Raising Cane's Sauce {Copycat Recipe} | Dinners, Dishes & Desserts (2024)

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Canes sauce is known for its crazy good flavor profile. Dip your chicken fingers, potato chips, and even fries.

Have you ever been to Raising Cane’s? It is a chain fast food restaurant that only serves chicken fingers. We have one in Fort Collins, and were a little skeptical at first, but it has quickly become one of our favorite places.

It is not your traditional fast food chain, that is for sure! They make everything fresh to order, and use real, quality, good pieces of chicken. They are famous for their Cane’s Sauce. It is the only dipping sauce that they offer, and it is just that good, they don’t need to offer anything else.

We absolutely love the Canes sauce, and always need a couple extra when we go. I had to find a way to make it at home, so we could have it more often. It took a few tries to figure out exactly how to make canes sauce, but it is actually super easy. Just mix a few staple ingredients together, let it sit for awhile for all the flavors to blend together, and you are good to go! For a quick weeknight meal you can serve it with homemade chicken tenders or grilled chicken skewers.

What Is Canes Sauce

Raising Cane’s Sauce is a ketchup and mayo based sauce that is spiced up with a few other spices that make it special. From what I have learned it is made slightly different at different areas of the country. In the South it is supposedly a spicier version that is made with creole seasoning. Here in Colorado it isn’t spicy, but has the kick from pepper in the background. So you can use this as a base and then add some spice if you are used to it that way.

Can You Buy Cane’s Sauce

Unfortunately no, they do not sell it by the bottle. When you are at the restaurant, you can order extra cups of the sauce, but nothing that will last or serve very many.

Serving Suggestions

Canes sauce has quickly become a staple at our house. It is good on so much more than just chicken tenders.

  • Great for topping burgers
  • Dip your fries, sweet potato fries, and tots
  • As a dip for chips or veggies
  • Use in place of mayo on sandwiches

What Does Cane’s Sauce Taste Like?

It is similar to a fry sauce but it has the black pepper, Worcestershire and garlic powder in there that give it more flavor. It is tangy with a little bit of a kick. Fry sauce is really just ketchup and mayo, so this is a little different, but very similar.

Unfortunately Raising Cane’s restaurants are not all over the place, so not everyone can experience it. But trust me, try this copycat version for Canes Sauce and you will understand what all the hype is about.

What’s In Cane’s Sauce

Just 5 simple ingredients make up the infamous dipping sauce.

  • Mayo (full fat is best, but you can use whatever you have)
  • Ketchup
  • Garlic Powder
  • Worcestershire Sauce
  • Black Pepper
  • Creole Seasoning

The creole seasoning is a little bit controversial. A lot of people say it is in there, some people say they make the sauce differently in different parts of the country, and Cane’s isn’t offering up their original recipe. So if you like it, add just a pinch to the recipe.

How to Make Cane’s Sauce

  1. In a small bowl add all of the ingredients.
  2. Whisk until it is well blended.

Seriously, that is it. You can’t get a much easier recipe. The key is really to let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to let the flavors come together. This makes all the difference between a boring sauce and the Cane’s sauce you will fall in love with.

The longer this sits in the fridge the better it gets. You need a minimum of 2 hours for the flavors to start to come together, but if you can let it sit for 24 hours, that is even better!

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Canes Sauce Recipe

Raising Cane's Sauce {Copycat Recipe} | Dinners, Dishes & Desserts (5)

Canes sauce is known for its crazy good flavor profile. Dip your chicken fingers, potato chips, and even fries.

Prep Time5 minutes

Total Time5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Mayo
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • Pinch Creole Seasoning (optional)

Instructions

    1. Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix until well combined.
    2. Let sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.
    3. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

Add a pinch of Creole Seasoning for just a hint of spice.

The sauce gets better the longer it sits, so if you can make it 24 hours ahead that is even better.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1

Amount Per ServingCalories 205Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 17gCholesterol 12mgSodium 318mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 0gSugar 3gProtein 1g

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.

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FAQs

What is the Canes sauce made of? ›

What Is In Cane's Sauce? Cane's sauce is a take on Russian Dressing or Thousand Island Dressing, AKA many fast food chain's special sauce. It's a mayonnaise-based sauce with ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings like garlic powder and lots of freshly cracked black pepper.

