This homemade Sriracha Mayo dip recipe comes together quickly and easily with only 4 main ingredients. It's a spicy, sweet, and creamy sauce best served with veggies, fries, burgers, or anything grilled.
Sriracha Mayo is a spicy, creamy sauce/dip made by combining Sriracha hot sauce, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and garlic. It can be used as a condiment for sandwiches, wraps, and burgers and as a dipping sauce for air fryer roasted veggies, sweet potato fries, or other appetizers like paneer popcorn. It can be easily made in under 5 minutes!
This ratio of mayo-to-sriracha used in this recipe creates a sauce that is medium spice level. Feel free to increase or decrease sriracha depending on your desired spice level! If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also love trying my creamy avocado cilantro dip or tangy sour cream dip.
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Ingredients for Spicy Mayo
You will need only a few simple ingredients to make this sriracha mayo sauce recipe.
- Sriracha Chili Sauce: This spicy sauce helps to add heat and flavor. Huy Fong Sriracha is my personal recommendation. You can easily find sriracha sauce in a grocery store in the condiment aisle, or Asian food aisle. If you don’t have any sriracha on hand, Frank’s Red Hot, Tabasco sauce, or Sambal Oelek would be the best substitute for this recipe. The spice level and consistency of your hot sauce may vary, so feel free to add it based on your preference.
- Mayo: A full-fat, good-quality regular mayo, such as Best Foods or Hellman’s, works best for this recipe. However, avocado oil, vegan, or light mayonnaise will all work fine.
- Lemon Juice: Freshly squeezed lemon/lime juice helps balance the flavors.
- Garlic: One fresh garlic clove minced or crushed. You can also use ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Sweetener: Liquid sweetener is optional. However, If you like spicy, sweet flavors, you can add maple syrup, honey, or agave.
How to Make Sriracha Mayo
Add 1 cup mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons sriracha, 1 garlic clove (minced), 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and 1 pinch of salt in a small bowl. Whisk it all together until smooth and well combined.
You can let this spicy mayo sauce sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving so that flavors blend, or use it right away.
How can I use Sriracha Mayonnaise?
Sriracha mayo is a versatile condiment, use it as a spread on burgers, sandwiches, wraps, and even as a dip for french fries, spicy bombay potatoes, roasted veggies.
Meal Prep and Storage
- To Make-Ahead: This sauce is great for meal prep, the flavors are so much better as they sit longer.
- To Store: Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Substitute fresh garlic with garlic powder to store longer for about a month.
- To Freeze: It is not recommended to freeze sriracha mayo sauce as mayo separates upon thawing.
Tips to make the Best Spicy Mayonnaise
- Use a good-quality mayonnaise: Choose a high-quality mayonnaise that is creamy for the best results.
- Chill before serving: This spicy mayo is flavorful right away, but let it sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour or a few hours before serving as it elevates the flavors.
Variations
- Vegan: Choose egg-free mayo and sweeteners like maple syrup or agave.
- Make it even Spicier: Add chili flakes, hot sauce, or more sriracha to make it spicier.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is mildly spicy. You can adjust the spiciness by adding more sriracha or red chili flakes.
The sauce contains mayo, which is high in fat. Hence, to make it healthier, use fat-free mayonnaise.
This homemade sriracha mayo sauce consists of 2 main ingredients mayonnaise and sriracha. However, garlic, lemon juice, and sweeteners are added to enhance the flavors.
If you don’t like the taste of sriracha, then use any other hot sauce like Frank’s Red Hot, Tabasco sauce, or Sambal Oelek.
No, both are mayonnaise-based sauces. However, it is made with different ingredients. Yum Yum sauce is mayo and tomato ketchup/paste-based. Yum yum sauce is less spicy and slightly sweeter than Sriracha mayo.
Yes, you can. Make sure to choose vegan mayo and sweeteners like maple syrup or agave.
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Homemade Sriracha Mayo
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sriracha (or other hot sauce)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or honey), optional
- 1 clove garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Add mayo, sriracha, garlic, lemon juice, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Whisk it all together until smooth and well combined.
- You can let this spicy mayo sauce sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving so that flavors meld, or use it right away.
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Notes
Tips to make the Best Sriracha Mayonnaise
- Use a good-quality mayonnaise: Choose a high-quality mayonnaise that is creamy for the best results.
- Chill before serving: This spicy mayo is flavorful right away, but let it sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour or a few hours before serving as it elevates the flavors.
Variations
- Vegan: Choose egg-free mayo and sweeteners like maple syrup or agave.
- Make it even Spicier: Add chili flakes, hot sauce, or more sriracha to make it spicier.
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