This easy, homemade honey mustard recipe is ready in minutes with just 5 simple pantry staple ingredients! Create a perfectly smooth and creamy dipping sauce for chicken, fries, veggies and so much more.
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Why You’ll Love Honey Mustard Recipe
Making your own honey mustard is incredibly easy and so much more flavorful than store bought! Here’s a few reasons we love this sauce:
- Better Than Store Bought: Just one bite and you will agree this homemade version is so much more flavorful than the jarred version at the store!
- Quick and Easy: With only 5 ingredients and ready in about 2 minutes, you’ll probably never buy a store-bought bottle of honey mustard sauce again.
- Simple Ingredients: Made with common pantry staple ingredients that you likely already have on hand!
- Classic Combo: Sweet honey, Dijon mustard and a little creamy mayo create a balanced bite. Combined with a tiny bit of heat from ground cayenne pepper, it’s a winner.
- Kid-Approved: The sweetness of the honey makes this dip a hit with kids, making it a great way to sneak in some extra vegetables or protein.
Loving making your own sauces and dips? Try my favorite creamy Alfredo sauce recipe, homemade beer cheese or this creamy tzatziki sauce!
Honey Mustard Ingredients
You more than likely have all the ingredients needed for this homemade honey mustard recipe sitting in the kitchen. Scroll down to the recipe card for exact amounts.
- Dijon Mustard: Use this savory mustard variety for the best tasting dressing. Substitute regular, yellow mustard if you prefer.
- Honey
- Mayonnaise: Plain, full fat greek yogurt or sour cream will also work, but will be less creamy.
- Lemon Juice: Using fresh lemon juice really makes this recipe pop. White vinegar or apple cider vinegar will also work.
- Cayenne Pepper: Use just a pinch, it’s not enough to make it spicy, but just enough to add a depth of flavor!
How To Make Honey Mustard Dressing
This creamy sauce is deliciously easy, just whisk it together. Get ready to dunk French fries, sweet potato wedges, chicken nuggets and more!
- Combine: Grab a small bowl and whisk together all the ingredient. Serve and enjoy!
What To Serve With Honey Mustard
This homemade honey mustard sauce is so good, you may want to eat it all by itself with a spoon! I often use it as a salad dressing, just thin it out with a little more vinegar. Here are a few more tasty ways to enjoy it:
- Sausage Balls: Dip for days when you make this classic, easy Bisquick sausage balls.
- Chicken: Serve with this crispy Dill Pickle Chicken or take your favorite nuggets or tenders to the next level.
- As A Marinade: You can use this sauce to marinade meat in, it makes an amazing baked honey mustard chicken or this summer favorite grilled rosemary honey mustard chicken.
- Pork: Celebrate a win-win combo when you dip my pulled pork quesadillas into this amazing sauce!
- Vegetables: Try crunchy, salty air fryer potato wedges, air fryer fried pickles or with crispy corn ribs!
- Pretzels: Try dipping your homemade soft pretzels in it or use it to create these crispy honey mustard pretzels!
How To Store Homemade Honey Mustard
I’ll be amazed if you have any leftovers of this creamy honey mustard sauce!
- Store: Store leftovers in a clean jar with a tightly fitting lid in the refrigerator for about two weeks. If individual ingredients have longer expiration dates, it could keep for up to a month.
- Freeze: I do not recommend freezing this sauce as it can separate once thawed.
Honey Mustard Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or white distilled vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together and serve!
- Store in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 2 weeks.
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I avoid raw egg in foods. The other ingredients are fine, yet mayo does not enhance this condiment.
Mayo is what makes it creamy, but you can skip it if you prefer.
Found this recipe after needing a quick honey mustard for some chicken tenders. It was delicious and easy to make. I’m not a huge mayo fan, but the positive comments convinced me to try it. I was out of cayenne pepper so I substituted a dash of crushed red pepper to give it some heat. Also added a squeeze of spicy brown mustard. This will be a keeper!
I used Creamed Honey & a smidge of Maple Syrup. Still a bit harsh for my taste. Thinking of bringing it down a bit with additional Mayo.
NOT a huge fan of Honey Mustard – but my husband is!!! So, it’s for him.
“Wow”……my husband’s reaction. Absolutely delicious. My only issue was it was pretty runny. Any suggestions to make it thicker?
Hmm, is your honey thinner? The main ingredients are all pretty thick (mayo, dijon mustard and honey), with just 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to thin it out slightly.
I want to try this recipe but substitute honey for golden syrup. Would it work? Should I use the same quantities?
Hi Nathan, I haven’t used golden syrup before, but I believe it should work just fine in a 1:1 swap. Please let me now how it goes if you try it!
This was delicious and simple to make. I made this for lunch today along with chicken tenders. My husband ate almost half the batch I made, I’d say he’s a huge fan! I shared this recipe with family members, I’m sure they’ll be big fans as well. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Great job!
I made this for lunch today along with some chicken strips. It was delicious and so simple to make. I shared this recipe with some family members. I’m sure they’ll agree this recipe is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
This was so quick to make and tasted amazing! Thank you!
I’m not a huge fan of mayonnaise, but I want ro give this a try. Would I be able to substitute yogurt? Or have you ever tried that?
Hi Taylor, I haven’t tried it. Depending on the type of yogurt I think it would work, but be a tangier sauce. Just FYI – I promise you won’t taste the mayo. I do not personally like mayo, but you can’t taste it in this sauce. Hope this helps!
I’ve only tried honey mustard sauce twice in my life and hated it both times. For whatever reason I decided to make this recipe, and it was very good. Big improvement over the supermarket stuff. I will definitely be making it again.
Where are the jars from?
They are Weck Jars!
Nice recipe, but what I can’t find any where on the web is how to make it thicker. There is mayo in there so can I add extra oil or egg to thicken it, or would I need to cook it somehow and add cornstarch?
Hi Roger, I have personally never tried to thicken honey mustard sauce, but you should be able to thicken it with cornstarch. Mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water until smooth and then whisk it into the sauce in a sauce pan over medium-low heat. Continue cooking, simmering, until it thickens and then you could let it cool or serve it warm if you enjoy it that way.
YOUR recipe is delicious! But I was on a mission to recreate chick fa le sauce. I added 1 TBS of sweet baby Ray’s bbq sauce and 5 drops liquid smoke. and my wife didn’t know what I was making. She LOVES chic fa le sauce. When I brought the chicken strips out of the oven, she dipped she TOTALLY had a mouthgasm right then and there
Ooohh! I also love chick fil a sauce! I will definitely try this soon, thanks for sharing Michael!
I’ll never buy honey mustard again!!! After tasting it I found myself tasting it. I could drink it.
Haha best review yet!
Absolutely the best honey mustard I’ve had. Works as a salad dressing, dipping sauce, or marinade. I make double batches cause it goes so fast. We love this recipe.
Cant wait to try this recipe. I use Durkees and regular mustard often and think I am going to try that mix for this recipe. Not so much a Dijon fan so how do you think this combo will work. It sounds delicious and with Football playoffs this will be perfect for wings and more.
This was excellent! Thank you!
Made this today for the first time. It was a huge hit. Thanks!
Hands down the best honey mustard I’ve ever had. Made it with lemon juice which gave it a great fresh flavor. Thank you!!
Honestly I love honey mustard so I made this today and it was delicious!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Great honey mustard dip, can’t wait to use it as a marinade on some chicken….