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My homemade buffalo sauce is bold, tangy, and perfectly spicy! It’s ready in minutes with just a few simple ingredients. Skip the store-bought stuff and make your wings, wraps, and dips next-level delicious!
A Reader’s Review
This recipe tastes like its traditional Buffalo sauce but better! It’s delicious!
The Sauce That Does It All
- Customizable Heat: Want it milder or spicier? Easily tweak it to your taste.
- Big Flavor, Simple Ingredients: Just a handful of pantry staples come together to create bold, spicy, tangy magic.
- Quick & Easy: Ready in minutes, seriously, it’s faster than running to the store!
- Versatile Sauce Goals: This homemade buffalo sauce is perfect for buffalo wings, sandwiches, wraps, dips, enchiladas, and anything else that needs a kick.
Ingredients Needed
- Hot Sauce: Frank’s Hot Sauce is the classic, and likely what started it all. Use your favorite, but if you’re unsure, Frank’s is always a win.
- Butter: Butter makes the sauce rich and smooth, and helps it stick. Add more for a milder sauce, or turn up the heat with cayenne.
- Add Smokiness: Stir in ½ teaspoon smoked paprika for a smoky twist.
- Fresh Garlic Option: Swap garlic powder for 1–2 teaspoons minced garlic. Sauté in butter until fragrant, then mix in the rest.
How to Make Homemade Buffalo Sauce
Making Buffalo sauce from scratch is surprisingly quick and easy! Once you give this homemade buffalo sauce recipe a try, you’ll never buy it from the store again.
- Combine and Heat: Add hot sauce, butter, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder to a medium saucepan and whisk together. Then heat over medium heat.
- Simmer and Serve: Bring the mixture to a full boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-7 minutes while whisking occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and serve warm.
How to Store Buffalo Hot Sauce
This homemade buffalo sauce actually gets better as it sits, so don’t hesitate to make extra! I usually whip up a small batch, but doubling it works great.
- In the Refrigerator: Keep it in an airtight container (I prefer one with a screw-top lid) in the fridge for up to a month. Just give it a good shake before using. If you want it warm, only heat up the amount you need in the microwave.
- Pro Tip: If you notice the sauce separating, throw the slightly cooled sauce in a high-speed blender and blend for 20-30 seconds to emulsify the sauce!
How to Use Homemade Buffalo Sauce
I love the flavor of Buffalo sauce, and I want it in every shape and form. Like in my buffalo chicken dip, buffalo chicken pinwheels, and even my firecracker salmon. Here are a few more recipes for you to try.
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Homemade Buffalo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce I used Frank's
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon worchestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Add 1 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce, ½ cup unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar, ½ tablespoon worchestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, and ½ teaspoon garlic powder to a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture to a full boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-7 minutes while whisking occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and serve warm.
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Notes
- In the Refrigerator: Keep it in a tightly sealed jar (I prefer one with a screw-top lid) in the fridge for up to a month. Just give it a good shake before using. If you want it warm, only heat up the amount you need in the microwave.
- Pro Tip: If you notice the sauce separating, throw the slightly cooled sauce in a high-speed blender and blend for 20-30 seconds to emulsify the sauce!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thank you for the recipe. I love it. The Worcestershire sauce gives it a special flavor compared to other buffalo sauce that I’ve tried. I prefer it without any added vinegar though, it was a little too acidic for my taste.
Hi James, thank you for your comment. I’m glad you liked the Worcestershire, sorry about he vinegar. Thanks again for your review!
This recipe tastes like its traditional Buffalo sauce but better! It’s delicious!
WHAT CAN i USE TO REPLACE THE WHITE VINEGAR? CAN i USE APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Yes, apple cider vinegar will work it will just change the flavor slightly.
I tried your recipe with the addition of 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika and have to say , wow ! Really like Buffalo sauce anyway , but making this recipe (+paprika) really suited my tastes and then some ! Thanks
Awesome recipe! My husband is a “hot sauce snob” and he looooovvvess this one!!
Hey Alyssa, best recipe I have found.
Perfectly balanced with just the right amount of heat. It’s a keeper.
Fresh garlic or garlic powder?
Garlic powder!
Can you can this sause?
I haven’t done that before with this recipe but I would think that would work!
Delicious. I found that if you throw it into the vitamix, it won’t separate.
Thank you for this suggestion! Worked perfectly with my submersible blender!
Hi Paul!
Which vitamix setting did you use?
Excellent recipe. Added 1 tsp of onion powder for added flavor
Bro, thanks!!! ???? This is a “Pro” recipe! Level 10+, 5 Alarm, All hands in deck Yum mode for me and my homies. Bro, this recipe elevates because of the Worcestershire and garlic. I’ve been cooking for 30 years, and this is exceeds restaurant quality. Who knew ?♂️
Love this recipe.A family favourite
Butter not margarine
These were great I used chicken thighs wings are very expensive
Perfect!!!
Loved it!
What Butter is preferred , i used salted margarine and its got thicker and when its cold the butter is making the sauce like a thick batter. Can you suggest please . Thank you
Unsalted butter is the best butter to use my friend. Don’t use margarine, it’s not as good and it’s bad for you.
thank you, have never made this from scratch, and nice to know exactly what’s in it to be able to tweak it!