We make air fryer chicken tenders (store-bought and homemade) at home with our toddler a LOT. And while I am all for a drive-thru meal when we are on a road trip or at an airport, it’s not a big part of our regular life. So, it’s nice to know how to make your own Chick-fil-A sauce.
This Chick-fil-A sauce recipe is made from just four simple ingredients. These are things I usually already have in your refrigerator most of the time. The recipe I’m sharing below, to me, tastes exactly like the restaurant version. But when you make it yourself you can customize it to your preferences.
Related: I love this sauce recipe on everything from baked chicken, air fryer wings (as the dipping sauce) to air fryer French fries. It’s great on store-bought air fryer fries, like waffle fries, too! Try our spicy mayo recipe or Raising Cane’s sauce.
Ingredients
- Mayo – I like real mayo but Miracle Whip is fine too
- Mustard – Standard, yellow mustard
- BBQ sauce – Any store-bought brand you like works
- Honey
I will note, if you want this to taste like a copycat Chick-fil-A sauce then you will want to use the most basic (plain) ingredient options. If you use a spicy BBQ sauce, for example, it will not taste as much like the restaurant version.
How to make Chick-fil-A Sauce
In a small- to medium-size mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Stir until well combined, the sauce will be an orange color.
The amounts listed will make about 1/3 cup of sauce. Feel free to double or triple this recipe if you want to make a larger amount.
Tips & Substitutions
- If you want to add a little heat, use a spicy BBQ sauce or add 1/4 teaspoon or more of cayenne.
- If you want to make a vegan version of this, you can substitute the mayo for Vegenaise (or similar vegan mayo option) and the honey for maple syrup or agave.
- Sometimes I will use dijon mustard instead of yellow mustard as I like the slightly more spicy flavor.
More Sauce & Dressing Recipes
- Honey mustard dressing
- Ranch dressing
- Homemade BBQ sauce
- How to make Mayonnaise
- 3 Easy Spring Roll Sauces
- Alfredo sauce
- Seafood sauce
- Big Mac Sauce
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- In a small- to medium-size mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Stir until well combined, the sauce will be an orange color.
- The amounts listed will make about 1/3 cup of sauce. Feel free to double or triple this recipe if you want to make a larger amount.
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This is amazing! Thanks for sharing this super simple and delicious recipe!
My kids love this sauce and ask for it all the time.
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This is the recipe I most appreciated. Lesser amount of mayo and total sauce and only 4 ingredients. Thank you!💃
Very tasty, minimal ingredients and taste so close to the real sauce. My two very picky kids loved it!
Perfect easy to make and fantastic taate. my family loved it sweet and perfect for chicken
This sauce was a HIT!! The whole family loved it.
Absolutely love this and it is spot on. There’s lots of copycat recipes which have a long list of ingredients but the genius of this is its simplicity and yet it still knock it out of the park better than all those other recipes. Awesome!
this is THE recipe, it is identical, thank you SOO SOO MUCH
Mom to mom- thank you! Anything that helps keep us out of the drive through is a WIN. My kids are obsessed w this sauce and I love that they can make it themselves now.
Oh this is a game changer! I love how simple the recipe is (why is there like a million ingredients in the OG Chic fil a sauce) This dip is delicious!
YUM I love this sauce!
This homemade Chick-fil-A sauce recipe is a game changer for family meals!
i tasted really good when i added horseradish
Thanks for this!!
My daughter introduced me to Chick-fil-a sauce and although it’s good on so many things, it’s high in Weight Watchers Points. This homemade version is delicious and a healthier option!
I’m german, so I don’t know the original sauce, bit this was really good with chicken tenders! I added a bit pepper and just a few drops of lemon juice and it was perfect.
Thank you for this great alternative to Chick fila sauce. You literally stopped my boys from having a meltdown after realizing we were out. This is even better than the original!!
LOVE!
A staple in our house and sooo much healthier than store bought!
hi this is good for what it is but it could be better.
loooove that i can make this dupe myself with all ingredients i already have!!