This quick and easy recipe for Honey Mustard Dressing combines honey, yellow mustard, dijon mustard, mayo, and a little fresh lemon juice to create a deliciously creamy sauce that’s perfect for chicken fingers, fries, and salads!
I’ve told y’all what big ranch fans we are at our house. And I’m pretty dang proud of my Best Ranch Dressing recipe. It’s seriously delicious. In fact, I got a message on Instagram once that said, “Your ranch dressing is the best I’ve ever made.”
But ranch isn’t the only homemade dressing we’re whipping up around these parts. In fact, I’ve probably been making homemade honey mustard even longer than I have the ranch. For us, we like our honey mustard creamy and sweet, but with a noticeable sharpness, too. A combination of honey, yellow mustard, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and a little fresh lemon juice is where it’s at.
What is honey mustard dressing?
Absolute deliciousness is what it is! But for real, honey mustard dressing is basically it’s name… dressing consisting of honey and mustard as the base. Some say the honey and mustard have been paired as far back as Ancient Roman and Egyptian times.
While I can’t say what all they used it for back then, for us, this sweet and tangy honey mustard is the perfect dipping sauce for chicken fingers, nuggets, and fries. It’s also pretty dang delicious on a salad as well. I love to add it to baby spinach, tomato, red onion, and bacon for a delicious side dish.
How to Store Honey Mustard Dressing:
You can store this homemade honey mustard dressing in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to two weeks. Once it sits for a few hours, I’d give it a quick stir or shake before serving and get to dipping!
Ingredient FAQs
Mayonnaise – I get asked often which brand of mayonnaise I prefer. And, I without a doubt always recommend Duke’s mayo. There’s just nothing quite like it, or at least that I have ever found. You can certainly use your preferred brand of mayo, though.
Honey – Honey is one thing I don’t have a strong preference for when it comes to brands. You can pretty much use any kind of honey you like or have on hand. This is great place to use local honey and support your local farmers, too!
Dijon & Yellow Mustards – Yes, you do need to use both types. Each of these mustard varieties has its own unique flavors and blends that make each one bring something to the table that can’t be substituted by the other.
Lemon Juice – I highly recommend you use fresh lemon juice. It’s just not the same as the kind in the bottles. But if you find yourself in a pinch, the bottled lemon juice will do, though.
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk ingredients together. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
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This was my first time trying to make this sauce. It was very easy to make, uses simple ingredients, and taste great.
So glad you enjoyed it!
I made this honey mustard in minutes didn’t really have time to let it sit to long. It was delicious! I used 2 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar instead of lemon juice. I didn’t know if I could use concentrated lemon juice. Definitely making it again. Thanks
So glad to hear you enjoyed it! I’ve not tested it with the concentrated lemon juice, so I can’t say for sure how it’d turn out.
This is a delicious honey mustard dressing recipe. It was so easy to make too!
Thanks, Cindy! So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
This was way better than store bought honey mustard. I thought the Dijon mustard was gonna be too overpowering but it was really good exactly following the recipe.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it, Mary!
I just wanted to add a 2nd picture of this awesome dressing
Ha! So glad you enjoyed it!!
Amazing!! I love the honey mustard from restaurants and this recipe is nearly identical, if not better!!! I can’t wait to have this with my home made chicken tenders and fries tonight! YUM!
Sure hope you enjoy it with those tenders!
This was absolutely perfect! Thank you!
Thanks, Kim! Glad it turned out great to you!
EXCELLENT and definitely beats ANY store bought. I tend to love a good spicy honey mustard and think I’ll try swapping a tablespoon of Spicy Brown for 1 TBS of the Dijon mustard but that’s simply for preference.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it!
This dressing is so easy and tastes delicious! Will never buy store bought again! Would really like to know calorie content, couldn’t find with recipe.
Glad to hear the dressing turned out great for you! When it comes to nutritional content, I don’t include that. Here’s why: https://southernbite.com/heres-why-i-dont-post-nutritional-information-with-my-recipes/
Love love this honey mustard dip. I accidentally put 2 Tablespoons regular mustard in-it still tastes good. Next time I’ll follow the directions!
Glad you enjoyed it, regardless! 🙂
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I can’t wait to try it. I hope it beats KFC. I love theirs.
My family loves it, hope you do too!
that looks like a good recipe for me living alone could i freeze it just make a small amount?
Unfortunately, because of the mayonnaise I would not freeze. You could definitely scale it down though!
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