Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe

Everybody loves peanut butter, and not only in dessert (though you need to try my Banana Peanut Butter Balls, Peanut Butter Donuts, or Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies)! This peanut butter sauce is the best dipping sauce for spring rolls, dumplings, or marinated tempeh. It’s creamy, smooth with a perfect balance of sweet and sour flavor. If you are throwing an Asian-inspired vegan dinner, this peanut butter dipping sauce is a must, along with our orange tofu recipe.

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need are:

Natural Smooth Peanut Butter – With no added salt, no added sugar, or oil. Rice Vinegar or try lime juice for a Thai-inspired sauce. Soy Sauce or tamari sauce Maple Syrup or any liquid sweetener you love. If you prefer to use a granulated sweetener, like brown sugar, bring the ingredients to a small saucepan, and warm all ingredients together, stirring gently until creamy, smooth, and the sugar is melted. Freshly Grated Ginger – or powdered ginger if it’s all you have. Red Chili Pepper – Fresh is best. Garlic Powder or freshly crushed garlic clove for a potent garlic flavor in the sauce. Water or coconut milk for a Thai peanut sauce.

How To Make This Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe

It’s so easy to make your peanut sauce recipe! Believe me, after trying this simple recipe. You won’t use any store-bought dipping sauce. If your peanut butter is fresh and drippy and the water-maple syrup is not too cold, then you can mix the sauce directly in a bowl.

Tasting And Adjusting

We all have different tastes when it comes to dipping sauces. Some people love their sauce ultra-thin, while others prefer a sauce that is thick and creamy. Gradually add more water or coconut milk if you intend to serve the sauce with Thai dishes. Add one tablespoon at a time, and stir after each addition until fully incorporated. Taste and add more soy sauce to boost the savory note of the dipping sauce.

Serving

This dipping sauce is delicious served with a few crushed peanuts and cilantro on the top. It’s the perfect dip to any air-fried vegetables or food like:

Marinated Tempeh Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Fresh Spring Rolls

Use as a sauce on top of salad like in our roasted cauliflower salad.

Add-Ons

You can flavor to this peanut sauce by adding some herbs and spices, like:

1 teaspoon of sesame oil Cilantro – 1-2 teaspoons finely chopped Spring onion – on top of the dip Sesame seeds or bagel seasoning on top of the dipping sauce

Storage Instructions

This peanut sauce can be stored for 3 to 4 days in a glass mason jar in the fridge. The sauce thickens in the fridge. You can warm the jar up in a hot bath or microwave to thin out the sauce before serving. The sauce freezes very well in an airtight container. Thaw the peanut sauce in the fridge the day before using.

Allergy Swaps

Below are some ideas to adjust the peanut recipe if you are allergic to some of the ingredients.

Nut-Free – If you have a peanut allergy, you can make the peanut-like sauce by replacing the peanut butter with unsweetened sunflower seed butter. Gluten-Free – Replace the soy sauce with tamari sauce. Sugar-Free – Any liquid sugar-free sweetener works in this recipe to make a keto-friendly peanut sauce.

Below are my answers to your most frequent questions about this dipping sauce recipe.