The next time that fast food craving strikes, make a batch of our Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce in even less time than you’d spend waiting in line at the drive-thru
Table of Contents
- This recipe is…
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe Ingredients
- Recipe Variations and Modifications
- How to Make Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
- Recipe Tips
- How to Serve Homemade Chick-fil-A Sauce
- How to Store and Reheat
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More of Our Healthy Fast Food Inspired Recipes
- Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe Recipe
This recipe is…
Crispy, crunchy, and perfectly golden French fries and chicken tenders are great on their own…but what makes them OTT delicious is a sauce to dip and dunk them in. And when it comes to fast food dipping sauces, nothing is more iconic and craveable than Chick-fil-A Sauce. Creamy, slightly smoky, tangy, and perfectly sweet, it hits all the high notes, taking the flavor of anything you dip in it to the next level.
Of course, the cult-fave fast food chain’s exact recipe is a longtime secret. But we’ve finally cracked the code and figured out how to make it at home in just a few minutes, using only four ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
Serve this totally addictive dipping sauce alongside our Easy Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets, Best Air Fryer Chicken Tenders, Air Fryer French Fries, or Best Baked Sweet Potato Fries whenever you’re craving healthier homemade versions of your fast food favorites.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Our four-ingredient version is a streamlined take on the fast food classic.
- It’s ready in less than 10 minutes. Combine. Stir. Done!
- Eat it with chicken tenders, fries, burgers, sandwiches, and more!
Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe Ingredients
What is Chick-fil-A sauce made of? Instead of a laundry list of hard-to-pronounce ingredients, our better-for-you dipping sauce calls for just four simple ingredients that you probably already have on-hand. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.
- Mayonnaise – to start, you’ll need a ¼ cup of mayonnaise – THIS avocado oil mayo is one of our favorite store-bought options.
- BBQ Sauce – 1½ tablespoons of BBQ sauce go into the bowl with the mayo. Feel free to use homemade BBQ sauce or store-bought.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Recipe Variations and Modifications
For this sauce to taste just like the original, it’s best to stick to the four ingredients in this recipe. But if you want to play around and customize it a bit, here are a few easy swaps.
- Use a different mustard – try using a dijon or spicy mustard in place of the regular yellow mustard for a fun twist on the sauce.
- Use maple syrup instead of honey – the taste will be slightly different here, but if you’re short on honey (or just don’t prefer it), an equal amount of maple syrup should work well too.
- Use Greek yogurt in place of mayo – if you’re looking for a yogurt-based sauce, feel free to swap the mayo with an equal amount of Greek yogurt, which adds a little protein too. But do know that this swap will result in a slightly different tasting sauce that is best enjoyed on the day you make it.
How to Make Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
It doesn’t get easier than this recipe. Follow along below for the full (and very short) how-to!
Step 1: Add all 4 ingredients to a bowl.
Step 2: Stir until smooth and fully incorporated.
Recipe Tips
- Heat your honey: room temperature honey is a little tough to combine with other ingredients, so to make this easy recipe even more seamless, add the honey to your bowl first, and microwave it for 10 or 15 seconds. It will be a little bit more liquid, making it easier to whisk together with the three other ingredients.
- Double up: a single batch of this recipe makes just shy of ⅓-cup of sauce, which is about four servings. But it doesn’t take any more effort to double or triple the recipe if you’re cooking for a crowd.
How to Serve Homemade Chick-fil-A Sauce
Serve this versatile (and totally addictive!) dipping sauce cold or at room temperature alongside your favorite fries or chicken tenders. It’s also great slathered on burger buns and sandwiches.
How to Store and Reheat
Store the sauce in an airtight container in your fridge for up to a week.
Frequently Asked Questions
While the exact recipe for this secret sauce is, well..secret, our recipe replicates the flavor of the original with just four ingredients: mayo, BBQ sauce, yellow mustard, and honey.
This long-secret sauce is popular for a reason: there’s nothing else that tastes quite like it! But think of it as the all-star of sauces — a combination of mayo, honey, mustard, and BBQ sauce.
This recipe hits all the high notes: the mayo base makes the sauce creamy and rich, while honey adds sweetness, mustard lends a nice tang, and the BBQ delivers a tasty hit of smokiness.
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Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tablespoons BBQ sauce
- ½ tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Add the mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, yellow mustard, and honey to a small bowl and whisk until fully combined.
Recipe Notes
- Heat your honey: room temperature honey is a little tough to combine with other ingredients. But to make this easy recipe even more seamless, add the honey to your bowl first, and microwave it for 10 or 15 seconds. It will be a little bit more liquid, making it easier to whisk together with the three other ingredients.
- Double up: a single batch of this recipe makes just shy of ⅓-cup of sauce, which is about four servings. But it doesn’t take any more effort to double or triple the recipe if you’re cooking for a crowd.
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