This healthy honey mustard sauce is a delicious alternative to store bought versions. This sauce is sweet, creamy, tangy and made with just a few simple ingredients. It only takes a few minutes to make and is the perfect dip or dressing.
Homemade sauces and dips like cashew coconut butter, mustard aioli, and dill pickle salad dressing are some of the easiest ways to add more flavour to your meals which is why I am so excited to share today's recipe with you!
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Why you will love this sauce:
- The flavour! This homemade honey mustard sauce is the perfect combination of sweet and tangy.
- It's so quick and easy to make and comes together in a just few minutes.
- It's a healthy alternative to store bought honey mustard dressings.
- This honey mustard dipping sauce is refined sugar free, dairy-free, paleo, and gluten-free, just like my healthy sugar free BBQ sauce and vegan buffalo sauce.
Ingredients and substitutions:
For the full ingredient list and exact measurements refer to the recipe card later in this post.
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- Mayonnaise: to give this sauce the perfect creamy texture. You can either make your own mayonnaise, or use your favourite store bought mayonnaise. To keep this sauce as healthy as possible use a sugar free mayonnaise and one made without refined or processed ingredients.
- Honey: this is used to naturally sweeten this sauce and keep it refined sugar free. You could use maple syrup or date syrup instead.
- Mustard: I use both yellow mustard and dijon mustard because they each have a very distinct flavour that works well with the sweetness of the honey.
- Apple cider vinegar: a little acidity to balance out the sweetness of the honey and the spiciness of the mustard. Instead of apple cider vinegar you could use lemon juice, coconut vinegar or white vinegar.
- Seasonings: paprika and salt are all you need to help add even more flavour to this honey and mustard sauce.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- To make this dressing paleo: use paleo compliant mayonnaise and mustards.
- If you like a spicier sauce: add a bit more paprika or some black pepper.
- To make it without mayo: use a plain full fat yogurt or greek yogurt instead of the mayonnaise (just note this will make it more tart so you may want to add a bit more sweetener).
- If you like a sweeter sauce: add an extra tablespoon of honey.
- To make this honey mustard sauce vegan: use a vegan mayonnaise and maple syrup.
- Feel free to double or triple the recipe if you are serving a crowd or want leftovers for meal prep.
How to make healthy honey mustard sauce:
- Step 1: Place all the ingredients into a bowl or glass measuring cup.
- Step 2: Stir well until you have a smooth sauce.
How to serve:
This healthier honey mustard sauce can be used in so many ways. Here are some of my favourite ways to use it:
- Serve it as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders cooked in an air fryer.
- Use it as a glaze or marinade for chicken, chicken wings, salmon or pork.
- As a salad dressing or dressing for coleslaw.
- You could use it as a dip for raw veggies, pretzels, or on a charcuterie board.
- Toss your veggies in this honey mustard before roasting.
- Use it as a dip for air fryer French fries or air fryer sweet potato fries.
- As a condiment for sandwiches or burgers like air fried turkey burgers.
- For serving with ham.
Healthy honey mustard sauce FAQs:
While I recommend using honey for this recipe, you could substitute the honey for date syrup. Dates offer a similar level of sweetness to honey and won't alter the flavour profile too much.
Definitely. If you want to make this a vegan honey mustard sauce just substitute the honey for date syrup or maple syrup and use a vegan mayo. Also, double check that the mustard you are using is vegan friendly.
Store any leftover honey mustard sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
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Recipe
Healthy Honey Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a large bowl or glass measuring cup.
- Stir well until smooth.
Notes
- When looking at the nutritional information 1 serving = 1 tbsp
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the specific ingredients and brands you use.
- This sauce stores well in the fridge in an airtight container for 14 days.
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