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This Homemade Buffalo Sauce recipe is super easy and quick to make. I love that it’s hot and tasty, and takes my Buffalo wings to the next level. I like to use this delicious Buffalo wing sauce on other recipes or as a dip with my favorite appetizers!
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“Absolutely the best wing sauce ever. I have tried many but this is the “awesome sauce” 😊” -Chrissy
Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe
Homemade Buffalo Sauce is the best way to make Buffalo wings at home. I developed this 15-minute Buffalo sauce recipe to be super simple. I can easily whip up a batch before I get the Buffalo wings going. This easy homemade Buffalo sauce is spicy, tangy, and ready in minutes—perfect for wings, dips, and more!
Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (½ stick)
- ½ cup Frank’s RedHot Sauce
- 1 tbsp Tabasco sauce optional
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar maple syrup or agave work well too
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Serve with Buffalo Wings! (click for recipe)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until combined. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.4 tbsp unsalted butter, ½ cup Frank’s RedHot Sauce, 1 tbsp Tabasco sauce, 2 tbsp dark brown sugar, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
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Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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How to Make Homemade Buffalo Sauce Step by Step
Combine and heat: In a small saucepan, melt 4 tbsp (½ stick) of unsalted butter over low heat. Add ½ cup of Frank’s RedHot Sauce, 1 tbsp of Tabasco sauce, 2 tbsp of dark brown sugar, and 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar and whisk until combined. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.
Serve and enjoy: Serve with wings, veggies, use it as a dipping sauce for just about any appetizer you can dream of, or as a spread for sandwiches!
How to Store
This homemade Buffalo sauce recipe should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep well for up to 1 week. Simply reheat in a saucepan set over low heat.
Freeze in an airtight container (you can separate it into individual portions) for up to 6 months. Toss into a hot pan to melt, or let larger portions thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.
Serving Suggestions
This is the perfect sauce to use on all of your baked chicken wings. You can also mix it into Buffalo chicken pasta salad, use it on Buffalo chicken meatballs, or use it as a dip for other appetizers like avocado egg rolls or chicken tenders. The possibilities are endless.
Can I leave out the brown sugar without messing up the recipe?
You can leave it out, but the sauce flavor will be less balanced! You can use honey or maple syrup if you’re looking for substitutes!
How do you store the buffalo sauce? how long does it last?
can you freeze the leftovers?
thanks
It should keep for about a week in the refrigerator or in the freezer for up to 6 months!
This was great! super fast and easy. I’m not sure what I might’ve done wrong though, the butter almost floated to the top of my sauce, like it wasnt mixed well enough. But it still tasted pretty darn great.
Oh no! I hope it doesn’t happen again! Sometimes it could just be the brand of the butter.
With regards to the butter portion of the recipe, am I reading it correctly 4Tablespoons plus 1/2 stick?
Not plus, just clarifying it is half of a stick of butter! I can see where that’s confusing!
Absolutely the best wing sauce ever. I have tried many but this is the “awesome sauce” 😊
Thanks for stopping by, Chrissy!
This is the best sauce ever!!! Thanks for sharing…my daughter loves it! Will definitely make it again…..and again!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing, Giselle!
How do you make mild Buffalo Sauce?