Vegan honey mustard (dipping sauce or dressing)

Honey mustard is a classic. 

With a mix of tangy and sweet, it’s a popular dipping sauce, condiment, and salad dressing.

However, because of the honey in it, most honey mustard sauces and dressings aren’t vegan. 

(That’s right. Honey isn’t vegan. Honey is made by bees for bees. And vegans avoid all animal products.)

But that doesn’t mean that vegans have to go without!

It’s so easy to replace honey with another liquid sweetener like agave syrup, which has a similar viscosity and flavor. 

Perfect for serving with vegan pigs in a blanket for dunking!

Or drizzle it onto a leafy green salad for a dressing with sweetness and bite.

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You’ll need just three simple ingredients to make this delicious vegan honey mustard dressing.

Yellow mustard: This mildly flavored mustard doesn’t overwhelm. It also has a beautiful yellow hue that really works for this dressing.

Vegan mayonnaise: Vegenaise is my favorite. But use whatever eggless mayo you enjoy. It balances the bite of the mustard.

Agave syrup: This adds sweetness to the sauce. It can be replaced with maple syrup or vegan honey (made with reduced apple juice).

Here’s how to make this recipe at a glance. For complete instructions & ingredient amounts, keep scrolling to the recipe card below.

In a small bowl, use a spoon or whisk to combine the following:

• Vegan mayo
• Yellow mustard
• Agave syrup

Taste & make any modifications you like. (See the “make it your own” section for ideas.)

You can easily make this dressing your own by varying the ingredients or amounts.

• Replace yellow mustard in part or in full with Dijon or stoneground mustard for more bite
• Replace agave syrup with maple syrup, vegan honey alternative, or your favorite liquid sweetener
• Add granulated garlic for garlicky flavor
• Add apple cider vinegar for tang (especially good if using as a salad dressing)
• For hot mustard, add hot sauce
• Add a pinch of sea salt to bring out the flavors

There are so many delicious ways to enjoy plant based honey mustard. 

Use it as a dipping sauce with:

• Baked French fries
• Vegan onion rings
• Air fryer polenta fries
• Air fried potato peels
• Vegan pigs in a blanket (shown above)
• Soft or hard pretzels
• Store-bought vegan chicken nuggets

Use it as a salad dressing on:

• Salad with persimmons & delicata squash (instead of vinaigrette)
• Fall salad with apples & vegan feta (instead of vinaigrette)
• Vegan chef salad (instead of ranch dressing)

Use it as a sandwich spread on:

• Vegan BBQ sandwich with Soy Curls
• BBQ jackfruit sandwich
• Rachel sandwich with coleslaw (instead of Thousand Island dressing)
• Veggie burgers

Store vegan honey mustard in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

It will keep for about a week.

Here are even more vegan dipping sauces I know you’ll love.

• Vegan ranch dressing
• Barbecue sauce
• Vegan sriracha mayo
• Peanut sauce
• Tahini dressing
• Vegan cocktail sauce
• Creamy cashew dressing