5 from 18 votes
Thai Peanut Sauce
This Thai Peanut Sauce blends peanut butter with honey, water, lime juice, red chili flakes, and salt to create a creamy, sweet, and mildly spicy sauce. The smooth peanut butter base achieves a balanced texture with added water and is sweetened with honey or palm sugar. The lime juice adds brightness, while chili flakes lend gentle heat. Its consistency and flavor make it ideal for dipping, drizzling over dishes, or using as a salad dressing.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
57 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian, Thai
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup honey or palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Instructions
- Cut a lime into half and squeeze the juice. You only need 1 teaspoon of lime juice in this recipe.
- After that, put 2 tablespoons of peanut butter in the container.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of water into the peanut butter.
- Stir it very well and like creamy texture.
- Next, put ¼ cup of honey or palm sugar into a container. (I used honey because it is easy to find at grocery stores.)
- Pour the creamy peanut butter mixture from step 4 into the honey.
- Add 1 teaspoon of red chili peppers flakes.
- Then, add ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Lastly, add 1 teaspoon of fresh lime juice from step 1 into the honey mixture and stir it very well.
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Notes
- Use smooth peanut butter and mix with water to achieve a creamy texture before combining with other ingredients.
- If warming the sauce, substitute honey with palm or brown sugar to preserve sweetness without denaturing honey's nutrients.
- Adjust red chili flakes to control spiciness or omit for a milder flavor.
- Refrigerate the sauce and use within 2-3 days for best freshness.
Nutrition Information
Calories
57kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
95mg
(4%)
Potassium
34mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
74IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 57kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 95mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 74IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.