Honey Sriracha Sauce is a sweet and spicy sauce that blends the natural sweetness of honey and the fiery kick of chili sauce. Brush it on wings and ribs or drizzle it over french fries or your favorite vegetables to spice things up at your dinner table.
Whether you use our honey sriracha sauce for grilled meats or as a spicy marinade, it’s a great way to boost the flavor at your next family cookout.
I love using honey sriracha sauce to kick up the flavor on baked chicken wings and to make Asian-style sticky ribs, but it’s also a tasty addition to grilled chicken or pork sandwiches.
If you enjoy making spicy sauces, make sure to check out our Nashville hot sauce and creamy chipotle pepper sauce recipes.
Ingredients to make Honey Sriracha Sauce
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make my easy Honey Sriracha Sauce recipe. In Chef Speak, this is called the Mise en Place, which translates into Everything in its Place.
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed the cooking process, but it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Made with Simple Ingredients
- Unsalted butter – is the base. It adds a rich flavor and also helps emulsify the sauce.
- Honey– adds sweetness to the sauce which balances the heat.
- Sriracha – adds the heat.
- Soy sauce – adds a salty umami flavor to the sauce.
- Garlic – fresh garlic adds an earthy aromatic flavor.
- Rice vinegar – adds a mild, slightly sweet flavor and tangy acidity.
Can I use other ingredients?
Yes, you can. It’s easy to adjust our sriracha honey sauce to suit your taste preference.
Pure maple syrup can be used instead of honey. Other types of syrups will not work as well.
Sweet chili sauce, or your favorite hot sauce can be used in place of the sriracha sauce. The heat level will change depending on what type you use.
Powdered garlic and powdered ginger can be used, but the flavor will be less intense.
Lemon or lime juice can be used instead of rice vinegar, but it will add a more sour flavor.
How to make Honey Sriracha Sauce
- Add the unsalted butter to a small saucepan over low heat. When the butter is melted, add the chopped fresh garlic, and chopped ginger to the pan, cooking for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
*Although fresh ginger and garlic are preferred, you can use ginger powder and garlic powder instead ( season to taste). - Add the red pepper and honey to the butter mixture and whisk to combine.
- Add the sriracha, rice vinegar, and soy sauce, to the mixture, and whisk to combine.
- Let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes more, then remove it from the heat and set it aside until needed.
After one taste of this delicious sauce, you’ll be hooked. It’s the perfect combination of spicy and sweet and will tempt your friends and family, who normally don’t enjoy spicy foods.
It makes a great dipping sauce but if you love spicy foods, try tossing fried chicken nuggets with the sauce.
Store any leftover honey sriracha sauce refrigerated in an airtight container for 5-7 days.
Recipe FAQ’s
A lot will depend on the brand of sriracha you’re using, as some are hotter than others, but as a rule, it’s about medium hot. But it’s easy enough to control the spiciness by cutting back the amount of sriracha sauce used or increasing the butter or honey.
Yes, it can. Keep it stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. The flavors will actually be better after sitting overnight in the refrigerator.
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Honey Sriracha Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup sriracha
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon red pepper optional – more or less to taste
Instructions
- Add the butter to a small saucepan over low heat. When the butter is melted, add the chopped garlic, and chopped ginger to the pan, cooking for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
- *Although fresh ginger and garlic are preferred, you can use ginger powder and garlic powder instead ( season to taste).
- Add the red pepper to the butter and whisk to combine.
- Add the sriracha, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce and whisk to combine.
- Let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes more, then remove it from the heat and set it aside until needed.
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