How to Make Your Own Sauces

A sauce can mean so many different things when cooking. Sauces can be sweet or savory, cooked or not, and cold or warm. Any way you make your sauce, it’s sure to enhance your dish!

Below are some of my favorite recipes to make your own sauces!

Savory Sauces

Mushroom Ketchup

I found this recipe from my new favorite show on YouTube, 18th Century Cooking. It is a GAPS Legal sauce and since many people do not tolerate tomatoes, I thought it would be a delicious option for a sauce! I love adding this sauce to many dishes!

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Easy Hollandaise Sauce

What do you do when you are bored or eggs two ways (scrambled or fried?)... make hollandaise sauce, of course! I'm sure I don't get my hollandaise sauce as smooth as it's supposed to be, but so many of you have asked for this favorite recipe of mine that I want to share it here!

Gluten Free

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

I’ve always liked spaghetti and spaghetti sauce but when I started making my own spaghetti sauce, I realized I liked my own sauce best of all! I love making my own spaghetti sauce because I get to be in charge of the flavor, texture, and strength. Plus, I know everything that’s in it!

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Homemade Salad Dressing

This is a simple base salad dressing but once you understand the ratios, the possibilities are endless! Find a salad dressing that your family loves but don’t forget to mix it up from time to time. Add this dressing cold to any salad that makes sense.

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Sweet Sauces

Fruit Chutney

This recipe is very simple—chop and combine ingredients, simmer for a while, then store in jars. It would be a great recipe to make in a crockpot... you really could fix it and forget it! But simple doesn't mean plain. It's delicious and adds flavor to any meat you are eating.

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Caramel Sauce

Several years ago I discovered that the mythical candy known as caramel was actually fairly simple to make. It merely involved heating a mixture of water and some type of sugar substance to a certain temperature to change the properties and create soft caramel syrup, chewy caramel candies, and even hard candy. This discovery has lead to many delicious treats and snacks!

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Fruit Sauce Topping for Ice Cream

Making a fruit sauce topping like a strawberry or blackberry sauce is very easy! It’s a simple process and you can swap for any flavor you’d like.

You can also use this sauce to top yogurt if you don’t have homemade ice cream on hand.

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

Hot Fudge Chocolate Sauce

This rich chocolate sauce is made with cocoa powder and is a delicious topping to raw milk homemade ice cream.

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free