This is the BEST Peanut Hoisin Sauce Recipe for rice paper rolls, ready in less than 5 minutes. This dipping sauce is packed with crunchy crushed peanut and a perfect sweet and salty flavour. So grab your cold rolls, summer rolls or homemade rice paper rolls and get dipping.
Why We Love This Recipe
This super simple recipe for peanut hoisin sauce is the perfect rice paper roll dipping sauce (also known as cold rolls, or summer rolls).
It’s quick and easy to make, and full of flavour. The best part is you can tweak that flavour to be just how you like it.
What is Hoisin Peanut Sauce?
Usually served as a side to rice paper rolls, this tasty dipping sauce has Vietnamese and Chinese origins and is the combination of the two main ingredients – hoisin sauce
and peanut butter
. Blend in a little sesame oil and garlic with some heat and you’ve got yourself one very tasty dipping sauce.
How to Make Peanut Hoisin Sauce
Add the hoisin, peanut butter, sesame oil
and garlic into a small saucepan and gently simmer on the stove.
Stir through water a little bit at a time until the sauce has a glossy look and a smooth, slightly runny texture.
Taste test a few times and add more of any ingredient or water until you’re satisfied with the flavour.
How to Use Peanut Hoisin Sauce
This crunchy peanut sauce not only the perfect cold roll dipping sauce. Try these other delicious flavour combinations:
- Vietnamese PAPERLESS Spring Rolls (<– seriously, you need to try these)
- Japanese Pork Gyoza
- Thai Spring Rolls
- Vietnamese Banh Xeo
FAQs
Now, just in case there are any leftovers after getting through that list, your homemade dipping sauce sauce will last for a few days in the fridge.
Not a fan of rice paper rolls or spring rolls? You can also use the sauce for:
– Noodle sauce
– Salad dressing
– Grilled chicken
– Stir fry sauce
– Lettuce wraps
Get creative! What have you eaten this sauce with?
Variations & Substitutes
- If you’re allergic to peanuts or completely peanut intolerant, you can substitute with tahini or sunflower seed butter which should give similar results. Alternatively, you could also other peanut alternatives.
- Don’t have hoisin? Swap for 2tbsp oyster sauce instead. You may also like to add a little bit of honey or sugar and 1 tbsp of peanut butter to balance out the flavour.
- Add in some freshly chopped chilli and set all those yummy flavours on fire!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- water
Instructions
- Add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, sesame oil and garlic into a small saucepan and gently simmer on the stove.3 tbsp hoisin sauce, 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 clove garlic
- Stir through water a little bit at a time until the sauce has a glossy look and a smooth, slightly runny texture.water
- Taste test a few times and add more of any ingredient or water until you’re satisfied with the flavour.
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Recipe Notes
- If you’re allergic to peanuts or completely peanut intolerant, you can substitute with tahini or sunflower seed butter which should give similar results. Alternatively, you could also these other peanut alternatives over at Greatist.
- Don’t have hoisin? Swap for 2tbsp oyster sauce instead. You may also like to add a little bit of honey or sugar and 1 tbsp of peanut butter to balance out the flavour.
- Add in some freshly chopped chilli and set all those yummy peanut hoisin sauce flavours on fire!
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67 Comments
Molly
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThis looks so tasty! I will definitely need to try it soon!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amOh please do! Let us know what you think! 🙂
Cassie
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThis sounds like absolutely perfect dipping sauce for rice paper rolls and i can’t wait to make some ASAP!!!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amDon’t forget to amp up that chilli! 😀
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amHoisin sauce can be quite samey – so I loooooove your enhancements. I can’t wait to try it. 🙂
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYep I know what you mean. The good thing is it makes a good base for all kinds of things by just adding in a few other tasty ingredients!
Martin @ The Why Chef
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI’m all over this! Rude not to be, considering how simple it is! And I’ve always got a secret stash of peanut butter to call upon…
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amGo the secret stash! But it better be crunchy peanut butter… 😉
Amanda
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI love recipes that are big on flavor and small on ingredients. I can see using this on so many things…maybe cold soba noodles with this as the dressing.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI would definitely give that a try – if you do, let us know how it goes!
jane @ littlesugarsnaps
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThis looks seriously good and I like that you can pimp it with chilli when the mood takes you.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amHaha which it frequently does! So addicted to that chilli zing, especially alongside the fresh flavours of mint and coriander in cold rolls.
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI love a good tasty dipping sauce, and this certainly looks up to the job. Perfect for those rolls. A delicious and flavoursome light meal in all.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amCheers Helen! Hope you enjoy this little taste of summer.
Pretty
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amLooks great and super easy to make, love a 5 min recipe!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYep, same here – so nice to know this one’s ready to go when you need it!
Nancy | Plus Ate Six
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYou didn’t mention it only had 4 ingredients! And I’ve got them all in the fridge already 🙂 Checking out your paperless spring rolls right now too they sound intriguing.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amDon’t you just love when that happens?? Ooh hope you enjoy the paperless spring rolls, they’re almost as much fun to make as they are to eat, and they look so gorgeous on the plate too. 🙂
Megan Marlowe
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYUM! I’ve made peanut sauces better (LOVE!) but I’ve never added hoisin. Definitely trying your version next time!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amPeanut sauces are the bomb! This one with hoisin has all of the salty/sweet love going on so it’s really great with Asian dishes. Thanks for stopping by Megan, hope you enjoy! 🙂
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYum! I love peanut hoisin dipping sauce and I can’t wait to try this one!!!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amIt is the best with cold rolls isn’t it? Get on it haha! 😀
Mrs Minty Cream
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYou bet I am going to be making this in my kitchen real soon!! This is like the kind of sauce I will always blend for my friends when we are having steamboat dinner and they love it! The magic is in the peanuts isn’t it? Thanks for the share!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amSo much peanut magic it’s ridiculous haha. That sounds like an incredible combo with the steamboat too, what an awesome idea!
Renz
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amOooh.. this sounds yummy. I can imagine the intensity of this sauce with the peanut butter. I think this would be nice with a gamey meat too
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amOh wow never thought of that! Thanks Renz. We’ll have to experiment and let you know how that goes. Incidentally, what meat would you try first?
Sara
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI have never tried to make this dipping sauce, but I think that is going to change very soon thanks to this recipe!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amGreat to hear! Hope you enjoy Sara. And why not when it’s so easy and tasty to make at home? 😀
Sara | Belly Rumbles
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amHoisin and peanut dipping sauce is my fave with fresh spring rolls. I have a slightly different version, but loving yours with the addition of garlic, yum!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amOh cool, would love to check out your recipe. What do you do different? Thanks for stopping by 😀