Ultimate Copycat Smash Burger Sauce (Quick & Tangy)
Make the best homemade burger sauce that tastes like your favorite diner. This quick and tangy special sauce comes together in five minutes using simple pantry staples, perfect for smash burgers, fries, or sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 35 min
- Yield: About 1 1/4 cups 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Sweet Pickle Relish
- 2 tablespoons Yellow Mustard
- 1 tablespoon White Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard, white vinegar, smoked paprika, granulated sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt to the bowl.
- Whisk all ingredients together until the sauce is completely smooth and uniform in color.
- Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning if needed. Add more sugar for sweetness or vinegar for tang.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the sauce for at least 30 minutes before serving. This chilling time allows the flavors to blend properly.
- Serve this ultimate burger topping generously on your homemade burgers or use it as a dip for fries.
Notes
- For a Big Mac Sauce copycat flavor, add 1 teaspoon of finely minced white onion to the mix.
- If you want a slightly spicier sauce, add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- This sauce tastes best after chilling for at least one hour, but it is ready to use after 30 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 300
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 2.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 14.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 2
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 10
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