Sonic is a chain of fast food restaurants that was opened in 1953. They sell fast food including burgers, fried stuff, hotdogs, and shakes. To accompany the food with something delicious, they introduced a wide variety of sauces. The most popular ones are Sonic BBQ sauce and Sonic Honey Mustard sauce. So, they combined the smokiness of BBQ sauce and tanginess of Honey Mustard sauce to create a new sauce_Sonic Signature Sauce. There is an exquisite balance of sweet, smokey, and tart flavors in this signature sauce. And it is out of the question to not fall hard for this sauce!
What Will You Need?_All the Ingredients for Sonic Signature Sauce Recipe
Mayonnaise: Homemade sauce is suggested for a rich and better flavor. But you can also buy it from the store. Regular, whipped, or light; all types of mayo can be used. If you do not want the sauce to be very thick in consistency, you can also use Greek yogurt.
Apple cider vinegar: It gives the characteristic tartness to the sauce.
Honey: It not only maintains the delicate balance between sweetness, tanginess, and hotness of red chili but also improves the texture of the sauce.
Mustard: Add yellow mustard for introducing more tartness and Dijon mustard to give your sauce the genuine Sonic Signature sauce flavor.
BBQ sauce: To get the smokey and savory flavor, add BBQ sauce either homemade or buy it from the store.
Lemon Juice: Use freshly squeezed lemon to enhance the tangy flavor.
You can use black pepper, salt, sugar, red chili, and garlic according to your liking.
How To Make Sonic Signature Sauce
Ingredients
- Mayonnaise/Greek yogurt = 1 tbsp
- Apple cider vinegar = 1 tbsp
- Honey = 1 tbsp
- Yellow mustard = 1 tbsp
- Dijon mustard = 1 tbsp
- Lemon juice = squeeze half lemon or 1 tbsp
- BBQ sauce = 1 tbsp
- Black pepper, salt, sugar, red chili, and garlic = to taste
Method
- Take a bowl and add Mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt), salt, Apple cider vinegar, Honey, Yellow mustard, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and BBQ sauce in it. Also, add garlic and red chili if you want.
- Whip all of them together until they are smoothly blended.
- Taste the sauce and balance the flavor by adding more ingredients if needed.
- Your Sonic Signature Sauce is ready. Bon Appetit!
Additional Ingredients Based on Your Taste
You can also add more ingredients to satisfy your taste buds. These can include
- Bourbon
- Pineapple juice
- Paprika
- Orange juice
- Olive oil
- Cayenne pepper
- Garlic
- Sour cream
- Any of your favorite hot sauce
- Ketchup
- Turmeric
- Softened cream cheese
Who knows you might end up liking the new taste more than the original one!
Bonus
As aforementioned, it will be superb if you make your BBQ sauce and mayonnaise to get an enhanced flavor and extraordinary texture. So, to make sure you get everything you need to make your Sonic Signature sauce from here, let’s make BBQ sauce and mayonnaise.
Recipe for BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- Ketchup = 5.3 oz or ⅔ cups
- Brown sugar = 55 g or ¼ cups
- Kosher salt = 1 tsp
- Ground cumin = 1 tsp
- Apple cider vinegar = 4 oz or ½ cups
- Black pepper = 1 tsp (freshly cracked)
- Smoked Spanish paprika = 2 tsp
- Water = if needed
Method
- Take a saucepan and add all the ingredients in it.
- Place it on a stove and boil it while stirring.
- Lower the heat so that it is brought to a simmer.
- Remove the lid of the saucepan and simmer for half an hour more.
- Keep stirring from time to time while simmering.
- You can taste the sauce and add more ingredients if needed. You can also add water if you feel that the sauce is thicker than normal.
- Remove the saucepan from the stove. Take out the sauce and let it cool.
- Your BBQ sauce is ready to be added to your signature sauce. You can store extra for future use.
Recipe for Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- Egg yolk = 1 large egg
- Kosher salt = ¼ tsp
- Canola or Sunflower oil = 6 oz or ¾ cup
- Lemon juice = 2 tsp
- Cold water = 1 tsp
- Dijon mustard = 1 tsp
Method
- Add egg yolk, kosher salt, lemon juice, cold water, and Dijon mustard in a bowl.
- Blend them until the mixture gets frothy.
- Then slowly trickle the oil into the mixture while whisking continuously.
- Keep doing this until the oil assimilates in the mixture.
- When the mixture starts to thicken, you can speed up the addition of oil.
- Your mayonnaise is ready to be added to your signature sauce. You can store extra for future use.
(You can speed up the process if you have a blender. )
What to serve with Sonic Signature Sauce?
There are a lot of combinations that are possible with sonic signature sauce.
- Chicken nuggets (Sonic Signature sauce was made as a dipping sauce for chicken nuggets)
- Crispy tenders
- French fries
- Onion rings
- Cheese Tots
- Corn Dog
- Chicken strips
- Mozzarella Sticks
How to Store the Signature Sauce?
You have good news that you can also store the leftover sauce and use it later. To store the sauce, pour the sauce into an airtight container or a bowl. Do not forget to cover it with a plastic sheet or aluminum foil if you are using a bowl or an open container. It will make sure that your sauce lasts as long as possible by preventing bacterial contamination.
The signature sauce can stay for 2 weeks in the refrigerator before going bad.
Can Signature Sauce be Stored in a Freezer?
Generally, it is not recommended to store the signature sauce or any other sauce that contains mayonnaise in the freezer. It is because when you defrost the sauce, the originality of the sauce is lost. You may see that all the ingredients of the sauce have separated after thawing. Or the creamy texture of the sauce is lost. The flavor also might not be so rich. So, freezing the signature sauce is a no-go.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per servingCalories = 100 cal | ||
% Daily value | ||
Carbohydrates | 10 g | 3% |
Total FatTrans fat Saturated Fat | 6 g | 9% |
0 g | 0% | |
1 g | 5% | |
Cholesterol | 5 mg | – |
Protein | – | 0% |
Sodium | 280 mg | 12% |
Iron | – | 0% |
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Sonic Signature Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Mayonnaise/Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp BBQ sauce
- Black pepper, salt, sugar, red chili, and garlic (to taste)
Instructions
- Take a bowl and add Mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt), salt, Apple cider vinegar, Honey, Yellow mustard, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and BBQ sauce in it. Also, add garlic and red chili if you want.
- Whip all of them together until they are smoothly blended.
- Taste the sauce and balance the flavor by adding more ingredients if needed.
- Your Sonic Signature Sauce is ready. Bon Appetit!