Teriyaki Sauce Homemade – Easily made in less than 5 minutes, this Teriyaki Sauce Homemade is made with dates, pineapple and ginger. Add this to a your favorite dishes for a sweet savory taste.
Teriyaki Sauce Homemade is a Year Round Comfort Flavor
Great for grilling out and making Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs or Baked Salmon Teriyaki in the fall or winter. This teriyaki sauce homemade is absolutely delicious and easy to make. No matter the season!
Making Baked Salmon is perfect when hosting guests because it’s a little sweet, a little savory and everyone loves it.
For me that would be anything Teriyaki is delicious year-round too. We bake ours in the winter and grill in the summer.
Why We Make Teriyaki Sauce Homemade
Of course you can’t make Teriyaki anything without a delicious and robust sauce. Unfortunately, conventional Teriyaki sauce is filled to the brim with refined sugar. On the bright side, making a delicious teriyaki sauce homemade takes just 5 minutes.
Our recipe has no refined sugar because it is primarily sweetened with pureed pineapple and dates. And it tastes every bit as sweet as the more conventional versions.
Actually, it’s much better. Just trust me on this one.
How Long Does This Delicious Sauce Last in the Fridge?
You can make the this teriyaki sauce homemade up to a week in advance and store it in the fridge in a mason jar. The sauce is great to keep around the summer months and the wintry holiday season. It’s great for when you are crunched for time because it allows you to throw together a delicious meal in minutes.
2 Easy Recipes for Teriyaki Sauce Homemade
These are my two favorite recipes to use when you have a jar of sauce in the fridge begging to be used.
Recipe #1: Try Our Baked Salmon Teriyaki
My favorite recipe using the sauce is this one for Baked Salmon Teriyaki. If you are trying to eat clean then you absolutely want to make sure to go with wild salmon. When it comes to salmon and choosing the healthiest fish, going wild makes the world of difference. Especially if you are trying to follow an anti-inflammatory diet. Wild salmon has considerably more anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats and much less pro-inflammatory omega-6 fats.
Recipe #2: Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs
These perfectly (and naturally sweetened) Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs are easy to make and perfect for entertaining or a simple dinner.
Plus, you can bake or grill them. So, if the weather is chilly, check out our recipe card for instructions to bake your Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs.
Then, I top everything off with sliced pineapple, sesame seeds and scallions. So easy! And so super good, if I do say so myself 😉
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Teriyaki Sauce Homemade
Teriyaki Sauce Homemade is naturally sweetened with pineapple and dates. Perfect for Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs or a Salmon dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon water
- 11 medjool dates
- 1/3 cup liquid aminos
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 inch knob fresh ginger
- 1/2 cup pineapple, fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and process on high until smooth and creamy.
- Transfer sauce to a mason jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Note: Sauce will keep for up to 1 week if stored in a mason jar in the refrigerator.
Keywords: Teriyaki Sauce Homemade
Polly says
I’ve got only dried ginger, would that substitute alright for fresh, or will it change the taste too much?
Aimee Harris Niedosik says
Yes, but you won’t need as much — use about 1/2 the amount of the recipe and do a taste test — add more at your own liking. Keep me posted and I can update the recipe card with the dried ginger option!
Michelle Thompson says
Made this tonight for our veggie stir-fry and it was so good!! Exceeded my expectations. I want to put it on salmon next time I make it. 😋
★★★★★
Madison Suttles says
Michelle,
We are so happy you enjoyed the Teriyaki Sauce! Putting it on salmon will be delicious! Thank you so much for the positive feedback.
Madison
Kimberly Hoover-Frey says
I made this with only 1/8 cup of gluten-free, low-sodium tamari sauce (in lieu of the soy sauce) and we–small kids included–love it! I tried to give it a 5-star rating, but the most the page will allow me to highlight is 2 stars, so I won’t rate it at all.
Ivy Larson says
Hi Kimberly! Thank you SO much for the positive feedback (and also for not rating it a 2 lol!! Not sure why it is doing that, but I will definitely look into it) Anyway, I am thrilled to know you all liked it. It’s good to know the low sodium tamari sauce worked as a substitute too 😉
Robin says
The taste is delicious. Is it supposed to be thick….mine was.
Niche says
We’ve got a pineapple allergy so I subbed it for frozen chunks of mango. It was delicious on grilled chicken. Thanks!
★★★★★
Andy Larson says
Hi! It’s Ivy using my husband’s (Andy) email—Oh SO good to know Niche! Thank you for sharing and I am so happy you liked it =)