The perfect homemade condiment to slather on everything from burgers to sub-style sandwiches, this creamy and tangy Copycat Big Mac Sauce is super easy to make at home with everyday ingredients.

The perfect copycat recipe for McDonald's secret sauce - this creamy, tangy big mac sauce is the perfect homemade condiment to slather on burgers or sandwiches, or enjoy as a salad dressing, onion ring dip or chicken marinade.

Big Mac Sauce Recipe

What is big mac sauce? The secret sauce that has been slathered on Big Macs since their debut in 1968 is creamy, tangy and has a bit of a sweet and sour component thanks to the sugar and vinegar. The sweet tang of the sauce is the perfect complement to a seasoned, meaty burger – the same way that a creamy onion dip makes eating salted chips so much more irresistible.

A lot of people use Thousand Island dressing as a substitute for Big Mac Sauce and while the two are similar, Big Mac Sauce doesn’t use any tomatoes and is more creamy and less tangy than Thousand Island dressing.

Luckily, McDonalds released the ingredients’ list for their Big Mac sauce a few years ago so it was just a matter of experimenting with ingredient quantities to perfect our copycat Big Mac sauce recipe.

This creamy, tangy sauce can be enjoyed so many different ways – and since this recipe yields a cup of sauce, you can use it for a couple of different recipes before you need to whip up another batch. (Or just double the recipe to increase the batch to two cups of sauce.)

How to Use Your Big Mac Sauce

use to top homemade burgers or sliders
serve on the side with onion rings for a delicious dip
use as a chicken marinade
drizzle on salads (you may want to add a bit of milk or extra apple cider vinegar to make the sauce thinner for salads)
use as a sandwich spread
use as a cold pasta or potato salad dressing
let the kids dip roasted veggies in it – hey, whatever encourages them to eat their veggies!

Does Big Mac Sauce contain ketchup? Nope! There are no tomato products in big mac sauce. The sauce gets it’s peachy pink hue from the addition of paprika.

Can I use dill pickle relish instead of sweet pickle relish? If you prefer dill pickle relish, you can use it instead of the sweet pickles and then skip adding dill pickles to your burger to prevent a dill-overload. However, the sweet pickle relish does give this recipe a good amount of it’s sweetness and tang, so you may need to adjust the sugar and vinegar to accommodate this swap.

Storage: This Big Mac Sauce will last in the fridge in an airtight container (like a mason jar) for up to two weeks. You may need to stir the sauce a bit towards the end of it’s shelf life but it will still taste great.

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Check out our quick video to see how to make our homemade Big Mac sauce – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe card:

Big Mac Sauce Ingredients

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Tip: taste and adjust this recipe to suite your personal preferences.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

Mixing Bowl
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Wooden spoon or spatula <– I like these spatulas because they are one solid piece and don’t have removable heads for bacteria to get trapped underneath. Plus they are heat-resistant and have a lifetime warranty.
Mason Jar, for storing

How to Make Big Mac Sauce at Home

Combine all ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.

Taste and adjust to personal preferences.

Store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to two weeks.

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How to make homemade big mac sauce - the perfect condiment with a variety of uses. You can use this special sauce as a spread for burgers or sandwiches, a dressing for potato or pasta salads, or as a dip for everything from onion rings to roasted veggies.

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Yield: 3/4 cup Sauce

Copycat Big Mac Sauce

Name: Copycat Big Mac Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Dip Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Mayonnaise; 2 Tablespoons Sweet Relish; 1 Tablespoon Mustard; 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Paprika; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder, optional; 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder, optional

The perfect copycat recipe for McDonald's secret sauce - this creamy, tangy big mac sauce is the perfect homemade condiment to slather on burgers or sandwiches, or enjoy as a salad dressing, onion ring dip or chicken marinade.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons Sweet Relish
1 Tablespoon Mustard
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder, optional
1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder, optional

Instructions

Combine all ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl. Taste and adjust to personal preferences.
Store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to two weeks.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 52Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 136mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 0g

Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.

I hope your family loves this delicious Copycat Big Mac Sauce as much as mine does!

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Copycat Big Mac Sauce (with Video)