Sweet, sweet creamy honey mustard sauce, I love you so!
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I just have to say, this was the BEST honey mustard recipe I have tried!!! The only way I make it now! Thanks!💯
Honey mustard sauce means a lot of different things to me, but mostly what it means is that when I make it, I am going to get to eat something that will be dipped in sauce. And in my life, there are few things better than a meal dipped in sauce.
Let’s take, for example, chicken. I’ve mentioned before that my true feelings for chicken are less than wonderful, but you guys. Some kind of magic shnazzery happens when I take chicken (ahem, the variety that’s been breaded and fried into chicken nuggets – just leave me alone) and dip it into this pool of honey-gold. It’s the kind of sauce that could smash your chicken-hater ways and turn you into more of a lover.
I mean, a lover of all things dipped in the sauce.
So, yeah, this is a conditional kind of love.
In This Post: Everything You Need For Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce
- Watch How to Make Honey Mustard Sauce
- You’ll Need Really Good Honey
- Ingredients You’ll Need for Honey Mustard Sauce
- How to Make Honey Mustard Sauce
- What to Use This Sauce On
- Making This Sauce Ahead of Time
- Honey Mustard Sauce: Frequently Asked Questions
- Favorite Ways To Store Sauce
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You’ll Need Really Good Honey
Ever since doing our sugar-free experiment, Bjork and I have really become honey snobs. Like, I get kind of picky about my honey. I love raw honey, but I always get a little protective about using my “good” raw honey in recipes where it doesn’t really matter what kind of honey you use. Which means we have at least three types of honey in our sugar-and-baking cabinet at all times – our raw honey, our regular honey (the kind you could use for baking in mass quantities without batting an eye), and something in between.
Raw honey could get a little awkward up in the whisk with this recipe, which is why I chose to go high quality but bypass the raw situation.
Other Ingredients You’ll Need For This Honey Mustard Recipe
The list is short, friends. Just the way we like it! Besides honey, you’ll also need…
- Mayo
- Dijon mustard
- White vinegar
- A pinch of cayenne pepper
Just 5 Minutes and You’re Done
Let’s talk about how this only takes five minutes to make. Or not? No. Let’s not. I’ll just give you the gist of it: IT ONLY TAKES FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE.
And realistically, more like three minutes, but I guess it depends on how long it takes you to find the dijon mustard on that condiment shelf in the fridge? Yoiks. Whatever you do, don’t imagine what my condiment shelf looks like.
Just whisk your ingredients up in a small bowl – or a jar works – and you’re in honey mustard business. Perfectly zippy, tangy, and sweet!
What To Use This Sauce On
Do imagine yourself whipping up this dreamy sauce in about three minutes and sitting down to a plateful of something – roasted veggies (sweet potatoes plus this sauce are so good), chicken tenders, french fries, sandwiches, wraps, baked tofu, use it as a meat marinade (pork or chicken are great choices!), or as a salad dressing on a green-y salad – coated in the most perfect consistency and sweet flavor of homemade honey mustard sauce.
Making This Sauce Ahead Of Time
So you’re looking to make this sauce in advance and store it? Love the way you think! This honey mustard sauce will keep well in the fridge in a clean sealed airtight container for up to 5 days. When you’re ready to use the sauce, just give it a quick stir or whisk to liven it up again.
Favorite Ways To Store Sauce
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Buy Now → Honey Mustard Sauce: Frequently Asked Questions
Try white wine vinegar here instead!
Just store leftovers of this sauce in a sealed container for up 5 days in the fridge.
Sounds delicious! This would be great on top of salmon or chicken.
Dijon mustard is really what you’ll need here to get the right flavor.
No dairy in our version!
5 Minute Honey Mustard Sauce
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 3/4 cup sauce 1x
Description
5 Minute Honey Mustard Sauce – just 5 ingredients to this smooth and creamy dipping sauce that can double as a dressing! So simple and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine: Whisk all ingredients in a small dish until smooth.
- Eat: Enjoy on chicken nuggets, as a marinade, tossed with tofu, and more!
