This easy peanut sauce recipe takes less than 5 minutes to make and you’ll want to put it on everything! Great for meal prepping dinner ahead to get your out of your rut!
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You’re standing in front of your front for yet another day wondering what in the world you’re going to make? Seriously wondering why you have to prep dinner every single night.
Enter: This easy vegan peanut sauce.
It takes no time to whip together, but it’s also perfect for prepping ahead for the week and no matter what you are in the mood for – tofu, cauliflower, rice, pasta – this can elevate it to the next level with bold flavors and you no longer have a mediocre meal.
You’ll want to make this again and again!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Family Friendly– Not only will everyone love this sauce, but it’s also perfect for allowing kids to make on their own, so it’s less work for you and boosts their confidence at the same time
- Pantry Ingredients – almost everything in this recipe is things that are pantry staples for most people, so it’s easy to make anytime!
- Quick– This sauce is ready in 5 minutes!
Ingredients and Substitutions:
Gather your ingredients! See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
- Peanut Butter – you can’t have peanut sauce without peanut butter. We use a creamy peanut butter to make this recipe
- Substitute: The taste will alter for whatever you end up using, but feel free to switch this up with other nut butter or even sunbutter
- Variation: If you want a chunkier peanut sauce, chopped up some nuts and add them into the sauce after stirring. We recommend this way versus using chunky peanut butter
- Aromatics – we are using ginger, garlic, and lime for depth and freshness to our recipe
- Substitute: Lemon juice can be subbed for the lime juice
- Coconut Aminos – adds an umami taste to the recipe
- Substitute: can be swapped in equal amounts with soy sauce, liquid aminos, or a no soy soy sauce
- Sriracha – kick up the heat with some bold flavors. You can add as much or little of this as you desire
- Substitute: try hot sauce instead
- Maple Syrup – we like balancing the flavor with some sweetness and we’re using maple syrup to get that ourselves. We use an unsweetened peanut butter, so you may want to add less if your peanut butter already has been sweetened
- Sesame Oil and Rice Vinegar – These ingredients help balance out our flavors, and add depth and richness to the sauce
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5 Minute Peanut Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 inch fresh ginger root (2.5cm)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos (80g)
- 2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon sriracha, more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients for the sauce together in a jar or bowl. Stir until a smooth consistency.
- Once you have your desired consistency, use immediately or cover and place in fridge. Use within 5-7 days.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes. Store in an air tight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Yes! Make ahead and let cool completely. Then, store in air tight containers in the fridge for up to 5-7 days.
Yes! It will alter the taste but this can be made with any safe, for you, nut butter or sunbutter. The coconut aminos for tamari, soy sauce, or a no soy soy sauce if needed. Lastly, the sesame oil can be swapped for a high quality olive oil.
This can be served hot or cold. Try spring rolls, mixed into pasta, over roasted vegetables and so much more!
This is a perfectly balanced peanut sauce. Not quite the same as satay, but delicious, quick and one of my go to sauces. It really is 5 minutes.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the Easy Peanut Sauce! We are thrilled to hear that it has become one of your go-to sauces and that the balance and quick preparation hit the mark.
It is always great to know a recipe is both delicious and effortless.
I could drink this, it is so delicious!
Oh My Yah I LOVE me some Peanut Sauce and this recipe is IT!
It didn’t take long for me to make it and I poured it over some pasta that I mixed with sauted onions, mushrooms and lightly steamed broccoli heads. When I tell you that plate was mouth poppin’, it was SMACKIN!!!
Keep the recipes coming and May The Most High continue to Bless You and Yours!
Thank you so much Dana. I’m so glad that you enjoyed the sauce. Your meal choices sound like a wonderful combo with it!