If you are looking for some delicious vegan dipping sauces to jazz up your vegan nuggets, fries, spring rolls, sandwiches, or veggies, this list is it. These easy-to-make homemade sauce recipes taste better than store-bought sauces and are dairy-free, nut-free, and egg-free.

vegan tofu spring rolls on a blue plate with peanut dipping sauce on the side.

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Why make homemade sauces

I love making my own homemade vegan dipping sauces because many pre-made sauces contain extra salt, sugar, preservatives, and food colorings. I can be sure my homemade sauces taste great, and I’m in control of the ingredients, so I don’t have the added things I don’t want, like extra sugar or sodium.

With the prep time for most of these sauces being about 5 minutes or less, it just makes sense to make your own.

French fries dipped in vegan garlic aioli.

Vegan dipping sauces for nuggets and fries

When I make deep-fried cauliflower, vegan chicken nuggets, roasted cauliflower nuggets, deep-fried broccoli bites, vegan popcorn chicken, or fried oyster mushrooms, I love to have at least a few little bowls of the following sauces to dip them into.

They’re great to spread on vegan burgers, vegan hot dogs, and vegan chicken sandwiches, too.

Vegan Chick-fil-A Sauce

The sweet, creamy, savory sauce you have been looking for to smother your vegan chicken sandwich or veggie burgers, or to dip fries and nuggets.

A tofu nugget being dipped into vegan chick fil a sauce in a small white bowl.
A bowl of vegan honey mustard dipping sauce with a spoonful of honey mustard above it.

Vegan Honey Mustard

Sweet vegan mustard sauce made with mock honey. Perfect for dipping fried tofu, vegan popcorn chicken, and vegan chicken nuggets.

Vegan BBQ Sauce

This homemade vegan BBQ sauce is quick and easy to make with a few simple ingredients. It’s not overly sweet like some barbecue sauces, yet full of a classic smoky flavor. Great for BBQ tempeh, vegan pulled pork sandwiches, and dipping vegan meatballs.

Vegan bbq sauce in a jar with sauce on a brush.
A bottle of vegan buffalo sauce in front of a plate of buffalo cauliflower.

Vegan Buffalo Sauce

This simple vegan buffalo sauce can be whipped up in about a minute to drizzle over buffalo cauliflower wings, vegan buffalo chicken, or vegan chicken wings, or to use as a dip!

Garlic Cilantro Sauce

This spicy garlic-cilantro sauce with lime and jalapeños makes my mouth water just thinking about it. It works great as a dipping sauce, a salad dressing, or a drizzle over all your favorite Mexican-style meals, like tofu tacos, cauliflower tacos, tempeh tacos, loaded nachos, and breakfast burritos.

A small clear glass bowl filled with garlic cilanto sauce being scooped out with a spoon.
A small blue bowl filled with vegan tartar sauce with a lemon wedge on the side.

Vegan Tartar Sauce

Homemade vegan tartar sauce is so easy to make, you will never have to buy expensive vegan tartar sauce again! Perfect dipping sauce for vegan fish, fried oyster mushrooms, vegan scallops, and vegan shrimp.

Vegan Garlic Aioli

This quick and easy garlic aioli makes a delicious dairy-free sandwich spread or dipping sauce for French fries, vegan nuggets, or veggies.

A small bowl of vegan garlic aioli with French fries around it.
A red saucepan with vegan honey galic sauce being scooped out with a spoon.

Vegan Honey Garlic Sauce

This vegan honey garlic sauce is buttery, sweet, and savory with a hint of spice. It’s perfect for dipping vegan chicken nuggets, fried tofu, pizza rolls, vegan chicken wings, or breadsticks. Use it as a sandwich spread on vegan chicken sandwiches and seitan burgers.

Vegan Chipotle Mayo

This spicy homemade vegan mayo is a welcome burst of flavor spread on sandwiches or wraps or used as a dipping sauce for zucchini fries, tofu fries, or seitan nuggets.

A large wooden spoon filled with vegan chipotle mayo with cherry tomatoes and a tea towel on the side.
A bowl of tofu sour cream with a spoonful of it hovering over top of it.

Tofu Sour Cream

A creamy vegan sour cream made from silken tofu!  This vegan sour cream is creamy and delicious, and can be whipped up in minutes with just 5 simple ingredients. It makes the perfect topping for tacos, fajitas, and burritos.

Vegan Horseradish Sauce

This vegan horseradish sauce is the perfect combination of creamy and zesty. You can use it as a sandwich spread, as a dip, or even to dress up potatoes. It tastes like Arby’s horsey sauce and makes vegan roast beef sandwiches mouthwatering!

A small bowl filling with creamy vegan horseradish sauce.
A vegan New Mexico style red chile sauce in a glass jar with some sauce dripping off a spoon.

New Mexican Red Chile Sauce

This authentic New Mexico red chile sauce is completely addictive. Made from dried ancho chiles pureed into a spicy sauce with a hint of smokiness and a smooth, creamy texture. Perfect for vegan tamales, vegan empanadas, and vegetarian pozole.

Vegan Sriracha Mayo

This vegan spicy sriracha mayo will jazz up your fries, tofu Banh Mi sandwiches, veggie burgers, chicken patties, tofu tacos, tempeh tacos, and tofu wraps.

