Copycat Cane's Sauce (Healthy)

This is how to make the copycat version of the famous raising cane’s chicken tender dipping sauce, plus it is even healthier! In honor of Raising Cane's heading to Orlando, I whipped up a copycat version of the famous canes sauce. It is healthier than what you get in the drive thru, but tastes so similar! This sauce is perfect for dipping your chicken tenders or fries into.

I make this copycat Cane's sauce with plain, nonfat Greek yogurt. I like to keep it a bit healthier; however, you can go with the classic mayo as well. Only 4 ingredients and some spices go together for this delicious sauce!

Serve this with my air fryer chicken tenders, I will give you the recipe for those here as well, or any chicken tender, nugget, fry, anything!

What is Raising Cane's?

Depending on where you live, you may or may not know what Raising Cane's is. I just had some friends move here from Ohio, or otherwise, I probably would not know either.

No, Raising Cane's is not like Chick-fil-A. Although they both do have a signature sauce, they are very different. I do have a copycat Chick-fil-A sauce recipe, if you want to check that one out. I would say Chick-fil-A is a bit more sweet; whereas, Cane's is more savory.

There are two Raising Cane's coming to the Orlando area, which is super exciting. We have been getting a lot of fun and different restaurants lately.

Raising Cane's is a fast food chain which specializes in chicken fingers, and of course, their special sauce. If you have a Huey Magoo's around you, it is pretty similar to that.

They pretty much only serve chicken tenders with sauce. Their famous cane's sauce is a top secret blend of sauces and spices. According to their website, their general managers make a fresh batch of Cane's sauce everyday. However, no one knows the sauce recipe except for them. But, today, we have cracked the code! My copycat Cane's sauce taste so much like the original, they will be wondering who shared the secret recipe!

Starting with the Copycat Cane's Sauce

You will want to start with the sauce as it tastes better the longer it sets in the fridge. Chilling the sauce, especially with Greek yogurt, allows all of the flavors to form together. It creates on seamless, creamy sauce.

Only 3 ingredients and some spices go together for this delicious sauce!

• Plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• Ketchup
• Worcestershire sauce
• Garlic salt
• Black pepper

Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt

Traditional Cane's sauce is made with mayonnaise. You can use mayo, light mayo or fat-free mayo; however, I am keeping this as healthy as possible. Plain, non-fat Greek yogurt is a wonderful alternative to mayo or sour cream. It works great it in so many recipes, but I know some people are not a fan. Coming from someone who really does not like yogurt on its own, I promise you really do not taste the yogurt.

Plain, nonfat Greek yogurt works great in copycat Cane's sauce as there are lots of other flavorful ingredients added to it.

There are a lot of different brands of plain, nonfat greek yogurt. You might need to experiment with some as they all have different tastes and textures. But, you can also use regular plain yogurt as well.

If you are on Weight Watchers, you may have plain, nonfat Greek yogurt as a zero point food and this would be a great recipe for you. Also, you may not know that greek yogurt has added protein! How cool is that?

Other Substitutions

I use sugar free ketchup in this recipe as, again, I am keeping it healthier. However, it really does not matter if you want to use regular or sugar free ketchup.

For the Worcestershire sauce, use any brand that you want. I use garlic salt because it is only one ingredient; however, you can do garlic powder and salt separately. Alternatively, try out a little bit of celery salt. Finally, the black pepper is pretty self explanatory, it is black pepper.

Add some hot sauce, depending if you like things super spicy or not. You can also add a dash is creole into the mixture as well.

How to Make Raising Canes Sauce

This is how to make Raising Canes sauce. You will want to start making the sauce first as it tastes better the longer it sets in the fridge. Chilling the sauce, especially with Greek yogurt, allows all of the flavors to form together. It creates on seamless, creamy sauce.

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl, stirring together to get any clumps out. Store the sauce in the fridge until the rest of the food is ready, about 15-30 minutes. However, if you do not have time to chill the sauce, just eat it right away. But the longer it sits the better. You can leave it in the fridge for days even. If leaving it longer than 15-30 minutes, I will cover it or put it in an air tight container.

This is the perfect chicken tender dipping sauce, which is why Raising Canes is famous for their chicken fingers. Therefore, pair this copycat canes sauce with some chicken tenders and crinkle fries.

My recipe makes about 3 tablespoons of sauce per serving (4 servings total), but you can make more or less.

Ingredients to Make Chicken Tenders

Famous canes sauce needs some chicken fingers! This copycat canes sauce makes the best chicken tender dipping sauce.

I am going to teach you how to make the best chicken tenders in the world; however, you do not have to make your chicken homemade. Store bought or frozen tenders will work great too. Alternatively, you can pair this copycat canes sauce with chicken nuggets, just fries or anything else that is great for dipping.

I make my chicken tenders in the air fryer. They come out so crispy and perfectly cooked in the air fryer. However, I can go over how to make them in the oven as well. Make sure you grab an air fryer, I like using a rack type air fryer for this.

