Vegan buffalo sauce can be made with 2 basic ingredients – vegan butter and hot sauce. It can be whipped up in about a minute to put over cauliflower wings, vegan chicken, or used as a dip! It really couldn’t be easier to make this spicy sauce!
What is the trick to making vegan buffalo sauce delicious?
The trick to making the sauce deliciously authentic is using vegan margarine that tastes like butter, not margarine! It simply tastes better with a better tasting vegan butter. You can use Earth Balance or other vegan margarine, but my homemade butter just tastes more like real butter, so your buffalo sauce with a taste more like the real thing too! I share this recipe with my subscribers, so click here to have it sent to you.
How do I make vegan buffalo sauce?
This sauce couldn’t be easier. Simply melt vegan butter in the microwave or on the stove top and add hot sauce to it. You can add a dash of salt and garlic powder for extra flavor if you choose and then give it a stir. Now it’s ready to pour over cauliflower, vegan chick’n, or tofu. Use it on whatever dish you want to have that buttery spicy flavor!
Is hot sauce vegan?
Most hot sauce is vegan containing only cayenne peppers and vinegar. I cannot promise that every brand out there is vegan, but all that I have come across so far is vegan. The hot sauces do vary in spiciness from brand to brand, so you may have to adjust the recipe slightly to account for that and for your desired spice level.
How can I control the spiciness of the buffalo sauce?
You can add a few more tablespoons of hot sauce to make it hotter or a few less to make it a milder sauce. They also sell extra hot versions of hot sauce too, so using one of these will make your buffalo sauce even spicier.
If you can’t handle super spicy foods, just reduce the hot sauce to butter ratio.
To cool off the heat from the buffalo sauce, pair it with vegan ranch dressing for the perfect combo!
What is this vegan buffalo sauce good on?
This vegan buffalo chicken salad makes the most delicious sandwiches and wraps!
Drizzle this vegan Buffalo sauce over these cauliflower nuggets for vegan buffalo cauliflower!
Use this buttery, yet spicy vegan buffalo sauce to make your favorite vegan buffalo dishes like buffalo cauliflower or vegan buffalo chicken.
- 1/3 cup vegan butter or vegan margarine like Earth Balance
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1 dash salt (optional)
Melt the vegan butter in a saucepan or in a microwave.
Add the hot sauce, garlic powder, and salt.
Stir with a whisk until hot sauce and butter are completely mixed.
- For a hotter sauce, add 2-3 more tbsp of hot sauce.
- For a milder sauce, add only 1/4 cup of hot sauce.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
What hot sauce do I use ?
You can use Frank’s Red Hot or generic equivalent that is similar. If you want it spicier, you can use the extra hot version.
Delicious!! Seriously…this stuff is awesome. I put it on EVERYTHING….my favorite is with your ‘chicken’ salad. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks Mike! So glad that you like it! It is delicious on those pulled pork sandwiches! 🙂
This sauce is delicious! Making it with your butter really makes a difference! (That really is the best vegan butter ever I’ve ever tasted) Thanks so much for the recipe! 🙂
You’re welcome! I really love that butter too! So happy that you liked it!