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This tasty honey mustard recipe is tangy, savory and sweet: here for all your dipping needs! Use it for fries, sandwiches, and more.

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Hello there, lusciously creamy, savory sweet dipping sauce. This epic Honey Mustard recipe is begging to be part of your life! Despite what you might think, honey mustard isn’t just honey plus mustard. Nope, you’ll need a couple more condiments you probably already have in your fridge. All you need are 5 minutes to make this quick dip. Dunk in a crunchy fry and take a taste: the pop of flavor will make you a quick believer!

Ingredients in honey mustard

Think honey mustard is just honey and mustard? Think again. It tastes great, but the texture is pretty runny. You’ll want a dipping sauce to be a little thicker. Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Mustard: use yellow mustard for a mild sauce, or Dijon mustard for a spicier twist
  • Honey
  • Mayonnaise
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • BBQ sauce: it’s optional, but if you happen to have it on hand, it adds a delicious nuance in flavor

How to make it? Simply mix all the ingredients. It takes just a few minutes and it’s ideal for dipping just about anything.

Honey Mustard sauce

Why it works

Why these ingredients work? The mayo adds body to the honey mustard, making it into a lusciously creamy dipping sauce. The BBQ sauce adds just a hint of additional complexity and roundness to the flavor. It tastes delicious without it, but it’s even better with just a few teaspoons. Don’t knock it until you try it!

Ways to use honey mustard

How to use honey mustard? Let us count the ways! We first made it for these tasty steak fries, and we’ve been using it for dipping and spreading ever since. Here are some great ways to use it:

What other ways do you plan to use this sauce? Let us know in the comments below!

Honey Mustard Recipe

More great dipping sauces

Love dipping? Here are a few more sauces you’ll love:

This honey mustard recipe is…

Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten-free.

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This tasty honey mustard recipe is tangy, savory and sweet: here for all your dipping needs! Use it for fries, sandwiches, and more.

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: ¾ cup 1x
  • Category: Sauce
  • Method: Stirred
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • ¼ cup yellow mustard (or Dijon mustard for spicy)
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons BBQ sauce (optional but recommended)
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  1. Whisk together all ingredients. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 month.

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Alex & Sonja

Hi! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of the acclaimed cookbooks A Couple Cooks and Pretty Simple Cooking—and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share seasonal recipes and the joy of home cooking. Now, we’ve got over 3,000 well-tested recipes, including Mediterranean diet, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, smoothies, cocktails, and more!

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4 Comments

  1. KJ says:

    Super! The perfect balance using half yellow mustard/ half Dijon mustard and the recommended BBQ sauce.






    1. Alex Overhiser says:

      Thanks for making it!

  2. Pamela Moore says:

    Delicious and easy! I used half yellow mustard and half spicy brown, and I did use the BBQ sauce. Will be trying it with Parmesan Potato Wedge recipe I made for the first time tonight. Looking forward to it! Should be great on chicken tenders, too.






  3. Sonja Overhiser says:

    Let us know if you have any questions!