Can I buy Canes sauce? ›

Curb that Cane's craving!

Is KFC sauce similar to Canes sauce? ›

KFC KFC Sauce

Finger Lickin' Good Sauce tasted similar to the dipping sauces you get at the chicken finger chains like Zaxby's and Raising Cane's. But this new sauce is different. This time KFC seems to have been inspired by the sweet-and-smokey creamy mustard sauce at Chick-fil-A.

Is Cane's sauce honey mustard? ›

Our made-fresh daily Cane's Sauce® is our signature sauce. However, we also make fresh honey mustard in our restaurants. Hot sauce is also available upon request.

What is so special about Cane's? ›

Made Fresh Daily. Our special blend of spices makes Cane's Sauce® the perfect pairing for Chicken Fingers and Crinkle-Cut Fries. Only a few people know our top-secret recipe, which our Crewmembers make fresh daily in every Cane's® Restaurant!

Can you ask for a cup of canes sauce? ›

You can order a 32 oz cup of Cane's Sauce.

How expensive is a cup of canes sauce? ›

Is the canes cup ($5.99) worth it? We think yes but we also could drink it. #canes #canessauce #fastfood #foodreview #food #sauce.

What is the difference between canes sauce and Chick Fil A sauce? ›

Cane's Sauce is more sour and peppery, like a mixture of ketchup, mayo, and black pepper. Obviously, there are more ingredients than just those three. Chick-fil-A sauce is sweet, smokey, and rich, with it being made of honey mustard and barbecue.

What is the difference between Zax sauce and Cane's sauce? ›

Zax sauce tastes similar to Cane's sauce, but I found it to be just ever-so-slightly less flavorful, and creamy.

Why is Cane's sauce the best? ›

The combination of the flavors and texture is memorable to all who taste the Raising Cane's sauce. The mayonnaise and ketchup have a very distinct flavor of tanginess, saltiness and sweetness. All these mixed ingredients within the sauce still taste amazing on any fried food.

How long will canes sauce last in the fridge? ›

Cane's sauce should be stored covered in the refrigerator. If using store-bought mayonnaise and ketchup with preservatives, your homemade Cane's sauce will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 14 days. If using Paleo or homemade mayo and ketchup, the sauce should be used within seven days.

Which is older, Zaxby's or Canes? ›

Both chains are children of the '90s — millennial chains, if you will, with Zaxby's opening in 1990 and Raising Cane's opening in 1996.

What kind of oil does Raising Cane's fry their chicken in? ›

Raising Cane's cooks all of our fried foods in an all-vegetable, trans fat free blend of soybean and canola oil. According to the FDA, highly refined soybean oil is not considered allergenic, and therefore is not labeled as such. Please inform the Manager if you have a food allergy.

Is Popeyes or KFC better? ›

Popeyes beats KFC at every level – flavor, presentation, and brand experience. It's easy to see why Popeyes is stealing market share from KFC. Popeyes, hands down, is giving consumers a better product than KFC, with the prices virtually the same on most menu items.

Is Cane's sauce and Chick Fil A sauce the same? ›

Cane's Sauce is more sour and peppery, like a mixture of ketchup, mayo, and black pepper. Obviously, there are more ingredients than just those three. Chick-fil-A sauce is sweet, smokey, and rich, with it being made of honey mustard and barbecue.

What is Worcestershire sauce made of? ›

Worcestershire sauce is a fermented sauce. It starts with a base of vinegar and is flavored with molasses, sugar, onion, garlic, tamarind, and anchovies. Other flavorings, such as lemon and soy sauce, may be used depending on the brand. Each one is a little different.

What is Big Mac sauce made of? ›

Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sweet Relish (diced Pickles, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives), Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Protein (hydrolyzed Corn, ...

Is there a substitute for Worcestershire sauce? ›

“Try a combination of 1 part ketchup to ½ part soy sauce and ½ part malt vinegar to start," Malivert says, "and play with the proportions to balance the flavor.” Use this as a 1-to-1 substitute for Worcestershire sauce.

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