Copycat Bang Bang Sauce is creamy, spicy and sweet and made with just four simple ingredients. Perfect for serving as a dipping sauce, tossing with cooked shrimp, chicken, or tofu and drizzling on tacos.
This irresistible DIY Bang Bang sauce recipe is ready in just minutes, flavorful, and totally customizable.
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Homemade Bang Bang Sauce
If you love the bold, sweet and spicy flavor of a creamy Bang Bang sauce from your favorite restaurant or take out place, then you are definitely going to love being able to make this easy copycat recipe at home.
This DIY Bang Bang sauce tastes just like the original, however, I love it even more because you make it fresh in your own kitchen.
It’s made with four ingredients and is ready in just minutes, making it the perfect sauce, even if it's your first time making it.
The best part of making this creamy chili sauce yourself is that you can adjust the ingredients to your personal taste preferences.
Like it spicy? Add more sriracha. You can add just a little for a mild sauce or go all in for a spicy sauce!
Prefer it on the sweeter side? Add more honey. Honey also adds depth and helps balance the savory and spicy flavors for a perfectly rounded sauce.
And this sweet and spicy sauce is so versatile too.
Drizzle it over cooked shrimp, toss it with hot cooked chicken, serve it as a dipping sauce for French fries, spread it on sandwiches, or use it to top your favorite tacos.
Adding this sauce instantly elevates any recipe you are serving.
The ingredients are so simple but create a complex flavor that everyone loves.
The creamy richness balances with the sweet heat in a most perfect way making this restaurant style bang bang sauce absolutely irresistible.
This homemade version of the copycat sauce lets you control the spice level, sweetness, and thickness.
Quick to whisk together, Bang Bang Sauce is so easy to make for weeknight dinners, get togethers, and for meal prepping too.
Trust me when I tell you that once you make your own bang bang sauce at home you won’t want anything to do with the store-bought or prepackaged sauce again!
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How to make bang bang sauce
This is a quick overview of how to make this recipe. Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below.
- Step 1: Combine mayonnaise, chili sauce, sriracha sauce and honey in a mixing bowl.
- Step 2: Whisk the ingredients together until they are blended.
Hint: You can stir this sauce together but I highly recommend using a whisk to guarantee that all of the ingredients are completely blended together.
Expert recipe tips
- Whisk, or stir, the sauce until it is totally smooth so that all the flavors are totally combined.
- This recipe makes 2 cups of sauce but you can easily halve the recipe to make just 1 cup of sauce.
- Feel free to taste and adjust as you make the recipe. That’s the beauty of making a recipe, you can add more honey for extra sweetness or add more sriracha for additional heat.
- I recommend letting the sauce sit, either at room temperature or in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to allow the flavors to marry.
- For the smoothest texture and easiest combining, use room-temperature mayonnaise.
- This sauce will thicken slightly as it chills, making it a great dipping sauce.
- You can also add a splash of rice wine vinegar for added tanginess.
Substitutions
- Mayonnaise – For a lighter version of this mayo-based sauce, you can substitute Greek yogurt or sour cream for mayonnaise.
- Mayonnaise - Full-fat mayonnaise will give you the best flavor, but lighter mayonnaise versions can also be used. Japanese kewpie mayo is also a good alternative.
- Sweet Chili Sauce – You can combine some honey and red pepper flakes or use hot honey if you need a substitute for the Thai sweet chili sauce.
- Sriracha - Chili garlic sauce or or another hot sauce that you love can replace the spicy sriracha.
- Honey - Maple syrup or agave nectar can be used in place of honey as an alternative for a natural sweetener.
Variations
- Extra Sweet Chili Sauce - Add an additional tablespoon of honey or sweet chili sauce, or both!
- Garlic Chili Sauce – After blending the ingredients together stir in fresh minced garlic or garlic powder.
- Lime Bang Bang Sauce – For a hint of a bright citrus flavor, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
- Smoky Bang Bang Sauce - Adding smoked paprika will give the sauce a subtle smoky flavor.
- Spicy Bang Bang Sauce – Add more sriracha or add a pinch of cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes.
Storage
- You can store your homemade Bang Bang sauce or any leftover sauce you may have in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- The sauce may separate while refrigerated so I recommend that you stir the sauce before using it.
- I do not recommend freezing the sauce because mayonnaise-based sauces can separate when thawed.
- See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
Ways to serve bangbang sauce
This simple sauce can be served in a variety of ways. Here are several ideas:
- drizzle on tacos
- drizzle over cooked shrimp
- serve it as a dipping sauce for French fries
- spread it on sandwiches as a flavorful condiment
- toss chicken wings with the sauce for a delicious appetizer
- toss it with hot cooked chicken
Ingredients
Ingredients for making homemade bang bang sauce
- Mayonnaise - Mayonnaise forms the creamy texrture and is the base for this sauce. The richness and creaminess of the mayo balances the heat and sweetness of the other ingredients.
- Sweet Chili Sauce - Sweet chili sauce adds that signature sweet and tangy flavor that this popular sauce is known for. It also adds a mild heat and a glossy texture that helps to make the sauce ideal for drizzling or dipping.
- Sriracha - Sriracha adds the spicy kick that this sauce is known for. You can adjust the amount of sriracha for the heat level you prefer, mild or spicy.
- Honey - Honey brings sweetness to the sauce and balances out the heat from the sriracha.
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Bang Bang Sauce Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
- 6 Tablespoons sriracha
- ¼ cup honey
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Instructions
- Combine the mayonnaise, chili sauce, sriracha and honey in a bowl and whisk together until blended.
- Refrigerate in a jar or an airtight container until you are readyt o serve.
- Serve as a dipping sauce or toss cooked chicken, shrimp or tofu in the sauce until evenly coated.
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