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Copycat Red Robin Campfire Sauce Recipe

Updated: Jun 13, 2025 by Marye

Homemade Red Robin Campfire Sauce is made with mayo, bbq sauce, mustard & spices. You can stir it up in just about 5 minutes!
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 2 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
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Let's face it, a good fry sauce can make a restaurant even more popular so imagine what it can do for your homemade burgers and fries! This Copycat Red Robin Campfire sauce recipe is so good you'll be looking for things to dip in it.

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  • 🎧 Listen to the audio version of campfire sauce
  • ❤️ Why you'll love it
  • 🧾 Ingredients you'll need to make campfire sauce
  • 📖 Recipe
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❤️ Why you'll love it

  • So easy!
  • Just 6 ingredients!
  • Perfect on French fries, onion rings, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and just about anything else! Including fingers.

Y'all, this is on my list of the best dipping sauces ever made.

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We tried this tonight and my husband (who loves Red Robins sauce) says it taste just like it!! Thanks for the recipe it is definitely a keeper!
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🧾 Ingredients you'll need to make campfire sauce

Ingredients for this recipe.

I used Sweet Baby Ray's original bbq sauce but use your own favorite. As far as the mustard, if you like a spicy mustard use it but plain old yellow mustard is fine, too.

Be sure to download this free Campfire Sauce kitchen cheat sheet for tips, faqs, variations, and more.

📖 Recipe

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Copycat Red Robin Campfire Sauce

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Homemade Red Robin Campfire Sauce is made with mayo, bbq sauce, mustard & spices. You can stir it up in just about 5 minutes!
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Chill (optional): 2 hours hours
Total Time: 2 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Servings:8
Calories:149
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup hickory BBQ Sauce, Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory and Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon brown mustard, more as desired
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.
  • Spoon into a Mason jar or other airtight container.
  • Refrigerate for two hours or more to let the flavors blend.
  • Serve with fries, onion rings, or on your burgers and hot dogs.

Notes

Storage: Store in a tightly covered glass container in the refrigerator for several days.
Tips:
  • Be sure to let the sauce chill for a couple of hours in the refrigerator. It allows the flavors to blend and intensify.
  • This will stain plastic containers - use glass.
  • Aluminum containers or aluminum foil will give the sauce a weird flavor - use glass.

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

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  1. Linda says

    December 18, 2024 at 11:43 am

    5 stars
    Had this at a restaurant and ordered an extra serving to take home. It was delicious!

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  2. Julie says

    December 27, 2023 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this and it's delicious!! Thank you for the recipe!

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  3. Ashley says

    November 22, 2023 at 8:19 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely love RR campfire sauce!! I made this and at first it was good but tasted off. After it sat in the fridge overnight it was spot on. Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Cindy says

    November 06, 2023 at 2:55 pm

    5 stars
    Love this on onion rings!!!

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  5. Camden says

    October 30, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    5 stars
    Your copycat campfire sauce recipe is so good, we dip everything in it!

    Reply
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