Crockpot Barbecued Chicken

The crockpot is one of the best time savers in the kitchen.
In the summer, it's great for keeping cooks from heating up the kitchen
when all you want to do is drink lemonade and eat ice pops.
In the colder months,
there is nothing better for making soups and stews,
comfort food that warms you, body and soul.

The barbecue sauce was made the day before,
and there is still plenty in the fridge for future samplings.
It tastes great on fish, steak fries and burgers too.
This week I cooked several drumsticks for Big K,
but the recipe makes enough to coat a whole bird,
with some left for dipping.
Simply dress the chicken with the barbecue sauce,
(we removed the skin),
place it in the crockpot on low,
and let it simmer for 6 hours.

What could be easier?

No-Sugar BBQ Sauce
1 C ketchup
  1/2 C water
1 T onion powder
1/2 C Apple Cider Vinegar 
2 T honey 
1/4 t salt 
1/4 t celery seed 
1/4 t cinnamon
Bring all ingredients to a boil, 
then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!

BBQ Sauce Without the Guilt

Having exhausted my resources of commercial barbecue sauces,
it seemed like a great time to come up with something better.
I'm a label reader, 
so most of the choices at the grocery store
didn't pass muster.  
I was looking for something with only a few recognizable ingredients,
 quick to put together and sugar-free.
Local honey was the perfect substitute for the refined sugar
found in most barbecue recipes.



Although this sauce will be mostly used by my hubby,
I wanted it to appeal to everyone.
This recipe filled the bill, as it is allergy-friendly.
As usual, we tweaked it a bit.
We didn't have Worcestershire or allspice, so they were omitted.
I ended up adding about 3-4 more tablespoons of water,
as I find that the apple cider vinegar sometimes comes on a little too strong.
The results were fantastic!
I hope you'll give this recipe a go
for your next summer barbecue or Independence Day Celebration!

No-Sugar BBQ Sauce
(SugarFreeMom)

1 C ketchup
1/2 C water
1 T onion powder
1/2 C Apple Cider Vinegar
2 T honey
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1/4 t allspice
1/4 t salt
1/4 t celery seed
1/4 t cinnamon

Bring all ingredients to a boil,
then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!