Make your own copycat Chick-fil-A sauce at home with this simple 5 ingredient recipe! It’s perfect for dipping chicken tenders and fries.
Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
This copycat Chick-fil-A sauce is an irresistibly craveable combination of a creamy sauce with a sweet and tangy flavor and a hint of smokiness from BBQ sauce. It’s truly an addictive condiment perfect for dipping, spreading or drizzling over your favorite dishes!
There’s something special about a signature sauce that just makes the meal! This homemade Chick-fil-A sauce does exactly that and is perfect for dipping Chick-fil-A nuggets, baked chicken tenders and homemade french fries!
If you love sauce recipes, others to make at home include ranch dressing, honey mustard sauce and BBQ sauce!
What is Chick-fil-A Sauce?
Chick-fil-A nugget sauce, if you have never had it, is one of those sauces that if it was socially acceptable to walk in and order just a tub of sauce to go, we’d all be doing it. It’s their famous sauce that goes along with their equally famous chicken.
The original is made with corn syrup, artificial coloring, and a whole bunch of ingredients no one can pronounce. Don’t get me wrong, it’s delicious, but if we can make the same thing at a fraction of the cost and using much simpler ingredients, you know I’m game!
What Does it Taste Like?
You really have to try it to experience the magic to see for yourself. My best explanation would be that it’s a creamier version of honey mustard sauce. It has a hint of smoky BBQ and a bit of zing from the mustard. It’s loaded with flavor, that’s for sure!
Favorite Ways to Use It
- As a dip for homemade french fries, waffle fries, grilled sweet potatoes, baked chicken tenders, Chick-fil-A nuggets, and parmesan potato wedges.
- As a condiment on baked hamburgers, cheeseburger meatballs, turkey burgers, burger in a bowl, and lettuce wrap burger.
Storage Tips
Keep stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
FAQs
Plain yellow mustard is what works best! Not dijon mustard or spicy mustards. They will change the flavor of the sauce! Yellow mustard is what you will need.
I love to use my homemade BBQ sauce, but your favorite brand works, too! I would avoid sugar BBQ sauces, like a honey BBQ, since we are adding honey to the sauce it may be too sweet.
A classic white mayonnaise is best. Any ‘flavored’ mayo like a spicy mayo will change the taste.
Rumor has it that Chick-fil-A sauce is a mixture of honey mustard, barbecue sauce and ranch dressing. This comes from a tweet the company sent out in 2012. You can try to mix ranch instead of mayo but I haven’t tested it and think using mayo creates the best copycat sauce recipe.
Love copycat recipes? Try this Chick-fil-A peppermint milkshake, too!
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Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine the mayo, BBQ sauce, mustard and honey in a small bowl.
- Whisk until combined and add salt and pepper to taste. Then refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Use as a dipping sauce with your favorite chicken nuggets, tenders or french fries.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: 5 Ingredients Or Less, American, Condiments, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Nut-Free, Sauces, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
What kind of mustard is used?
You can use yellow or Dijon. I actually like to do 2 teaspoons yellow and a teaspoon or 2 of Dijon :)
Chick-fil-a Sauce is always a must when we go out to dinner. I love that we can make it at home now!
My kids want this sauce poured over their chick fil a food!! They might start wanting this over everything I make!
Tastes just like it!! Can’t believe how easy it is to make! I will be keeping this in the fridge at all times!
Hi.. what kind of BBQ sauce did you use? :)
Sweet Baby Ray’s or Stubbs are my favorites :)
Thanks a lot for sharing this super tasty chick fil a sauce recipe! It really taste amazing! Will surely make this one again!