Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe
This homemade buffalo sauce is tangy, buttery, and packed with bold flavor. Ready in 10 minutes for wings, wraps, burgers, and more.
Ingredients
- 2 cups buffalo sauce
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder or granules
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the ingredients to a medium-sized pot.
- Heat over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter is completely melted.
- Serve or store in the refrigerator.
Notes
The only real mistake you can make is cranking the heat too high and letting the sauce boil. This can cause the butter to separate from the hot sauce, leaving you with a broken, oily mess. You only need enough heat to melt the butter into a smooth, glossy glaze.
A broken sauce is fixable: If you accidentally overheat the sauce and it separates, take the pot off the heat, add a splash of warm water, and whisk vigorously to bring it back together.
Thin sauce? Just let it rest for a few minutes. As the butter cools slightly, the sauce should thicken into a perfect wing sauce.
Turn up the heat: If you like your buffalo sauce extra hot, feel free to add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce or a generous pinch of cayenne while it's warming on the stove.
Customize the flavor: It’s fun to play with the flavors here. I’ll swap half of the buffalo sauce for BBQ sauce to make a sweeter, smokier glaze, or I’ll whisk in a pinch of a dry seasoning blend like Cajun, blackened, Old Bay, lemon pepper, or ranch seasoning to make an interesting wing sauce.
Make-Ahead: I like to make this buffalo sauce a few days ahead of time. The longer it sits in the refrigerator, the more the flavors develop and meld together.
How to Store: I store the sauce in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
How to Reheat: The butter in homemade buffalo sauce tends to solidify after sitting in the fridge. Before I use it, I’ll microwave the sauce in 15-minute intervals or warm it in a saucepan over low heat and give it a quick whisk to loosen it back up.
Nutrition
Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 5956mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1123IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.4mg