Healthy Vegan Buffalo Sauce Recipe
A delicious, healthy vegan buffalo sauce made with no butter and no oil. It's vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, oil-free, and nut-free. With just 7 ingredients, this one-step recipe is quick and easy to make. From start to finish in just 5 minutes!
Servings: 5 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 3-4 tbsp hot sauce
- 1-2 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp gluten free soy sauce tamari or liquid aminos
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
- other
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional splash of liquid smoke
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients until smooth. Adjust spices to taste and enjoy.
Notes
Secrets to Success
- This recipe is very customizable, and with all sauces, I recommend using my recipe as a baseline and adjusting by taste.
- If you prefer a saltier sauce, add more tamari, or salt.
- If you like it spicier, use a heavier hand with the hot sauce.
- Want a thinner sauce? Add water to thin.
- This is your time to make your cooking skills shine! Trust your taste buds.
- If you want to turn this into vegan buffalo cauliflower wings, head on over to this recipe for Healthy Tahini Buffalo Cauliflower Wings.
Serving Tips
- This vegan buffalo sauce is the perfect complement to so many recipes. You can use it as a dip, a sauce, or a dressing. It jazzes up dishes to have tons of flavor. If you’re someone who likes to explore meat alternatives, this sauce is perfect!
- Try it with veggie wings, cauliflower, tofu, and vegan meat alternatives like “chicken” nuggets, “chicken” wings, etc.
Storage Tips
- Store leftover sauce in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator. It will keep for a while, up to 2-3 weeks because of all the vegan ingredients.