preppedliving.com - Cherry BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. pitted Bing cherries (we have used whatever sweet cherry we had on hand)
• 1 c. diced white onion
• 2 cloves diced garlic
• 1 c. packed brown sugar
• 1/4 c. molasses
• 1 c. apple cider vinegar (5% acidity)
• 1/3 c. bottled lemon juice
• 1 t. chili powder
• 1 1/2 T. pickling or kosher salt
• 1/2 t. cayenne pepper
• 2 t. dry mustard
• 2 t. paprika (you can use smoked paprika)
• 1/2 - 1 t. smoke flavoring (if using smoked paprika, you can leave this out or use the lesser amount)