I love making homemade chicken tenders. Again, only 4 ingredients and some spices go together for this recipe.

• Chicken tenderloins
• Flour
• Breadcrumbs
• Egg
• Seasonings

Suggestions and Substitutions

I love using chicken tenderloins as they are a very tender piece of chicken, hence the name. However, if, for some reason, you cannot find them in the store, make thinner strips out of chicken breasts. This recipe will also work if you prefer to make chicken nuggets.

I use egg beaters, liquid egg whites, a lot for my recipes. I find it to be much easier than cracking and whisking an egg. Plus, it is a lot less 'goopy' and has less cholesterol. However, regular eggs, if whisked, will work fine too.

For the seasonings, I love garlic powder, seasoned salt and paprika. Feel free to spice this recipe up a little and add some ground red pepper or black pepper.

You will also need some cooking spray as it will help emulate actual frying, which we will not be doing here. You are more than welcome to actually fry the chicken; however, I do not.

How to Make Chicken Tenders

I make my chicken tenders in the air fryer. They come out so crispy and perfectly cooked in the air fryer. However, I can go over how to make them in the oven as well.

Air Fryer

First, begin by preheating the air fryer to 400 degrees. Grab two small shallow bowls, I like using a Tupperware, and the air fryer rack. Grease the air fryer rack with cooking spray and set the bowls next to it. In one bowl, add the liquid egg whites. In the other bowl, combine the flour, breadcrumbs and seasonings.

Dip each chicken tenderloin in the egg, making sure to completely cover it. Then, press the chicken tenderloin into the flour mixture, being sure to thoroughly coat all the sides.

Place all the chicken tenderloins on the air fryer rack, being careful not to let them touch.

Air fry for 2 minutes, then spray the chicken tenderloins with cooking spray. This emulates actual frying. You will want to make sure the chicken is slightly warm/hot before spraying with cooking spray. That way, the cooking spray does not melt into the chicken.

Air fry for another 3 minutes. Then, flip the chicken over and spray with more cooking spray. Air fry for another 4-5 minutes, until the chicken is completely cooked.

You can use a meat thermometer to know exactly when the chicken is ready. Chicken can over cook quickly and you want the best and juiciest chicken.

Once the chicken is cooked, dip it into your copycat famous canes sauce!

Oven Version

To make the chicken tenderloins in the oven, follow all the instructions, except for the air fryer part.

First, begin by preheating the oven to 425 degrees. Grab two small shallow bowls, I like using a Tupperware, and an oven safe cooling rack. Grease the rack with cooking spray and set the bowls next to it. In one bowl, add the liquid egg whites. In the other bowl, combine the flour, breadcrumbs and seasonings.

To prevent things from getting messy, grab a cookie sheet that is just bigger than the cooling rack and line it with aluminum foil.

Dip each chicken tenderloin in the egg, making sure to completely cover it. Then, press the chicken tenderloin into the flour mixture, being sure to thoroughly coat all the sides. Place all the chicken tenderloins on the rack, being careful not to let them touch.

Place the rack on top of the cookie sheet that is lined with aluminum foil. I like cooking my chicken on a rack, as it allows the air to circulate the chicken completely. However, you can just cook it on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake the chicken in the oven for about 15 minutes, until fully cooked. Make sure to flip and spray the chicken with cooking spray halfway through. Once the chicken is cooked, dip it into your copycat canes sauce!

Alternative Cooking Methods

Famous canes does fry their chicken in oil, which you can do. Alternatively, you can not bread the chicken and cook it on the stove or in the oven.

Alternative Sauces

If you want to make this recipe, but want a different sauce, try out some of my other ones! I have an amazing yum yum sauce, sometimes called white sauce, or bang bang sauce. Alternatively, you can go with a classic homemade healthy ranch.

Leftovers

Copycat canes sauce makes for amazing leftovers. This is the best chicken tender dipping sauce, and can be used again and again. The longer the sauce sits the better, this can be stored in the fridge, in an air tight container for days. Pay attention to the expiration on the yogurt, it is usually about 5 days once opened.

With the leftover plain, nonfat Greek yogurt that you have, you need to make my zero point onion dip or my greek yogurt buffalo chicken dip. Same with this recipe, if you do not like yogurt, you will LOVE this! If you want something spicier, check out my firecracker chicken tenders.

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Copycat Cane's Sauce

In honor of Raising Cane's heading to Orlando, I whipped up a copycat version of the famous canes sauce. It is healthier than what you get in the drive thru, but tastes so similar! This sauce is perfect for dipping your chicken tenders or fries into.

WW Points

Are you on WW (Weight Watchers) and looking for a points value? Click this link and your points will be automatically calculated for you. The serving is about 3 tablespoons of sauce and a quarter of the chicken, it really depends how big your chicken tenderloins are to divide them. The sauce is ZERO POINTS and the chicken is really low point. You can add or remove items from the recipe builder, if you are just using the sauce or just using the chicken fingers.