Equipment
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Buy Now → - Prep Time: 4 mins
- Cook Time: 1 min
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: honey mustard, honey mustard sauce, dressing recipe, homemade honey mustard
Fave Ways To Use This Honey Mustard Sauce
- Rainbow Chicken Salad with Almond Honey Mustard Dressing
- Winter Spa Salad with Lemon Chicken
- Spring Detox Cauliflower Salad
- Spicy Popcorn Chicken Bites
One More Thing!
This recipe is part of our Sauces That Make Everything Better roundup. Check it out!
So quick and easy! Love it!
Thanks! 🙂
Mine didn’t turn out very sweet? I’ve got it in the fridge bc I ran out of honey which technically I guess what used was called syrup? Idk but it taste like mustard and vinegar. Think I could add extra honey later before serving?
Hi Amber, adding honey later should work out fine!
These homemade sauces and dips are so good. No preservatives!
You know the way to my heart.
Haha – your heart and mine might be one in the same!
Can I use white wine vinegar instead? It’s all I have!
Should work just fine!
So great. I try to sneak veg options into our weekly meals. Made this to go with a tomato salad, fries and some incogmeato chiX nuggets. It was intended as a dipping sauce for the nuggets, but the fam put it on EVERYTHING!!.
This recipe sounds great !!! I’m excited to make a batch of it! Quick question, how long does this last in the fridge? I want to be sure I don’t make too much before it goes bad!
We’d say it’s probably best in a sealed container in the fridge for about 5 days.
um. my boyfriend will FREAK if I make him homemade honey mustard! he LOVES the stuff. puts it on nearly everything. oy. thanks linds!
You’re welcome Ash! 🙂
Ha I love that you have special “baking honey”. I feel the same way about my pure maple syrup-its just too delicious not to be the star ingredient!! I usually go half and half with honey to appease my maple syrup hoarder tendencies.
Good call! yeah – I just can’t handle using up the precious raw honey in recipes like this.
Love this recipe! Simple and yummy!
I love honey mustard! I’ve made my own before to glaze chicken and salmon, but I’ve never added mayo before – I’ll have to give it a shot. Yum!
Funny – we actually had this with salmon the very next night!
I feel like it has a bit too much vinegar, I used a bit less and it turned out wonderful
Wow! This recipe is the one! Turned out delish and same as the one we get at our favorite restaurants. Thank you!!
YASSSS thank you Lindsey for this recipe! Basically when I go to fast food restaurants I always order chicken nuggets just because HONEY MUSTARD. I will definitely be trying this much more natural version at home! Thank you! 🙂
Just made this – SOOOOO good! I wish I would rate this recipe 10 stars! Will definitely be a new staple with my chicken! Thanks Lindsey!
Love that Rachel! Now I need some nuggets to go with it!
If you’re interested in vegan nuggets, these are pretty good:
https://eatnuggs.com/
Could I replace the Dijon with whole grain mustard do you think?
Worth a try! Let us know how it goes for you, Becky! 🙂
Hi. I made it just now with yellow deli mustard (it’s all I had), and it was great. Thanks so much!
Glad to hear it, Melissa!
Is it wrong that I sort of want to just make a HUGE vat of this sauce and then swim in it for awhile, before slurping my way out of it?
Yeah, that sounded weird.
Whatever. I lovety love LOVE honey mustard, so this is my jam! Pinned!
I know. Me too. ON EVERYTHINGGGG forever.
Honey mustard is one of those things that sounds so simple (it’s honey and mustard – combine), but it’s never quite right if you just mix the two in equal parts.
Thanks for figuring out and sharing the secret 🙂 YUM.
Cath! You named my dilemma. That’s what I’ve always done and it is NO GOOD. Thanks for the comment!
YESSS. Honey mustard is my all-time favorite condiment and I had no idea it was so easy to make. My foodie soul is happy. <3
Easy peasy! Enjoy, Christine!
Could I serve this warm with a cooked ham.?
