If anyone is going through this question (just like I did):
In order to achieve what has been asked above:
HTML
<ion-option-button class="custom-option-btn">
<p>Button Text</p>
</ion-option-button>
SASS
.custom-option-btn {
/* replace 90px by your target width */
min-width: 90px;
p {
color: #fff;
/* here's the trick to center the text: */
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
}
}