This vegan honey mustard dipping sauce is a sweet and tangy way to add flavor to your favorite vegan "chicken" nuggets, sandwiches, cauliflower nuggets, or tofu bites! With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this "honey" mustard dipping sauce or dressing in minutes!

A bowl of vegan honey mustard dipping sauce with a spoonful of honey mustard above it.

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🍯 Is honey vegan?
🐝 Honey substitutions
🧾 Ingredients
🥄 How to make vegan honey mustard
🥗 Vegan honey mustard dressing
🥡 Storage
🌟 More vegan dipping sauces
📋 Vegan honey mustard recipe

🍯 Is honey vegan?

No, honey is not vegan. People have varying opinions about the ethics of harvesting and eating honey, but the bottom line is since it's from an animal, then honey is not vegan. However, many people who identify as plant-based do eat honey, just no other foods that are derived from animals.

🐝 Honey substitutions

If you still want the flavor and texture of honey, but you are vegan, you can use Bee Free Honee. It's a product made from apples, yet it has a surprisingly similar taste to real honey. You can also easily make it yourself using my vegan honey recipe made from apple juice.

If you're not super picky about having the exact honey flavor, then agave nectar is also a good vegan honey alternative and can be substituted in most recipes.

🧾 Ingredients

Yellow Mustard - this is just plain regular mustard you can get at any store. You can also use brown spicy mustard or dijon mustard for more flavor.

Agave Nectar - agave is the easiest honey substitute to find, but you can also use Bee Free Honee or my homemade apple honey. You can also use maple syrup as a sweetener, but this will not give you the same honey flavor.

Sea Salt - for flavor.

Garlic Powder - or onion powder for flavor (optional).

🥄 How to make vegan honey mustard

It's super easy to make homemade honey mustard and only takes a few minutes!

Put yellow mustard into a small bowl.
Add vegan Bee Free Honee, my vegan honey, or agave nectar to the mustard.
Stir until smooth.
Add a dash of salt and garlic powder for extra flavor. (optional)

A collage of 2 pictures showing mixing the vegan honey with the mustard to make vegan honey mustard.

It's that simple to make the most delicious vegan honey mustard sauce ever!

Note - you can also mix this vegan honey mustard with some vegan mayo or garlic aioli for a delicious sandwich spread.

🥗 Vegan honey mustard dressing

If you want honey mustard salad dressing, add 1 tbsp. of white vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) and whisk until creamy to turn it into a honey mustard vinaigrette! Pour it on your salad or use it as a dip for carrot sticks or veggies.