Easy Peanut Sauce

This is our very favorite Thai-style easy Peanut Sauce recipe with garlic, ginger, and a touch of sweetness! It's only 6 simple ingredients and 10 minutes to make. Plus incredibly versatile in the ways you can enjoy it. (Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.)

I cannot contain my excitement for this easy peanut sauce recipe!

It's one of my favorites and has such amazing taste and texture.

We balance the flavors by combining fresh garlic, ginger, and some tangy sweetness. Then swirl it into a luscious peanut butter base.

Plus it's easy to make with only 6 ingredients and less than 10 minutes of prep time. Let's do this!

Ingredients for Thai Peanut Sauce

For this recipe you will whisk together in a bowl:

• Peanut butter: I use creamy and natural. (If peanuts are an issue, I'm guessing you could substitute it with a different nut butter or seed butter, but I have not tested this.)
• Brown sugar or maple syrup: Most often I use pure maple syrup for a refined sugar-free option. But brown sugar works great too.
• Tamari: Or substitute soy sauce or coconut aminos. I use tamari for gluten-free.
• Fresh lemon juice or lime juice
• Garlic cloves: Either use one or two fresh minced garlic cloves depending on your preference.
• Fresh ginger: You can use as much or as little as you prefer.
• Hot water: This is used to thin the sauce to your desired consistency.

Like it spicy? You can also add some heat with red pepper flakes or sriracha sauce to taste.

Ways to Use

This recipe is super flexible in ways to make it and enjoy it. A few ideas include:

• Thai-Style Quinoa Salad (pictured above)
• On noodle dishes like Easy Peanut Noodles (pictured below)
• Spring Roll Bowls
• As a dipping sauce for fresh veggie spring rolls
• On protein like tempeh or Baked Tofu
• A rich sauce for stir fry with vegetables
• Thin it out to create a flavorful salad dressing (to use on this Asian-Style Kale + Tofu Salad or Asian-Style Chopped Salad)

Storing

Store your leftovers in an airtight container or sealed mason jar in the fridge. We find they keep for about 4-5 days.

For more inspiration, also browse all sauce + seasoning recipes or ginger recipes.

Easy Peanut Sauce

Our favorite Thai-style peanut sauce with garlic, ginger, and a touch of sweetness! Only 6 simple ingredients and super versatile.

4.89 from 9 votes

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Author: Kaitlin - The Garden Grazer

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Thai-Inspired, Vegan

Servings: 4 (1/3 cup servings)

US CustomaryMetric

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup or brown sugar (more/less to taste)
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. tamari (or soy sauce)
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon or lime juice
• 1-2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp. fresh grated ginger (more/less to taste)
• Hot water to thin to desired consistency
• Optional: red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Mince garlic and grate ginger. (I use a microplane grater for ginger.)
• In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients except water.
• Heat about 3/4 cup of water to just under boiling.
• Add water a couple tablespoons at a time, slowly whisking and working the mixture together.
• Continue adding water and whisking until sauce reaches your desired consistency. (I usually add about 1/3 - 1/2 cup hot water.)
• Salt to taste if desired or adjust flavors as needed: more tamari for saltiness, more sweetener, garlic, ginger, or fresh lemon/lime juice.

Notes

Yield: Recipe makes about 1 1/3 cup sauce.

For gluten-free: Use tamari.

Peanut butter: For easier whisking, microwave/warm the peanut butter for a few seconds before adding to bowl.

For salad dressing: Simply add more water to thin it out to desired consistency.

Recipe inspired by The Spruce.

Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)

Nutrition Facts

Easy Peanut Sauce

Amount per Serving

Calories

217

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

16

g

25

%

Saturated Fat

 

3

g

19

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

8

g

Potassium

 

253

mg

7

%

Carbohydrates

 

13

g

4

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

8

g

9

%

Protein

 

9

g

18

%

Vitamin A

 

1

IU

0

%

Vitamin C

 

3

mg

4

%

Calcium

 

25

mg

3

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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