Summer Cookout Recipes: The Complete Guide to a Zero Sugar Cookout

Summer cookout season is the best time of year. The grill is hot, the company is good, and the food should be great. Here's the complete guide to a zero sugar cookout — from the proteins to the sides to the one sauce that handles everything.

Most cookout food is loaded with hidden sugar. BBQ sauce, ketchup, sweet relish, honey mustard, corn on the cob butter — the sugar adds up fast. A typical cookout plate can have 30–50 grams of sugar from condiments and sauces alone.

The zero sugar cookout doesn't sacrifice flavor. It replaces the sugar-loaded condiments with one bold, versatile sauce that delivers more flavor with 0g sugar: Yooze It Sauce® Original.

The cookout staple. Grill over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until charred and slightly split. Serve in a toasted bun with a generous squeeze of Yooze It along the length of the dog.

Pro tip: Score the hot dog with shallow diagonal cuts before grilling. The cuts create more surface area for char and allow the Yooze It to get into the grooves.

Form 2 oz balls of 80/20 ground beef. Smash hard on a hot cast iron griddle. Salt and pepper. Cook 90 seconds, flip, add American cheese. Toast the bun in the beef fat. Yooze It on both buns.

Marinate bone-in thighs in Yooze It, olive oil, garlic, and lemon for 2 hours. Grill over medium heat, skin-side down first, until cooked through. Serve with extra Yooze It for dipping.

Simmer brats in beer and onions for 15 minutes, then finish on the grill for char. Serve in a toasted bun with Yooze It and grilled onions.

Toss large shrimp in Yooze It, olive oil, garlic, and lemon. Thread on skewers. Grill 2–3 minutes per side. Serve with extra Yooze It for dipping.

Cook elbow macaroni, drain and cool. Mix with Yooze It, a splash of apple cider vinegar, diced celery, diced onion, and salt. The Yooze It creates a bold, creamy dressing with 0g sugar.

Boil cubed potatoes until tender, drain and cool. Mix with Yooze It, diced celery, diced onion, hard-boiled eggs, and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Bold, creamy, zero sugar.

Grill corn in the husk until charred. Pull back the husk, spread Yooze It generously, add a squeeze of lime and a pinch of chili flake.

Shred cabbage and carrots. Mix Yooze It with apple cider vinegar, celery seed, and salt for the dressing. Toss with the vegetables. Bold, creamy, zero sugar coleslaw.

Here's the simple zero sugar condiment setup for your cookout:

What you need:

• 2 bottles of Yooze It Sauce® Original
• Yellow mustard (for the mustard purists)
• Hot sauce (for the heat seekers)

What you don't need:

• Ketchup
• BBQ sauce
• Honey mustard
• Sweet relish
• Ranch

One bottle of Yooze It handles 10–15 people. Two bottles and you're covered for a crowd.

The best summer cookout is the one where the food is genuinely great and nobody feels sluggish afterward. Yooze It Sauce® Original makes that possible — bold flavor, 0g sugar, and versatile enough to handle every item on your cookout menu.

You Can Yooze It On Everything™.

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