23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (2024)

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Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce? Oh heck yes.

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Abigail WilliamsEditor, Newsroom Labs, HuffPost

Those of us who grew up in the suburbs have a special place in our hearts for chain restaurants. It’s a craving that no fine cuisine can satisfy.

Now, chain restaurants get a lot of things wrong. Just one build-your-sampler combo platter from Applebee’s packs a walloping 3,390 calories, 11,650 milligrams of sodium and 65 grams of fat. But they also get a lot right: mainly, the taste bombs they call sauces.

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True dip connoisseurs understand that food is simply the vehicle for delivering sauces straight to your taste buds. Fries are simply tiny ketchup shovels. Chicken nuggets only exist because pouring honey mustard directly in your mouth is socially unacceptable. And chain restaurants have crafted some of the most deeply perfect sauces of all time.

Here are 23 copycat versions of your favorite chain restaurant dips and sauces. Let us know if we’ve missed any of your favorites in the comments below!

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce

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House Of Yumm

Get the {Copycat} Chick-fil-A Sauce recipe from House Of Yumm

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Copycat Big Mac Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (2)

Brown Eyed Baker

Get the Classic Burger Sauce recipe from Brown Eyed Baker

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23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (3)

Domestic Superhero

Get the Copycat Zax Sauce recipe from Domestic Superhero

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Copycat Panda Express Orange Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (4)

Dinner Then Dessert

Get the Panda Express Orange Sauce (Copycat) recipe from Dinner Then Dessert

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Copycat Outback Bloom Sauce

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Domestic Superhero

Get the Copycat Outback Bloom Sauce recipe from Domestic Superhero

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Copycat Arby's Horsey Sauce

Get the Copycat Arby's Horsey Sauce recipe from Stephanie Manley

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23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (7)

Dinners Dishes & Desserts

Get the Cane's Sauce recipe from Dinners, Dishes & Desserts

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Copycat Halal Guys' White Sauce

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23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (8)

Buns In My Oven

Get the Fry Sauce recipe from Buns In My Oven

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Copycat Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce

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Gimme Delicious

Get the Chipotle Sauce recipe from Gimme Delicious

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Copycat Papa John's Garlic Dipping Sauce

Get the Better Than Papa John's Garlic Sauce recipe from Stephanie Manley

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Copycat Arby's Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (10)

Wonky Wonderful

Get the Copycat Arby's Sauce recipe from Wonky Wonderful

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Copycat Chili's Avocado Ranch Dipping Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (11)

Taste And Tell

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Copycat Burger King Zesty Sauce

Get the Copycat Burger King Zesty Sauce recipe from HellthyJunkFood

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Copycat T.G.I. Friday's Jack Daniel's Grill Glaze

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So Good Blog

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Copycat KFC Gravy

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Food Fanatic

Get the Copycat KFC Gravy recipe on Food Fanatic

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Copycat Panda Express Sweet & Sour Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (14)

Dinner, Then Dessert

Get the Copycat Panda Express Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe from Dinner, Then Dessert.

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Copycat Red Robin Campfire Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (15)

Thrifty DIY Diva

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Copycat Red Lobster Tartar Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (16)

Simplee Thrifty

Get the Copycat Red Lobster Tartar Sauce recipe from Simplee Thrifty.

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Copycat T.G.I. Friday's Wasabi Ranch Dip

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (17)

Host The Toast

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Polynesian Sauce

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (18)

Kitchen Dreaming

Get the Copycat Chick-fil-A Polynesian Sauce recipe from Kitchen Dreaming

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Copycat In-N-Out Secret Spread

23 Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Sauces, From Big Mac To Bloom Sauce (19)

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FAQs

What is Big Mac sauce made of? ›

Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sweet Relish (diced Pickles, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives), Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Protein (hydrolyzed Corn, ...

Does Big Mac sauce contain dill? ›

Big Mac sauce does not contain miracle whip, French dressing, onions, ketchup or dill relish. All that is in Big Mac sauce is Mayo, sweet relish, yellow mustard and paprika.

How do they make hot sauce? ›

What's it made of? The traditional way of making hot sauce involves fermenting either straight hot peppers or a mix of hot and sweet peppers and other aromatic veggies (like garlic or onion). When the fermentation time is up, the whole shebang is blended with vinegar until smooth as silk.

What sauce is closest to Big Mac sauce? ›

The chef revealed that Walmart's Great Value Secret Sauce will deliver the most accurate version of Big Mac sauce outside of a McDonald's.

What's McDonald's new sauce 2024? ›

In its official description, McDonald's calls the sauce a “unique combination of ginger, garlic and soy with a slight heat from chili flakes (that) packs an energetic blast of flavor in every bite, mirroring the bold, dynamic spirit of your favorite anime heroes.” I'm not exactly sure what anime heroes are supposed to ...

Will McDonald's sell you Big Mac sauce? ›

According to McDonald's, you'll have to order exclusively through the restaurant's app to get your hands on the sauce, which comes in blue and white packaging inspired by an early Big Mac wrapper.

What tastes most like Big Mac sauce? ›

Haracz continued, saying fans of the popular fast food chain's sauce who are looking for something that's both “store-bought” and “already purchased” should try Walmart's Great Value Secret Sauce. The sauce, Haracz said, is “closest” to the Big Mac sauce that is “served in the restaurant.”

Is Big Mac sauce just Thousand Island? ›

Is Big Mac Sauce the same as Thousand Island Dressing? The two are similar, but they have different ingredient ratios. Also, Thousand Island dressing is made with ketchup and diced onions. Big Mac sauce doesn't use either of these ingredients.

Why do they put vinegar in hot sauce? ›

Vinegar or lemon juice are also common ingredients in many hot sauces because their acidity will help keep the sauce from oxidizing, thus acting as a preservative.

What is the best vinegar for hot sauce? ›

There are all different kinds of vinegar used in cuisine today, from white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, rice wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and champagne vinegar. However, the best and most common kind used for hot sauces is white wine vinegar.

What is Frank's hot sauce made of? ›

Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt and Garlic Powder.

Is Big Mac sauce just Thousand Island dressing? ›

Is Big Mac Sauce the same as Thousand Island Dressing? The two are similar, but they have different ingredient ratios. Also, Thousand Island dressing is made with ketchup and diced onions. Big Mac sauce doesn't use either of these ingredients.

What is the flavor of the Big Mac sauce? ›

Big Mac sauce was invented alongside the Big Mac burger in 1968 at a Pittsburgh McDonald's franchise. It's a creamy, tangy, slightly sweet sauce that is slathered on both Big Mac patties for optimal flavor.

Which burger sauce is closest to McDonald's? ›

Apparently marks n Spencers one is pretty close.

Why is the Big Mac sauce so good? ›

The reason Big Mac sauce is such a hit is because it's unique. A lot of restaurants have “special sauces,” but few are as beloved as Big Mac sauce. It's the perfect blend of creamy, acidic, savory, and slightly sweet that compliments the rest of the burger incredibly well.

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