Sunbutter Satay Sauce Recipe Video (Peanut Sauce Without the Peanuts!)

Simple to make homemade sunbutter satay sauce – AKA peanut sauce without the peanuts! If you’ve been looking for a nut-free alternative to your favorite peanut sauce, try this easy, delicious and versatile sunflower seed butter sauce!

Peanut sauce holds a special place in my heart. Recently it was my birthday and I planned to make my salad roll shrimp bowls with coconut rice and peanut dressing for lunch. To my dismay, when I went to make the sauce right before lunch, I realized that we were out of peanut butter!

Substitutes for peanut butter in peanut sauce

What’s a girl to do? I could have gone to the store, but we’re still sheltering in place due to COVID-19, so that was out of the picture.

Instead, I improvised! I had a jar of sunflower seed butter in the fridge and swapped that into my standard peanut sauce recipe.

Woah friends, it was epic. This sunbutter saute sauce stole the show! After that lunch I kept dipping carrots into it and even added a spoonful onto a sweet potato scrambled egg breakfast bowl. So good.

I highly recommend you try the sunbutter version for a peanut free saute sauce. If you don’t have sunbutter or want to use it, I would also recommend almond butter and tahini (sesame seed butter).

What is satay sauce?

Satay is a sountheast asian dish of grilled meat served with sauce. Often the sauce was made from ground peanuts and soy. The peanut satay sauce’s popularity made it so that when we think of satay sauce, we think of peanut sauce. For good reason, it’s a classic!

Video of how to make sunbutter satay sauce

In the video I show you how to make the sauce with a bowl and whisk. Want an even easier and faster option? Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth!

Ingredients in peanut free saute sauce

• 1/2 cup sunbutter sauce (no added sugar)
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup coconut aminos
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp sriracha
• ¼ tsp garlic granules
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger

How to make sunbutter satay sauce

1. In a bowl combine all the ingredients together and whisk until smooth. Alternatively blend in a blender (this option makes a creamier satay sauce).

Looking for more ways to use your sunbutter satay sauce? Try these recipes and swap in this nut-free sauce for the peanut sauce!

• Salad roll shrimp bowls
• Chicken satay with peanut sauce
• Thai peanut chicken pasta
• Thai peanut chicken wrap

If you try this sunbutter satay sauce recipe, let me know what you think! Leave a comment and recipe rating below!

XO

Heather