Barbecue Sauce -- 0 Smart Points

My favorite home made barbeque sauce recipe has a ketchup base and a lot of brown sugar.  Ketchup has so much sugar in it that the sauce is really high in points.  I thought I'd experiment with making some sugar free sauce today and this is what I came up with.

A 15 ounce can of tomato sauce is the base in my recipe.  It turned out pretty good and, in my opinion, has a much better flavor than the sugar free G. Hughes barbeque sauce.  The G. Hughes sauce is over $3.50 a bottle here so the tomato sauce recipe is definitely less expensive.

Heinz reduced sugar ketchup is another alternative to using the tomato sauce.  I bought a bottle of it and will try making a batch later using it and adjusting the Truvia.  The ketchup is really expensive compared to regular ketchup so I'll figure the cost into the process.

BARBECUE SAUCE  -- 0 Smart Points

1-15 oz. can Hunts tomato sauce

½ tsp. white vinegar

1 tsp. liquid smoke

Dash of Worcestershire sauce

Dash of Cayenne pepper

4 tsp. brown sugar Truvia

½ tsp.  Williams chili seasoning

Mix well.  Heat thoroughly in microwave.  Let cool.  Store in refrigerator.

Makes approximately 2 cups.

Cranberry-Jalapeno Sauce -- 2 Smart Points

This recipe came from a Weight Watcher's cookbook.  I think it needs to be a little sweeter so next time I'll add a little more brown sugar.  This afternoon I smoked a pork loin and this is the sauce I served with it.

CRANBERRY-JALAPENO SAUCE

1 (12 oz.) bag fresh cranberries

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar

2 T. red wine

Pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in a nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil.  Boil 1 minute, then reduce heat to low.  Simmer until berries pop and mixture is thick, about 10 minutes.  Cool and serve.

Weight Watcher Smart Points  2 per 2 tablespoons.