This is a super easy and homemade buffalo sauce without butter recipe that taste similar to the original and classic buffalo sauce version. Buffalo sauce is super versatile and can be used in so many dishes.

Buffalo sauce is a spicy sauce blend combination of hot sauce, butter and other ingredients. Buffalo sauce tends to be more creamier and smoother than ordinary hot sauce. However, in this recipe I will be sharing how to make buffalo sauce without butter and some amazing tips and tricks too.

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Reasons to love this buffalo sauce without butter

• Quick and easy recipe, ready in just a few minutes.
• This recipe calls for simple ingredients
• Fresher than store bought buffalo sauce
• No cooking involved
• Made without butter

What is Buffalo sauce? 

Buffalo sauce is a thick spicy sauce that is used as dipping for chicken wings.

A majority of Buffalo sauce recipes contain Frank’s red hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire, butter and other ingredients. 

Where did Buffalo sauce come from? 

Buffalo sauce is said to originate from Buffalo, New York back in 1964.

What can I use instead of butter in buffalo sauce

You want to substitute butter for an ingredient that will serve the same purpose as that of buffalo sauce; add creamy smoothness to the buffalo sauce. You can therefore substitute butter for an oil like avocado oil or olive oil. However, it is not a must to have a butter substitute and you can just skip the butter all together and have any substitute for it.

Ingredients

The ingredients you will need to make this buffalo sauce without butter are super easy, inexpensive and accessible. Use your favorite hot sauce for this recipe to make it even better and adjust the ingredients according to taste and liking.

Here are the ingredients that you need for this amazing buffalo sauce without butter recipe:

• Hot sauce
• Water
• Maple syrup/ honey
• White vinegar
• Soy sauce
• Smoked paprika
• Garlic powder

Buffalo sauce without butter

• 1 cup  hot sauce 
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Equipment you will need

• Squeeze bottle– to store the buffalo sauce

How to make buffalo sauce without butter

1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until fully incorporated and smooth. Make sure to mix the ingredients using the emulsify method. This is where you combine the liquids very slowly, usually drop by drop, while beating vigorously.
2. Serve as a side with all your favorite dishes!

Tip

• If you don’t have Soy Sauce simply swap it for Worcestershire sauce or tamari.

What to if your buffalo sauce separates and how to prevent it

Its important to know that the drawback not using butter when making buffalo sauce is that it might separate from each other.

This is because hot sauce and oil does not blend easily unlike when using butter.

If you notice that your buffalo sauce is separating; where the oil is floating on the top simply blend the hot sauce blend in a blender until they are fully combined.

To prevent your buffalo sauce from separating; make sure to blend your ingredients correctly. The best way is to slowly add the oil while whisking vigorously.

What to serve with

Here are some amazing serving suggestions for butter free buffalo sauce!

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• The Best Honey Chilli Chicken
• The Best Butter Chicken Wrap Recipe

How to store

• Keep this buffalo sauce without butter in an airtight container in the fridge or alternatively use a plastic hot sauce bottle to make it more convenient tp pour from.

Play around with the spice level

One of the main ingredients of this recipe is hot sauce, therefore this buffalo sauce recipe is hot and spicy. People have different levels of spice tolerance and you can make this recipe less or more spicy depending on how you like it. If you want to make this buffalo sauce more spicy;

• Use a more spicy hot sauce
• Add red chili flakes to the sauce

To make this buffalo sauce less spicy;

• Add more vinegar
• Stir in lemon juice in the sauce.
• Add more honey or maple syrup

How do I make my Buffalo Sauce thicker?

Did your buffalo sauce turn out a bit too runny? An easy way to thicken buffalo sauce is by adding some cornstarch but for this you will have to use the “cooking method” to make the buffalo sauce.

How to reduce thickness of Buffalo sauce 

If your Buffalo Sauce turns out to be too thick, there is a simple way to fix this small issue.

The best and easiest way to reduce the thickness of Buffalo sauce is using plain old water.

Depending on the thickness of your sauce, you will need to add water; just a little at a time while stirring until you get to your desired consistency. 

Other ways to make Buffalo Sauce Without Butter

There are other ways you can make the buffalo sauce without using butter by;

• Using Vegan Butter

The best thing about vegan butters is that they are made with a blend of various oils such as olive and coconut oil. They also have a very similar consistency to regular butter and is perfectly safe to swap for butter for this recipe.