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Copycat Zax Sauce Recipe (Zaxby's Sauce)

Published Oct 15, 2018 by Allyson · 122 Comments
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This signature Zaxby's Sauce is perfect dip for chicken or french fries . With only a handful of ingredients, it's super easy to make and majorly addicting!

This signature Zaxby's Sauce is perfect dip for chicken or french fries . With only a handful of ingredients, it's super easy to make and majorly addicting!

Zaxby's sauce is extremely popular in the South, as Zaxby's is everywhere. I had never heard of Zaxby's until I moved to Georgia, because they didn't have any locations in any of the other places I've lived. Once you try it, you will never go back to other sauces - it's delicious on EVERYTHING!

I originally posted this recipe in 2013 (wow 5 years ago!), but am updating it now (Oct. 2018) with some more valuable information. With nearly 1 million pins on Pinterest, this Copycat Zaby's Sauce is a sure-fire hit recipe!

Serve Zax Sauce with Air Fryer Frozen French Fries, Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries, Air Fryer Homemade French Fries, Air Fryer Fish or Air Fryer Tater Tots!

How to make Copycat Zaxby's Sauce:

**Scroll down for full ingredient list and directions**

  • Mix together ketchup, mayonnaise, and garlic powder. Add Worcestershire sauce and continue to mix. Add a layer of black pepper to the top of the sauce (about 1 tsp) and mix again. Repeat the black pepper and mix again.
  • Place the Zaxby's sauce into the fridge and allow to meld for at least 2 hours. 

What is Zaxby's Sauce?

  • Zaxby's sauce is a creamy blend of zesty spices whose tangy taste was custom-made for Zaxby's delicious Chicken Fingerz. Come to find out the sauce is great with fries as well.
  • Also know as Fry Sauce in Utah, sometimes called Pink Sauce, and also resembling Raising Canes Sauce from a Baton Rouge chain called Raising Canes, these versions are practically the same, just a different name.

How to store Zaxby's sauce, and how long it lasts:

  • Store Zaxby's sauce in a sealed container in the refrigerator. 
  • The sauce should last at least 2 weeks, but up to a month in the fridge- doubtful it ill last that long though!
This signature Zaxby's Sauce is perfect dip for chicken or french fries . With only a handful of ingredients, it's super easy to make and majorly addicting!

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  • In-n-Out Sauce is famous on their burgers and to dip fries into! Now you can make it at home with this perfect copycat in-n-out sauce recipe!
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Copycat Zax Sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 

This signature Zaxby's Sauce is perfect dip for chicken or french fries . With only a handful of ingredients, it's super easy to make and majorly addicting!

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: zaxbys sauce
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 162 kcal
Ingredients
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix together the mayonnaise, ketchup, and garlic powder. Add Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Cover the surface of sauce with lots of black pepper until just coated, mix. Repeat process covering surface with black pepper (about 1 teaspoon total) and stir until mixed.

  2. Refrigerate for at least two hours prior to use to allow the flavors to meld.

  3. Serve with chicken fingers or fries!
Recipe Notes

Originally published in 2013 - this post has been updated as of Oct. 2018.

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  1. Mos

    January 03, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    In Utah, this is called pink sauce and it's served everywhere! Literally! Although I've heard that they use vinegar instead but I can be wrong. I'll have to try this version!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      January 04, 2014 at 11:53 pm

      It's so funny, I had a few people from Utah comment that it's called Fry sauce! I guess it has many names!

      Reply
      • Vickie Snow

        April 22, 2014 at 9:23 pm

        Have never heard it called pink sauce in Utah. It's fry sauce. There is a place in Roy, Utah called the Burger Bar. It was featured on Diners,Drive-ins, and Dives. They use Miracle whip. I was disappointed. I guess you have to like Miracle Whip. I don't. I like the original mayo, ketchup and a little dill pickle juice. I have always heard that it originated at Arctic Circle drive-in. It's ALWAYS free in Utah.
        When I make Cajun sweet potato fries, i make chipotle fry sauce with ketchup, mayo and a little Bufalo brand chipotle sauces

        Reply
  2. Donna

    January 09, 2014 at 10:26 am

    Checking in from Canada. Never heard of Zaxby's or fry sauce but this sounds great. I love ketchup and mayo with my fries so this recipe should be fantastic.Thanks

    Reply
  3. Susan

    January 09, 2014 at 10:54 am

    It sounds like Cane's sauce recipe. It is also good for dunking boiled crawfish. Yummy!

    Reply
  4. Ava

    January 09, 2014 at 11:23 am

    In Idaho we call it fry sauce and you have ask for it, it isn't offered, usually. I make it at other fast food joints, or burger joints the mid west just by asking for a couple packets of mayo and mix with ketchup with a straw, if necessary. I don't have the extra spices, but it is still great.

    Reply
  5. Lindy Lou

    January 10, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    One question....is it Mayo like Hellman's or Miracle Whip...it would make a difference in the taste!! Anxious to try this!!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      January 10, 2014 at 2:37 pm

      I would definitely use Hellmans or alike! I think Miracle Whip would through off the flavor....hope you enjoy!

      Reply
    • JOHNNY LONADIER SR

      January 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm

      MAYO IS LIKE HELLMANS, OR KRAFT, EVEN A GERNIC BRAND OF A MAYO. I HAVE MADE IT WITH MIRCLE WHIP, AND IT S ALL GOOD.

      Reply
  6. Brad

    January 29, 2014 at 1:46 am

    It's funny hearing so many people mentioning this sauce "finally" catching on in the South! Zaxby's has been around for at least a decade! I used to work for them. We found out that, in addition to being delicious, Zax sauce will clean a penny!

    If you're into spicy food, try their nuclear sauce. Insane is hotter, but the heat kills the flavor, so nuclear is the way to go!

