Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce can be easily made in less than 5 minutes and added to a number of dishes for a sweet savory taste.

With just a few ingredients and a high speed blender, you’ll be on your way to clean, tasty homemade teriyaki sauce.

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is a Year Round Comfort Flavor

December! Tis’ the season for having dinner guests. I know a lot of people busy themselves making elaborate holiday and Christmas-y foods this time of year but sometimes the best-loved dishes to serve to guests are the ones we all crave year round.

For me that would be anything Teriyaki. Salmon Teriyaki. Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs are delicious year-round too. We bake ours in the winter and grill in the summer.

Why Homemade Teriyaki Sauce?

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 clean sauce takes just 5 minutes.

The recipe below has no refined sugar. 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 Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Last?

You can make the Teriyaki sauce up to a week in advance and store it in the fridge in a mason jar. The sauce is great to keep around the holiday season when you are always crunched for time because it enables you to throw together a delicious meal in minutes.

Try Baked Salmon Teriyaki

My favorite recipe using the sauce is this one for Baked Salmon Teriyaki. Whether I’m making the salmon or chicken, I usually add a side of brown rice and steamed broccoli.

Then, I top everything off with sliced pineapple, sesame seeds and scallions. So easy! And so super good, if I do say so myself 😉

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe is naturally sweetened with pineapple and dates. Perfect for Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs or a Salmon dinner.

• Author: Ivy Larson
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 cup 1x
• Category: Sauce
• Cuisine: Clean Eating

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon water
• 11 medjool dates
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon unpasteurized soy sauce or coconut 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 (such as a Vitamix) and process on high until smooth and creamy. Transfer sauce to a mason jar and refrigerate until ready to use.

Note: sauce will keep for up to 1 week if stored in a mason jar in the refrigerator.