Epic Burger Sauce
You guys are going to LOVE this Burger Sauce! This epic burger sauce will help you create the ultimate burger! It’s an easy and tasty condiment recipe made from ordinary ingredients that is fabulous on burgers, wraps, sandwiches and even French fries!
Skip the traditional ketchup and mustard combo because this burger sauce recipe is the only “special sauce” you’ll ever need to up your homemade burger game and have everyone asking for the recipe!
My Fish Taco Sauce and Chipotle Awesome Sauce recipes have been such a hit with all of you that I thought a good burger sauce was in order!
What is burger sauce?
Burger Sauce is usually a creamy sauce made with a combination of ketchup and mayonnaise with additional mix-ins that make it unique and give it extra flavor. Many times you’ll hear burger sauce referred to as special, house, or secret sauce.
You may be familiar with McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce (which is similar to Thousand Island dressing), In-N-Out Burger Spread, and many other restaurants offer their variation of the popular condiment as well. You can even find burger sauce in bottles at the grocery store. I know Heinz and Hellmann’s each have a burger sauce product.
Trust me, though, this special sauce recipe is the BEST for burgers and so much more! It’s super easy to make, inexpensive, and tastes incredibly delicious too!
How do you make burger sauce?
This recipe could not be easier! There’s not much to it other than stirring several simple ingredients together.
- Add mayonnaise, ketchup, sweet pickle juice, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl.
- Stir the ingredients together until fully combined.
- Cover and store in the fridge. I like to let the sauce sit in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours for the best flavor. Sauce can be stored up to about 2 weeks.
- Serve on burgers, sandwiches, wraps and use it as a dip for French fries. Yum!
Variations:
- Pickle juice: I prefer the sweetness of the sweet pickle juice. It complements the zing of the ketchup, but if you prefer the tang of dill pickle juice, that will work just as well. You can also sub the pickle juice for about 1-2 tablespoons sweet or dill pickle relish, if you prefer a little crunchiness.
- Mustard: Some burger sauce recipes use about 1 tablespoon mustard. I personally don’t feel the sauce needs it, but feel free to experiment. You can try adding regular or Dijon mustard to the recipe.
- Paprika: I love the smoky flavor that smoked paprika provides in this recipe. However, if you only have regular paprika, that will work too. If you like your sauce with a kick of heat, add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper.
Serving recommendations:
Pro tip: I highly recommend making this sauce in advance, so the flavor can really build!
You’re definitely going to want to slather this sauce all over my bacon cheese stuffed burgers, pictured in this post. It’s also such a great addition to my juicy turkey burgers! And be sure to serve your burgers with either my Old Fashioned Potato Salad or my favorite Greek Pasta Salad. Don’t forget Peach Crisp for dessert!
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Create the ultimate burger with this epic burger sauce! This special sauce recipe is easy to make and super tasty on burgers, wraps, sandwiches and fries!
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked or regular paprika
- dash of cayenne optional for spice
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Stir mayonnaise together with ketchup, pickle juice, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cayenne (if using) and salt and pepper to taste. Place in refrigerator.
This sauce can be served immediately or refrigerate for 2 hours for the flavor to build before using for the best taste.
- Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- Dill pickle juice can be used instead of sweet.
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This sauce is so yummy and I love how you can just make it with everything you already have too.
So yummy! My kids really loved it!! Thanks for the recipe!
What a delicious combination of flavors. This sauce is so creamy. Love your recipe.
I was looking for a recipe like this, thank you for sharing!
This is THE best burger sauce! I shouldn’t even limit it to burgers though, its a great all around sauce. Perfect for dipping anything into!
This sauce looks absolutely delicious. I’m definitely making this next time I’m making burgers!
This sauce is absolutely divine!
I normally just like ketchup and mustard on my burgers, but I would definitely try this. Sounds like it adds so much more flavor and super easy to make too!
THIS is the best sauce!! So easy to make and turns a burger into a whole new thing. Making it again tomorrow.
I make similar sauce and everyone loves it. It’s very tasty and so easy to make! Yum 🙂