Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Ok..that store bought low/no carb bbq sauce is nasty. It's weird. It taste the way skating rinks smell. That's just not cool. So my alternative - Making your own. I use reduced sugar ketchup (1 carb per tblsp), Apple Cider Vinegar (0 carbs), and Splenda brown sugar (2 carbs per tblsp) as a base. I boil it in a sauce pan on the stove, about half ketchup/half vinegar, and add splenda to taste. You can also use the regular splenda or splenda with fiber to sweeten if you want to reduce the carb count lower. It doesn't darken the sauce to a BBQ color, but it works fine for taste. Once you have your base, play with it and spice it up how you like! I like to add bacon or a little bacon grease for a smoky flavor, Onion powder is a good addition to hide some of the ketchup after taste, Red pepper flakes or siracha add a nice spice, spicy mustard if you like mustard based sauces, just have fun with it! Mmmm real bbq and no more dry meat!