This homemade honey mustard dressing recipe is so easy to prepare and tastes better than anything you’ll buy at the store! You’ll just need five ingredients and a couple of minutes to whisk it together. Prepare to start dipping everything in sight!
I’m not going to lie – I’ve been a ranch girl most of my life.
(Especially this homemade ranch dressing!)
But this homemade honey mustard dressing is having a moment in my family.
It’s super smooth and creamy, with just the right touch of sweetness. You’ll be drizzling it over salads and dunking everything from french fries to chicken strips all day long! I think you’re going to love it as much as we do!
Honestly, I’ve been on a kick where I’m creating our dinner menu around the dressing/dip…it’s becoming a problem. 😉
How to make homemade honey mustard sauce
Add mayonnaise, mustard, honey, vinegar, and black pepper to a small bowl.
Whisk until smooth and creamy.
Yep, that’s it! It honestly doesn’t get easier than whisking together a few things you probably already have in your kitchen!
Storing honey mustard
Honey mustard does have mayonnaise, which means you’ll want to store it in the fridge.
We keep ours in a mason jar so that it’s ready to grab and go whenever we like.
We don’t keep ours longer than a week, but I am admittedly very conservative when it comes to food safety. It’s likely safe for a few weeks, assuming all ingredients used are fresh.
Recipes that go great with honey mustard
Be sure to snag the recipe for my Oven Fried Chicken Strips, it is the classic dish for honey mustard. And these chicken strips don’t taste like they are from an oven – they taste fried!
Serve these with some battered french fries!
If fries aren’t your style we love ranch roasted potatoes and yes, ranch + honey mustard is the perfect combo!
Honey mustard dressing works very well with a typical side salad.
For a lower carb meal serve it with breaded baked pork chops.
Honey Mustard Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey plus more, as desired
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a small bowl and stir well to combine.
- Taste and add more honey, if you prefer a sweeter dressing.
- Store in the fridge in a covered container for up to 1 week.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
This recipe was originally published in September 2016. It was updated with new photos in May 2020.
If you love this honey mustard dressing recipe, try my fry sauce recipe too!
And for dessert, try my homemade brownies!
LuRee says
This is the best ever
Karly says
Thank you! 🙂
Crayon57 says
Absolutely fantastic tasting, and easy peasy to throw together! Definitely a keeper!
Karly says
Thank you! 🙂
Kathie Adamson says
Best honey mustard sauce ever! My family has gone nuts over it many times. So easy and fast to make.
Karly says
Thanks, Kathie!
Kathie Adamson says
Oh, my. My family raved over this sauce with the chicken tenders I made. It’s a winner. My daughter was actually even dipping her roll in it. She went nuts over it!
Karly says
Love to hear that! 🙂
Susan says
We’ve used this recipe many times. Recently we have resorted to store bought honey mustard. I love the oven fried chicken that was pictured in the original post. The chicken in the new pictures looks different. Is there a difference?
Karly says
Hi Susan! I used frozen chicken strips in these pictures – just in a hurry. 😉
Jen says
That was so good on our fried chicken salad last night! Perfect for a hot spring night! Thanks for (yet another) delicious recipe!
Karly says
Mm, fried chicken salad sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Bethany Forster says
This recipe is absolutely amazing! My husband and I are very picky when it comes to honey mustard. I have made this recipe 3 times in one week! It reminds us of our favorite diners honey mustard. It is soooo tasty, we added the extra honey as was noted. Very easy and quick to whip up. I would highly recommend this dressing.
Karly says
Yay! Love that you found the one! 🙂
Barbara says
The ingredients in this recipe are perfect as published! I didn’t change one thing. I used Kirkland organic honey, Heinz white vinegar, French’s yellow mustard, Heinz mayonnaise and Penzey’s black pepper.
I made one change in the assembly. Instead of mixing in a bowl, I used my NutriBullet to blend all the ingredients together into a creamy, smooth and delicious dressing. A blender or handheld emulsifier can be used to accomplish same.
Anamika @ Supplement Crunch says
These are SO great! I can’t believe how much they resemble perfect honey mustard….
Grace says
My son likes honey mustard a little sweeter so i added maybe another tbsp of honey. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out delicious! I’ll definitely be making this again!
Cinnamon A Flowers says
We have made this twice for chick3n stripa now. Best honey mustard dipping sauce ever. Whole family loves it. Thanks for a great recipe!
Karly says
Glad it’s a hit! 🙂