Our Creamy Buffalo Sauce delivers a bold blend of spicy, tangy, and creamy flavors that adds a zesty kick to any dish. Thick and flavorful, it's perfect for Instant Pot buffalo wings, drizzling over cheese stuffed chicken breasts, or topping white sweet potato fries.
Why You'll Love This Creamy Buffalo Sauce Recipe
This recipe for creamy buffalo chicken wing sauce is the perfect way to add a little extra flavor to your wings. It's made with a combination of hot sauce, seasonings, and butter which gives it a rich, creamy flavor that's perfect for dipping.
Ingredients Overview
Buffalo chicken wings are a classic game day food, but they can be expensive to buy at the store. Why not make your own creamy buffalo dipping sauce at home? It's easy and only takes a few ingredients.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How To Make Creamy Buffalo Sauce
This recipe for creamy buffalo chicken wing sauce only takes a few minutes to make. You can use it on so much more than chicken wings, such as a buffalo BBQ sauce, or Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak Hoagies.
Step 1: Add the butter to a sauce pan and melt on medium heat. After the butter has melted, add in the vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Blend with a whisk until sauce just starts to bubble and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to warm.
Step 2: Transfer the buffalo dipping sauce to a jar such as Ball canning jar, a bail jar, or any container with a lid. Refrigerate if not using immediately.
Serving Suggestions
This creamy buffalo sauce is perfect on our Buffalo chicken wings recipe. Easy to eat with your hands, they're sure to be a hit with guests and pair perfectly with sides like twice baked potato skins, or cilantro coleslaw to round out the spread.
Substitutions and Variations
Here are a few substitutions and variations using this recipe for buffalo sauce.
- You can substitute any type of hot sauce for the Frank's RedHot.
- You can add 4 oz of cream cheese for an even creamier buffalo dipping sauce.
- Add sour cream and mayonnaise to make a buffalo chicken ranch salad dressing.
Tips for Success
- For even more creamy chicken buffalo sauce, melt 4 oz of softened cream cheese into the sauce pan.
- For a spicier sauce, use more hot sauce.
- For a milder sauce, use less hot sauce.
Storage Options
- This sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.
- To reheat, thaw the sauce in the refrigerator overnight and then heat it in a saucepan over medium heat until warmed through..
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- Chicken Lollipop Drumsticks
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- Honey Gold Wings
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can add other flavors to the sauce, such as ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, or honey.
To reheat, thaw the sauce in the refrigerator overnight and then warm it in a saucepan over medium heat until heated through.
The heat level of this sauce will depend on the hot sauce you use. If you want a more intense heat, use a hotter hot sauce. If you want a milder sauce, use a milder hot sauce.
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Creamy Buffalo Sauce
Equipment
- 1½ quart Sauce pan
- 8 oz Ball canning jars
Ingredients
- 4 oz Butter Unsalted or salted
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar Apple cider or white vinegar.
- 1 cup Frank's RedHot sauce Or any brand of hot sauce.
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- Cream cheese Optional
Instructions
- Add the butter to a sauce pan and melt on medium heat.4 oz Butter
- After the butter has melted, add in the hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.PS: For a thicker, creamier sauce, melt 4 oz cream cheese into the buffalo sauce.1 tablespoon Vinegar, 1 cup Frank's RedHot sauce, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon Garlic powder, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Black pepper, Cream cheese
- Blend with a whisk until sauce just starts to bubble and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to warm.
- Transfer the buffalo dipping sauce to a jar such as Ball canning jar, a bail jar, or any container with a lid. Refrigerate if not using immediately.
Notes
- For even more creamy chicken buffalo sauce, melt 4 oz of softened cream cheese into the sauce pan.
- For a spicier sauce, use more hot sauce.
- For a milder sauce, use less hot sauce.
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