French fries on a white plate being dipped into a small white bowl of vegan sriracha mayo.
A white bowl filled with vegan bang bang sauce is being stirred with a spoon.

Vegan Bang Bang Sauce

This sweet and spicy dairy-free sauce will have your whole family excited about dinner time. Perfect for dipping french fries, tofu chicken nuggets, or popcorn chicken. Drizzle it over fried cauliflower, fried broccoli, or fried tofu for bang bang cauliflower, bang bang tofu, bang bang broccoli, and more.

Dipping sauces for spring rolls and tofu

Whenever I make spring rolls, marinated tofu, or crispy fried tofu, I love to have these dipping sauces to spice up the meal.

Teriyaki Sauce

No need to ever buy store-bought teriyaki again when you see how easy it is to make your own.  Use it as a dipping sauce, stir-fry sauce, or as a tofu marinade. Pour it over rice and veggies or teriyaki noodles, too.

A red saucepan filled with homemade teriyaki sauce with a spoonful of it over top of it.
Sweet chili sauce in a glass bowl next to spring rolls.

Sweet Thai Chili Sauce

This vegan sweet chili sauce makes the perfect dipping sauce for spring rolls, summer rolls, tofu fries, and vegan chicken wings. It’s sweet, spicy, and bursting with flavor, which makes just about every dish better.

Orange Sauce

This Asian-style orange sauce whips up in minutes to make a tofu dipping sauce or vegan orange cauliflower, orange “chicken,” or orange tofu!  Your kids will devour it and beg for more!

A red saucepan filled with Chinese style orange sauce.
Vegan spicy peanut butter sauce in a small glass dish with a spring roll being dipped into it.

Spicy Peanut Sauce

This spicy peanut sauce can be used as a dipping sauce for spring rolls, drizzled over lettuce wraps, or used to make delicious peanut noodles. This sauce whips up in minutes and is packed with flavor!

Sweet and Sour Sauce

This easy homemade sweet and sour sauce is vegan and gluten-free, and it can be whipped up in about 5 minutes. Dip your spring rolls in it, or use it to make sweet-and-sour tofu or sweet-and-sour vegan meatballs.

A spoonful of sweet and sour sauce being held over a sauce pot after cooking.

Dipping sauces for fruits

Sliced apples, bananas, and berries are always extra delicious when dipped in these sauces.

A close up of vegan peanut butter caramel dip swirled in a bowl.

Peanut Butter Caramel

Sweet sticky peanut butter dip that whips up in no time and is perfect for dipping fruit or to use in place of caramel in your recipes.

Salted Caramel Sauce

Delicious, sweet, and salty caramel sauce perfect for dipping fruit or drizzling on vegan brownies or pumpkin cheesecake.

A blue plate with sliced apples with vegan salted caramel sauce being poured over the apples.
Vegan butterscotch sauce being poured over vanilla vegan ice cream.

Vegan Butterscotch Sauce

A super-easy homemade butterscotch sauce to dip fruit in or drizzle over vegan ice cream, dairy-free pudding, or vegan cheesecake.

Dipping sauces for vegetables

Want a tray of veggies to disappear? Serve them with one of these vegan dipping sauces!

Vegan Ranch Dip

Delicious, rich, and creamy vegan ranch dressing!  It tastes like the Hidden Valley Ranch that you remember from your childhood, yet made vegan.  Perfect for salad dressing or dipping veggies.

A white plate filled with salad drizzled with vegan ranch dressing with a fork sticking in it.
A close up of a plate full of vegan Caesar salad.

Vegan Caesar Dressing

This is seriously the best vegan Caesar dressing that you will ever taste! This nut-free, rich, and creamy dressing tastes like the real deal! Use it as a salad dressing or as a dip for carrot sticks, celery, broccoli, and other veggies.

Sweet Onion Dressing

Sweet and savory, rich, and creamy vegan dressing that works great as a veggie dip or sauce for wraps or sandwiches.

A bottle of sweet onion dressing in front of a salad with a tea towel on the side.
Spicy tahini sauce in a bowl with a colorful wooden spoon scooping some out.

Spicy Tahini Sauce

This creamy sauce is perfect for drizzling over salads, sandwiches, tofu wraps, falafel, or veggies. It works great for drizzling on roasted vegetables like roasted Mediterranean eggplant, roasted cauliflower, roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts, or a vegan chicken wrap.

Easy Vegan Spinach Dip

This quick and easy vegan spinach dip is a classic made with vegan sour cream, vegan mayonnaise, soup mix, and water chestnuts!  A pile of veggies will disappear when served with this dip!

A close up of vegan spinach dip in a white bowl with pretzels around it.
A blue plate filled with colorful veggies with cashew cheese dip in the center.

Cashew Cheese Dip

This rich and creamy cashew cheese dip is a healthy alternative to dairy-based dips, cheeses, spreads, and sauces.  Perfect for dipping veggies, corn chips, and pretzels. 

Vegan Beer Cheese

This rich and creamy vegan cheese is perfect for dipping vegan soft pretzel bites. It’s sure to be a hit at any party!

A soft pretzel bit being dipped into a bowl of vegan beer cheese sauce.

How to store vegan sauces?

Refrigerate: Most homemade vegan dipping sauces will keep well in the fridge for one week in an airtight container or glass jar.

Freeze: The vegan dipping sauces can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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