The Cozy Cookbook is here! This creamy honey mustard makes a perfect dipping sauce, salad dressing, or addition to pork and chicken! It takes minutes to make and has the perfect balance of simple flavors.
Be sure to serve this with my Crispy Chicken Salad and try my honey mustard chicken next!
Honey Mustard Sauce
I’m never giving my husband the job as “taste-tester” again. 😑 I had to make an entire new batch of this Honey Mustard because he basically attacked the bowl. (It didn’t help that he had a warm tortilla filled with cheese that was perfectly for dunking.)
The reason that honey mustard is so delicious is that it’s got so many flavor elements that hit you all at once, but in a perfectly harmonized way. There’s a little bit of sweet, sour, savory, and tang in this recipe. It’s thick and creamy, but not too “mayo” like. The ratio of ingredients is a perfect fit.
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
- Add all ingredients to a medium bowl. Whisk vigorously until the consistency is completely smooth, it will take a minute or two.
- You can serve it immediately, however it tastes best if chilled in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This allows the flavors to combine and the consistency to thicken.
What Is Honey Mustard Used for
- My Honey Mustard Chicken recipe is the perfect way to make a meal out of honey mustard sauce.
- Honey Mustard also makes a perfect dipping sauce for chicken tenders, fried pickles, sausage balls, pretzels, pigs in a blanket, and more.
- It is also perfect salad dressing, especially on Crispy Chicken Salad!
- Finally, you can brush some onto chicken or pork chops for additional flavor!
Pro Tips
- Spicy Brown Mustard can be used if you don’t have Dijon.
- Plain Greek Yogurt can be used instead of Mayo.
- White Vinegar can be substituted if you don’t have apple cider vinegar.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to serving if time allows.
- If you like making homemade salad dressings, be sure to try my Greek Salad Dressing and my Balsamic Vinaigrette! And check out all of my pantry recipes here!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. The shelf life depends on the ingredients that you used to make it. It’s good until any ingredient used in the recipe expires.
Tools For This Recipe
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- Salad Dressing Mixer Bottle – handy for making a variety of different salad dressings.
- I also have this salad dressing bottle for a more elegant look.
- This whisk makes it easy to combine the ingredients in this recipe.
Try These Next!
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- White Chicken Chili
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- Honey Mustard Chicken
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- Lasagna Roll Ups
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- Garlic Parmesan Pasta
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- Slow Cooker Ribs
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- Ground Beef Pasta
Be sure to check out my other Pantry Staple Recipes including my 10-minute brown gravy or chicken gravy, or my condensed cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups!
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Honey Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- ¾ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk vigorously until the consistency is completely smooth, it will take a minute or two.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to serving if possible. This allows the flavors to combine and the consistency to thicken.
Notes
- Spicy Brown Mustard can be used if you don't have Dijon.
- Plain Greek Yogurt can be used instead of Mayo.
- White Vinegar can be substituted if you don't have apple cider vinegar.
- If you like making homemade salad dressings, be sure to try my Greek Salad Dressing and my Balsamic Vinaigrette! And check out all of my pantry recipes here!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. The shelf life depends on the ingredients that you used to make it. It's good until any ingredient used in the recipe expires.
Nutritional Facts are based on 1 tablespoon. There are 12 Tablespoons in this recipe, equal to 3/4 cups.
Tools for this Recipe (Amazon affiliate links)
- Salad Dressing Mixer Bottle - handy for making a variety of different salad dressings.
- I also have this salad dressing bottle for a more elegant look.
- This whisk makes it easy to combine the ingredients in this recipe.
Be sure to check out my other Pantry Staple Recipes including my 10-minute brown gravy or chicken gravy, or my condensed cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups!
Best honey mustard I’ve ever made at home. Perfect sweetness with a hint of tang. We’ve used it for chicken strips, pretzel dogs, kielbasa and salad dressing. It’s perfect for everything. Thank you for sharing. I’ve been sharing it with those I love too 💛
I’m so happy that you love it Melody!! My daughter is obsessed with honey mustard and I agree with you, this one has the perfect balance of all of the flavors! Thank you soooo much for taking the time to leave a review, you made my day! -Stephanie
My taste said less yellow mustard. Kind of overwhelmed the rest of the flavors. I did enjoy it. So different! Love all your recipes.
I hear you! This is easy to customize to your taste! 🙂 I’d also love to hear your feedback from the recipes that you’ve loved! 😉❤️
This is delicious. Easy to make. My family loves it.
I’m so happy to hear the family loves it Susan! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!😍
Just made this and it was delicious. Perfect blend of sweet and tangy flavors. Winner with chicken tenders and also pretzels.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Dee! We love making it with pretzels too!😋 Thanks so much for taking the time to comment
Love this recipe ♥️I use it on my
husbands salad, he puts it on Pizza,
I even made it and used it for potato
salad. Bless you for sharing such an
awesome recipe 🤗
Suzan
Thanks so much for the great comments Susan!❤️ We put it on everything too lol!
I really dont want it as a dip but more of a sauce for the chicken. What can I add more to it to make it into a sauce or it’s ok to use it just as it is.
This is definitely perfect as a sauce as-is!
Wow, this was so full of flavor and POP! Before this year and guessing at this type of recipe, I never would’ve considered including apple cider vinegar (or ANY kind of vinegar) to give this sauce the “pop” I’d always guessed about! Very easy to make and I had all the ingredients. I was in such a rush to eat it with my chicken strips that I missed reading the part that said to refrigerate for 30 minutes to enable the sauce consistency to thicken. STILL GOOD ANYWAY! My husband loved it and I only wished I had more chicken strips cooked!
I’m so happy you and the husband loved this Sonia! It’s funny my husband said the same thing about the “Pop”! Definitely from the vinegar. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!😃
Love this dip! We could just set down and eat it without our chicken strips! The thickness is just right and the flavors blend well together. Thank you so much for sharing and creating this recipe.
Hey Connie!! I’m so glad to hear that! We felt EXACTLY the same way about it! Hahaha! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this great review! I really appreciate it. -Stephanie
The best I have had I doubled the recipe and put it in a empty mustard bottle so I have it on hand. Thanks for the recipe..
Thank you SO much Delinda!! I am SO happy to hear that. I actually just got done serving this to my four-year-old with some soft pretzels, haha! Her and my husband would eat this every day if they could! 🙂 I really appreciate your review, thank you sooo much! -Stephanie
Definitely a yummy Honey Mustard Sauce. I really like the tanginess this one has! I made it for a dipping sauce for fried chicken dinner and the whole family loved it!
That’s great to hear Jules!😃 I totally agree with the little bit of tang from the apple cider vinegar!😋 Thanks so much for the review!