Creamy Maple-Mustard Sauce Recipe (4 Ingredients, 2 Minutes)

Name: My 4-Ingredient Secret Sauce Goes With Everything
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard or 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (I prefer Hellman’s or Kewpie); 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

You can whip up this creamy, tangy sauce in minutes with only four pantry staples.
This versatile sauce works for drizzling, dipping, and even tossing into pasta.
Store it in the fridge all week to upgrade chicken, roasted or fresh veggies, and sandwiches.

I love a sauce that has it all: One that’s a little salty, a little sweet, and has lots of tang. One that comes together in a couple of minutes with ingredients I already have on hand and without the need for cooking. And one that pairs well with all kinds of dishes so that I can make a big batch and use it all week on anything I make.

And this is it! Meet my creamy maple-mustard sauce. Think honey mustard but elevated, creamy, and complex. Dare I say… luxurious?!

It's made with just four pantry staple ingredients: maple syrup, whole-grain or Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and a touch of garlic powder. Just whisk it all together, pour it into an airtight container, lick the bowl (I won’t judge), and store it in the fridge for up to a week.

A Note on Mustard

This recipe works equally well with whole-grain and Dijon mustard, but halve the amount if you’re using Dijon—two tablespoons instead of four. Dijon mustard has a much stronger flavor than grainy mustard and overpowers the sauce if you use more. Yellow mustard can work in a pinch, but the pungent, acidic flavor isn’t my favorite here.

What To Serve With My Maple-Mustard Sauce

This sauce is delicious on so many things. It’s perfect for drizzling over roast chicken and roasted veggies, a great dip for fresh vegetables, a condiment to slather onto sandwiches, a dipping sauce for your kids’ nuggets—I could go on! After recipe testing it for this article, I even stirred it into pasta with zucchini—unconventional but so wonderful!

A bowl of creamy mustard maple sauce with a spoon, surrounded by fresh vegetables on a plate including cucumbers, radishes, celery, cauliflower, and lettuce — Simply Recipes / Ali Redmond

Creamy Maple-Mustard Sauce

Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Servings 4 to 6 servings

Yield 2/3 cup

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1/4 cup whole-grain mustard or 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (I prefer Hellman’s or Kewpie)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Combine the ingredients:

In a small bowl, combine the mustard, maple syrup, mayonnaise, garlic powder, and salt. Use a small whisk or a fork to mix everything together until well-combined. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. Leftover sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
55	Calories
4g	Fat
5g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories	55
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g	5%
Saturated Fat 1g	3%
Cholesterol 2mg	1%
Sodium 197mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate 5g	2%
Dietary Fiber 0g	2%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 14mg	1%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 32mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.