Chick-fil-A Sauce is a perfect blend of sweet honey mustard and smoky barbecue sauce. It is sweet, tangy, and is a perfect dipping sauce for french fries and crispy chicken tenders. Now you can make it in your own kitchen!

Chick-fil-A Sauce is the signature sauce from Chick-fil-A Restaurants, and it is one of my favorite sauces. (Second only to Cane’s Sauce.) If you are anything like us, you always crave Chick-fil-A on a Sunday when they are closed.

With this recipe, we can make homemade crispy chicken tenders and enjoy homemade Chick-fil-A sauce in our own kitchen whenever we want.

Chick-fil-A Sauce is an easy recipe made from simple ingredients – it is a tangy sauce & is a little smoky. Enjoy this special sauce from the comfort of your own home using pantry ingredients.

A chicken nugget being dunked into a small glass bowl of copycat chick-fil-a sauce.

🥘 Ingredients

Homemade Chick-fil-A sauce is made with just a handful of ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.

A picture of the ingredients in copycat Chick-fil-a sauce, labeled.
  • Barbecue Sauce – I have made this using Sweet Baby Rays Original barbecue sauce and using Homemade Barbecue Sauce (the homemade sauce has a smokier taste.) If you want to increase the smoky flavor of your sauce, you can add a splash of liquid smoke.
  • Honey You can use any kind of honey for this recipe.
  • Mayonnaise Make sure to use real mayonnaise. I usually use Blue Plate, Hellmann’s original, or Duke’s Mayonnaise.
  • Yellow Mustard I use the regular old Heinz Yellow mustard or store-brand yellow mustard for this recipe.
  • Lemon Juice
  • Garlic Powder

🥣 How to Make It

Making Chick-fil-A sauce at home is so easy to do. Simply add all of your ingredients to a small bowl.

A clear bowl with the ingredients for copycat chick-fil-a sauce, unmixed.

Then whisk until well combined.

A clear bowl with the ingredients for copycat chick-fil-a sauce, slightly mixed.

Store in an airtight container or mason jar. Let the flavors meld together for about 30 minutes, then serve!

A clear bowl with the ingredients for copycat chick-fil-a sauce with a whisk, mixed.

This amazing sauce is the perfect blend of flavors. It’s so good that you might want to make a double batch.

🍳 What to Serve with Chick-fil-A Sauce

Chick-fil-A Sauce is delicious with waffle fries, regular french fries, fried chicken tenders or chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, onion rings, fried chicken, sweet potato fries, homemade chips, grilled potatoes – seriously, dip everything in it. We also LOVE to slather it on chicken sandwiches. So GOOD.

🥫 How to Store Homemade Sauce

Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce has the same shelf life as most homemade sauces. It needs to be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container – I like to use a wide-mouth mason jar. It should be used within 5 – 7 days.

✏️ Helpful Tips

  • Make your sauce a little while before you plan on serving it – the longer it sits, the better the flavor is.
  • Make a double batch of this sauce recipe – it is so good that you’ll be disappointed when it runs out!

🙋‍♀️ Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chick-fil-A sauce?

Chick-fil-A sauce is the signature dipping sauce served at Chick-fil-A restaurants. It is a delicious combination of honey mustard and barbecue sauce.

How long does Chick-fil-A sauce have to sit before serving?

Chick-fil-A sauce can be used immediately, or you can let it sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or longer to intensify in flavor. It is a delicious sauce that gets even better with time.

A small white bowl of copycat chick-fil-a sauce.

Where can you buy Chick-fil-A Sauce?

If you don’t want to make Chick-fil-A sauce at home, you can now buy it in the grocery store or online. You can also buy their Polynesian Sauce, Honey Mustard Sauce, Garden Herb Ranch Sauce, & Barbeque Sauce.

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce

5 from 20 votes
Chick-fil-A Sauce is a perfect blend of sweet honey mustard and smoky barbecue sauce. It is sweet, tangy, and is a perfect dipping sauce for french fries and crispy chicken tenders. Now you can make it in your own kitchen!
Author: Kari
Servings: 6
Prep: 5 mins
Resting Time: 30 mins
Total: 35 mins

Ingredients  

  • cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions 

  • Mix everything together in a small bowl until thoroughly combined.
    ⅓ cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, 2 teaspoons yellow mustard, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Serve immediately or let it sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or more – the flavor will get even better over time. For storage, keep in a mason jar or air-tight container.

Notes

Uses
  • Use your Chick-fil-A sauce on french fries, chicken nuggets, fried chicken, sweet potato fries, homemade chips, and even as an aioli on burgers and sandwiches!
Tips
  • Make your sauce a little while before you plan on serving it – the longer it sits, the better the flavor is.
Storage/Shelf Life
  • Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce has the same shelf life as most homemade sauces. It needs to be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container – I like to use a wide-mouth mason jar – and it should be used within 5 – 7 days.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 2tbspCalories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 139mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is approximate and is automatically calculated, so should only be used as a guide.

Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American, Cajun, Southern
Keyword: chick fil a recipe, chick fil a sauce, chicken dipping sauce, copycat chick fil a sauce
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Hi, I’m Kari!

I am a newlywed, food blogger, health coach, and mama to a hot mess of a border collie. I love to put a new spin on old family recipes and I try to make as many meals as possible with an Instant Pot.

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