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Homemade Sauces and Dips

Skip the expensive store-bought condiments, dressings, and dips and learn how to make them at home for a fraction of the cost.

These homemade recipes are not only cheaper, but made with nutritious ingredients that are better for you and your family, too!

Lemon tahini dressing in a jar.
$4.16 per recipe / $0.52 per serving

Lemon Tahini Dressing

Mayonnaise smeared on piece of toast.
$1.15 per recipe

Eggless Mayonnaise

Sauce in a bowl on a spoon.
$2.14 per recipe / $0.54 per serving

5-Minute Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Guacamole in a molcajete garnished with jalapenos and lime.
$5.98 per recipe / $0.75 per serving

Easy Guacamole Recipe without Cilantro

BBQ sauce in a white bowl with a silicone brush dipped in.
$7.12 per recipe / $0.89 per serving

Date BBQ Sauce

Dressing in white bowl dripping off of gold spoon.

Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing

Corn salsa with half lime in large white bowl and silver spoon.

Roasted Chili Corn Salsa (Chipotle Copycat!)

Salsa in white bowl with hand dipping chip in.
$10.74 ($0.53 per serving)

5 Minute Tomatillo Green-Chili Salsa (Chipotle Copycat)

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Crispy frozen hash browns in air fryer.
$1.12 per recipe / $0.28 per serving

Frozen Hash Browns in Air Fryer (Trader Joe’s Patties)

Two white mugs of cocoa by marshmallows.
$0.37 per serving

How to Make Hot Chocolate with Cocoa Powder and Water

Roasted potatoes on a spoon.
$4.34 per recipe / $0.72 per serving

Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes

$10.02 per recipe / $5.01 per serving

The Best Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen (Jinya Copycat Recipe)

Vegan White Russian

Sweet potato wedges garnished with herbs.
$1.80 per recipe / $0.45 per serving

Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges

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