    Reply
  7. Julie

    March 09, 2014 at 9:39 am

    I just found your recipe on pinterest and can't wait to try it. As Georgia natives, we love our Zaxby's sauce, but we now live in the north. My father buys it by the case for us and brings it up!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      March 09, 2014 at 11:20 am

      That is so nice of your Father! Where in GA did you live? We live right outside atlanta, and I had never even heard of Zaxby's until I moved here! I hope you like it!

      Reply
  8. lsbraswell

    April 03, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    It needs a dash of Lawry's Seasoned Salt with it as well. I used to work for a fast food restaurant in which we made this sauce (of course we could not call it "Zax Sauce", but it was practically the same thing). Lawry's will give it that extra flavor it needs. 🙂

    Reply
    • Allyson

      April 03, 2014 at 12:41 pm

      Good tip, thanks!

      Reply
  9. Judith Cochran

    April 06, 2014 at 10:54 am

    WooHoo! I love Zaxby sauce! Thank You!

    Reply
  10. lpalmer113@gmail.com

    April 19, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    I made this, and I think I found an extra ingredient. I added about 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, it gives it that little kick 🙂 It also gives you a little bit of customization to your sauce, if you like that sort of thing.

    Reply
  11. Amy

    April 21, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Dip your chicken in it! I'm from Minnesota and we have Raising Canes up here and they have this sauce but it's not just for the fries. The chicken is delicious dipped in it.

    Reply
    • Allyson

      April 21, 2014 at 10:51 pm

      I think at Zaxby's it's technically for the chicken, too...since they are a chicken restaurant, but it just so happens we are vegetarians in this house 🙂

      Reply
  12. Sarah Prox

    July 22, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Have you tried this with plain yogurt instead of mayo?

    Reply
    • Allyson

      July 26, 2014 at 4:47 pm

      I have tried the recipe several different ways and this was the closest it gets to the real thing. I would suggest greek yogurt over regular yogurt, but it still tastes pretty different with the yogurt substitution.

      Reply
      • Sarah Prox

        September 22, 2014 at 4:32 pm

        I just made some using plain yogurt. It wasn't quite as good as the first batch I made (with the mayo) but for the fat grams I saved, I don't feel bad about eating so much of it! LOL

        Reply
        • Allyson

          September 22, 2014 at 8:42 pm

          I think it would totally be worth the calorie savings if it tastes similar!

          Reply
  13. smashedgirlfriday

    July 28, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    I saw this and thought, "Why does this look so familiar?" Finally it clicked that it was just like Raising Cane's sauce. I'm so excited to try this at home! I'm in Oklahoma, and we just got Cane's a couple of years ago. I've never been to Zaxby's, because my Atlanta relatives own chicken restaurants (Tanner's) so I think they'd be offended LOL! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Emily

    August 19, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I'm going to make these with fried pickles!

    Reply
  15. kathystevensaustin

    October 08, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    My daughter works at Raising Cane's here in Houston and THEY the ones who invented it. Same sauce except you add paprika. And they do NOT charge for the sauce down here. Restaurant started in Louisiana close to LSU for the students. I make this sauce all the time, use it for every thing and it lasts almost 2 weeks in closed container in fridge. Not that there is any left, but it's easy enough to make.

    Reply
  16. bcooper976

    January 27, 2015 at 6:21 am

    I wonder if Zaxby's Zestable sauce (served with fried mushrooms) is the same but with the addition of horseradish? We LOVE it on chicken. I'm going to try it tonight.

    Reply
    • Allyson

      January 27, 2015 at 10:10 am

      Let me know how it is!

      Reply
  17. Christie Howell

    February 25, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    My husband and I are from Tennessee and neither of us have heard of Zaxby's...... but this is fry sauce almost the to drop that my family has been making for generations...... Just like one of the previous posts said... fry sauce...

    Reply
    • Allyson

      February 26, 2015 at 11:51 am

      Or ZAX sauce...if you have been to Zaxbys 🙂

      Reply
  18. Angela

    April 23, 2015 at 11:01 am

    I just (now) came across this recipe for "Zaxby's Dipping Sauce". We're originally from the northern East Coast, but we're presently residing in the Midwest (due to hubby's work.) I'm not familiar with Zaxby's. Nevertheless, this sauce contains ingredients which everyone usually has on hand, and it's also very simple to make. Everyone is raving about it, so I'll definitely try it.

    Reply
  19. Elmo

    June 04, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    I like to dip my chicken fingers in it, and also my fries. If there is any left (usually not) I also like dipping my human fingers in it! You know what I mean!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      June 07, 2015 at 9:16 am

      I definitely know what you mean, ha!

      Reply
  20. autigr94

    July 14, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    Sauce was originally made at Guthrie's in 1965. Zaxby's copied the sauce and the premise for the chicken finger only restaurant.

    Reply
    • Allyson

      July 15, 2016 at 11:22 am

      Interesting fact, thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  21. Courtney O'Dell

    October 15, 2018 at 11:16 am

    5 stars
    This sauce is a dead ringer for Zax sauce - so delicious!

    Reply
  22. Ashley F

    October 15, 2018 at 11:39 am

    5 stars
    We don't have a Zaxby's but this sauce is a family favorite!

    Reply
  23. Demeter

    October 15, 2018 at 12:38 pm

    Copycat recipes are so fun! This looks like a must try!

    Reply
  24. Allison

    October 15, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    5 stars
    I've never had this sauce before, but it sounds amazing! It would be great on a sandwich or burger, too!

    Reply
  25. Kara

    October 15, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    5 stars
    I've never been to Zaxby's, but I need to try this! It looks like a tasty twist on the traditional fry sauce that I make. I bet my family would love it!

    Reply
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