53+ Dipping Sauces

Whether you’re dipping french fries, eggrolls seafood or these creamy, spicy and savory sauces are perfect for all of your dipping needs!

One of my favorite things about parties or game day snacks is dipping my favorite finger foods into some great sauces. A great condiment is the perfect way to turn something simple into something amazing.

Best Dipping Sauce Recipes

egg roll dipped into sweet and sour sauce

Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

Sweet and Sour Sauce is an amazing dipping sauce. This EASY recipe will make you think it came from your local Chinese takeout!
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Homemade Eel Sauce Recipe

Homemade Eel Sauce is a delightfully rich, sweet sauce that’s the perfect accompaniment for sushi, dumplings, spring rolls, and proteins!
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Chipotle Ketchup Recipe

Take your plain ketchup to the next level with this THREE ingredient Chipotle Ketchup recipe! Great to dip fries or just about anything into!
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Dill Sauce

Perfectly paired with your favorite seafood dish, this creamy Dill Sauce recipe is light, cool and full of fresh ingredients!
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Sweet Potato Fry Dipping Sauce

This creamy Sweet Potato Fry Dipping Sauce was specially developed to complement the unique sweet flavor characteristics of the ruby spud!
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Chinese Chili Oil

This Chinese Chili Oil recipe is a spicy condiment that brings the heat in the form of an oil infused with aromatics and chiles!
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Sriracha Mayo

With minimal prep time and the spiciness of Sriracha, in addition to a few twists, this Sriracha Mayo is a recipe you'll put on repeat!
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Shrimp Scampi Sauce

Shrimp Scampi Sauce is a luscious garlic butter sauce with the addition of crisp white wine that's perfect with pasta, proteins, and bread!
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Copycat Chick-fil-a Sauce

This copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce recipe combines 3 basic ingredients for a sauce that tastes just like original! For dipping & slathering!
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Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

Authentic Chimichurri Sauce is easy to make and doubles as a marinade and sauce. Traditional chimichurri ingredients will flavor any dish!
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French Choron Sauce

This famous French Choron Sauce recipe is a tomato and tarragon-laced Bearnaise sauce that only takes minutes to prepare! Perfect for meats!
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Jerk Sauce

A warm, spicy and flavorful sauce, this EASY Jamaican Jerk Sauce recipe is the perfect accompaniment for pork, chicken, beef and veggies!
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Lemon Butter Sauce

This EASY Lemon Butter Sauce recipe is an elegant, smooth sauce you’ll want to drizzle all over proteins, pasta, veggies!
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Romesco Sauce

This homemade Romesco Sauce is a versatile sauce that's tomato-based with tons of bold flavor. Use this to liven up any meats or vegetables!
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Bang Bang Sauce

If you're looking for a spicy sauce with a touch of sweetness to go with your seafood or meat, this creamy Bang Bang sauce is for you!
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Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe

Homemade Buffalo Sauce is an easy blend of four ingredients! Use other wing sauce ingredients for fun twists for all your buffalo recipes!
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Chicken Nugget Dipping Sauce

This sweet and savory Chicken Nugget Dipping Sauce is perfect for dipping for chicken, but it's also a good sandwich spread!
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Honey Sriracha Sauce

Sticky, hot and sweet, this EASY Honey Sriracha Sauce is about to be your new favorite condiment. Put it on any of your favorite foods!
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White Garlic Sauce

This creamy White Garlic Sauce Recipe is packed with fresh garlic that's beautifully balanced by parmesan or pecorino cheese!
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Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Subtly spicy, sweet, and a little bit tangy, this creamy chipotle sauce is always a hit. Use it on tacos, quesadillas, sandwiches, and more!
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Fresh Mint Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for a light, bright sauce to use up all of that mint from your garden, this EASY Mint Sauce recipe will be perfect!
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Tiger Sauce Recipe

A creamy and slightly spicy condiment, this easy Tiger Sauce recipe is perfect for slathering on a roast beef sandwich or as a dipping sauce!
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Fry Sauce

A combination of ketchup, mayo, mustard with spices, vinegar, and pickles, this Fry Sauce is easy to make and nearly everyone loves it!
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Boiling Crab Sauce

A signature sauce at the Boiling Crab Restaurants, this EASY copycat Boiling Crab Sauce recipe is perfect for any seafood you want to add it!
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Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

Whether used as a marinade, dipping sauce or even a glaze, this homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe is full of flavor and perfectly sweet!
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Pot Sticker Sauce

If you're looking for a soy-based sauce to serve with potstickers, dumplings or eggrolls, this EASY Pot Sticker Sauce is for you!
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Russian Dressing Recipe

Creamy, tangy, and just a little bit spicy, this Russian dressing is a go-to for topping salads and spreading on sandwiches!
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Homemade Hoisin Sauce Recipe

This Homemade Hoisin Sauce is an easy way to make a version of the classic Chinese condiment! Use as a dipping sauce or add to stir fry's!
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Spicy BBQ Sauce Recipe

Perfectly sweet and spicy, this homemade Spicy BBQ Sauce recipe is perfect for slathering on a sandwich or coating a rack of ribs!
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Tartar Sauce Recipe

With only a handful of ingredients, you can have the BEST homemade Tartar Sauce recipe ready in only 10 minutes! It's so easy to make!
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Cocktail Sauce Recipe

