This low carb hoisin sauce is perfect for dipping, stir fries and as a meat glaze! Sugar free, gluten free and keto recipe.
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Hoisin sauce - the thick and fragrant sauce that is used in Chinese cooking is a wonderful blend of salty and sweet. However, in a tablespoon of regular hoisin sauce, there may be over 6.5g net carbs! This is due to the soybeans, sugar and other starches such as sweet potato, rice, or wheat that are found in a traditional recipe.
My low carb version uses soy sauce as the base, but I've then added smooth almond butter (you could also use peanut butter but I'm not personally a fan of peanuts!), rice vinegar, sesame oil and garlic paste. To sweeten it, I've used a low carb honey alternative. I love the flavor of the Nature's Hollow sugar free honey! And as you'll see, my version is just 2g net carbs for TWO tablespoons!
How to Make Low Carb and Keto Hoisin Sauce
Combine all these ingredients in a small saucepan, and cook over a low heat until the nut butter has dissolved and a glossy sauce has formed. It only takes a few minutes - and a silicone whisk is a useful tool for getting everything mixed together. You might like to give it a taste test at this point, as you might prefer more honey or even a dash of hot sauce! Whisk in some water to finish, as the sauce thickens when it cools.
Let the sauce cool, then transfer to a bowl, cover it, and store in the fridge until required. This recipe makes about half a cup of sauce.
What to do with your sugar free hoisin sauce!
- Use it as a glaze for meats like chicken or pork
- Enjoy it as a dipping sauce for meat or shrimp skewers - or try it with my low carb coconut shrimp!
- Combine it with mayo for a fantastic condiment - perfect with pulled pork!
- Ideal for serving with Peking Duck!!!
- Add it to stir fries
- Drizzle it over an Asian-inspired salad - like these wonderful Tuna Lettuce Cups!
What do you plan to use this low carb hoisin sauce for? Let me know in the comments!
📖 Recipe
Low Carb Hoisin Sauce
Ingredients
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the water in a small saucepan, and cook over a low heat until the nut butter has dissolved and a glossy sauce has formed.
- Whisk in the water to finish (the sauce will thicken when it cools).
- Let the sauce cool, then transfer to a bowl, cover it, and store in the fridge until required
Nutrition
Notes
Tried this recipe?
Let us know how it was!Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. Net carbs are calculated as the total grams carbs minus the total grams of fiber.
DavetteB says
I use Hoisin instead of BBQ sauce on pork ribs.
Arielle says
Can you suggest a substitute for sugar free honey? I’d love to make this tonight but there’s nowhere in town that sells it. Thanks.
Georgina says
It's tricky because the honey is adding both sweetness and texture. For sweetness you could use any liquid sweetener you might have, or make a simple syrup from granulated sweetener dissolved into boiling water then cooled. Let me know how it turns out!
Linda says
Maybe a little xanthan gum used with no carb sweetener would work?
Dee says
I was looking for a Keto Hoisin sauce recipe to add to the low carb brown sauce I'm making to drizzle over my Asian pork stuffed Peppers. Rather than making the Hoisin sauce, I'll add the nut butter to the soy sauce, beef bone broth, and traditional Hoisin sauce seasoning. I sweetened my brown sauce with xylitol and thickened with arrow root. My brown sauce definitely needed the rice vinegar kick. The Asian pork stuffing is made with cabbage, mushrooms and onions. A nice change from a ground beef base.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Suze says
Hi - this looks great! Have you tried making it with coconut aminos instead of soy sauce? I'm trying to use soy as little as possible. I can deal with a little if aminos won't work, though!
Georgina says
I haven't tried it, but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Although you might need to season it with a little extra salt, depending on your preferences!
Susan says
Thank you! I will try it! <3
Shelby says
We do meat skewers a lot on Friday nights (they're simple lol) this is a great way to spice them up a little bit! Perfect app idea too.