3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce
This delicious 3 ingredient peanut sauce is made with pantry staples and is much healthier than what you can buy at the store. In exactly one minute, you can whip up this 3 ingredient peanut sauce and use to drizzle on lettuce wraps or spring roll bowls, or use as a dip for homemade spring rolls.
Related: Hoisin Peanut Sauce
Related: Thai Coconut Lime Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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What is 3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce
3 ingredient peanut sauce is a Thai-inspired sauce with a peanut butter base and can be used for any Asian dishes that need a little jazzing up.
Equipment You’ll Need
This 3 ingredient peanut sauce takes about one minute and there’s no food processor or any special equipment required. Simply pull out a bowl and a fork and you’ll be on your way.
Recipe Highlights
- Only 3 ingredients
- Takes 1 minute to make
- No special equipment needed
- Versatile sauce used for dipping, drizzling or sauteeing
- Amazing flavor
How to Make 3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce
This 3 ingredient peanut sauce takes about one minute and there’s no food processor or any special equipment required.
Ingredients
Creamy peanut butter – I use natural, no sugar-added peanut butter. You could use creamy or crunchy.
Coconut aminos – liquid aminos or low sodium soy sauce would work well too.
Sweet chili Thai sauce – this is what gives this sauce its sweetness and a bit of a kick too!
Step by Step Instructions (with photos)
Simply mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a fork and call it good!
How to store 3 ingredient peanut sauce
Store 3 ingredient peanut sauce in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Note that it will thicken up in the refrigerator and you might want to add a little water to thin it out when you go to reuse it.
3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce Tips
- Let it marinate – if you have time, let your sauce sit out at room temperature for 15 minutes prior to serving so the flavors can marinate.
- Thin out – if you aren’t using natural peanut butter, your sauce will come out thicker than mine – use water to thin it out (mix in 1 tbs at a time until it reaches desired consistency).
- Add texture – crushed peanuts or crunchy peanut butter will give this sauce a crunchy texture.
- Make it spicy – add red pepper flakes if you want even more spice.
How to Make 3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce Healthier
- Coconut or liquid aminos – using these options instead of soy sauce are more metabolically supportive than soy and often have much less sodium.
- Sweet Thai sauce – I like the Sky Valley brand since it uses all-natural ingredients and much less sugar than the other brands.
- Peanut butter – Using peanut butter without added sugar or other poor ingredients will make for a much healthier peanut sauce. Look for one with just “peanuts and sea salt” as the ingredients.
How to Serve 3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce
This peanut sauce is so versatile – you’ll definitely want to make yourself a double batch and use the leftovers for any of the below dishes.
- Thai Coconut Lime Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Spring Roll in a Bowl
- dip for fresh vegetables
- dip for crispy tofu
- drizzle on grilled chicken
- spring roll dip
- dip for skewers
- Asian dumpling dip
- Use as a marinade
- Saute sauce
- Salad dressing
- Drizzle over noodles
3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce Substitutions and Options
If you want to custamize your 3 ingredient peanut sauce, go for it! Here are some ideas:
- Hoisin sauce – check out my hoisin peanut sauce recipe
- Rice vinegar – this will make your sauce a bit more sour and thin it out.
- Sugar – some people like a sweeter peanut sauce, in which case you could add some honey or another sweetener of choice.
- Coconut milk – coconut milk will give your sauce a bit more of a curry taste, and will also thin it out.
- Red curry – one of my favorite ways to jazz up peanut sauce is to add a little red curry! The flavor is out of this world.
- Red pepper flakes – add a pinch of red pepper flakes to make your sauce even spicier.
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3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce
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Method
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a fork and serve.
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How to store 3 ingredient peanut sauce
Store 3 ingredient peanut sauce in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Note that it will thicken up in the refrigerator and you might want to add a little water to thin it out when you go to reuse it.3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce Tips
- Let it marinate – if you have time, let your sauce sit out at room temperature for 15 minutes prior to serving so the flavors can marinate.
- Thin out – if you aren’t using natural peanut butter, your sauce will come out thicker than mine – use water to thin it out (mix in 1 tbs at a time until it reaches desired consistency).
- Add texture – crushed peanuts or crunchy peanut butter will give this sauce a crunchy texture.
- Make it spicy – add red pepper flakes if you want even more spice.
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