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
marcus
13/03/2023 at 7:30 amMale here – prepared this for the summer rolls at a recent gathering. Guests were literally LICKING their plates AND I received 2 offers of marriage. Served with Spring Rolls (shrimp) but guests also used for sushi ! Will be a staple in my fridge from now on!
Wandercooks
14/03/2023 at 8:52 pmOh so glad you (and your guests) enjoyed. What a hit!
Dagmara
18/12/2022 at 7:02 amVery delicious and simple to make! Thank you!
Wandercooks
18/12/2022 at 8:32 pmYou’re very welcome!
Rachel
16/08/2022 at 11:37 amAbsolutely delicious! Super easy and all the ingredients I had in the pantry. Was very tasty with my rice paper rolls. Thanks ladies 🥰
Wandercooks
18/08/2022 at 8:31 amOh yay, you’re very welcome Rach! 😀
Allison
03/07/2022 at 7:20 amEverything was going fine until the addition of the water. Then the mixture separated and became all congealed. Disappointed, I’m sorry to say.
Allison
03/07/2022 at 9:02 amUpdate: I was able to save it by adding small amounts of milk. It turned out good in the end. 🙂
Wandercooks
04/07/2022 at 9:23 amAwesome Allison, glad you fixed it. Sometimes it can separate if the water is added too fast / too much, or if there’s too much heat. Glad you were able to correct it with the milk. 🙂
Carrie Valentin
26/05/2022 at 3:42 pmDelicious! I used powdered peanut butter (very low fat!) mixed in water and then the other ingredients. Delicious poured on my first ever rice vegetable rolls! I way over – stuffed them with minced veggies so we ended up cutting them up on our plates and I spooned the sauce on. Thank you !!
Wandercooks
26/05/2022 at 3:44 pmOh nice one Carrie. Haha, you can definitely get carried away making the rolls, but glad you were able to adapt it and spoon the sauce over. Great idea!
Olga
24/06/2021 at 11:51 amyum! so quick and easy! I added a healthy dose of sriracha and it was perfect over fresh veggies, grilled chicken and coconut rice!
Wandercooks
30/06/2021 at 9:17 amThanks Olga. What a great way to have the sauce, love the idea, thanks for sharing!
Cassie
01/03/2021 at 1:31 pmAbsolutely delicious – thanks ladies! I usually make a version with coconut milk but went to the cupboard today and had none so had to improvise. Glad I found your recipe – quick, easy and yum.
Wandercooks
02/03/2021 at 9:07 amOh cheers Cassie! Glad we could help out – you can’t have cold rolls without the hoisin! haha
Cool to know you can add coconut milk too, that would be a nice and creamy version. 🙂
Melanie Alden
29/12/2020 at 6:03 pmMy whole family loved this sauce for our rice paper rolls. Thanks for the simple tasty recipe.
Wandercooks
30/12/2020 at 3:31 pmYay, awesome Melanie! Glad the whole family enjoyed. 🙂
Kathy
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThis is the BOMB!! SO YUMMO
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amAwesome Kathy! It definitely is an addictive little sauce!
Veronica
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThis hoisin sauce really made the paper rolls all the more scrumptious giving it that punch of flavor that takes it to the next level!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amSo good to hear Veronica! Thanks for letting us know. 🙂
Tilly
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI’m addicted to this sauce I could eat it literally on everything.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amBahaha love this!
Sylvie
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amHoisin sauce is probably my favourite Asian sauce, and I had never thought of using it to make a yummy dipping sauce. It has so many delicious ingredients, cannot wait to try it!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amAgreed, always good when you can find another use for hoisin. Yum!
Natalie
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amYUM! Looks so delicious and perfect for a healthy balanced summer lunch!
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amIt is, so nice and light when paired with rice paper rolls. 🙂
Veena Azmanov
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amLove the flavors infused to making this sauce so yummy, crunchy and delicious. Awesome recipe.
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amThanks so much Veena, glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Jennifer Quisenberry
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amI love it when a recipe is so easy, with only a few ingredients, but packs a punch with flavor. I think this would be good to thin out a bit and use as a salad dressing too. All the more reason to double the recipe! YUM
Wandercooks
05/11/2020 at 10:10 amOh now that’s interesting – that would be so cool to try as a salad dressing. Let us know how it goes. 🙂