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Fry Sauce (For French Fries & Beyond)

French fry sauce is a restaurant style sauce with a creamy texture and tangy flavor. This easy recipe is dairy free, gluten free, and only has a few simple ingredients.

Looking for more delicious sauces? Try my dill pickle ranch dressing (dairy free)creamy harissa tahini sauceBBQ aioli sauce, or 2 minute kimchi mayo.

What You’ll Love About This Recipe

  • Quick & easy – This creamy sauce comes together in 5 minutes or less!  
  • Flavorful – This popular dipping sauce has so much flavor with its savory, sweet, and tangy notes.
  • Simple – This easy fry sauce recipe is made with a handful of simple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry.
  • Versatile – The perfect sauce for more than just fries. 

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make the best fry sauce:

  • Mayonnaise
  • Ketchup
  • Dill pickle brine – the secret ingredient in this tangy sauce. A little bit goes a long way.
  • Smoked paprika – adds a nice smoky flavor, giving the sauce more dimension.
  • Kosher salt – to taste.

How to Make French Fry Sauce: Step By Step

Here are some quick visual instructions. The full instructions and ingredient list will be in the printable recipe card below!

  1. Whisk together the ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Season to taste with kosher salt and more dill pickle juice as needed. Serve with fries, chicken nuggets, onion rings, etc.

Quick Tip: Some recipes call for equal parts mayo and ketchup, but I like a larger ratio of mayonnaise to ketchup. As always, you can add more ketchup to taste, depending on your personal preference.

Storage

Store leftover fry sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 10 days.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.

How can you make this french fry sauce recipe using what you already have? Here are some ideas…

  • No dill pickle juice? – you can also use vinegar such as apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, or white vinegar.
  • Make it egg free – use vegan mayo.
  • Add-ins – a couple shakes of hot sauce or cayenne pepper for a little kick, a small squirt of yellow mustard, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder or onion powder for even more flavor, or chopped dill pickles for a chunkier texture.

What to Serve It With

French fry dipping sauce is great with a plate of french fries.

But it’s also the ultimate dip for crispy baked onion rings, chicken nuggets or air fryer chicken bites, sweet potato fries, baked carrot fries, burgers or veggie burgers, crispy hot honey chicken tenders, crispy roasted potatoes with onions, and much more!

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I hope you love this French Fry Sauce! If you make this recipe, be sure to leave a comment & a star rating below. Thank you!

Fry Sauce (For French Fries & Beyond)

A bowl of homemade french fry sauce.
French fry sauce is a restaurant style sauce with a creamy texture and tangy flavor. This easy recipe is dairy free, gluten free, and only has a few simple ingredients.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • Whisk together the ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Season to taste with kosher salt and more dill pickle juice as needed.
  • Serve with fries, chicken nuggets, baked onion rings, etc. See the blog post for more ideas.

Notes

Makes 3/4 cup of fry sauce.
See the blog post for tips, storage, and more serving ideas.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

No dill pickle juice? – you can also use vinegar such as apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, or white vinegar.
Make it egg free – use vegan mayo.
Add-ins – a couple shakes of hot sauce or cayenne pepper for a little kick, a small squirt of yellow mustard, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder or onion powder for even more flavor, or chopped dill pickles for a chunkier texture.

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