How to make Homemade Donair Sauce

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Maybe you haven't heard of donair sauce before – that's ok – I forgive you! 😉 lol

Yesterday I shared with you how to make The Famous Atlantic Canadian “Halifax Donair” and so today I give you the awesome recipe for the special sauce that goes with it. 🙂

Donair sauce is a popular deliciously creamy and sweet garlic sauce that many East Coast Canadians like to use as a dip for cheesy garlic fingers (like garlic bread) or on our famous Donairs.

I grew up an East Coaster in New Brunswick and I remember eating many many donairs as a kid. Now that I live in Toronto it's very difficult to find a proper donair so I'm so happy to be able to make them at home!

I hope you enjoy the recipe below!

Donair Sauce

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Ingredients

10 oz (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

Stir together all ingredients until thick. You might find that stirring it with a fork works best or you can use a stand mixer or electric mixer.
You can use this right away but it tastes the best if it sits overnight in the fridge.
Use as a topping for East Coast Canadian Donairs or garlic fingers!

I always enjoy hearing from my reader so please feel free to leave a comment below! 🙂

Ashley Mullen

I am drooling on my keyboard now. It looks so delicious! We are from Nova Scotia, living in Saskatchewan. For the first two years we made our our donair sauce since you can’t buy it out here. Over the summer my in-laws came to visit and brought a number of bottles of it to us. 🙂
- Michelle
  
  Thanks so much Ashley!
  That’s so nice of your in-laws! Whenever we go back to NB to visit family one of the first things we do is go to get a donair together! lol It’s become sort of a little tradition. 🙂
  I love making the donairs at home – it’s like bringing a little of the Maritimes with me. 🙂
  
  Michelle
Shelley

I’m from Four-Falls NB, but now live in North Dakota and have missed these so bad. Will be making these very soon.
- Michelle
  
  Hi Shelley! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! 🙂 It’s great to hear from another NBer!
  I felt the exact same way so my only option was to start making them myself so I could have my fix. 🙂 lol
  
  Michelle
Derek Butler

i have been in TO for about 10 years now and have yet to find a place that makes these….there is a Pizza Delight in Fergus, ON, but a 3 hour drive is too much for a donair on a regular basis. there is a place in Milton that states they have them, but its been closed every time I have gone. Will certainly be testing out your recipes for the other 51 weeks I am not in NB every year…LOL. thanks!
- Michelle
  
  I’ve looked and looked for some place that makes it the way they do back home and this is the closest I’ve been able to get it. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy it!
- Sarah
  
  There’s a couple in Toronto. The Fuzz box is on Danforth and it’s rather yummy. I’ve been told there’s one on ronscevalles as well that has them.
  
  Have you guys tried either? Did they stack up to expectations?
Chantal Bernard

I made this yesterday and ate it with garlic fingers! This donair sauce brought back so many memories! My dad ran & owned a Pizza Delight in Walkerton, ON for a good part of my life and I loved donairs! I have never thought to make my own donair sauce before but this was spot on! I am going to share it on my personal FB page now for all of my donair loving friends!
- Michelle
  
  Hi Chantel!
  I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe!! I’ve always been a big fan of Pizza Delight and whenever I visit NB I always have dinner there with my family. 🙂
  Thanks so much for sharing my recipe on your FB page and thanks for commenting! 🙂
  
  Michelle
Melissa Calhoun-Marolly

Conveniently enough, my online search of “East Coast Donair Sauce” has led me to you!! I have tried like 5 different versions so far, none that were exactly as I remember. Am making these for our friends tomorrow night, wish me luck. Here’s Hoping!!
- Michelle
  
  LOL fancy meeting you here!
  Good luck and hope this version turns out for you! 😀
  
  Michelle
Iris Yeomans

I just made this sauce for tonight’s supper. {Australia}. Although it tastes very similar to the sauce, it seems a bit sweeter. But this is about as close as I’ll get to the real thing! 🙂 I do miss my donairs :'( Thank you for sharing this recipe 😀
- Michelle
  
  Thanks so much for trying the recipe and for commenting! 🙂
  
  You just gave me an idea for a post as well! I haven’t done a comparison before but I was thinking different brands of sweetened condensed milk might have varying levels of sugar. It’s possible that might produce different results when making the sauce.
  
  Which brand of sweetened condensed milk did you use?
  
  I was thinking I might do a sort of “taste testing” post making the donair sauce using different brands of the sweetened condensed milk and compare them.
  
  I hadn’t considered this before for some reason, so I really appreciate you leaving a comment!! 😀
  
  Michelle
Janet

Enjoying reading all the comments. I bought frozen dough tonight and made garlic fingers. Looked up recipe for donair sauce and this is the one! It is absolutely bang on! Regarding the comment about what type of sweetened condensed milk, I used Beatrice brand.
- Michelle Varga
  
  Hey there Janet!!
  
  Thanks so much for letting me know how much you enjoyed the recipe!
  I’ve used Beatrice brand before with this recipe as well and it’s great!!
  
  Michelle
Janet

Sorry if this gets posted twice. Made this tonight and it is UNBELIEVABLY delicious! Thank you!
Kristen Haynes

Oh, my gosh, I have been CRAVING a donair since my trip to Halifax, many, many years ago! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for posting this recipe! I cannot wait to try it- plus many of your other recipes, also! Kristen in Charlotte, NC
Debbie

I made the donair recipe with the sauce.
OMG
It was a a piece of heaven. I currently live in Texas, so you know they don’t even know what isa donair. I tell you I enjoyed the meat on a sun with the onion, tomatoes and lettuce and topped with the sauce. People don’t know what they are missing.

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