With only 7 ingredients, you can have the BEST homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe ready in only 5 minutes! Perfect for shrimp and seafood!
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Quesadilla Sauce

The next time you need an easy recipe for a versatile sauce, turn to spicy Quesadilla Sauce. You'll be putting it on everything!
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Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

A sweet and spicy Asian condiment perfect for dipping, marinating, basting or whisking into sauces, soups and salad dressing.
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Spicy Aioli Recipe

With only 4 simple ingredients, this homemade Spicy Aioli recipe will make you rethink mayonnaise. An EASY way to upgrade any sandwich!
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Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce Recipe

This EASY Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce is a heady sauce that is more tangy than it is spicy. The sugars and fruit make it sticky and sweet!
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Homemade Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for a bright, creamy sauce to use as a healthy dip or part of a meal, this homemade Tzatziki Sauce recipe is it!
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Chili’s Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe

If you're looking to recreate Chilis honey mustard sauce then this is the recipe for you. This honey mustard sauce will be your new favorite!
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Avocado Crema

This EASY Avocado Crema recipe brings together the tang of Greek yogurt with the creaminess of avocado along with some herbs and spice!
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Beer BBQ Sauce Recipe

Looking for an EASY Beer BBQ Sauce to pair with your favorite brews at your next cookout? Look no further than this delicious sauce recipe!
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Ginger Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for a savory sauce for proteins and vegetables this EASY Ginger Sauce recipe is the way to upgrade nearly any meal!
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Savory Seafood Sauce Recipe

This take on the viral Bloves Sauce is a savory seafood sauce that you can use on all sorts of protein and vegetables!
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Coconut Shrimp Dipping Sauce

If you like both heat and sweet, this Coconut Shrimp Dipping Sauce that coats your crunchy fried shrimp is what you're looking for!
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Honey Garlic Sauce

If you want a sweet and savory sauce for your proteins and vegetables, this EASY Honey Garlic Sauce recipe is the sauce for you!
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Au Jus Sauce (with or without drippings)

If you're looking for a lightweight sauce with flavors of beef and herbs, au jus sauce is for you. This easy sauce is incredibly versatile.
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Garlic Butter Sauce

With only 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make, this Garlic Butter Sauce can’t be beat. It’s the perfect garlic sauce for pizza and breadsticks!
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Yum Yum Sauce

Yum Yum Sauce is an easy sauce for seafood and vegetables.  Now you can make your favorite pink sauce at home!
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Parmesan Cream Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for an easy, creamy sauce to toss with pasta or elevate your meat or vegetables, this parmesan cream sauce is perfect!
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Fry Sauce

Fry Sauce is the best dipping sauce for French Fries, hamburgers, deli sandwiches or onion rings. Easy to make and it stays fresh in the fridge for days!
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Remoulade for Crab Cakes

Get ready to try your new favorite sauce! This Remoulade for Crab Cakes will take your seafood game to the next level.
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Creamy Horseradish Sauce

Good beef doesn’t need a sauce, right? But even the best beef can use a sidekick and this homemade horseradish sauce recipe is the perfect match!
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Bacon Jalapeno Fry Sauce

In just 5 minutes, you can have a super versatile and delicious sauce ready to be dipped, smothered or drizzled over just about anything!
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Red Robin Campfire Sauce Recipe

Red Robin Campfire Sauce is a mayonnaise-based bbq sauce that is both sweet and earthy. Use this copycat recipe on meats and veggies!
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Cilantro Sauce Recipe

Cilantro sauce is a quick and easy recipe that will brighten tacos and fajitas as well as any protein you're serving. Use it as a dip, too!
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Ponzu Sauce

Balanced with sweet, salty, and citrusy flavor and tons of umami, this Homemade Ponzu Sauce recipe is a winner on so many dishes!
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Egg Roll Dipping Sauce Recipe

This EASY Egg Roll Dipping Sauce is full of tangy, savory, and umami flavors that pair perfectly with crispy, crunchy egg rolls!
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Crab Cake Sauce Recipe

Look no further for this sauce to serve with crab cakes. It is light, flavorful and the perfect addition to any seafood dish for dipping or drizzling.
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If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know how much I love a good homemade sauce. They’re one of my favorite ways to elevate a meal.

Now of course I love sauces for slathering, marinading or adding to a stir fry, but my absolute favorite way to use a sauce is to dip.

So whether you’re dipping spring rolls, chicken tenders, egg rolls, raw vegetables on an appetizer tray or chicken nuggets, these easy dipping sauce recipes are a great way to add extra flavor to a meal or snack.

While all of these delicious dipping sauces have different ingredients, here is a list of popular ingredients to have on hand when making sauces.

  • Sour cream
  • Soy sauce
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • Lemon juice
  • Fresh herbs
  • White wine vinegar
  • Red pepper flakes

Storage and Freezing

Each of these chicken dipping sauces require different methods of storage and/or freezing. However, most of them store well in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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  2. This is such a great round up of sauces, I don’t know where to begin! So many fresh and easy recipes; looking forward to giving these a try!

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  4. This is the perfect collection of amazing sauces. I’ve tried many of them and I can’t wait to try the rest of them. Thank you so much!