This honey mustard sauce recipe has been made by our lazy friends and it turns out great every time. So this recipe is dedicated to you guys and you know who you are!

Easy Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe in a bowl with spoon

Easy Honey Mustard Sauce

Seriously, it’s so easy even a lazy person can make it great. But don’t diss this recipe because it’s so easy. It is absolutely DELICIOUS and hard to believe that something so simple can taste so amazing. It’s fool-proof because it doesn’t require any cooking. As long as you measure out everything correctly, meaning don’t use the wrong measuring tools, then you’re on your way to making the most delicious batch of honey mustard sauce for sandwiches, chicken strips, fried chicken or anything that you want to dunk into.

Easy Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe on a cutting board with spoon

Video of our 5-Minute “Lazy but Delicious” Honey Mustard Sauce (aka the Triple Threat Sauce)

Easy Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe in a bowl with spoon

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing and More

Our recipe is a triple threat because it’s an amazing dressing and dip too! Holy cow it’s perfect for a salad dressing because of the wonderful tangy, sweet flavors. If you’re a fan of honey mustard dressing for salads, give this recipe a whirl.

  • Just add a little more water if you want it a little thinner for drizzling.
  • We also mentioned that it’s perfect to dunk chicken into, especially fried chicken tenders or chicken strips. We’ve tried it on several dishes and it’s just super versatile.
  • There’s always an occasion for using this honey mustard sauce as a dip or dressing. And there’s probably many more uses for this delicious sauce.
  • If you guys use this honey mustard sauce in any other way, please let us know because it’s fun to see what type of dishes this awesome sauce can land on.

Customize the Homemade Honey Mustard Flavors

You can always add more or less of an ingredients to make the sauce perfect for your personal palate.

  • Our recipe isn’t too sweet. Once you’ve made it add, whisk-in a little more honey if you like for a sweeter sauce.
  • Love more tang? Add more mustard! or a drop of apple cider vinegar will definitely give you a pop of flavor.
  • For more heat add a little more cayenne pepper powder.
  • Adding a drizzle or two of sriracha hot sauce or chili garlic hot sauce will give you more heat and umami flavors.
  • Dip the honey mustard sauce in our popular homemade chicken tenders and air fryer chicken strips.
Easy Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe | @bestrecipebox

5-Minute Honey Mustard Sauce

Our awesome-sauce recipe is a triple threat because it’s an amazing dressing and dip too! Holy cow it’s perfect for a salad dressing because of the wonderful tangy, sweet flavors. If you’re a fan of honey mustard dressing for salads, give this recipe a whirl. Just add a little more water if you want it a little thinner for drizzling. Dunk your fried chicken tenders or chicken strips into this sauce and you’ll be a happy camper.
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (60 g)  mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup (60 g)  mustard (yellow, spicy brown, dijon, etc)
  • 1/4 cup (85 g)  honey , or start with less if you want it less sweet, then add more if needed
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) apple cider vinegar or white distilled vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon (0.75 ml) paprika
  • salt , to taste
  • black pepper , to taste

Instructions 

  • Whisk the honey mustard sauce ingredients in a bowl (mayonnaise, dijon mustard, honey, vinegar, cayenne pepper and paprika) until sauce is smooth and combined.
    Whisking the sauce ingredients in a bowl
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve at room temperature or warmed. Also makes a great basting sauce when cooking ribs, chicken, fish etc.
    Finished sauce in a spoon

Video

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 114kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 3mg, Sodium: 177mg, Potassium: 21mg, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 55IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 6mg, Iron: 0.2mg