Honey Sriracha Sauce Recipe (2024)

Easy Honey-Sriracha Sauce Recipe

We're making Honey-Sriracha Sauce in the Chili Pepper Madness kitchen today, my friends. This is the simple sweet and spicy sauce you've been looking for.

It's a simple combination of sriracha and honey with a few other very simple ingredients, and it's extremely versatile, perfect for the spicy food lover.

It's also very easy to make, which is a bonus for those nights when you want big flavor but you don't want to spend a lot of time developing it.

All it takes is a bit of whisking and a bit of heat in a small pot. It's also very easy to customize to your own tastes and heat preferences.

I know you're going to love it!

Let's talk about how to make honey-sriracha sauce, shall we?

How to Make Honey-Sriracha Sauce - the Recipe Method

Whisk the Ingredients. Whisk together the sriracha, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and salt to taste in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.

Simmer the Sauce. Simmer for 3-4 minutes to let the flavors combine.

You don't really need to bring it to a boil, but you can simmer longer if you'd like to develop the flavor.

Whisk in Butter. Gently whisk in the butter until it melts through and the sauce thickens slightly.

This makes it a bit like a homemade Buffalo sauce, but made with sriracha instead of a typical hot sauce, sweetened with honey. I love it.

Recipe Tips & Notes

• You can easily make a double or triple batch and keep it in the fridge to use all month long.
• Adjust the flavor by adding other spices and dried herbs, such as paprika, cumin, onion powder, basil, or Mexican oregano.

Serving Ideas

Sriracha-honey sauce is a fantastic glaze or sauce for many dishes. Here are some of my favorite ways to use it:

• Honey-Sriracha Chicken. Use it to glaze chicken breast as you grill it for big flavor.
• Honey-Sriracha Chicken Wings. No matter how you prepare your wings, this sauce is the perfect finisher.
• Honey-Sriracha Salmon. This is one of my favorite ways to serve salmon. You seriously have to try it.
• Honey-Sriracha Meatballs. This a fantastic appetizer! Works with any ground meats!
• Shrimp. Use it to glaze grilled or fried shrimp for deliciousness. Or use it as a shrimp dipper.
• Vegetables. Glaze your favorite vegetables to take them to a new level of flavor, like honey-sriracha brussels sprouts! Or, try as part of a salad dressing!
• Dipping Sauce. Use this sweet and spicy sauce as a dipper for French fries, chicken nuggets, or just about anything you like to dip.

Heat Factor

Mild-Medium. Much will depend on the brand of sriracha you're using, though the heat and spicy flavor is tempered a bit from the sweetness of the honey.

You can up the heat factor by including a spicy chili powder like cayenne or hotter, or spicy chili flakes. You can also add sliced spicy red chili peppers to the mix to really heat things up.

You can lower the heat by using a sweet sriracha sauce brand and adding a bit more honey.

Cookbook Recommendation

If you enjoy spicy cooking, I hope you'll check out my cookbook! 75 easy recipes with big, bold flavor.

• The Spicy Food Lovers' Cookbook, by Mike Hultquist (affiliate link, my friends!)