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This easy Honey Sriracha Sauce is the perfect spicy and sweet condiment for dipping sauce, drizzling, and tossing a wide range of things. The best part is it only takes a couple of minutes to whip up!
Here are some great recipes to drizzle this appetizing sauce: Spicy Orange Chicken, Crispy Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza, Blackened Shrimp, and Southern Fried Chicken.
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What is Honey Sriracha sauce?
Honey sriracha sauce is a sweet and spicy sauce that's great for a variety of things. The sriracha sauce is a chili sauce/ hot sauce made of garlic, sugar, chili peppers, distilled vinegar, and salt.
Combining it with honey tames the heat of the chili sauce. It creates a lovely dipping sauce or seasoning for fried rice, chicken nuggets, noodles, fried chicken wings, and sushi.
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Honey Sriracha Sauce Ingredients
Here are the three ingredients you'll need for quick and easy honey sriracha sauce. Since Sriracha has garlic, vinegar, salt, and sugar, I found adding more to the sauce unnecessary.
Sriracha Sauce
Huy Fong produces Sriracha, but any chili garlic sauce will work.
Raw Local Honey
The best honey to use is local raw honey.
Unsalted Butter
All you need is one stick of unsalted butter.
How to make Honey Sriracha Sauce
You can make this honey sriracha sauce recipe with your eyes close because it's that fast and easy. Feel free to adjust the amount of Sriracha added to control the heat levels.
Add the Sriracha and honey in a medium bowl, and slowly drizzle in hot melted butter while you whisk. The sauce should coat a spoon.
Pro Recipe Tips & Tricks
Here are a few things to remember when you whip up this sweet sriracha sauce.
- Double the recipe to use as a dipping sauce for a party.
- Feel free to use any honey on hand or available in your area.
- Add 2 teaspoons of soy sauce to add more umami flavor to the sauce.
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes to bump up the heat.
- You can swap hot honey instead of regular honey for a spicier sriracha sauce.
- Feel free to add freshly minced garlic or garlic powder to jazz the sauce more to your liking.
- If the spicy sauce is too hot, try adding a squeeze of lime juice, lemon juice, or a teaspoon of rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar to tame the heat.
FAQs
Here are the top questions readers have about honey sriracha sauce.
There are several recipes for honey sriracha sauce, but the most common base includes honey and sriracha chili garlic sauce.
Sriracha sauce has a unique flavor, but a few garlic chili sauces are on the market. My go-to swap is a sambal oelek sauce or Louisiana hot sauce.
Honey Sriracha has a spicy sweet, and garlic flavor, with a hint of spice from the Sriracha chili sauce.
Yes, honey Sriracha sauce is slightly spicy. The Sriracha chili sauce adds a bit of spiciness to the sweet and tangy flavor of honey, garlic, and soy sauce. While it isn't overly spicy, some people might find it too hot for their taste.
It's possible to make numerous sauces using honey. Honey, when mixed with other ingredients, can produce sauces that have a distinct sweet taste. Garlic, mustard, chili peppers, soy sauce, and vinegar are common ingredients for honey sauces. You can use them as glazes for vegetables (honey sriracha brussels sprouts, anyone?) and meats.
There are many dishes that you can serve with honey Sriracha sauce. The sweet and spicy flavor of the sauce pairs well with grilled chicken, chicken wings or roasted vegetables, eggs, french fries, and seafood.
Honey Sriracha sauce is best 7 days after making but will remain fresh in an airtight container for 30 days in the fridge.
More Mouthwatering Recipes
Here are a few more recipes you can use the honey sriracha sauce on.
- Fried Chicken Sandwich
- Chicken and Waffles
- Steak Sandwich
- Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders
- Grilled Salmon Sandwich with Corn Salad
- Southern Green Beans
Before You Begin
Before getting started, here are the steps I use to get organized.
Step 1: Pull all the ingredients out on the counter.
Step 2: Measure everything out and get ready for a delicious sauce.
You can easily make a delicious honey Sriracha sauce using a few basic ingredients. This flavorful sauce is perfect for spicing up your favorite dishes. Give it a try, and share your thoughts by leaving a comment and a star rating. Remember to share it with your friends and family on social media! #LezEat
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📖 Recipe
Honey Sriracha Sauce
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Sriracha
- ½ cup local honey
- 1 stick hot melted unsalted butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the Sriracha and honey, slowly drizzle in hot melted butter while you whisk. The sauce should be coat a spoon.
Notes
- Double the recipe to use as a dipping sauce for a party.
- Feel free to use any honey on hand or available in your area.
- Add 2 teaspoons of soy sauce to add more umami flavor to the sauce.
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes to bump up the heat.
- You can swap hot honey instead of regular honey for a spicier sriracha sauce.
- Feel free to add freshly minced garlic or garlic powder to jazz the sauce more to your liking.
- If the spicy sauce is too hot, try adding a squeeze of lime juice, lemon juice, or a teaspoon of rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar to tame the heat.
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