Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Makes

1-1/3 cups

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022
Use this versatile peanut sauce, with its zippy touch of chili powder, to toss with noodles or marinate meat. Of course, it’s a terrific dip for chicken wings, too! —Christine Omar, Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, peanut butter, sugar and chili powder. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  2. Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice, soy sauce and salt.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 80 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 281mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.