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Sweet and Sour Sauce (McDonald's Copycat)

December 22, 2021 by Caryn 4 Comments

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Whether it is Chinese food or chicken nuggets on the menu, everybody needs to have this kosher McDonald's Copycat Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe at hand. Just like our recipe for McDonald's Tangy Barbecue Sauce (Copycat), this recipe is kosher, gluten free, pareve, dairy free, and vegan. Serve it with all of your main dishes, it is that good! Read on to learn the easy way how to make the best homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe from scratch.

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Why This Recipe Works

McDonalds always had the best pre packaged sweet and sour sauce and I have to say that our sweet and sour recipe comes pretty close (from what I can remember). Some of the things we love about this dish are:

  • Easy to make. Using common household ingredients and minimal cooking, easy Sweet and Sour Sauce is a snap to put together. Chances are that you have all of the ingredients at home already.
  • Ready in less than 10 minutes. Mix the ingredients for the sauce together, blend, and heat for 5 minutes. You don't even have to let the sauce fully cool before enjoying it. If you like this copycat sauce recipe try our Subway Sweet Onion Sauce (Copycat).
  • Easy to store. We never had this problem because the sauce always disappears. But, if you have leftovers, or if you make extra, let the sauce cool and store in an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 2 months. Put it right next to the Chinese takeout sauce packets and see which one gets eaten first.
  • Soooo tasty. This sauce so so yummy and tastes better than anything you can get from a store shelf. Sweet, tangy, spicy, what more can you ask for. Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce without ketchup at its best!
  • Kosher for Passover Variation. With a few tweaks, you can have Passover Sweet and Sour Sauce.
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You will need a few ingredients to make the sauce.

Making Sweet and Sour Sauce step by step:


Step 1 - Blend the ingredients

Add the apricot jam, pineapple juice, white vinegar or rice vinegar, corn starch and water (known as a cornstarch slurry), soy sauce, yellow mustard, salt, and garlic powder into a blender or food processor. If you are using some heat such as red pepper flakes or jalapeno pepper, add them in here as well. Blend for 30 seconds. If you don't mind a thicker sauce, skip this step and go right to Step 2.

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Step 2 - Heat

Transfer the sauce to a saucepan over medium heat until the sauce starts to bubble. While the sauce is at a low boil, stir consistently with a whisk. We love these silicone coated whisks for sauces like this since you don't have to worry about scratching the coating of your pan. That's it! Enjoy warm or cold.

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Recipe pro tip

While heating the sauce, keep the whisk moving so that the sweet and sour sauce doesn't burn to the bottom of the sauce pan.

Make sure to blend well if you are using the fruit preserves. This will ensure that the sauce is smooth and even.

You can eat the sauce warm or cold but make sure to let it cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Serving suggestions

  • Chinese food dipping sauce. Dip your Pastrami Egg Rolls into this! Enough said.
  • Sweet and sour baked salami. Use this Sweet and Sour Sauce as a substitute in our Sweet and Tangy Baked Salami recipe.
  • Dipping sauce for fries. Instead of ketchup, use this sauce recipe. Mmmmmm.
  • Salami Flatbread sauce. Drizzle a little bit of this sauce over your Kosher Salami Flatbread.
  • Sweet and sour Whole Roast Chicken. Our Whole Roast Chicken recipe can always use a little sauce. Brush some of the Sweet and Sour Sauce over the skin during the last 30 minutes of baking.
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Sweet n Sour sauce is not just for fried chicken nuggets, but that is one of our favorites!
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls. Use your favorite recipe for chicken meat balls and top with this McDonalds Copycat Sweet and Sour Sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce with Pineapple. Use a can of pineapple tidbits to get the pineapple juice. Use ¼ cup of the pineapple tidbits in Step 1 of the recipe for a thicker sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Fish. Use this sauce in place of the Apricot Glaze in our Glazed Salmon Recipe.
  • Brown Sugar Sweet and Sour Sauce. For a sweeter and richer flavor, add ¼ cup brown sugar or light brown sugar when heating. Make sure all of the sugar is melted before removing the heat.
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce Without Cornstarch. Substitute in tapioca starch or potato starch in for corn starch.
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Sweet and Sour Sauce (McDonalds Copycat)

Sweet and tangy sauce for Chinese food, chicken nuggets, and just about anything else you can imagine!
5 from 237 votes
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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Jewish, Kosher
Keyword: buffet, egg roll, tangy
Prep Time: 3 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 54kcal

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • Immersion Blender

Ingredients

  • ½ cup apricot jam
  • 2 tablespoon pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar you can also use apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch
  • ½ teaspoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
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Instructions

  • Add the apricot jam, pineapple juice, water, white vinegar, corn starch, soy sauce, yellow mustard, salt, and garlic powder into a blender or food processor. Blend for 30 seconds.
  • Add the ingredients into a sauce pan and heat over a medium flame until low boil. Stir consistently for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the flame.

Notes

Serving suggestions

  • Chinese food dipping sauce. Dip your Pastrami Egg Rolls into this! Enough said.
  • Sweet and sour baked salami. Use this Sweet and Sour Sauce as a substitute in our Sweet and Tangy Baked Salami recipe.
  • Dipping sauce for fries. Instead of ketchup, use this sauce recipe. Mmmmmm.
  • Salami Flatbread sauce. Drizzle a little bit of this sauce over your Kosher Salami Flatbread.
  • Sweet and sour Whole Roast Chicken. Our Whole Roast Chicken recipe can always use a little sauce. Brush some of the Sweet and Sour Sauce over the skin during the last 30 minutes of baking.
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls. Use your favorite recipe for chicken meat balls and top with this McDonalds Copycat Sweet and Sour Sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce with Pineapple. Use a can of pineapple tidbits to get the pineapple juice. Use ¼ cup of the pineapple tidbits in Step 1 of the recipe for a thicker sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Fish. Use this sauce in place of the Apricot Glaze in our Glazed Salmon Recipe.
  • Brown Sugar Sweet and Sour Sauce. For a sweeter and richer flavor, add ¼ cup brown sugar or light brown sugar when heating. Make sure all of the sugar is melted before removing the heat.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Tammy Boudreau says

    February 06, 2024 at 3:10 am

    5 stars
    it's yummy. I felt something was missing. added a teeny pinch of ground cloves. that made it 100%

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    • Kristina says

      March 30, 2024 at 9:35 pm

      5 stars
      I'm so excited!! I can make chicken at home and have this as a dipping sauce. I'm considering trying to use it next time I make chicken in the crock pot.
      McDonalds sauce with healthier chicken!!! Thank you!

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      • Ben says

        March 31, 2024 at 11:29 am

        Let us know how it turns out.

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  2. Sierra Merritt says

    October 24, 2024 at 10:38 pm

    5 stars
    This was really good. I didn't have apricot jam so I substituted duck sauce. I felt it was missing something and added a dash of allspice. My extremely picky 2 year old approves. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing.

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