago and everyone loved it. It went great on a cheeseburger, chicken, pork chops and much more I'm sure. I see a lot of reviews here are rather old so not sure I will get an answer to my question but it's worth a try. I saw that someone substituted Dr. Pepper for Cherry Coke and said it turned out great and I had a question. Would this work with root beer? I don't want it to turn out too thin without the preserves but think that the other ingredients would go good with root beer. Also thought about trying it with orange preserves/marmalade and seeing how that worked. Any thoughts or suggestions?

• HarveyJH

• Kalamazoo, MI

• 9/13/2014

unlike my fellow reviewers, I found this way too sweet. I decreased the brown sugar but still too sweet. I felt it was missing something as well.

• gina23445

• richmond, va

• 7/10/2014

I have used this recipe for years now. I add a lot more brown sugar since my husband likes really sweet sauce. I also use a stick blender to make the cherries smooth in the sauce.

• Susanjb

• Chicago, IL

• 9/24/2013

This is the best BBQ sauce. My daughter puts it on everything. I gave some to my neighbor with some ribs, and she told me she was using bread, boiled eggs, you name it, to use up the remaining sauce. It keeps a long time and has become a staple in our house.

• kellykooks

• Beaverton, OR

• 8/10/2011

Amazing!!!

• Anonymous

• San Diego

• 7/19/2011

Loved this! We used it to baste country-style ribs, and it was absolutely delicious. We used molasses instead of brown sugar and pureed the reduced sauce in the food processor.

• arianell

• Richmond, VA

• 1/9/2011

Here in the south, we've been making barbeque sauces with cola and ketchup for decades; so I had to laugh when I saw this one. I tried it, though, and I must say it's delicious. I prefer molasses to brown sugar, too, but otherwise wouldn't change a thing.

• Anonymous

• SC

• 11/13/2010

Very good sauce. Made it for company and they loved it. I pureed in a blender for a smooth sauce and poured some in a squeeze bottle to use at the table.

• kellykooks

• Beaverton, OR

• 10/3/2010

Made this several times. Great! I always get rave reviews

• BrandiCzaja

• 8/8/2010

Does it really matter if I use balsamic vinegar rather than wine vinegar and what about the chilli sauce....how much of a difference will that make if I just used ketchup.....

• dmorgann

• Scranton, Pa

• 6/29/2010

Made this for a large family BBQ. I used it on chicken parts. It was hit! i really like the sweet/spicy-ness. it would be good with pork.

• renaduck

• Afton, NY

• 5/27/2010

This sauce is the bomb. I add roasted jalepenos to make it pop even more. My friends freak out when they taste this sauce on my smoked ribs.

• powderfish

• Jackson Hole, WY

• 12/5/2009