This honey mustard sauce recipe is ridiculously quick to make and tastes so good that it makes almost anything taste better.

My family goes bonkers for this creamy honey mustard sauce. We are officially obsessed. Made with simple ingredients, I bet you already have everything in the fridge to make it.

We keep a batch of this easy sauce in our fridge next to homemade ketchup. My son loves it with chicken nuggets or french fries, but I’m currently loving it with roasted broccoli (try it!). If you’re looking for a salad dressing rather than a sauce, consider this honey mustard salad dressing instead.

Key Ingredients

• Mayonnaise and sour cream: I love combining mayo and sour cream for this creamy dipping sauce. The mayonnaise is creamy and rich, while the sour cream lightens things a bit. We do this when making our favorite potato salad dressing. If you don’t have both, you can still make the sauce and use what you have. I love using homemade mayo.
• Honey: You can’t have honey mustard sauce without honey. Some brands taste sweeter and more floral than others. You may need to adjust the amount of honey in the sauce to get the flavor right.
• Mustard: For the best honey mustard sauce, use BOTH yellow (American-style) and Dijon mustard. Yellow mustard contains a lot of vinegar, which enhances the sauce’s flavor. Dijon mustard adds the punchy mustard spice we need (Dijon is also what I use when making our honey mustard chicken recipe).
• Vinegar or lemon Juice: Creamy sauces taste better with a little extra acid. In this case, we love distilled vinegar or lemon juice.

Find the full recipe with measurements below.

Ways to Use Creamy Honey Mustard Sauce

I love this honey mustard dipping sauce. It’s perfect for dipping our homemade chicken nuggets, popcorn chicken, or my son’s favorite fish sticks.

I love it with baked French fries or sweet potato fries! It’s also really delicious, spooned over baked pork chops and grilled chicken breasts.

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Creamy Honey Mustard Sauce

Our honey mustard sauce recipe is quick and easy and uses simple pantry staples. You can make this delicious sauce in five minutes or less. We love the combination of mayonnaise and sour cream. The mayo is rich, and the sour cream adds a little tang.

Makes ⅔ cup

Watch Us Make the Recipe

You Will Need

2 tablespoons mayonnaise, try homemade mayonnaise

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons yellow mustard

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or distilled white vinegar

Directions

1Stir all of the ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Taste, and then adjust with additional honey or mustard depending on preference.

2Store in a jar or air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Adam and Joanne’s Tips

• The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.

Nutrition Per Serving
Serving Size
1 tablespoon
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Calories
41
/
Total Fat
2.6g
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Saturated Fat
0.6g
/
Cholesterol
2.6mg
/
Sodium
129.6mg
/
Carbohydrate
3.8g
/
Dietary Fiber
0.1g
/
Total Sugars
3.6g
/
Protein
0.2g

AUTHOR:

Joanne Gallagher

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My family loves this sweet and tangy honey mustard dressing recipe. It’s made with simple ingredients and tastes way better than store-bought.

This recipe is incredibly simple to make, and you probably already have everything you need to make it in your kitchen. I love it for salads, but this dressing has so many uses. Many of our readers use it as a marinade for chicken. It works wonders as a dressing for grain bowls and we love brushing it onto salmon before baking in the oven.

I love that this salad dressing uses real ingredients and does not call for mayonnaise. For a creamier sauce that’s perfect for dipping, see our creamy honey mustard sauce. If you are looking for a marinade, we both love this honey mustard chicken.

Key Ingredients

• Mustard: I use creamy Dijon, but whole grain or regular yellow mustard will work.
• Honey: I love using local raw honey (it tastes so good). If you’d like a honey-free option, try maple syrup!
• Apple cider vinegar: I love using apple cider vinegar with “the mother” left in the bottle (like Braggs) and find it has the best flavor.
• Olive oil: Makes our dressing silky and luxurious. It also adds flavor. Avocado oil is a good alternative.
• Fresh lemon juice: Optional, but I highly recommend it. The lemon makes the dressing pop. I add the juice from one or two lemon wedges.

Find the full recipe with measurements below.

How to Make Honey Mustard Dressing

Tip 1: Whisk or shake until emulsified. Just a few seconds of whisking turns the dressing into a single emulsified mixture. It is amazing what happens when you whisk the mustard with olive oil and vinegar. You can also add all of the ingredients to a mason jar and shake.

Tip 2: Make it extra creamy. As written, this is a vinaigrette-style dressing and, honestly, is pretty creamy already. For a thicker even creamier dressing, whisk in a little sour cream or plain yogurt.

Serving Suggestions

Of all the salad dressing recipes on Inspired Taste, this one is the most versatile. We love drizzling it over roasted vegetables. It’s especially good with roasted Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, sweet bell peppers, and broccoli.

You can even marinate chicken, fish, and pork in this dressing. You can also use it as a sauce for serving with pork chops or grilled chicken.

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