When it comes to fast food, Chick-fil-A ranks at the top of the list for my kids.I don’t mind at all because I really love it, too. The chicken is admittedly delicious but, so are the variety of sauces they offer. This Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce is one of our faves and it’s delicious for dipping chicken as well as serving as a yummy fry sauce, too.
Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
Half of the fun each time we stop in for a quick bite to eat, is picking out which sauces to dip our chicken into for the best flavor explosion. Chick-fil-A sauce is generally the family pick closely followed by honey mustard and Polynesian. One of my sons loves this sauce so much on a recent visit he said, “I wish we could have this at home.” Well, that’s all it took. Surely, I could come up with a very close homemade Chick-fil-A sauce for us to enjoy. So after quite a bit of experimenting I came up with this, and made my sons very very happy chicken nugget eating campers.
Chill Thoroughly For the Best Results
As with any sauce, this sauce needs to sit to allow the flavors to come together so make it at least 8 hours in advance. I store it in a mason jar in my fridge and tend to make it in batches small enough not to have tons left over for a long period of time. To date this has not been an issue it’s usually polished off with ease. Keep in mind, the amount of smokiness can vary according to which brand of barbecue sauce you use. A drop or two of liquid smoke can also give it a smoky flavor punch if you have some on hand. We use this sauce on burgers, grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, for dipping french fries, onion rings, veggies and more. Other sauces you may enjoy is my Avocado lime Ranch Dressing and Copycat Chick-fil-A Honey Mustard from My Recipes.
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Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup real mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp hickory brown sugar barbecue sauce
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 4 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1-2 drops liquid smoke [optional]
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into a bowl and whisk until fully combined. Chill for 8 hours or overnight in a tightly sealed container.
- May be stored tightly sealed in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Cheryl says
Melissa cracked the recipe!! It is soooo good!!
Melissa says
Thank you!
Kathy says
The sauce recipes are great, but I’ve fallen in love with Chick-fil-a’s honey mustard sauce. Please come up with a copycat recipe for this delicious sauce…no other that I’ve had compares to it,
Julie Regan says
YES!
Melissa says
I’ll add that to my “to do” list.
William J Stefens says
Just tasted a batch and overall taste really tastes as close as the real thing. I definitely will make again. Though for my case, next time will cut down on the garlic as it overpowered the other flavors a bit. Note, used McCormick roasted garlic which is stronger than regular powdered garlic as that is all I have. Bottom line. Definitely a winner. Also need to wait after it chills to see if the flavors have blended together more as I expect they will.
Melissa says
The garlic should mellow the longer it sits.
William J Stefens says
thanks for the reply. Currently letting it sit in the fridge to set.If still overpowering what would you recommend to offset the strong garlic flavor?
Melissa says
Hi William,it may be just a matter of letting the flavors come together. While roasted garlic has a more intense flavor, if you enjoy it, the sauce should still be tasty. I suppose you could try a tad bit more mayonnaise or bbq, or both, to increase the volume and thus balancing it out. I would give it time to mellow first.
William J Stefens says
Thanks for the reassurance. As you said with time the ingredients blended together more, mellowing out the strong roasted garlic flavor. Interestingly, it has been such a while since having to the actual sauce, I have almost forgotten what it tastes like. But, no matter as even if it isn’t an exact match, it is close enough in it’s great flavor that it holds it’s own more than well enough. Again, great job with this recipe!!
Melissa says
I’m so happy it worked out for you, thanks!