Deliciously sweet and tangy, this homemade peach barbecue sauce is fantastic on any grilled meat! Make a batch this summer and fire up that barbecue!

With so many barbecue sauces to choose from, it’s no wonder why you might think I’m crazy making my own. But until you see how easy it is and how much better it tastes, I bet you’ll give it a try. Summer is coming in strong here in California and I’m already cooking more outside, nobody wants to be in a kitchen with the oven on when you could be outside cooking on the grill with your tongs in one hand and a cold beer in the other!
This peach barbecue sauce has only a few ingredients and can be made in less than an hour. This might actually be the best barbecue sauce I’ve tasted and it can be tweaked in so many ways. Maybe you like it thinner with more of a vinegar flavor, or sweet and spicy, not a problem. It’s so easy to adapt.
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How to make peach homemade barbecue sauce
- Combine the ingredients
Add all of the ingredients to a pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes to let the flavors combine together to make this amazing peach barbecue sauce.
- Cooking the barbecue sauce
After the sauce has simmered, it needs to be pureed in a blender or food processor to break down those chunks of fresh peaches. Once it’s smooth, transfer to a jar and let cool unless you’re using it right away.
ingredients you’ll need
- Peaches, It’s perfect time for peach season right now. Pick peaches that are soft to the touch but not squishy. I prefer yellow peaches because they seem a little sweeter than white peaches whenever I buy them. Keep them unpeeled for this recipe.
- Ketchup. Regular table ketchup works perfectly.
- Apple cider vinegar
- Brown sugar for that sweet caramelized flavor.
- Coca Cola. This is amazing in barbecue sauces and acts like.a secret ingredient.
- Worcestershire Sauce. Regular store bought is good.
- BBQ rub. Any rub you have in your pantry will do. You can use a rub that you’d usually sprinkle on burgers or steaks.

FAQ’s about homemade barbecue sauce
You can use firm sweet fruits such as nectarines, plums and apricots. Cherries also make a good barbecue sauce and go well with grilled chicken.
Yes, keep it in a sealed jar and in the fridge. Keeping it at room temperature would eventually cause the fruit to begin fermentation.
Try looking in the condiment aisle but a good replacement can be soy sauce.
Two important steps will help you. Once the meat is almost done, transfer it to an indirect heat spot on the grill. This will help prevent it from burning due to the sugar in the sauce. Secondly, layering the sauce many times on the meat will help build a good barbecue sauce base on the meat.
You can try a few different ways and it all depend on your taste. Adding some Sriracha or Tabasco at the beginning of the recipe will kick the flavor up as will adding dried chilies to the mixture before blending.
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Homemade Peach Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups ketchup
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2/3 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cups Coca Cola
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp barbecue rub
- 4 cups diced yellow peaches
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a 4 quart pot and bring to a boil.
- Turn down the heat and simmer for about 20-30 minutes on low.
- Transfer the sauce to a blender or large food processor and blend until smooth and no chunks of peaches are visible. You may have to do this in stages to avoid spills.
- Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let cool before pouring into jars.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Your photos are so fun and I loved looking through them. What a fun and delicious fourth of July. This BBQ sauce is calling my name. I love the peaches!
Tieghan, Tieghan…eat me! (sauce calling you)
oh my gosh, that all looks like way too much fun!
So much fun Carrian :)
I really miss those days with my kids. Enjoy them now for they disappear so quickly. We used to have parades in our cul-de-sac and decorate bikes and even the riding lawn mower with wagon in tow! So fun. Looks like a blast and the sauce looks and sounds amazing. Your photos get better every. single. day!
Thanks Tricia!
Nice! We do something similar with Chickasaw plums (because that’s what grows best in our area), and have used it with great success on chicken, ribs, pork roasts, etc. Your recipe sounds fabulous! http://threeheadedchef.blogspot.com/2013/06/chicken-in-plum-sauce.html
Don’t you just love peaches in bbq sauce? So so good! Love the pics – looks like so much fun!
What I’d do for a jar of that… ;)
What a perfect BBQ sauce! We made pulled pork for the 4th too. I wish I would’ve thought to put it on a hot dog though! Man, does that sound good :)
It was really good, I had two of them!
Your sauce looks sticky delicious, love the peaches!
Two things – I want to eat this on everything. Do you have a Scottish accent? If so I like you even more now.
Yes I do, I sound like William Wallace ;)
Have made it twice! Can u can this sauce and if so how long a water bath?
You could can it but no idea on how long that would take, sorry
What a fun day!! And seriously, this sauce looks amazing! I love the peach!
It was a great Fourth for sure :)
A marvelous bbq sauce, Gerry. And the photos are GREAT!
Thanks Angie!
I am absolutely convinced that they barricaded the cul-de-sac to keep those sliders and that sauce to themselves. GREG
It’s all making sense now GREG.
We used to have block parties when I was a kid and they were the highlight of my life.
And how amazing does this sauce sound with chicken?!
Beautiful.
Wow I hope my kids can say that when they’re all growns up :)
Gerry I would devour this sauce. I love ACV, brown sugar, ketchup, and Coca Cola in the recipe – now that’s clever!
Thanks for sharing all these great pics, too!
Thanks Averie, the Coke makes it special!
Looks like you guys had a BLAST! And this sauce… um, I need it!!!
How fun! And this sauce, oh goodness me. I would slather it on everything! What a scrumptious sweet-salty twist on the traditional sauce, Gerry. I love it!
you had me at hello- okay more like mop sauce but seriously to good for words!
I want to put this on everything!!!
I wish our neighborhood was as much fun as yours. Ours doesn’t do a thing.
Your peach bbq sauce sounds luscious. I will without question try this very soon. I’m guessing the bbq rub which I’ve never used before is one you purchase at the store or did you create your own?
I saved this to make very soon!
This barbecue sauce looks fun! Pinned!
I don’t care for peaches at all but ironically I enjoy peach BBQ sauce and using peach wood for pork. Great photos, Gerry!
PS: You’re not fully Americanized on July 4th until you find yourself saying, “Hey neighbor, hold my beer and watch this” and nearly burning down the neighborhood with fireworks ;) :)
Stupid question time… do the peaches need to be skinned?
Your sauce looks and sounds amazing, I can’t wait to try it!
Hi James good question actually! No they don’t need to be skinned as the purée takes care of them
Hi there! I’m a bit late to this party. I just found this recipe. Could you be more specific about your BBQ Rub? Thanks for the great recipe!
Any rub you have on hand is fine Jean as long as its not too spicy
HOT DANG!!! OH MY….. threw all those ingredients in an instapot for 10 minutes on high pressure. I tell you what! This is some good barbecue sauce!!