With just a few pantry ingredients and 5 minutes of time, you can make this Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe Copycat at home. Perfect for dipping chicken tenders, french fries, and more. Enjoy this beloved sauce without leaving the comfort of your home!
Best Easy Dipping Sauce
This copycat Chick-fil-A sauce is right up there with yum yum sauce in our home, as an addictive sauce for dipping anything and everything. It’s sweet, it’s tangy, and it’s perfectly creamy. There’s no better accompaniment to waffle fries or chicken nuggets!
What is Chick-fil-A Sauce?
Chick-fil-A sauce is, quite honestly, the main reason most people go to Chick-fil-A. It’s their signature sauce that’s a bit of a cross between a smoky barbecue sauce and honey-mustard, with a light citrus undertone. It’s perfect for dipping chicken fingers, fries, and more.
What does Chick-fil-A sauce taste like? Chick-fil-a-sauce is a little bit sweet, a little zingy, and a little citrusy. Basically it’s everything you could want in a dipping sauce.
Chick-fil-A Sauce Ingredients
There are just 5 ingredients – and you likely have them all in your cupboard.
(Scroll to the bottom for our easy printable recipe with the complete directions.)
- Mayonnaise – Makes the sauce rich and creamy.
- Barbecue sauce – see below for suggestions.
- Honey – This adds a hint of sweetness.
- Mustard – Both dijon and yellow mustard are used in this recipe.
- Lemon juice – This can be substituted with apple cider vinegar, if that’s what you have on hand.
What BBQ Sauce Should I Use?
You can use whatever barbecue sauce is your favorite. Sweet Baby Ray’s is a great option. Note that this dipping sauce does typically have a bit of a smoky flavor so I don’t recommend grabbing any honey or sweet barbecue sauce. If your sauce doesn’t have that hint of smoke (in case your bbq sauce is sweeter rather than smoky) include a splash of liquid smoke.
How to Make Chick-fil-A Sauce
This Chick-fil-a dipping sauce is beyond simple to make. It comes together in seconds.
(Scroll to the bottom for our easy printable recipe with the complete directions.)
- Combine ingredients. Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Chill. Chill the sauce in the fridge for at least an hour. Overnight is best. This helps the flavors come together and also thickens the sauce.
Serving Suggestions
There are so many ways to use this copycat sauce. Almost anything can be dipped in it! Here are some of our favorites:
- Chicken Tenders
- Chicken Nuggets
- Onion Rings
- Zucchini Fries
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Pigs in a Blanket
- Sausage Balls
- Fried Green Tomatoes
Proper Storage
Homemade Chick-fil-A sauce will last in an airtight container or sealed jar in in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
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Chick-fil-A Sauce
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce (see note)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until combined.
- Chill for at least 1 hour (ideally overnight) – this will help the flavors come together, but also allow the sauce to thicken up.
- Enjoy with chicken tenders, nuggets, waffle fries, or anything that needs dipping!
