Creamy and tangy, and quick and easy, our Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe is a delicious condiment that you probably have everything in your fridge to make right now. We guarantee you’ll want to slather it on everything – in fact, we dare you not to.
Let’s be honest, the best part of a Big Mac is the Big Mac sauce or “special sauce.” In our opinion, when it comes to condiments the McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce is king, and our Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe is a combination of all the toppings and condiments you love about a classic burger.
Mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickles, onions, paprika, and garlic powder, when mixed together make for a creamy, tangy, and slightly sweet condiment. It’s so quick and easy to make and can transform any burger.
Serve our Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe on a Big Mac Burger, on Nachos like the recipe from our cookbook, Eat With Us, dipped in your favourite French Fry recipe or even on pizza – yes, Big Mac Pizza. But honestly, this sauce is so delicious and versatile, you can put this Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe on anything.
Ingredients
The star of any Big Mac copycat, these are the ingredients we use for our Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe.
- Mayonnaise: The base and main component of mac sauce; use your favorite real mayonnaise brand or homemade if you have it on hand.
- Dill pickle: We love fermented dill pickles but any dill pickle works well.
- Onion: White onion or Spanish onions provide the best flavor for a mac sauce.
- Yellow mustard: Gives a tang you can only get from yellow mustard.
- White wine vinegar: We often use pickle brine instead of white wine vinegar. White vinegar will also work.
- Ketchup: Just a bit for color and flavor.
- Paprika: Gives a slight spice to mimic the real Big Mac sauce.
- Garlic powder: A little goes a long way.
- Salt and pepper: Season everything, always.
See the recipe card for quantities.
Step by Step: How to Homemade Big Mac Sauce
It doesn't get easier than this...
Add all the ingredients to a bowl.
Whisk until smooth.
Enjoy with our Big Mac Pizza.
Or, our Homemade Big Mac.
Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 10 days.
Substitutions and Additions
Big Mac sauce is pretty perfect as it is but here are a few changes you can make:
- Pickle Juice: Substitute the pickle juice for white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or white vinegar.
- Spicy: Add a few dashes of your favourite hot sauce to the sauce.
- Vegan: Swap the mayonnaise for vegan mayonnaise.
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Storage
Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 10 days.
Equipment
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All you need to make Big Mac sauce is a mixing bowl, whisk, measuring cups, measuring spoons, a cutting board, and a quality knife.
FAQ
Big Mac sauce can be purchased on the McDonald’s app and at some Canadian grocery stores, such as Metro, or IGA.
Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sweet Relish (diced Pickles, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives), Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Protein (hydrolyzed Corn, Soy And Wheat), Sugar, Caramel Color, Turmeric, Extractives Of Paprika, Soy Lecithin. Source: McDonald’s
Recipe Card
Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup minced dill pickle
- 2 tablespoon minced onion
- 2 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or pickle brine
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a bowl. Whisk until well combined. Place in jar and refrigerate for up to 10 days.
Grace F. says
I seriously put this stuff on everything! It's so simple to make and I usually have most ingredients in my fridge. Plus, it has a lot less of the not-so-good stuff than the traditional version.