Boom Boom Sauce
Feb 27, 2021, Updated Feb 11, 2025
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This Boom Boom Sauce recipe is a creamy delicious, mayonnaise based sauce that is great for dips and spreads. A little sweet and spicy, this can be made in under 5 minutes and enjoyed for the week.
![Bowl of fry sauce with waffle fries.](https://www.foodlovinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Boom-Boo-Sauce-681x1024.jpg)
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What is Boom Boom sauce?
Boom Boom sauce is a version of fry sauce that can be found at Sheetz gas stations. This mayonnaise based sauce is perfect to use as a dipping sauce for things like French fries, onion rings and shrimp or as a spread on things like chicken sandwiches, burgers and more.
Is it the same as Yum Yum sauce? This recipe for Boom Boom sauce has a similar mayonnaise and ketchup base to Yum Yum sauce but with the addition of chili and hot sauce.
What makes it so good
Delicious – Boom Boom sauce is a delicious mixture of sweet and spicy. It’s good on almost anything! We love making this for parties, game day and cookouts.
Easy – This copycat recipe can be made in less than 5 minutes with no fancy equipment required.
Budget friendly – This can be made at a fraction of the cost of buying a premade bottle. Plus I love that there are no funky preservative ingredients being used.
Ingredients
Mayonnaise – You can use your favorite brand. You can also make this vegan by using vegan mayonnaise.
Sweet Chili Sauce – This can typically be found in the international aisle at the grocery store. May Ploy is a common brand.
Ketchup – Adds a little sweetness and color to the sauce.
Sriracha – This hot sauce adds a little heat to the sauce. If you like your food spicier, feel free to add a little extra to the mixture.
Garlic powder – Gives a nice subtle garlic flavor to the sauce. Stick with the powder, fresh garlic will be too strong.
Salt & Pepper – Season to taste. I like the balance a pinch of seasoning gives to the sauce but if you are watching your sodium, feel free to leave the salt out.
![Bowl of ketchup, mayo, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, garlic powder.](https://www.foodlovinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boom-boom-sauce-ingredients.jpg)
How to make Boom Boom sauce
This could not be easier to make. All you need are your ingredients, a bowl and spoon.
- Add mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, ketchup, garlic powder, salt and pepper to a bowl.
- Stir well until combined.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.
![Bowl with mayo, ketchup, sweet chili, salt and pepper.](https://www.foodlovinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Boom-boom-sauce-bowl-788x1024.jpg)
Heather’s recipe tips
- I like to refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors develop. The longer it sits, the better it tastes. If you are making it for a party, make it the night before to give it a chance to refrigerate.
- Feel free to double the recipe for extra sauce. We like to make enough for the week.
- If you would like to use this as a dressing, add a little extra chili sauce or a teaspoon of olive oil to help thin it out.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
How to serve Boom Boom sauce
This sauce really is great on everything! I could even just eat it with a spoon. Here are some of our favorite things to serve it with:
- Egg Rolls
- Hamburgers
- Chicken
- Chicken tenders
- Hash browns
- Cut of vegetables
- As a salad dressing
- Shrimp tacos
- Onion rings
![Waffle fry with sauce.](https://www.foodlovinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Fry-with-sauce-718x1024.jpg)
More easy sauce recipes
- Creamy horseradish sauce
- Polynesian sauce
- Duck sauce
- Buffalo sauce
- Homemade taco sauce
- Homemade cocktail sauce
- Tartar sauce
Let me know in the comments if you made this sauce and your favorite way to use it. Enjoy!
![Bowl with mayonnaise sauce and waffle fries.](https://www.foodlovinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boom-boom-sauce-recipe-300x300.jpg)
Boom Boom Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Combine mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, ketchup and garlic powder in a bowl. Stir to combine.
Video
![YouTube video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4YHEYoayIU4/hqdefault.jpg)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This sauce “Boom Boom” would be great on darn near anything!!