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Wingstop Lemon Pepper Sauce

Buttery, bright, and glossy — this 5-minute Wingstop Lemon Pepper sauce copycat is the wet sauce that makes lemon pepper wings impossible to stop eating.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course SAUCE
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 105 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat — do not brown.
  • Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and zest. Stir to combine.
  • Add black pepper, garlic powder, honey, and salt. Stir until honey dissolves.
  • Taste and adjust. Pour immediately over hot crispy wings and toss to coat.

Notes

Make fresh and toss immediately — butter separates as it cools.
Always use fresh lemon juice — bottled produces a flat result.
Use coarse-ground pepper — the texture is essential to the Wingstop experience.
Keyword Wingstop lemon pepper sauce, lemon pepper wing sauce, wet lemon pepper, copycat wing sauce