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The Yummy Bowl » Recipes » Appetizers

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

Sep 26, 2021 · Last updated: Jan 22, 2025 by Julia · 1 Comment · this post may contain affiliate links

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Homemade Buffalo Sauce is a tangy, spicy sauce, loaded with flavorful spices and melted butter to make it extra creamy and smooth.

Serve with blue cheese or ranch sauce over chicken tenders, wings, tostadas, or veggies.

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Homemade Buffalo Sauce

Buffalo sauce is an excellent ingredient to add to chicken wraps, zucchini boats, tostadas, and air fryer vegetable bites.

And making the sauce from scratch is easy and healthy!

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Ingredients

  • Hot sauce - any hot sauce will do, just don’t go for extra spicy ones. Frank’s hot sauce is a good start as it is milder than others (Don't use Tabasco or Sriracha as they are too hot for this). Read the labels and compare different sauces, you may need to go through some trial and error first before you find the best option. If it is too spicy, you will feel it, but adding more butter may help. Also make sure to serve the buffalo sauce with creamy sauces such as blue cheese, ranch dressing to balance the spiciness. Yogurt dressing or good old sour cream.
  • Butter - melted butter is what makes the hot sauce become milder and creamier in texture. Have more butter on hand in case you’ll want to add more. The buffalo sauce is still on the hotter side of the scale and is meant to be consumed with other foods and sauces and not on its own. 
  • Vinegar - I prefer milder vinegar types, apple cider (5% or 6%), or white wine vinegar. 
  • Italian herbs - if you are a regular reader on my site you probably know how much I love adding herbs everywhere. And I own a few large packs of Mediterranean herb mixes that go well with most of my dishes and add the best aroma to basically any recipe. The traditional ‘’authenthic’’ Buffalo sauce does not have any herbs in it, but I hope you like my version of it because it tastes way better!
  • Garlic and onion powder - I prefer fresh onion and garlic but for this creamy buffalo sauce version, I used powders. I believe granulated garlic would also work but will give a little grainy texture to the sauce, which should be fine as well.

Check the step-by-step photos below the recipe card.

chicken leg dipped in buffalo sauce

How To Make Buffalo Sauce

In a medium saucepot over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add the remaining ingredients, and whisk well. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 3-5 minutes.

Add vinegar, stir to combine, and remove from heat.

Let cool completely before use. 

Serve this easy buffalo sauce with tostadas, tacos, in wraps, as a marinade for meats, chicken wings, dipping sauce, and many more. 

Storing instructions

If properly stored in an airtight container, a glass jar (no plastic!), then you should be good to use the buffalo sauce for a week.

Serving suggestions

  • As a dip for Chicken tenders or fried chicken
  • As a marinade for Chicken, wingsm beef strips
  • Breaded chicken or other fried foods
  • Drizzle over sandwiches
  • Drizzle over pizzas
  • Serve with blue cheese sauce, sour cream or ranch dressing to balance off the spiciness
  • As a dippings sauce for veggies
  • Sweet potato fritters
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chicken leg dipped in buffalo sauce

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

Julia
Homemade Buffalo Sauce is a tangy, spicy sauce, loaded with flavorful spices and melted butter to make it extra creamy and smooth. Serve with blue cheese or ranch sauce over chicken tenders, wings, tostadas, or veggies.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 140 kcal

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INGREDIENTS
  

  • 1 cup hot sauce, Franks’ Hot sauce or similar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Italian herb mix, (herb seasoning)
  • salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • In a medium saucepot over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add the remaining ingredients, and whisk well. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add vinegar, stir to combine, and remove from heat.
  • Let cool completely before use.
  • Serve with tostadas, tacos, in wraps, as a marinade for meats, dipping sauce, and many more.

NOTES

  • Storing and freezing - If properly stored in an airtight container, a glass jar (no plastic!), then you should be good to use the buffalo sauce for a week.
  • What is Buffalo sauce supposed to taste like? Buffalo sauce should have a tangy, moderately spicy, and vinegary flavor. However the sauce will taste spicy if eaten on its own of course, but in combination with chicken wings or other foods that you can dip the sauce in, all the flavors will balance. It is still a spicy sauce but a slightly toned-down version of it.

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NUTRITION

Calories: 140kcal
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FAQ

Is Buffalo sauce and hot sauce the same?

Buffalo sauce is not the same as hot sauce. It has butter and spices added and has a creamier and smoother texture. The flavor is not so hot as well. Hot sauce is usually a combination of peppers, salt, and vinegar.

How long does homemade buffalo sauce last in the fridge?

Store the buffalo sauce in an airtight container, sealed in the fridge for up to a week.

What is Buffalo sauce supposed to taste like?

Buffalo sauce should have a tangy, moderately spicy, and vinegary flavor. However the sauce will taste spicy if eaten on its own of course, but in combination with chicken wings or other foods that you can dip the sauce in, all the flavors will balance. It is still a spicy sauce but a slightly toned-down version of it.

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  1. Julia

    September 26, 2021 at 1:10 am

    5 stars
    The best homemade spicy sauce for chicken wings!

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