We haven’t tried serving this warm, but we think it’s a great idea. If you give it a try, we’d love to hear back!
I love making homemade honey mustard sauce! I use the same ingredients, but I’ll have to try it with a little cayenne. Yum. 🙂
Yes! Gives it a tiny little kick!
Try this with whole seed mustard 🙂
Thanks for the idea Linda!!
Can you add the nutrition/calories? Thx!
Hey Sally, I didn’t for this one because we ate it so fast that I didn’t get a good measure of what the total yield was and the servings, which wouldn’t make it very accurate. But there are several free services that do that for you! Here’s a link to the free Calorie Count tool: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Hope that helps!
Love how quick and easy this is! This would be sooo tasty over soft pretzels! I have to check out that honey too.
I can’t even. I love you so much for that idea.
Honey Mustard Sauce FTW! While I’m not doing a sugar-free experiment, I love sweetening things up with honey, and I will absolutely be making this soon. You know, for salads. And for chicken nuggets. And stuff…
Good for you on the sugar free thing! 🙂
I also really love honey. I think it’s just me being in touch with my inner Winnie the Pooh. And this sauce does sound like it would be good with baked tofu. Yum.
oh my gosh, you’re funny. I literally have “baked tofu” written on my kitchen chalkboard because I need to dip it in honey mustard.
Great idea to drizzle this on sweet potatoes! That’s what I’ll be doing with my batch! Love this recipe, and I like that it takes a mere 5 minutes to whip together.
xx Sydney
Fast and easy! my fave!
Never knew making the honey mustard sauce is this easy. Excellent recipe !!
Thanks Antonet!
This one is going with my grilled shrimp this weekend. Thanks.
Love that! Enjoy Chris!
There’s a guy at the farmer’s market one town over who sells like eight million kinds of raw honey–wildflower, blueberry, clover, and they all taste distinctly different. It’s amazing. Will definitely have to make this sauce with some of that!
Are you in the twin cities? Is it Ames honey by chance? They are amazing!! We’ve been fans for a long time. The only sad thing is that you have to travel to the Farmer’s Market to buy it – so during the 10 months of the year that I’m shopping indoors at the grocery store, Wholesome conveniently fits the bill (especially now that they also sell raw honey)!
Mmm! Chicken tenders dipped in honey mustard is spot-on goodness! Thanks for this quick recipe–pinning now!
Agreed! Thanks Kate!
I was literally JUST googling honey mustard recipes last night! You always come through with the recipe I’m craving, right at the moment I need it. Honey mustard for the win!
What! Twinning!
Yum! Made using greek yogurt instead of the mayo and it was tasty! The cayenne gave it a great flavor.
Great idea Jordan!
Interesting that you’ve become a honey snob. I think I’ve always been one – I’ve never really liked honey until I discovered mesquite honey. That’s one of those wonderful things one discovers when living in the desert in far west Texas. It would be interesting to try raw honey, as long as the flavor isn’t too strong. For me, too much of the honey available has a strong flavor that dominates whatever it’s part of.
I need to try mesquite honey! sounds amazing!
Do you refrigerate what’s left? I know honey doesn’t have to be, but mustard and mayo are after opened… if so/if not, how long will it last?
I was just looking for a honey mustard salad dressing recipe and saw your instagram post! It was fate I guess. 🙂 This looks like pretty much the best dipping sauce ever to grace the interwebs. Have you tried this as a salad dressing yet?
Yes – we had it on a kale/mango/purple cabbage/pistachio salad a few days after I made this and it was perf.
So. I Love your blog .I love your recipes. I love your outlook on most things edible . I also love honey mustard sauce which I put on my Seabass before I Grill it. But, regarding sugar(sucrose) in all it’s various forms, I don’t think that honey is intrinsically any less bad for one then white sugar
and I’m talking in a strictly how our bodies process things kind of way. My understanding is that sucrose is sucrose whether it is white sugar, brown sugar or honey. Honey does have nutrients that sugar does not but if a diabetic person ingested sugar or honey, bottom line, the outcome would be the same ….less is better.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Linda!